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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
THIS IS Preseason
STUFF; BELIEVE It
OR LEAVE It ALONE
the EARLY oopEsTERs ARE
CITING BUSY PICKING OUT
CHAMPION TEAM OF ILLINOIS
VALLEY coNFERENcE-poWN
70 THREE TEAMS.

who will win the Illinois Valley
Conference champion this year,
This is a question now being asked
in all the football circles in the vari
GUS towns that are members of the
conference at La Sale, Streator
Spring Valley, Morris, Princeton and
Ottawa. These six teams are competi'
tors for the title. Now who will get
il Isl the question at issue. AS none
OF tke teams have met yet il will be
necessary for us 10 go back to last
season for facts to base our decisions
for y leader on.
Very little is known about the pros.
poets for winner at Morris or Prin-
ceton, but the talk is that only medi-
ocre ateams will be turned out at each
school. Princeton has not done any
thing notable in the past few years in
the kridiron sport and is not looked
upon to do anything wonderful this
year. Morris seems to have fallen in
ditch since the grand old Fletcher
brothers have moved up so is not look
ed for to create a sensation. And fur
Their from the news that can be gather
ed that is emanating from these
camps prospects are Just about par
with. those OF last year SO it is deem
ed useless to consider either Morris
or Princeton as liable eontenders for
the title
Spring Valley is a school that de.
serves particular note so we will deal
with it separately. At the valley
school so the legends tell us there Is
always good material 10 be had but
the Spring Valley teams openly vio-
late training and hence do not turn
out winners. For instance, last year
Spring Valley had the best hopes for
a winning team in its career, but the
players while good used too much in
dividualism and lacked the proper
physical training to stand the gan Be-
cause of these two reasons the valley
team was defeated by both Ottawa and
La Sale when ii was the best team
in the conference and should have
won Hthe title for last year While
Spring Valley is not eliminated it Is
not BOXED upon as a likely contender
for h0nors this year.
With the practical elimination OF
these three teams three are still left
Nowgno elimination OF these three to
find Hhe fittest will be attempted as
vet After the season gets under way
a chance 10 see the merits OF these
teams will be unfolded.
But according to dope enaminating
from the Streatof camp team like
that Of 1920 team is again expected by
Coach Dale. Streator expects to go
through a season with an unmarried
recofd.
La Sale says Coach Fellows has
wonderful prospects and banner sea
solf> is looked for. Ottawa has high
prospects and the fans expect to see
winner represent the city. OF course,
fine will tell and as time progresses
the fans will be able to estimate what
tavorite to place their money on TO
lead at the finish.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
CHAS. WHITE GOES INTO
TRAINING FOR BENNY

Chicago, Sept 20.-Charlie White,
local lightweight. matched to meet
Bonnie Leonard, kingpin of the l35
FOUNDERS. at Jersey City Oct 3. will
leave for Saratoga Lake, y, Y, today
for the purpose OF completing his
training. The local fighter appears in
good condition and with ten days of
intensive training in the east expects
To put up the fight of his career with
Leonard
Ii will be a twelve round no decis-
ion contest. White must knock out
Leonard to win the title or else re-
ceive the verdict on a foul Charles,
noted as a left hooker, surprise the
eastern boxing world when he stop
ped Bobby Barrett of Philadelphia
with a right hand punch When he
met Leonard in Benton Harbor, a
few years back the champion was
knocked through the ropes with a
Left hook, and Bonnie will now have
to look out for both hands.
White Is confident he will beat the
champion and his only regret is that
no decision will be rendered by the
referee Decisions are not permitted
in New Jersey, and Charlie will have
to be content to go along with popu.
lar opinion If he outpoints Bonnie but
does not stop him.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
MISSING TEN YEARS; /
SEEK HIS INSURANCE

Morris, Sept, 20.-A mystery Of ten
years will be recalled this week In
the Grundy county circuit court when
Mrs. Maude Ely of Wilmington prose
cutes her suit to recover life insur
ance to the extent of $4,000 carried
by her husband, DR.. W. r. Ely, for.
merly a physician OF Gibson City.
nr Ely, ii is declared, was murdered
in Chicago and his body carried away.
The only clew that was ever discuv.
cred was Il blood stained cap.
No trace was ever discovered Of
the body. and, due to the fact that
the life insurance policies had been
issued hut few days before the dis.
appearance, the companies denied
that the physician had been killed.
The widow is in charge OF the tele.
phone exchange at Wilmington
Three years ago Mrs. Ely filed suit
to recover the amount of the policies
The defense will demand proof that
DR., Ely was murdered, while tie
prosecution will ask proof that he III
alive.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
SLATER TO PLAY WITH
CLEVELAND PAINTERS

