Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-14
SMITH LOSES TWO
MORE PLAYERS; HOLD
First IScRIMMlAEGE.
cAlKiNS AND COOK WILL BE uN.
ABLE TO PLAY ON THE HIGH
SCHOOL TEAM THIS YEAR
KEEN COM ETtTioN FoR
BERTHs ON TEAM is SHOWN.

With the opening date of the OF
tawa High school football season moi
more than two weeks away, grid asp
rants at that institution are goins
Through some tough drills and scrim'
IMAGES under the direction of Coacf
Smith. The red and white warriors
have already had considerable dummy
tackling, line punging tacklint
spillng and some scrimmages. smith
has even gone so far as 10 give the
back fieders a little dope on some
trick plays and signals by which the.
hope TO defeat teams In the valley
conference.
Present indications point TO a chan
pionship team for o. II. s.. despite
the fact that two Of Smiths most
promising corners will be unable to
play Calkins. who tips the beam at
l65 and who promised to be one of
the teams most valuable men. an
nounced to the mentor last night that
he would be unable to play. IL is sup-l
posed his parents objected TO his tax
ing part In the great game and his
loss will be severely felt by the team
Cook. who resides east of Ottawa
and who for several years past has
been playing at school In southern
California and who also had the max
ings of strapping good player, is the
other loss. Cook also Is q husky IN.
low and would make an ideal line
man, but due to the fact that his par
ents interviewed he was forced TO re !
tire.
Nevertheless. Smith, undaunted byl
the loss, will whip the remainder OF
the prospects into real shape by thel
first of next month, when the season |
will open on King field with Spring |
Valley. More pep and enthusiasm is
being shown by the lads this year |
than any before. They are putting 1
some punch into the game and are de-
termined to put the local institution
on the amateur football map this
year.
For instance, West. Moss, Frazier
and Dekreon are fighting hard for
the end positions this year, Every
one of the four named men are try
ing hard to make the team and Smith (
will no doubt have hard time pick |
ing the two best ~ For tackles the |
three most important aspirants for
those positions are Antram, Jobst AM
Leland Vonckx, Koenig and Hacken-
smith are those who are battling for
the guards, while Burns is the best
bet for center, vacated by Crowden,
who has gone to Lake Forest this
season.
In the back field everything is COINS
along nicely and Smith is confident
that they will put "a kick into the
game that will make the opposing
teams sit up and take notice. For
quarter back Smith has two aspi-
rants, Bobby Carr and Clyde Dough
erty, both promising young men. Beth
Carr and Dougherty played at that po-
sition last season and despite the fact
that the are small they made it tough
for the opposing pigskin runners.
Dutch" MeckenstCck has almost
got the full back position cinched
Meckenstock is very valuable man
in the back field.
Toad" Carey, hard as a rock and |
one of Smiths best bets, has already |
COPIED himself a permanent berth at |
lett half. Last season Carey didn't !
ret chance to show up very much |
except for the last several games. |
eng that time he displayed excep-
tionally fine ability. He is y magnit |
cent line pungef ana can pick hole !
In fine fashion At the other half |
there Is battle waging between Far
rell and Schoch. Farrell last year
made hit on the team and unit!
Sehoch appeared he almost had the
right half back position clinched !
Schoch is going to give him some
tough opposition.
Smith announced this morning that
he would drill his men every night
Mntil the opening date Of the season.
Starting this week, two teams will be
picked and some real old time scrim
mage will be held.