Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-09
WIN OVER LA SALE
WILL GIVE 0. \. s.
ILL. VALLEY TITLE
coNFERE NcE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR LOCAL ELEVEN RESTS ON
OUTCOME OF FRIDAYS TILT.
SPECIAL INTERURBAN CARS TO
LEAVE MADISON STREET STA.
TON AT / O'CLOCK.

With a chance Of winning the l!Ii.
nois valley conference grldiron chAm.
pionship this season by beating La
Salle.Peru High next Friday afternoon
in their contest at Matthicsson field.
Coach Smiths charges have been go.
ing through some hard drills at King
field since the victorious game WITH
Morris last Saturday The defeat of
La sale by the Ottawans would give
Smiths men the crown, and indica
tions point to a very touch battle
when the two teams clash.
At the present time the standing OF
Fellows team and the local high
school eleven rests at 1000 per cent
Smiths squad are able to boast OF
having won the only two conference
games they have participated I'm this
wear. The first game of tho season
Spring Valley High q member of the
conference lost to ottawa, 6 70 g. iG
an interesting struggle at King field
Until Friday. when the locals Wo"
from Morris. II to 0. they had not enc
gagged in another conference gam
Their win Saturday pushed their Per
centage to that of 100 per cent.
La Salle-Peru have only engaged in
one conference battle and were vic
torious when they defeated Spring
Valley last Saturday I to g. OF
course, they having played only one
game, Ottawa High has a slight adj
vantage in the running. and at the
present time it looks as though it isl
almost cnch for the locals
Should they lose the next two con.
ference games with Streator and L.
Sale, the worst they could do would
be to finish in second place, and La
Salle-Peru will have to beat both OF
tawa High and StreatOr b. claim the
title Dale's eleven cannot win the
championship The best they can do
is to tie. as they have lost one confer
ence game to Spring Valley. 80 10 q.
Dopesters are having a tough time
picking the winner Of the game En-
day at La Sale Both teams are
rated approximately even Taking
is a slight favOrite They have dc
featcd Spring Valley, to g. The Hall
lads were unable to score touch
down against the locals Saturday
they scored against Fellows team, but
failed TO kick the goal, which lost the
game for them Then shortly after
they had been defeated ~ the local
team they treEkel over to Straator
and handed the "Hordaarabb'o' eleven
a horrible trounCing of s. to o.
In the early part Of the season Mo-
line defeated ottawa, - to O Several
wcers ago Moline battled La Sale at
La Sale, winning only by three
points II to A. But according TO the
dope, Moline was minus six OF their
regular players, which resulted In the
close game.
The game next Friday will be ono
Of an interesting character Nh"
teams are pretty evenly matched and
it will be a battle royal Whcn they
clash Every night since they WOE
from Morris Smiths charges have
been polishing up their plays and
have been girding themselves down to
real pink of condition for the strus
gle;
\ Two special interurban cars nave
been arranged for by local high school
officials, and a special rate has been
granted to all those who wish to make
the journey. The round trip ticket
viii cost Sc cents The ears will leave
the Madison street station at o'clOcl;
Friday afternoon, as the game Is