Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-18
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TRAINING FOR $50
FOOTBALL TEAMS
MIKE GoBER'S SQUAD GETTING
ITSELF IN TRIM TO MEET ALL
comEas q THEIR cLAss-o' H.
6. GETTING IN SHAPE FOR Au.
RORA.

Mike Gober's Ottawa Terriers held
their first practice of the year yester
day afternoon at the fair grounds. a
large array OF stars was on hand and
Coach Dugan will have no trouble to
select some all star players. Man
ager Cober announced that his team
is'ready 10 play all teams In its cali
brc at l50 10. average.
kicking and passing falling on the
ball and several other limbering up
exercises were went through and sig
nails were issued and a long signal
practice INDUCED in. The first game
viii be played on Oct. l and 1t is
probably a Marseilles team will fur
nih the opposition.
Most OF the players have already
been signed and the balance will be
lined up before the end of the week,
Tote Carey last year high school
star will he quarterback and will have
a chance to show his speed in the pro
ranks. Palmer Byrnes, last years all
valley center will probably perform
at center.
For the rest Of the backficld TO be
Carey's running mates will bbe Joe
Remeges, former St Bedes college
player at onehalf and Joe Fox will
be his mate. Both men are speedy
and tip the scales at $50 pounds and
will show some Of these other teams
around here some pretty playing when
in notion Red" Rossiter, who play
ed when in the army. VIII perform at
fullback and promises TO beb sensa-
ton stepping the hundred in 10 fiat
and weighing 100 pounds, and being
able to run pass or kick. Tom Gull
will be on one wing while Mike Nc.
Carr or Joker Farrell will play the
other Dick Flynn, l75 pound man,
will be at one guard as fixture, but
it is impossible to name the balance
OF the line because OF the great num-
her of men desiring jobs. The team
win play Sundays and perform most
OF the time in Ottawa so the fans will
have good chance to see at least one
good team in action besides the high
school team this year.
%. n. S. To Meet Tartar.
Ottawa viii play one of 1.-THE best
teams ever turned out at West Aurora
high this year when the two elevens
meet on the local gridiron at King
Field on Sept. 30 Coach Fletcher has
nine men left to play the same posi-
ton they held last year and only needs
a quarterback and a guard Myron
Palmer a rs pound youngster has
been picked to perform at quarter
while a new guard has not been nam
ed The lineup viii probably be
Capt. Nelson. end; John Schropell,
center; Talmadge, tackle; Flemming,
end; Crane guard; Ambrose, guard;
Clancy, tackle; Clancy and Cigrand
halves, Robotham, fullbacak and My
ron Palmer quarter.
While Aurora will have probably the
same team as last year which beat
East Aurora, ii will be a very light
team compared with some of the pre-
vious teams turned out in Aurora. A
line averaging $50 pounds will be had
while $40 pound backfeld will be used.
West Aurora is handicapped this year
by not having a suitable field to prac-
tice on so are forced to either practice
in the schools front yard or to jour
ney over to East Aura t practice on
the enemy's field
Aurora opens the season with Ba-
tavia on Sept. 20 and will have a
games lead in experience over the 10.
Gals besides an extra ten days prac.
tice and the use Of all old men. The
up the river team will come to Ottawa
planted for victory as Aurora has
hopes Of going through the 1922 sea
son with an unmarried record, but il
= present indications point true Aurora
will have its hopes blasted on the
thrtieth Of October when they jour
ney to this town to play Coach New
berg's boys.