Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-31
JOLIET K. Of c. NINE.
TO PLAY LEGION.
TEAM mon. NIGHT.
ALL.sTARs OF MARsEILLEs TO
MEET HITTEEs TEAM IN CUR
TAIN RAISER OF EvENINa-s7E.
ciAL CAR TO CARRY JOLIET
FANS AND PLAYERS TO THIS
CITY.

Another mixed bin OF events viii
be offered to Ottawa sporting deyotees
Monday evening, Jan. 2, 1922, by the
local post OF the American Legion,
when Manager r. c. Woodwards In
1 door baseball men clash with the fast
Joliet K, Of c. nine and when Captain
Elmer Hitter's service basSetba.
Z squad play return game with Phi |
Kohls Marseilles All.Stars at ArmCry
G. This bill will no doubt be the
most interesting ever offered so tar
this season, and record breaking
crowd 10 expected to attend.
Basketball as Hcadliner.
The basketball game between Hit.
ter's team and the All.Starc will be
the first event TO be staged and will
start promptly at 1880 O'clock Coach
Smith of Ottawa High will act as
referee, while an umpire for the tilt
has not yet been selected. Following
the basket game the indoor team will
cross bats with the X. of c. aggreg9.
- tion OF the prison city. Charles Ant.
ram will probably call strikes, Will,
George Larson, veteran indoor base
ball player, will ofIlciate around the
bases.
Although the basketball game will
be very interesting one, considerable
interest is being shown toward the in
door game. bill" Hart, former Of
tawan. who is now located in Joliet
and Is president of the Joliet city
indoor baseball league states that the
X. of G. team is the fastest in the
city. The X. of c. team leads the Jo-
liet league with six games won AMI
mono lost. Besides the teams in the
legue, the X. of C.'s have beaten some
Of the fastest indoor baseball mines
In the state, and they have attracted
much attention by the pace they have
been setting.
% Russell joliet Pitcher.
James Russell will occupy the
mound for the Joliet team on Monday
night In the affair against Woodward's
men. Russell is in class by himself.
He Is whirlwind of q pitcher and he
has some wonderful stuff on the ola
4 pin when no send It across the plate.
He is an outstanding feature OF tho
Joliet team and his stellar pitching
will make the locals do some think.
ing before they strike at his offerings,
ScahiI on Receiving End.
On the receiving end Joliet wi
backstopper This fellow 1, also a
star individually and besides he is
- some wicked stick wielder.
'Brkey at first, Fitzgerald at second
=, and BothwicK at third are also clever
players. Each of these men has had
considerable experience at the game
and Manager Barrett of the Joliet
team state3 that the Ottawa sluFgere
will find it hard proposition to send
the ball through the infield
klaris and Lynon at the shortstc
positions are also stellar performers
as are Harrington and Borgli In tht
outfed. Manager George L. Barrett
will act as a sub on the team.
Ottawa Lineup Unchanged.
Manager Woodward Of the Legion
team announced this morning that tn,
lineup CT the local club would be tn
same as in previous battles, with Hold
gin and FieSel as the battery. wiz
Cliff Hodgin on the mound ant
"Jerky' Fiesel behind the bat Wood
ward is quite confident that hts me
will spring big surprise when the
meet the prison city team
In the last game against the Maj
settles gertain-tced niue Hodgin dis
played wonderful form when he struc
out twenty.three men and only Above
one hit. Marseiiles has pretty iai
ball club and Hodgin's Performance
on that night was considered by iccf
t.. fans as cutie feat During the pas
week he has been working out at tn
armory and fans who have seen hin
&c In action say he is in wonderful cond
ton and predict a tough struggle &
the Joliet team. Should he hit his 81
stride as he did against the Narsal
WI les club Barretts nine VIII find ii
r" going mighty tough.
Dan Riordan, former X. of G. pitcht
Of this city, will play first base c
the Legion outfit, and will be ready
pitch should Hodgin fail to held h
own in the struggle.
liulSe Will be AT second, Noffeh
third Boyle and Hennessy at q
shortstop positions, and Buckner "a
.e-y F. Sprague In the outfield.
Players Arrive ar 4:30.
A. A special ear bearing the Joli
players and fans Will arrive in {
tawa at 4:30 O'Clock on Monday a
ernoon From the station they "
80 directly to the ottawa Knights
Columbus home on La Sale stree
where they will spend the early pa
,sg of the evening getting acquainted wi
the members of the local council, aft
which they will don their baseb
toys and trek over to the armory I
tho battle.
eaa Following are the lineups;
joliet. Ottawa.
]. Russell. p. Morrell, 81,
Hop" Scahil, c. Hulse, 2b.
r. Birkey, lib. Boyle, Is.
& /. Fitzgerald, 2b. Sprague, If.
T, Bothwick, 3b. RiorGan, 1b.
rs l.. Klarie, RS. Buckner, RI.
] Iynon, Is. Hennessy RS.
j. Harrington, IF. Fiesel. C.
= C. Borgli, IT, Hodgin, p.
c. Barrett, sub.