Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-09
RIVALRY KEEN AS
SPEED BOYS CLEAR
DECKS FOR ACTION
BUSINESS MEMS TEAMS GET
"sET" FOR BATTLE THURSDAY
CONFLICT, SECOND or SERIES
WILL AID FAIRGROUNDS OFF
CITY.

with the second game of the
"blood thirsty" series not more than
forty-eight hours distant, local base.
ball fans are awaiting the time for
the clash between J. S. Dixons dry
goods and ladies' wear squad and
Jay Blackley's cleaners, while both
managers are devising ways and
means by which they might cop the
battle. At O'Clock Thursday after
noon the two teams will invade the
local diamond to settle heated ar
gumeut which resulted from a chal-
lenge issued several weeks ago by
J. S. Dixon, to the effect that his
team could whip the world. In the
initial battle Blackley's outfit copied
the berries when they won, 19 to 13,
before a large number of fans. New
erthless. Dixon, author of the chal
lenge, still holds that he has the bet
ter aggregation. and, furthermore, that
his charges are capable of taking the
Blackley gang into camp, while |
Blackley has already stated that |
Dixon will never see the day that his |
team can put anything over on the |
cleaning and pressing bunch.
The game has attracted much at |
tention and will no doubt resemble
the battle Of Chateau Theirry or the
battle OF Gettysburg, despite the fact
that all blunderbusts. cannons and
dynamite have been strictly forbid
den at the grounds Whoever is
caught attempting to smuggle ammu-
milton. shrapnel or the previously
named weapons into the grounds will
be extracted from the Dixon. Blackley
league forever.
Nevertheless, the game is going to
be q hooper-doo from start to finish
This morning Manager Blackley of
the "NevaSsweats" submitted his
lineup for publication, as did Manager
Dixon, The Blackley team will start
out with Bert Wade, local furniture
dealer on the mound. In the first
game Wade performed for three con.
secutiye innings and then threw in
the sponge, and was relieved by Alex
Gray. But this time Blackley is all
set should the mighty Wade fail to
hold his own. Harry Giljjames,
known at all parts of town as clever
will be on the job to relieve
Wade Giljames has a curve that
breaks Its own neck on the way to
the catcher and will prove valuable
asset to the Blackleys.
For Dixon's team If. L. Nicholson
will start on the slab Rick perform
ed In the first game, but as the re-
suit OF not enough training he was
caused to retire, being relieved by
Charley Moore. COMFY Grbbons, the
best backstopper in the town, will
catch for the Dixon club.
This morning it was also rumored
about town that Manager Dixon in {
tended to run in a ringer" at the
slab against the Blackley team in
order that he might win the second
game and make the series even and
interesting. Here is the dope that is
spreading about lastly. Joseph Bess
in all probabilities will be pitted /
against the cleaners. At the first
game Pitcher Bess could not be To-
Gated or he would have been given
chance to display his wares in that
combat. Since then it is stated that
Mr.. Dixon signed the noted slab art
list to perform Thursday afternoon.
The Hon. Josephus is the possessor
OF rare pitching ability. His wind
up is sensational, and he has the
marks and traits of a big league per-
former Besides he is a wicked
wtelder of the hickory stick and can
clout the ball almost at will This
morning Mr.. Dixon did not deny or
affirm the rumors and it is a 100 to |
bet that Joe will perform Thursday.
supervisor e. " Yockey and Mike
Ford, another cleaner, will be the
supreme arbitrators of the afternoon,