Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-29
WOODWARD'SLEGION
Mn { READY FOR
STREATOR SATURDAY
GALAXY or INDOOR STARS re
PLAY INITIAL TILT NEXT SAT
URDAY NIGHT WI RI F a S 7
sTREAToR AGGREGATION
FlEsEL AND HoDGINs TO BE
BATTERY FOR LOCAL CLUB.

The worried minds Of Ottawa In
door fans who have been wonderlhs
whether or not there would be an Ut
tawa indoor team this year will be
relieved next Saturday night, wheL
The American Legion indoor basebaH
team will play the curtain raiser Of
the seaon at Armory G with the fas.
Streator nine. r. G. Woodward, FOR
mer captain OF Company G, is ha
leader Of the gang AID he has as
sembled a bunch OF stars that are
going to step out ana make mines of
surrounding vicinities sit UP and take
notice
The game, according to CAP
Woodward, viii start promptly III '.]1
o'clock and will 80 the full nine IN
nings Streator as yet hasn't sem
over their lineup Of players, and II IS
unknown what kind CT material the"
team is made up of. But neyerthe-
less. Woodward wasn't bis baahfll
in announcing his lineup Of stalls ana
he should be proud OF the collectsoA
he has made.
For instance, he has three pitchers
who will be ready to take fail olt
OF any opposing aggreGatlons Wh2
might play CliH HOdgin former arms
lieutenant: Charles Antram ana Daa
Riordan are the trio OF hIrlers who
Woodward has selected as his pitching
staff
Or course. Hodgin is looked upon rs
the main guy Cliff will no doubt
pitch the greater part OF the games
this season He pitched for the Mac
cabees ana for Company c when tle
old league was in its glory in OF
taWa
Antram is also a good pitcher and
will be used as a utility man. tie can
perform almost at any Of the nine pc
sitions. and although he is getting q
little bit old, there is considerable
baseball in him yet.
Riordan is former X, Of G. mound
or. and when Hodgin is working he
will be used in right field. He is also
a heavy hitter, and woe be unto the
opposing hurlers should Dan get It
into his head that he wants to XIII
the ball
To hold the offerings OF these pitch
ers, Woodward has acquired the sefV-
ices OF Ray Red Eye" Thomas ami
"Jerky" Fiesel both former members
OF Company c. Both men are eXcep
tional fine backstops, and it will be 9
hard matter for the manager OF tht
club to pick either one as the regular
man to perform behind the batamen
Fiesel is a former catcher for the Mac
cabees, while Thomas used to perform
for the Masons and for the champion
ship Ottawa Boat club team.
"Chuck" Snrague, who at present Is
patiently awaiting the sound OF the
Ottawa fire gong every day and who
is a former member OF Company c
will hold down the initial sack, while
stRuffy' Fennesey and Hanker Boyle
will play the shortstop positions.
At the second milestone Eater
Hulse, who used to play on the ole
Lyric team, will reign supreme
Hulse besides being q wonderful in
fielder is a horrible wielder of tht
stick and promises to knock the oil
pill all over the armory
Johnny Morrell also an eX-membe
OF Company G, will play third base Q.
the Legion team.
out in the poppy gardens Fran
Sprague and Riordan will perform.
With this collection OF stars, Wooc
ward is determined that his outfit Wi
30 through the season without lOsir
game They are are going to 3
after it hammer and tongs and Wj
give Streators team real rougaln