Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-06
HIGH SCHOOL AND
?. WI. c. QU|NTETS
IN CLASH TONIGHT
GREAT BATTLE is EXPECTED
WHEN TWO LOCAL FINES RE
NEW OLD RIVAL RYlsM-PRs.
LImINARY GAME SCHEDULED
TO START AT 7:3o O'CLOCK.

Coach Smiths high school basket
ball team will make its initial bow
int the basket shooting world to-
night when It clashes with toach
Brynstad's fast Luther college squad
ON the p. V. l.. c. floor. 1t will be
the first official game OF the season
for the high school lads while II
will be the second battle of the sea
son for the south side collegians.
The battle has attracted consider
able interest and large number OF
Ottawa fans are expected to take
few hours OFF to see the two maroon
and white teams renew their ola teuo'
Another thing that has attracted the
interest of the fans is the fact that
tbe second teams of each institution
will battle each other in a preilmlh-
ary affair Coach Smith and toach
prynstad will line up their best sec
ond string material for the curtain
raiser which will in all events DE
inst as interesting and exciting as the
windup.
Brynstad's club has a bit OF the adj
vantage in the battle tomorrow
They will play on their own moor
which is practically half OF the game
Resides the Luther mentors men
have already defeated gang OF high
school talent known as the "Erins
when they clamored against each oth-
er one weary night weeks ago. but
the high school team that Will OPP
nose the "swedes" tomorrow night
will be of a different type ana the
South Ottawa lads will be given one
az the toughest gruelings they ever
got in their lives
Coach Smith is planning on start
ing Meckenstock and Antram, TWO
heavvweights, as forwards in the pat
lie tonight. Both men have had con,
siderable experience at the game ana
aeem To be the best men Tor these
roaitions, Goodman has practically
cot the center job cinched, WINE
Toad" Carey and Spikes Looney
viii predcninate as the guards. me
iaet two men are exceptionally tast
ond developed themselves into real
Sghting shape. They are in fine trim
"a the hattie and Smith is expect
ing the INTO hound the ?. '. l. (
forwards. ~, .,bool
ooacb denended very much on we're
Gaiger and Doughetry, Dut ooIi,
men have fallen victims to sleges oi
tIIness and have been unable TO pIac-
tica at all. Geiger especially mas
hean out for a long time ana there
"a doubt as to whether or not ne VIII
got hack into the harness thls sSa-
aon Dougherty might get PACK Ia
4ar in the, season, but it Is clilch
That he won't be in the game To-
night t,oa been
hayred due to the fact that ne was
down in his studies, is back IN Ils
harness and will play right Ior"a u,
snr tho p V. l.. c. team. Dewey VI
am will play the opposite lorWaFu'
with these two men at those posi-
tfnns Brynstad is planning on a VIC.
tory Gordon Varland ana NeisoH
,pni NAV guards while either McilA'
go ar Rill Johnson will play cen
ter. ~, Nav for.
,,ards nm the second team for the
nigh school. Ingham and MOSS WHl
,,av Guards while DekreOn VIII play
pnrtar For p. V. i, c. karlsruhe
and Bernie, forwards, Anfinson cen &c,
Ter and Mature and Houge guardS
There seems to be a bit OF uncertain ,,lIl
~ as to whether or not the P[el''i !,
mary game will be played. II l,
should he staged the game Will starr
a. r 40, followed by the big game