Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-05
MASONS LOSE TO.
ODD FELLOWS IN
WELL PLAYED GAME
SECOND COMBAT OF INDOOR
LEAGUE RESULTS IN IL TO 6
VICTORY FOR ViEHMAN AND
REST OF |. 0. o. r. SQUAD
SMALL CROWD SEES CONTEST.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.


Moose ............. o GOO
Masons ...........,. q 0n1
\ three-run curtain raiser and i've
point finish gave the Odd Fellows a
lead over the Masons that could not
bc overcome In The first cash of the
l9iIl9lS season at the armory las'
nGht. Viehman pitching lnyinciblc
bali at all stages. was directly rcspor
sIblc for the !. O. q. F. win. while s
Cless. his rangy opponent, showed
but little Of his old-timc skin with the
big pill. aud >was frequently touched
for long and pcrnicious drives TIL,
score was l. TO 6.
Tho combat was Witnessed by -
smattcring of people there being no
mere than fifty in the audience at any
time the battle vas on Those who
turned ont to see the two lodges H.
their performance for charity were
well repaid for their trouble.
The game vas interesting at all
Na-es and sometimes waXcd really cS
citing The Masons were w and At
their opposition in an effort to over.
Come the early handicap forced upon
them, but whenever they got too men
acing Viehman frightened the lines
and any attempts at rally were tru
strstod.
In the first inning by series OF
punches and dropped third strike the
Odd Fellows cmassed three counters
IN the second walk. an error q three.
Dagger aud a single bcited another
trio Then things were dull until The
fifth when couple of hits drove over
another tally. No more scorin. wa
dpne until the ninth when four drives
= pass and a Wild pitch gave the odd j.
Fellows Their last set Of five tallics
The Masons started their operations
With whIrlwn1l'kc Intentions when
couple Of bits and passed ball cavr |
then two scores. For three innings
they failed 10 touch Vichman for any
counts and In The firth a hit By Far
ell an Odd Fellow on The Masonic
'3ti'ng list. tore on long two bag
,cr and stretched II 10 home on
'ounlc of sacrifices by his teamma,cs
IA the eighth THINGS began desperate
or the Odd Fellows when a base or
nils. two hagecr and single anf
'2*iln2ans tumble permitted the last
hrce ITALICS TO cross the rubber.
Nlchman in bis initial bow was abb,
supported BY bon lelX. a member
~ the Uniform Rank who played stcl
lar baseball behind The hickory Clcc'
vas given good support. bu, foW
weeks ago while he was having dig
pute With cranky Iizzio. the stem
windcT Tipped anl calkcd him in III.
wrist, Result q badly bent. II no
= broken bone Undor the circum.
stances he did Hobly
\ feature Of the combat was Gas
tincaus LOST ball The ricbt Gcldin
dcSccn6ent of Napoleon cracked ~
high one into he roof aud The sphere
nercr did come down nor mover coul}
be found When We shy thru the ROOF
we soy 20 adYiseJly The second fca
furo was Fritz IRONS stellar Charlie
Chaplin ai third when Peterson slid
into The indonlnablc sackcr who thcr
wa IN dispu'o with somc of the loyal
rootcrs and tipped him of bis pins
The shock WIS sufficient TO send Irior
INTO the air 4 conglomcrate mass o
siashing arms and legs only 70 alicht
tHDarrly on his back with amazcmcn
registered 70 perfection on his sur
prscd conntenancc.