The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-18
AUGIE BASKET
SQUAD BACK TO
ITS OWN FLOOR
Lutherans Begin Drill for Cou,.-.
With Bradley Here on
Saturday.
BY KENNETH CONRFy

First practice since the retp-,
the squad from its transforms
trip through Iowa was held at A.
gustana college yesterday afts.
noon. Every player who made "A.
trip is in tip-top shape otter tro
days rest and is working hard &,
preparation for the coming pam.
Saturday with Bradley Tech Of D.
oria. Monday afternoon no prao-
tice was called, but the pIavs,.
were treated to a massage, vortinn
out all sore spots and limberiny ~
stiff muscles. Yesterday afternoos
Swedberg again put on the barnas.
and sent his men through a Ion.
workout on every phase Of ~
game, topped off with an hours fss,
scrimmage.
A noticeable improvement in tba
teams plan vbgkqjxzffifffF xTsss
teams play can be readily seen a.
result of the weeks trip. The az
perience and practice which tbo
players got while on the barnstorr,
ing trip has added greatly to the,
strength. The most prominent inn.
proVement is in their passing
Swedberg had been having some
difficulty in getting the man to mas
the leather Immediately after re-
ceiVing it, and in this way WORT.
ing the ball under the basket f,r
a'short shot However, this trouhIs
seems to have been overcome. for
short snappy and direct passes
were used entirely by both f7es IN
yesterdays practice, and the r.,
suits stood out prominently.
Augustana is counting strongly
on a victory Saturday over Coach
Robertson's Bradley quintet. Brad.
ley has one of the strongest teams
which has been produced in years.
and is coming to Rock Island TO
make up for the licking admins
tered to them last year. Captain
Swanson, veteran forward for thg
Lutherans, and Andreen, pivot mar.
will again be in the Augustana
lineup. With these men back, Swed-
berg is confident that his team win
score a victory.
Although confident that his men
will win Saturday, Swedberg is.
nevertheless, aware of Bradley's
strength and is not underestimate
their caliber one bit. He is warn
ing his players against OYer-conf-
'dence. This years quintet at Brad,
icy is led by Captain Rogers. cen
ter, who is playing his third year
for the Red and White. Gross. the
gentleman who was responsible for
defeat in football this
season by his brilliant open field
running, is also playing with hill
top tossers, as is Siminski. In
Schafer and Oliver. Coach Robert
s IN has two fast forwards and both
have deadly eyes for the hoop.
Brewer and Barrel are the two reg
ular guards, Brewer covering the .
back position and Barrett playing
running guard. The Bradley five
has a great offensive combination
and are equally efficient on ths de-
Tense.
Little is known of Bradley's rec
ord this year. They have played .
only one team whom AugustaHa
has met this year. Robertson's az
gregation defeated Parsons college
two weeks ago, 20 to g. Augie
in downing Parsons, IS
to "a, practically the same margin
as Bradley's victory Although lit
tie can be obtained from dope, the .
above indicates that the two teams
and Bradley, are equal f
ly matched and that the game will c
be worth seeing. Augustana's play
ing on the home floor will be q {
factor in the Lutherans' favor