Cleveland, Sept. 20.-Duke Slater,
all American tackle at Iowa last year,
will be in the powerful rush line of
the Cleveland Panthers this season.
Other stars on the eleven include
Frank Garden, all western end of Ne
braska, Chuch Smith, all western
tackle at Iowa, Sinderman. all Ohio
tackle pf Wooster Crawford, all
southern tackle of Georgia Tech, and
Cain of Michigan
Ken Houser, w. and j.: Gould. Of
Yale; Kelly Mcbride. Penn State;
Kline Columbia Blue, California,
and Hamilton, former Great Lakes
player, will be in the backfield for
Cleveland.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
AMERICAN EXPRESS
WANTS TO CLOSE ITS
DOWN TOWN OFFICE
SOUNDS OUT SENTIMENT OF
BUSINESS MEN ON PROPOSE.
TON 70 BUILD WAREHOUSE
NEARER ROCK ISLAND STA.
TlON.

Tho American Railway Express
Icompany 10 % letter % tho Chamber
ter commerce advise that thoy are
planning % close their downtown of,
fee and erect a building on their own
tuyar the Rock island passenger sta
tiop superintendent J, G. shannon,
in writing 70 the organization, nut
the matter squar2ly up To the people
Cf Ottawa for an expression OF opiu-
lon n5 to whether this move would
meet with their approval or not
Expression on this question VIII be
received by tn Chamber OF Com.
merco and Business Mems Association
and people desiring TO give their
Views on this matter should report to
'ei,heT one OF these organizations.
The letter reads in part as follows.
we have been making study OF
conditions that would reduce the cost
G. Operations and not effect the con.
ycnience of the public. We know you
will agree that all proper economies
should he taken advantage Ct because
the cost of doing business must ulti-
matCly have an effect on rates 10 be
charged Ia public.
"We are considering the coustuc.
ton on the c.. K. l. 4 p right @.
way Immediately north or east OF
their passenger station. and conform.
ing mchitecuraliy-a building Of ap.
prcyimateIy - by so feet
II is further pointed out in the let.
ter that on account OF the change that
has taen place in express service
there is little Il mand for an Office
in the business section. the reason
being that wagon service picks up
and delivers most all OF the express.
In several cities they have found that
BY consolidating their services at a
depot location il has enabled them
70 materially improve their service
without causing any Inconvenience 10
The public, and it is reported that the
counter bu mess Il Ottawa Is not
very heavy.
As far as can be determined, there
had not been many complaints regis
TERED With the Chamber OF Commerce
IA regard TO the express company
service, and while there does not ap-
pear to be any good reason for not
accogtinY this proposed change there
will be no action taken until com
plete Investigation has been made.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
GOV. SMALL AIDS
BABY CONFERENCE

Sprineneld Hills majesty, the
Illinois Baby, the Joy OF today and
upon whom the hopes for the future
ere conferred, Is coming into his own.
The first better babies conference was
held at the Illinois state fair In 1913
when 250 babies We're examined, and
proved TO be largely u Sangamon coun.
ty affair. The scope of the conference
has increased from year 10 year,
reaching its peak in 1921 when 1865
babies from "a counties were enter.
ed For the 1922 conference to he
held at the Illinois state fair now in
progress, there have been over COO ap-
plications 10 date,
The Better Babies Conference idea
has met with a wonderful growth The
baby held sway at the recent Chicago
Pageant Of Progress where thousands
We're thoroughly examined Confer.
ences will be held at % county fairs
this year, and at several farmers pie
mics. Governor Small has taken a
personal interest in the furtherance
of this great work and has provided
Il silver loving cup as a prize for the
illSlA'oN oNblAllS udbN at tdNh VI Aut
following county fairs; Dewitt, lro.
Quois, Hancock, Franklin. Kankakee.
Randolph, Macoupin and Greene In
addition, at many of the county fair.
the mother of the highest scoring ba.
hv will be awarded free trip to the
Illinois state Fair whore prize.win.
ming babies will compete for the
grand elimination prize of 800.
Three hundred OF the entrants at
this years conference are listed in the
Improvement Glass where eight chill.
dren under six years OF age showing
the greatest Improvement over the
scores obtained last year will be
awarded Savings Bank Accounts rang
ing from 81 to SIS. Fond mothers.
Omni-prisent dads. and doting grand.
parents cannot disguise themselves
at this event. They are as easily
discovered as a bride and groom at a
wedding party. and they are proud OF
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
BAN WOULD BAR POP
AT ALL BALL GAMES

