Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-23
WH|TNEY'S FIVE
WIN FIRST CAME
J: Of TOURNAMENT
RoMP HOME WITH VICTORY OVER
SHEFFIELD IN OPENING TILT
TONGA LOSES plACE-SPEciAl
WRITER GIVES COMPLETE
sTORlES TO FREE TRADER.
JOURNAL READERS.
By John +. Lux

tSpVitfH6 ISuitui JOittt ANtNo-SltiaIu J
Ottawa and Sheffield blasted the lid
on the tourney while the state board
was In aonfab at the high school de-
batting on the eligibility of Morris.
The ottawans went into the fray de-
termined to win and emerged success.
full. to the extent of 20 TO IL.
The La Sale county boys outclasscd
Sheffield all the way and went out
OF the first half with a Is to S lead.
FINLAND, doughty forward, did the
best work for the Ottawans. coping
baskets with great regularity. In the
course Of the pastime he modestly
managed to pile up IL points.
Oscar Osmunds0n. who is being
touted as an all-state guard, did his
bit In tine Ottawa win in an unassum.
ing way. Oscar scored a matter of
FIVE three throws and couple OF
field goals and called it union day.
Calkins, namesaker of the famous
Bob OF the Joliet title holders, did
good work for Sheffield In the first
nall only there wasn't enough OF him.
He scored seven on the twelve Shelf
held points and was In every melee.
Morris was scheduled TO meet Ma.
z0n IN the second clash. but as the dc.
batting class was still in session at
the school, Waukegan and Depue did
Aonors. Waukegan. running true to
form. cleaned up the DePue boys to
tbt tune Of Al to "a. DcPue never
~ q chance" and II was only a cues.
ton OF how many points the upstate
team would score.
z Waukegan tossed in FLOCK of sub.
st'tutes and the carnage started.
Twenty points were registered to the
y made by DePue. The Lake county
fcEulars took the floor In the second
ksh and piled up another twenty. De-
Ere could do nothing better than the
llrst half and the verdict went to
Waukagan.
Hansen mot the mischief maker OF
Norris did stellar work for Wauke.
gan While preambling thru forty
minutes he managed to register 10
points, which is considered full day
for any athlete still In prep ranks.
The athletes knocked Off for dinner
end at 7 o'clock the festivities were
resumed with Kankakee and New
Trler on tho floor. New Trier pre-.
s'fted formidable defense which the
xxx boys were unable to penetrate
ana they went down to a glorious dc.
feat, 20 to 8.
A gent carrying tho monickcr OF
STACKED was responsible for the down
fall OF the kankakee boys according
to tho dope of the official scorer. He
managed to ring up Il OF the New
Tpicr points and was a whale on tho
defense. Sauer did the best work for
lie downstate contingent. New Trier
went out Of the first halF with an II
t93o lcad. enough to win.
A mounted courier brought news
from the school that the debate had
been settled and Macon and Morris
would cayort for tho fans about $3.50
pelock Of course the bugs sat in
hnd. watched Tonica and Dwight bat.
We while awaiting the arrival of the
tebate-heatcd athletes. representing
Morris and Macon,
Tonica was swamped from the tan
Of the gong, scoring but three points
IN the first half while Dwight's speedy
athletes were ringing up eighteen
mt rsers. The boys then rested while
Mrlris and Maxon played a twenty
minute half
Dwight did not DO any sumping on
The return for the second half and
maintained the pace, winning 2s to
H. Fay and Sanderguard did the best
work Tonca enjoyed the distinction.
II II be such, Of being the first team
not 10 use substitutes in the tollna
menta Mebbe they didn't have any
more, players. No extras seemed tn
~ scattered about the landscape.
rEHpotfaiminMion Of Morris was a
forty, minlte, sketch staged in Tho
evening Mazcn played Tie hero p,rt
a0a.hil the skius under the rlownstat.
trS, IL to l6. and flock of exper.s
we're given the "haw.haw" Most Of
en- picked thc.-Grppdy county .,.lds to
romp home With, Ssm, bss,. Eahc
Mssorf sftory lseen;4IstoF dth,,le
uiaoc Slfif gee aha FvcrbYdy yeeh,n
to be happy but the scribes,
The following are the lineups:
OTTAWA t2D) re TT rP
Fruland, ..,..s..... G 6 70
Hitter t.s....,.e... 3 G 6
MatHeh, y 80 80. ....,. Y q
Osmunds0n, x ,...., y
Langan, ,.s,,.tsa... y 0
woodward, 3 ,....., / O 2
Porter, ,.,.....,.., 0 0 0
Snarr, | ....,...,..... D . .