Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-18
WAUPONSEE CREEK
SECTOR TO WITNESS.
PENNANT BATTLE.
OTTkhA'S FAST AGGREGATION
WILL TAKE PART IN CHAM.
PiONShlP CONTESTS AT NOR
RIS-FANS TO ACCOM- ANY
TEAM FOUR CITIES ENTER
TOURNEY.

Tomorrow afternoon the Waupon.
soc creek sector viii BE- the scene Of
Il thrilling and exciting baseball tour
nament, in which the doWnstate cham
pion, alp will BE milled out between
Ottawa Norris, f. l.. Smiths I
Dwight and Yorkyille Large mum
ters OF fans from all over this par
of the country will journey to Morris
to witness the tourney
Eunn's men can be proclaimed the
champions over Morris because they
defeated the Reds in two battles
lOkville and the Smiths have not
been heard Of very much around here
so 1t is yet undecided about he cham
ponship Dunn'S men are confident
of victory. Never before in the his.
tory OF the local team vas the bunch
SO certain of winning the champions
ship Who Ottawa viii be ptted
against is not known The fouc teams
will each draw number from sCmH-
body's headpiece one and two
will open the afternoons amusement
while three" and four" will follow
them Immediately. The winners Of
the first two games will play in the
final game, which Will decide the
championship Of the dOWnstate, Fans
Around Ottawa and vicinity think the
finals will be staged betW cen Ottawa
and Morris while many other declare
that Smiths nine from Dwight viii do
final battle with Dunn'S gathering,
The games will be cut short two IN
nings, as they are in all tournaments,
making them scveninning games.
The first game viii start at clock
sharp
Sandy Woods. a man from Morris,
who has recently been playing viii
the Virginia State league, Will take
BassettS place in left field Sunday.
Bassett quit, as he has moved to Ra-
cine Wis. Bassett was a good player
and there was only one game this year
that he played with Dunn 5 team that
he did not get hit. He hit the Cubs
and almost all OF them. He played
excelleutly in the field and viii be
greatly missed,
Shorty Sheldon who had his tonsiis
removed before the game with Aurora
at Streutor last Sunday, Is all right
now and is anxious to go in sunday
battles at Morris The Basset: Wood
change is the only one on the local
team.
fof MOTIFS teu loFkelSon' FORMER
l'outherh eLasue pltchef, VIII Cccu3F
the mound Red is good hurler and
is known we'll in this city II" was
signed By Cleveland later on in the
season The Reds from Morris state
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80 poa,ia tad vii DIVA than, no
hnttI, ~ tbnir Ii,a ,rho ,olInuira
TN, O,tawa lina.un.
Woods II
Clark g
sheldon oh
Wolfe. cf
Wimeroth. r.
Williams. 20
O'Bripn, C.
Heath, y.
Spencer Heath, Dunn's reliable
VIII not be able to occupy the mound
IN tomorrow $ battle. This morning
he wired to Dunn and stated he could
not make the rifle, What he has up
his sleeve. or what il preventing him !
from coming is an unsettled question I
in the minds of the fans. To take his /.
place. Dunn has secured Lynch. who !
has been p,tching for Peoria in the /.
ThreeI League this season.
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t, SO 80 , /
po"S NO va" "oot "o'p'"S ''' VIZ
'"' wa ''N ,'"' n' - az 5"'" d"
iie'tn' II Ho' ne,'t'' IRE p"'"'S
S'eauS same anu mas Some SUM Oh ,
'he haii thdt lools them All NO mat |
Ter VINO ne Is l'ltted against IN tohof- !
row tournament, ne claims he viii /
defeat them. Nhen informed That 1t |
was for the championship OF the !
downstate, Lynch said. when il |
comes to championships, I'll pitch !
my head OFF There is no sense in !
doing ANYTHING like that. but fans |