StIouis, Sept 20-Time was when
the beer bottle was as much a part
of az ball game as the hot dog and
peanuts, The former was banished
from big arenas long before Volstead
was heard of, and the place taken by
Young Pop Bottle.
Now the latter, like it's late lament.
ed brother, is threatened with the
gate m big league society At least
Ban Johnson president of the Ameri
can League. favors this move, and an
nounced yesterday that he would bring
the matter up for discussion during
the winter meetings.
Johnson attempted a similar move
years ago. but was overruled. The
revival of the bottle crusade is due
TO the hapenning in the New York st
Louis game last Saturday, when Viii
.tey Witt of the Yankees was knocked
unconscious by bottle thrown by Al
irate st. Louis fan.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
OTTAWA 297TH IN ms.
PREMIUMS PAID IN u. S

The city of Ottawa ranked 297th
in the rate of life insurance paid to
policy holders here in the year Of
1921. During the year a total Of
$4,000 was pal dout by life insur-
ance companies of the United States
to citizens of Ottawa.
During this period OF time residents
of the United States received to-
tai of $1170,722. 900 in premiums
from insurance companies. New York
City received the highest amount. a
total of s3S,135,O00 being paid on
endowment, liability or death claims
there,
Chicago ranked second, a total OF
SIT 1914, 600 being paid out during the
year. Philadelphia received the third
geratest amount, a total of 1888
600 being paid out there.
The largest amount paid to a single
policy holder went to Ferdinand
Schlesinger TO Milwaukee. A total
amount of $1,517,S2O was paid out on
this policy.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
COMMISH TO TAKE UP
NAL ONE OWNEY FIGHT

Columbus, O., Sept. 20.-Kirk Dob
son, chairman of the Columbus box
ing commission, said here yesterday
that at the regular meeting of the
commission Wednesday it is proba-
BILE that the commission will order
an Investigation into Monday nights
Malone-Downey fight, in which Down.
eys body was covered with liniment
in the twelfth round
Malone charges that Downey's man
aeer, Dunn. had the liniment placed
on Dewney's gloves and chest in or
der to blind him. Malone stopped
the fight in the twelfth round to com
plain of blindness but proceeded
Dunn would issue no statement deny
ing Malone's charges. Downey claims
his arm was paining him.
Malone today is recognized by box
ing commissions in some states as The
middleweRht champion, having re
ceived the decision over Downey last
night Downey claimed the title un
der Tile disputed Wilson-Downey fght
at Cleveland year ago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
TERRIERS READY to-
START SEASONS PLAY

Mike Gober has practically com.
pleted signing his men for the Otta,
wa Terriers football eleven, He is
now ready TO pry the lid on the first
of October and will either meet the
Utica Yankees or Marselles Gober
will try To play games at home first
II he Is given reasonable financial sup.
purt but II this fails the team will play
out of town. The Terriers are going
TO place one sweet team in the field
and dought 10 get some support as
they will be the best team To play
out OF ottawa besides the high school.
The almost complete lineup is as
follows: Tote" Carey ut quarter.
Remeges and Gull at halves and John
carey at full. Joker" Farrell and
Joe" Fox win be on the wings. Har.
old Link, former high school player.
will be AT one tackle and Red Rossitor
will be NJ the other, Dick Flynn will
be at ne guard and probably Morgan
will he at the other while Palmer
Byrue, high school allyallcy center
will be center.
This will probably be the regular
lineup but substitutes will be carried
like Par Rossitor and Gribbons and
several others so il is easy to see the
character Of the team that will rep
resent the Terriers will be one whale
OF team and ought to get the sup.
port OF the towns people il they want
to see Ottawa on the grdiron at all.
Coach DuGan will put his charges
thru a hard practice next Sunday at
the fair grounds and several light
practices during the week.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
CRY IS HEARD FOR
SECOND STRING MEN
TO AID SCR|MMAGES
COACH NEW6ERG HAS HARD
TIME GETTING SCRUBS OUT TO
HELP FILL LINE AGAINST THE
MAIN SQUAD.

