Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-03
LEGION FIVE BEATS
MARSE|LLES FOR
FIRST WIN OF YEAR
HAAGES CLAN LOSE EXCITING
CONTEST TO LEGION TEAM BY
CLOSE MARGIN OF rs TO 20.
, HIGH SCHOOL Irish" LOSE TO
BYRNsTAD's COLLEGE TEAM 20
TO 4.

Before a fairly good.sized throng OF
basketball deyotes who gathered at
Armory C last night to witness the
big double bill, Captain Elmer Hit.
ter's American Legion basketball
quintet stepped out and showed their
speed when they handed the Marseil.
les jolly Boys of the Certain.teed
roofing company 25 to % defeat in
the initial home game of the season.
1t was battle from start to finish
and at one time during the last five
minutes of play the score was knotted
% and %, after the service boys had
held a lead throughout the game. But
the score had no more been tied than
the Ottawans stepped into the lead
again by scoring a basket and a free
throw from foul. In the preliminary
game which was staged between a
band of o. Fl. s. lads and Coach Byrn.
stads p V. L. c. squad, the latter won
decisively by count of 90 to 4
dutch Dougherty Of the Irish" team {
as the high school lads named them.
selves. scored the four points for his
team when he made basket and two
free throws. Byrnstad's team gave
of being very strong five
and OF the championship type. +
Hitter's gang are due much credit |
Tor their win over the Marseilles out I
MT. They showed signs of hard prac. !
tlce and through the entire contest I.
the displayed some fine team work !
Practically at every stage of the game
they outplayed the Marseiles out.
1t although Haage's men put up a I,
'tiff fight towards the end of the bat. .
lie. At the end of the first half the
score stood 10 to 10 in favor of the
egion team and at the end of the 4
hird quarter they stood % to IA in
avor of the legion. But the Mar.
eilles lads ten tore loose, succeeding
n knotting the score. A technical
oul by Hagge gave Giehler, then :.
laying center for the Ottawans III
hot at free thrown and he put It u
yer in easy style. Shortly after io
yard Anderson stepped out and made 81
beautiful throw for the final score -.
4 the game. -
Frieden Anderson. right forward on tn
iitter's i've was the principal point
setter or the game. Anderson scored eli
our baskets and three free throws z;
rom fouls He proved terror and a.
lad the Marseilles defense In a stew OF
ii OF the time. He showed much lie,
peed and was very clever in working err
ne the ball around the floor
Andy 'Guber'' LEX was next best ~
corer on the legion team, having a. a.
1ade three baskets and one free -
brow. LEX also was dangerous 81 81
IAN for the Marseilles team, and to- an
ether with his buddy, forward Fried. 81,
n Anderson. kept the Haage clan MI
JUMPING to keep down the scores TO,
Glen Mathes, star center for Hit.
er'se team scored two of the baskets n
the game Matt" missed several v
asy shots of other attemps.
Althoug they didn't score Harley
,angan and Laverae Bowermaster who
layed the guard position, where fea- r.
Ire lights of the game. Both men we
Jared on the defense and due much mic
redit Langan especially played an VIZ
Scellent game allowing his man
My to score two baskets throughout Ia 6
lie game. III,
Dutch" Giehler and CAPTAIN Hit. fin
II ployed portions of the game Hit
n scored basket while Giehler 10t
ade one throw. Nevertheless both ish
EN- are also due considerable credit for
For Marseilles, Captain Haage lead -
the scoring Haage proved a very
iluable man to the Marseiles aggre. ~
alton when he scored four baskets
Id one free throw. He seemed ap-
irently slow at times and then
rain he was crackerjack at other
'casions in working the ball back {
Id forth among his players.
White playing center for the Jolly
,ys scored two baskets and one free
row for second place in scoring on ~
e Marseilles team. Following is --
% way they lined up and the scores Al
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