Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-21
0. H. S. SQUAD THIS
YEAR TO Be LIGHT,
BUT FULL Of SPEED
COACH SMITH WINDS UP FIRST
Ek'S pRAC CE WE L.
PLEASED WITH LAYOUT WHICH
WILL REPRESENT RED AND
WHITE ON GRlDiRON.

Aspirants for the Ottawa hi2h school
/ foot ball team We're put through a
brief scrimmage practice last night
al King field The practice ended a
weeks good stiff drilling. Coach
Smith after getting his men hardened
up. thought il was about time 10 give
/ tht n something a little bit rough, so
I picked out Two teams and let them go
! 10 it. Enough men to make up three
full squads have been responding eN-
cry night for practice.
Coach Smith announced this morn
ing that his men We're much lighter
than usual, but nevertheless he eX-
poets fast outfit one even speedier
than that Grady turned out last sea
son smith IS well pleased with the
material he has to pick from. He
stated that the men for the line were
bit green at the game but that in
a week or ten days he expects 10
have them in first class condition and
have them transformed into real foot
bali players.
At the present time il is bat
tie between Dutch" Dougherty and
young Carey for the quarterback po-
sition. The man occupying this po-
sition on football team is generally
judged as the brains Of the squad.
Both Carey and Dougherty are fast
and display much pep and speed
Dougherty played quarterback in sew
eral gains last year, and is sure of
coping the position, while Carey is
OF the same determination Both will
be given trials each night and of
course the best man will be picked by
Smith,
For the half backs and full back
six men have responded. "Chuck"
Sapp will no doubt pick the full back
position He played last yehr and has
had much experience at the game.
Duffy, Ingham, Meckensock and sew
eral others are out for the half backs.
Every man is working hard and il is
expected that within a week, Smith
will have a team strong enough and
with enough experience to buck up
against the best of them
Another new football date has been
added to the schedule
This morning Smith announced that
tiac for a game there on October ID.
Pontiac, it will be remembered, was
given a severe hrubbing last year by
Gradys gang. the final count being
SO to 0 in favor Of Ottawa. Smith ex-
poets his men will do even worse
than that As yet there is no game
for October ,, the opening day Of the
football season for q. II. s. Smith
had bean carrying on negotiations
with Dekalb high school tor a game
on that date, but was informed THIS
morning over long distance telephone
that they could not give Ottawa
game as they were booked to play Dix
on. on that date This leaves Smith
in a pretty predicament There is
no place he can get game now and
a week later on oct. his team plays
Moline. very strong bunch. II he
had scheduled the game with DeKalb
it would have given him a chance to
look his men over better for the game
with Moline But nevertheless Smith
promises to have a game scheduled
and said he would have one il he had
10 go 10 the coast for a team
For a Thanksgiving game, smith
has not yet closed deal with any
school He had been carrying on ne
gOtiations with several different
coaches but as yet is not certain who
1t viii be This morning he stated
that he would know in several days
who would play here On the holiday
He is keeping the name OF the team
who Is most likely to play here a Sc
cret and promises it will be great
surprise to the local football fans.