Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18

the final score being 20-l9. On Dec.
l. the maroon and black demonstrate
Il their superiority over DePua to
the tune of 1910. We all know the
boys from the zinc city know how to
play basketball On Dec. % Marseil,
les defeated Hopkins High OF Gran.
vile by score Of 3O-22 On Dec 81
We journey to Lacon. where We hand
cd them a nice defeat by a score OF
20.l2. On Dec 81 We defeated Henry
on their own floor b. a l2-ll count.
Here il might be said that this game
is the one that the county seat papers
refer to in which ii was stated that
Marseillcs Suffered the worst defeat
Of the year We wonder where they
got their Information.
On Jan : We were defeated on the
Hopkins floor at Granville in five.
minute overtime game to l5-l3
count Derby was on the sick list
Jan. IA Pleasant View Luther College
journeyed to MarseiIles with the in.
tentiOn OF returning with the scalp,
but instead they took home the small
end OF a 22-2 score. They were not
able to count a single field goal On
Jan. Il orr aspirations carried us
over To Streator 1t Is not necessary
to tell you what happened to US. Only
We might say that We returned to the
paper city with the small end OF a
"a q score StrealOr, as We all know
around these parts, has one real team
and We We're really surprised at our
selves at the good fight the maroon
and black put up On Jan. Is our Old
friendly enemies from Morris jour
neyed to Marseilles, but they were
treated the same old way and return
Cd to Morris sadder but wiser. They
lost the final score bling 1926.
Possibly the most interesting Of the
games for Marseilles High is our an
nual alteration with Ottawa High.
Now, We all know that Ottawa has
not been travelling very fast this year
but in spite of that fact they journey
ed 10 MarseilIes feeling confident that
they could easily trim the Marseilles
live. However. at the end OF the bat
tie they had annexed a total OF 5
points. while Marseilles High had
gained q. Ottawa seemed to have a
liking for 8. however, they having
scored that much against La Sale,
Peru and also against Spring Valley.
On Feb the hard scrabble bunch
from Streator came to Marsefles and
we Will have to admit that MarEellles
didn't even have a look in. Streator
winning by a 29-ll score. On Feb 4
the maroon and black travelled TO
Pleasant View Luther College, an /
there occurred one OF the poorest bas.
Ketball games that has been played
during the year by either the Marseii,
les or the Pleasant View team. Both
teams were equally poor in form, but
MarseilIes won by score of 1911.
Feb. 10. II and II occurred the Hill
nUis valley tournament at Streator.
We drew Streat0r for the first game.
Well, there VAS one thing about 1t,
anyway. We didn't have to engage
rooms at any Streator hotel Tor the
night We brought home the small
tld Of a 1918 count On Feb. 10 we
travelled to Norris Now, we all know
how Morris is to trim on her own
floor Morris High has the reputation
OF the hardest fighting basketball
'rll team in the Illinois valley, bu.
the veterans of the maroon and black
st"pned rings arund them and brought
home the long end of an 1913 count
On Feb q Lockport High played In
Narseilles Lockport has always had
tasm TO be feared and In Taylor,
their colored player, they had real
basketball man. But Marseilies was
right that night. They seemingly did
not know how TO miss their baskets.
Their passing excelled and they gave
lockport High the hardest trimming
that they have received in several
years the final count being 1919.
On March 1. one week later, We
traVtlCl 10 Ottawa to complete the
years ALLEGATION by friendly game
with tn" red and white five. There rs
no doubt as to which was the better
team There was no doubt as TO the
outcome ef this game II was merely
a repetition and Marseilles returned