Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-24
BASE BALL ASSURED
OTTAWA; FANS WILD
FOR A FAST TEAM
GIVEN GREAT
START AT ORGANIZATION MEET.
ING LAST NIGHT IN JUSTICE
kOENlG'S OFFICE-S4OO SUB.
SCRiBEO TO FUND.
She's on, boys. she's on.


This does nor refer to wives Who
have detected an alien enemy udor
/ on hubby's breath. nor has it any
/ reference to an Illicit card game
when presumably sick friends were
being called on. It's about Ottawa.
/ Ill OF Ottawa, the one best heaven on
God green earth
Those OF poetic trend probably
would say, Ottawa awakened from
It's lethargic Slumber, has realized
there are other things in life besides
haunting the hahitats of the almighty
dollar and the elusive dime She has
found that life affords something be-
yond stern realities. Pleasures have
made their appeal to her" An out.
and-out bug, of the busgiest type
would put it more aptly with an ex-
preston, "Hooray follers. the Of
bergs goin' to have baseball Let's
whoop 'er up and make 'er go over
big
All this excitement is the product
OF sensational meeting of the Otta.
va Baseball Fans Association held
last night in the Offices Of Justice of
the Peace George koenig. Some two
hundred rabid enthusiasts, all dyed
in-the.wool fans of the rip suorting
kind, We're present at the meeting.
and every mothers son OF them guar
anteed to be boosting committee of
unit size to sally forth into the city
and make the great American pastime
once more famous in the bailiwiCks
Of the Illinois Valley. so unanimous
was the sentiment for team at the
organization session that s400 in real
jack was raised before the session
came to close. The gang set their
minds and endeavors on $4,000 and
the bet is 10 to / right now they get
the s. 900.
The association headed away with
the election Of officers. choosing the
following to pilot the boosters gang
during the coming spring and summer
months:
President, W D Duncan
Secretary, T. J. Kelly.
Treasurer, Thos Kendrick
Directors, Cecil c. McEvoy, chair
man; Taylor Pyle. J. s Dixon.
Frank NcGrath William Levcrich,
W, F. Stanton. James OMeara, d.
Dunn, S Barnhart, Charles Cullen.
Elmer Armstrong. George Koenig.
George Woolbert, Alex Gray, RI. l..
Nicholson. John SNAPPER, Jas O'Toole.
DR. p. J. Wendell, Charles Sticklen
and Otto Kaiser.
'Dinny' Dunn. pilot OF many Of
Ottawa's crackeriack semi-pro clubs
in years. of yore, was appointed to the
managerial berth once more, by Pres
dent Duncan.
Another meeting will be held next
Monday night at the judges ofilce
and every baseball booster in Ottawa
is urged to attend and show their
colors. This town is going to be put
back on the baseball map big and ev.
cry booster for the association Is a
booster for Ottawa.
The association plans to publish
list of all the fans who give financial
assistance to the team in the big
drive. after it has been concluded.
When this list is published Ottawa
will be able to see who the sports are
who still believe in her ability to have
a winning team. A lot of work has
to be completed in a hurry but leave
it to the Fans Association and when
the season opens in May Ottawa will
have a cracker jack team.
Although nothing definite is known
the third Sunday in next month Will
see many of the gang roofing their
heads off for our team. Manager
Dunn is very busy getting in touch |
with some honest to goodness base !
ball players and is trying to coax a
few OF them to come to Ottawa and |
stay awhile and see what great ,
town we have. Tommy Sheehan, one
Of the leaders of the Southern Asso-
will probably buy a railroad
ticket for ottawa in the near future
and will exhibit some OF his FANCY
curves for the home folks benefit.
D. Dunn, VIM. Leverich and +. kel-
Iy have been appointed to secure
new rigout for the team. {. McEvoy.