Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
RED AND WHITE IN
FRONT AFTER HARD.
BATTLE UP HILL.
o. n. S. BOYS DEFEAT Ia SALE
26-13 IN SPECTACULAR SCRiM.
MAGE ON KING FIELD 200
SEE GAME.

SEE GAME.
Just To give La Sale a sample oil
Ottawa's surplus talent and 10 prov,
that while one Harold Woodward is
some star, he does not constitute al
of his ofiense and defense. Coach
Biggs yesterday brought ont a new
stellar in Elmer Hitter. TO crumpie
and crush whatever hopes Coach Eel
lows, Ct IA sale. might entertain in
winnins yesterdays football san.e be.
tween the two ancient rivals
The conflict clearly was a contest
of coaching with the Red and Green
master pitted against the coxswain OF
the Red and White Separating the
individuality that is invariably thrust
into a contest of Fridays importance.
the game simmered down to battle
of wits between the men who stood
on the sidelnes. ununformed and
neryously following every play.
The result was Ottawa's complete
mastery over its opponent. Every
trick, every line smash every forward
heave, every attempted TO out-general
was so clearly 0ttawaward. there left
no room TO doubt but that Coach Biegs
had wrought wonders with what gave
evidence of a losing eleven at the
opening OF the season.
Incidentally the score was 26 to -
in 0ttawa's favor.
The incidentals in connection with
that seemingly large score in favor
OF the local boys, gave more real
thrills to the dyed in-the.wool grid
fans than could be garnered out Of
half dozen intercollegiate combats.
Coming from behind when the count
stood l3 10 0 against them the red
and white warriors buckled on all
their armour and tackled the stiff
proposition of climbing, literally and
flguratively, over their opponents
with only third of the game left to
Pies.
The manner in which they per,
formed this seemingly impossible
feat was nothing short of marvellous
The entire game resolved itself
around the moment when Hitter
whom was limelighted as bona fide
evidence that there are a flock of
stars hid in Ottaaw uniforms. crashed
down the field for forty yard gain
and then Esmond advanced to with.
in three yards Of La Sales goal Hit.
ter completed the task by carrying
the ball over on long circling run
around the, end, bringing up in the
center of the two coveted poles. OF
tawa missed goal but came back In
the same period with another count
when Ribs carried the ball for ten
yards on beautiful end run and then
Hitter made dash for the goal and
crossed easily with the whole La Sale
team biting at his heels.
Earlier in the period La Sale
crossed Ottawa's line when Vince
kowgowski La Sales particular lit
tie star, accepted forward pass for
ty yards away from Ottawa's line ant
Out In the open, He spnrted for i
and made il In easy fashion. givin,
La Sale its last seven counts.
Much responsibility rested upor
that man Kowgowski, 1t was hin
who crashed thru Ottawa's defens,
after taking perfect pass and made
fifteen yard dash for touch down
The pass, as the one succeeding was
engineered with Fitz on the other enc
of the heave.
In the fourth quarter Woodward
who had been taken out of the battl,
in the first period, after one of the liz
Sale boys had ground his knees into
the Ottawa youngsters neck La
Sales particular enemy got back int,
action. again shooting the pigsskir
across the La Sale line for the lina
touchdown after Hitter had come
back earlier In the period with nifty
yard smashing drive for the thirt
count Of six
In his squirt to show his neck was
still elastic enough 10 permit of goot
head and iootwork. Woodward cut
loose with twenty yard plunge tC
goal and thereby put an end to an,
further argument as to which of thu
two aggregations was the superior.
The injury to Woodward In the frs
quarter cast gloom over the Ottawa
sideliners, The thing did not sery,
as an energy producer to the deiens,
during the first few minutes of play
but once the red and white got III
feet there was nothing in the way
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