Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
0. HIS. DEFEATSH HALL
ELEVEN IN SECOND
GAME OF SEASON, g..
SPRING VALLEY, STRONGEST IN
ILLINOIS VALLEY RING. FALLS
TO DEFEAT AT HANDS OF CAPT.
CAREY AND HIS MATEs-eoTH
TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE AFTER
FIRST QUARTER OF GAME.

OF Captain Tom Carey, sehsatloaal
right half back, blazed the way 10 the
Illinois Valley grid championship
this season, when they administered
the strong Spring Valley squat .
TO 2 defeat saturday Afternoon at
King field, befors more than l,ouO in
terested fans. The game was no
doubt the hardest fought and mos.
interesting game that will ever he
staged in the conference RIM. this
year. Both tearrs were y2y evenly
matched. A fighting spirit when was
aroused among The local pl iT''s after
a fuke play netted the Valley eleven
their two points, paved the way to
victory FOR mith's men. The" were
in there aud fighting fro'l tnet ~
and on two occasions he J 'hc Hall
township quad on the OLA yard line.
Had a. either time the bali lesn tax
en- over by the visiting clno 'nl hi@
the locals weakened n Tia! time,
Spring Valley would ha won tic
battle. ~ several otll.r occasions
thoy Gere Haltcd on The Ottawa Ten
yard lire ami when .oe game "ndcd
the Vat team had pC'se,si91 .:
the ball at local five yard line.
Nesti sensational right half back
for the Valley eleven proved the star
for the visitors and at one time gave
local fans and members of the Otta-
wa team horrible scare when he
raced through the Ottawa defense Tor
sixty yards. He had carried the ball
within eight yards of the Ottawa goal,
and there his team lost the pi2skin,
being unable to make that distance
through the local line for Il touch
down
To Philip Schoch goes the honor Of
winning the game for the Ottawa
team. Schoch intercepted 4 forward
pass, meant for Right End Mills. If
the Valley team, and dashed through
q clear field for the first ami emily
touchdown of the game. A fifteen
yard run by him netted the score
and the win for the locals. seEocn
went in shortly after the game start
ed and proved valuable man for the
Smith machine. At various intervals
he was good for nice gains of from
five to twenty-five yards.
Captain Carey, also played a very
clever game, but as the result of a
squabble with Nesti, Valley right half,
he was ordered to leave the game dur
ing the last ten minutes of play, as
was his opponent.
Besides these two men, every mem
Der Of the team played an exception
ally good game. Nevertheless they
showed many weak points which, IL
not corrected by the school mentor
Immediately, will probably lose future
games for them. For instance,
Smiths men are In need OF hard and
gruelling tackle practice Saturday $
game evidenced the fact that they
tackle too high. AS result OF this
fault. the Spring Valley backfeld men
made good gains, after being touched
or almost tackled by the locals.
Smiths men would have made a bet.
ter showing had they made theiI
tackles a little lower and not SO
much ground would have been GOV
cred by the visiting eleven 1t was
an easy matter for the Valley backs
to squirm out of the hold of the To-
cal tackler and line man and make
an additional five or ten yards.
Then again, a stronger defense
against forward passing by the oppos
ing team should be developed. Smith''
ends especially, despite the fact that
they did muss up one or two of the
aerial moves, showed poor ability a
that point. and allowed several nict
ones to get away from them.
Previous to the game a large strinE
of ottawa rooters carrying higl
school banners, ribbons. etc, marched
through the loop district of the city
The Third Field artillery militar,
band, made UP of some of the officer!
and soldiers who are making the lonl
hike from Camp Grant, ILL.,, to CAM
Knox, KY, were present at the felt
and played various musical numbers
Following is report of the entir'
game;
First Half--First Quarter.
Spring Valley opened the game b
kicking off to the ottawa team. Far
rell, Ottawa right half back, received
the oval and fumbled, but recovere,
1t. Carey carried the ball for fly
yards Carey was stopped for los
of two yards Meckenstock punted t.
the Valley team Steele made tire
yards Steele skirted right end TO
gain of twenty yards 0rloff mad
no gain Wixon was tackled for
two yard loss Steele was held for n
gain. Valleys last down and Orlot
didn't make the gain. Ottawa's bal
first down. Farrell was tackled fer
five yard loss. Schoch sent in fC
Farrell Meckenstock made six yard
Meckenstock punted to Hall. Steel
carried the ball back four yard
Steele gained FIVE yards 0rloff mad
two yards. Steele made eight yart
and first down. A forward pass
right was blocked by Carey. Mes
then went in for Wixon ct right hal
Nesti made two yards. Nesti mac
eight yards and first down. Stee
made three yards. F'ehr made fifte'
yards. Steel made four yards. M
Donald was then sent in for Walk
at left end, and Lawler sent in T
Jobst on the Ottawa side. Fehr ma
two yards. Steele made five yart
Steele fumbled the ball but recover