The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-04

Amusements.
A football club has been organized at Strea
Tor.
Chas. A. Gardner, as "Karl,"is in Joliet to
night.
The Lacons were defeated by the Streatol
Reds BY score of % to 2, last Tuesday
The Streator Reserves go to Peru on July
4th, where they will play two exhibition
games.
The Peru club, strengthened by the La
SALES, presented the Hennepin club with nine
goose-eggs, June 2Sth, the score standing %
too.
"Travelng shows seem to have some
grudge against Morris, one Of the best show
towns in the state" says the Independent.
Rose Easton played return engagement at
La Sale this week. The company has been
considerably strengthened by the addition of
new people.
J.J. Geraghty, the great rink man of Strea.
tor, is now agent for Eliel's Best. Mr.. G. will
have more than he can do to lift key of beer,
Judging from his present muscular condition,
It is the intention of the Streator Reds to
ments, if better support is not extended. The
club is probably playing too many games at
home. 1t would pay the organization to have
good reserve battery, and play outside Of
the city occasionally.
Streator is just now in the throcs of base
ball mania. The printers and BARRIERS, the
shoe makers and harness makers, the lawyers
and doctors, and the fat men and lean men
have all contested for supremacy on the dia-
mond. 1t would not be surprising if the
young ladies donncd the bfurcated rcgalia Of
the base ball player to meet Il challenge Of
skill.
The Frccpor newspaper men are reported as
perfect ghOuls in striking travelling shows for
deadhead tickets. just as show arrived
there the other day the manager was met at
the depot by one Of the editors, who demand
cd IS season tickets, equal to $l5,GO, and this
was asked as Il right no equivalent being
rendered in return. 1t is such fellows that
are dead weight to the newspaper profession
and they ought to be so heavily sat down up
on that their impudent check would never
again rise TO the surface,
. NJ Freeman, the manager Of lady base
ball nine, has written to Ottawa stating that
ms club will he here Wednesday, Aug. -, to
play any of the local clubs OF this city. This
will be a novelty IN Ottawa base ball circles
surely, should these female wicldcrs Of the
ash appear as per route, Streator being given
the date preceding. The Mascots are hereby
requested to get their nine in order and ac-
commodate the ladies' club. There is no
doubt that a highly spectacular exhibition of
the great American art of base baIlsm would
be offered spectators. The letter states that
in case Of rain between and =. NJ. the club
will remain over to play next day.
The Josie Crockcr dramatic company now
playing at Morris, has got the bulge on new
dodge for advertising and drawing crowd
The supposed lady writes the manager let
ter requesting an interview, in which she
states that she is only 10 years Of age, dark
blue eyes, light hair, well read, of attractive
appearance, good form, good street wardrobe,
and she would be oh, so pleased to get an ap
pointment with some good company like Jo-
sizes, her whole ambition being 10 become an
actress like her. The young lady goes on to
write that she witnessed the matinee given by
Miss Crocker's company here two weeks ago,
and that settled her fate. She thenceforth
resolved to become an actress. I'm "P. s."
she writes: 81 will attend the performance
this evening" Many "A young dude will attend
the show and look in vain for the stage struck
pirl