Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL
Be CONTESTED FOR
IN THURSDAY GAME
MEL GAMtTES AND NEVER
GsWEATs TO BATTLE IT OUT
FOR CITY HoNoRs--BoTH SIDES
WATCH EACH OTHER FOR
RlNGERs-PuBLlc INVITED TO
SEE BATTLE. -

After resting for about two weeks
Manager J. s. Dixon's Helgamites and
Jay Blackley's Neversweats, other
wise known as the best cleaning and
pressing outfit In this territory, and
who have already played two ball
games, will end the siege Of battles
next Thursday afternoon, when they
Will clash In their final argument at
the North Side lot Both teams as.
pire TO finish In the first place and
are in mood to fight this conflict to
a real finish. OF course. much rivalry
in next Thursdays game can be e1'
pected. Blackley's team won the
initial contest, when they handed Dix
on's dry goods and ladies wear repre-
eentatlves 10 to l3 defeat. In the
second game Dixon's team came back
strong. upset the dope and copied
tho battle by large margin.
Blackley's boys have strong aspira
tions TO climb over the hurdles in the
game Thursday. Their defeat in the
SECOND conflict by the Dixonites will
never be forgotten. The blow was a
bitter one to them and also Manager
Blackley, who was in mourning for
couple OF days afterward. Neyerthe-
less, they expect to stage a strong
comeback in the fina battle. Black
ley depends mostly on the superb
pitching of Bert Wade, who thus fai
has so nobly displayed his wares.
There Is only one thing the matte
with Bert, and that is his arm gives
out before the really gets going. He
will start on the rubber Thursdae
against the Dixonitcs, and will be re-
lisyed by Giljames should he fail to
check the opposing drive. Behind
the bat Dony LEX will reign supreme.
And don't forget that Sharkey Barn.
hardt has promised to take care of
the entire outfield despite the fact
that two other fieldcrs will be there
to perform Barney has been presented
with handsome pair of ball-bearing
roller skates, on which he will 5000.
around the field, and. believe it or
not, there is going to be some stellar
and sensational fielding on that day.
Dixon's old charge, Charley Moore.
on the hlllock, is expected to turn
loose with something that will spell
defeat for BIackley's team. Moore
shot them across in the last game in
real fashion, and Dixon's team had
little the best of Blackley's outfit be
cause OF Moore's ability to pitch
Therefore, many of the fans are Of
the opinion that Dixon will win thal
4tnrr ,vrfn H. re hn Mt Fnn.l
rad Reginald Gribbons, OF course, will
be Charley's pail "Conny" is Won
fsrful backstopper and makes the
good boys look mighty bad when he {
GETS into real action So far he has
proved a valuable asset to the Dixon |
team and his loss before Thursday'sl
game would mean that the Dixons
WOULD no doubt disband right then and
there
And to further their chances o.
coping the berries. Dixon's famous
duplicate of Sir Tyrus Cobb, no other
than Commissioner Charles j. Stick.
len, will also appear in uniform to
perform against Blackleys outfit
Sticks, having had some baseball ex-
perience In days gone by, has devel.
0ped a terrific swing Of the bat and
at the present time is capable Of Civ
ing Babe Ruth or any other of the big
ftitteTs some keen competition. In
the last game Sticks was the leader
fin hitting, and when 1t came to steal
ing to home and sliding into the bag,
why. the commissioner had them ali
backed off the map. In that game
Sticks attempted to steal home, ana
shortly after he left the third mile