Last night saw the high school
squad put through the hardest prac'
tice of the season. An hour of scrim-
mage was gone through and many
new plays were given out The scrim.
mage was fast and hard played, but
there was one thing lacking, sutli-
Client second string men 70 make a
somewhere near an equal showing
with the first team II seems that
the spirit OF some OF the students Is
such that they viii not come out eX.
cept they think they can make the
varsity. But It is known fact even
II a coach has eleven stars to make
a team from no team can he made
except they have somebody to prac-
tice with.
At Streator over 100 men came out
for football at the first call and there
is still siXty.four out-enough for five
teams. La Sale has three full teams
with plenty OF substitutes for them
To work with. Coach Newberg is
making wonderful progress with his
men but more are needed Last night
saw about fifteen likely looking first
team stuff out when there should be
at least twenty-five good men to pick
from so some competition can be
worked up
The following men who were out
last night are showing up well: Lo'
gan p. Dekreon and O'Brien at ends;
Caikns Antram and VoncllX at tack
les: Guthrie, Larsen and Smith at
guards; Crowden al center; Carr looks
good at quarter; West at full and
Dekreon and Dammann at halves.
OF course many promising men were
missing last night. Bradford and
Bradshaw ought to make good quar-.
ter and a half while McManus cen
ter was absent and Jobst and Grit.
flths a couple Of likely looking guards
failed to respond Pierce has been
sick and has not reported this
week but Is expected out tonight.
Stevenson, La FOUNDER, with
some previous experience, will report
tonight as will Brady, a new man
for center. but there ~ still n few
large men left around the school who
ought to come out and help make
a team Men like LOOMS. Wiley and
Heinrich and several others should
come out. They are big enough il
not to make the first team to play
on the second and help make a good
first team
Not only was there scrimmage but
some good tackling practice and in
this practice Brick Farrell. the pmcky
little taptain, had the hard luck to
bite his tongue. This was the first
accident to happen to a red and white
player this year, but it is not serious
as Farrell will be out tonight
Coach Newberg hopes to have his
full squad out tonight and long hard
scrimmage will be gone through
More plays will be given out tonight
but Newberg says that the work will
have to speed up at the school on the
field as the first game is now only a
week and a couple of days off.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20

It. Even the general public exhibits
n thrill of human interest when II
views the numerous specimens Of pei
feet babyhood. *
Dr. l. ID, Rawlings. director Of pub
lie health, has taken keen interest
in this wide,spreading movement, and
the numerous conferences turnout ting
state are being held under the super.
vision Of the department. Anticipat.
ing larger registration for this yenr's
conference. he has provided for an Ia,
creased corps OF medical. dental aud
other experts. Every possible proyiA-
ion has been made for the comf0r
OF mothers and babies ut the statA
fair better babies conference. All ba.
bies will be examined In glass parti.
toned rooms, in plain sight OF the
public.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
ZUP'S YOUNGSTERS
START GRID PRACTICE

Urbana, H., Sept 2o,-(SpecialO
Bob Zuppke's eager Youngsters
hattled eacl. other last night while
the coach studied their performance
with an eagle eye as the two teams
tugged away at football.
Clarence Drayer, the lanky young
tackle of 1921, reported for scrm
mage despite a scholastic ban. Zupp
Ike is not counting on him. however
and viii devote his time to develop
ing new tackles Sam Hin, hammer
thrower on the track team. who has
been a squad member for two years
suddenly took the center Of the stage
last night by his sensational pmng
ing.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
TILDEN PLANS VISIT
TO EUROPEAN COURTS

Philadelphia, Sept 20. --William r.
Tilden, national tennis champion, and
William NJ. Johnston. San Francis
co, runner up in the singles champion
ship, plan to invade Europe in 1924,
according to the champion
Unless something happens | have
not foreseen, | do not expect to go
abroad next summer" Tilden today
But Il do expect to go in 1924 and |
think Johnston will go with me-"
Tilden said he talked it over with
Johnston and he seemed to think that
two years hence would be good
time to make the trip. The champion
said if the trip is made they would
play in singles and pair up in the
doubles.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
YOUNG MONTREAL
KNOCKS OUT ASHER

Detroit, Sept 20.-Young Montreal
knocked out BABE Asher in the eighth
round here last Monday night. Mont
real Strengthened Asher up with a
long left and crossing his right stag
gered the victim. Asher rolled with
the punch and was in a dazed condi-
ton when Montreal pushed his right
hand against the boys chin and he
went down for the count.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
TRACK SPRINTER TO
RACE RUNNING HOSS

Syracuse, ~ Y, Sept. 2O.-Allan
SWoodting, Syracuse university's star
81 rinter, will race eighty yards against
running horse Friday at the track
meet which is to feature the stage
convention Of the American Legion
The horse, after years of race track
service. has been timed over the
eighty yard route in nine seconds
Woodring has stepped the same dis
tanoe in 5 rs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
COBB KEEPS UP HIS
OLD BATTING GAIT

Detroit. Sept. 2J.--Ty Cobb made
his two huHdredth hit OF the season
in Mondays game with the Washing
tons.
With that hit the Detroit manager
completed eight seasons in which he
has clouted 200 Or more safeties.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
Confidence Must Be Natural.

Confidence is a thing not to be pro.
ducad by compuision Men cannot be
forced info trust Daniel Webster.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Pittsburgh s; Philadelphia,
ST. Louis, ); Boston, 1.
No other games scheduled.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
Games Today

Philadelphia AT Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Washington at St Louis,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
Standings.
MEXICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results,
Nov York, 4; Detroit, 3,
Washington, 4; ST. Louis, 3.
Cleveland, 80; Boston, 4 2.
Philadelphia at Chicago. rain.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-20
Games Today.

Chicago at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at New York.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati 1t Boston.
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