Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-29
OTTAWA TEAMS TO
CO TO GRAND RIDGE
FOR GAMES TONIGHT
TOUGH STiRMtSI EXPECTED
WHEN HlTTER'S TEAM PLAYS
GRAND RIDGE FlVe-WHlTe
GIANTS TO PLAY ODD FELLOWS
IN WlNpuP.

Expecting TO be accompanied by a
band Of local rooters, the American
Legion basketball team under the
leadership of Captain Elmer Hitter
and Art Halllgans White Giants. a
recently organized indoor baseball
nine, win invade Grand Ridge terri
tory tonight, where they will do bat
tie with Grand Ridge clubs. tlitter's
basket shooters will take part In the
first game of the evening which starts
at 1880. when they clash with the
fast Grand Ridge city i've. while Hal
ligans outfit will put the finishing
touches to the card OF events.
Two tough battles can be expect
ed when the Ottawa teams clash with
the squads from Grand Ridge. The
basketbalt game will be an espe"
cially interesting affair. fiitters
men will need everything they got
because Grand Ridge is going to pre-.
sent a very strong lineup. Porter.
former o. II. S. and captain OF the
university OF California freshmen
squad of last season, will play a
forward, while Niger Daugherty.
formerly of Hardscrabble high, viii
play the other forward position. Me
Allister OF football fame will play
center and might possibly get
chance at Porter's forward position.
The guards were not named.
With this excellent material on
their team Grand Ridge expects to
give Hitter's legion outfit horrible
trouncing. Hitter's team will be
the same except that Irwin, who start
ed the game against Earlville, Will
be back in harness again at the cen
ter position. He ia more than six
feet two inches tall and when it
comes to shooting baskets he will
make them all look sick Hilliard
and Anderson will play the forwards
while Hitter and Mathes will play
guards. LEX, Giehler and Bowermas-
ter will act as subs.
Following this game Halligan's
band of indoor men will clash with
the Grand Ridge Odd Fellows. Halli-
| gans team consists Of some Of the
American Legion members, and be-
cause the legion outfit trimmed the
Odd Fellows in a previous battle Hal
ligan is banking that his team viii
have an easy victory
Och" Heiberg, former O. II. 5,
athlete, will occupy the hillock for
the Ottawans in the battle, while
Fiesel of the legion team will be on
the receiving end Och" hasn't been
in action very much lately, but what
little he has been in he looked mighty
GOOD and Ottawa fans are willing tc
place their money that the White
| Giants will win the game.
Halligan and Sutton will play tht
shortston positions. White will play
at the initial sack and Hulse vii
predominate about the second mile
stone. Frank Sprague will pla.
third base while VIII Sprague anE
Hanker Boyle will have charge'of tn
poppy fields.
This game viii he the first conflic
for the Giants and they are going y
win the initial battle, anyhow that !
what the members OF the team say
But they will have a tough patti
when they buck up against Georg
Crawford, Grand Ridges moundei
Crawford will do the twirling for TN
opposing nine in tonight's affair. BOT
games will no doubt be very intefes
. mig and a record breaking crowd
!, expected to attend.