Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-11
.EARLv|LLE LOSES At.
AURORA; FREEPORT
BEATEN BY LA SALE.
SURPRISE COPING TILT 22 TO
19-FAST EARLVtlLE CHAMP.
IONS LOSE TO NEW TRIER
SQUAD, OF OAK PARK, ILL, 80
TO %.

TO %.
Coach Fellows olive and maroon
basket tossers of La Salle-Peru high
high school, winners Of the district
meets here last week took their first
steps towards the sectional title at
Aurora yesterday and the right to en-
ter the state finals Springfield next
week, by eliminating the fast Free.
port high school squad in their first
game last night by final count Of 22
to 49, Freeport high, was considered
one Of the strongest bidders for the
sectional title and their defeat by Eel.
lows gang was a great upset to the
dope selected for the tourney Earl
Vile high, who has a record of winning
g. games in the past year and who
COPIED the Little Ten championship
and also the title at the district meet
at Aurora last week, was eliminated
from further play in the classic when
they were defeated 30 to - by the
fast New Trier squad of Oak Park, Ill,
In tho afternoon Joliet high school
won over the fast Elgin squad % to
II in very interesting basket fest
La Sale, %; Freeport, 10.
News OF La Sales victory over the
Freeport squad will be greatly relish
ed by fans of both La Sale and OF this
vicinity. 1t was thought that they
would not have a ghost of chance
and by their victory yesterday they
will be pitted against New Trier in
the first game this afternoon
In the first period of the game the
F'reeport squad played the La Sale
fellows off their feet and when the
quarter ended Freeport led the way II
to 3. In the second quarter Fellows
men turned the tide, outplayed their
opponents, and when the half ended
the count was Is to II in favor Of
Freeport. La Sale recorded points
while FreepOrt only scored two in
that stanza La Sale then took the
lead in the third quarter IS to Is,
and when the last quarter ended Eel.
lows men and their supporters at the
court sent up a great cheer when
they emerged from their initial strug
gle in the classic an easy winner.
Rmehardt, right forward for the La
Sale team, was the principal scorer
in the game. He only played part OF
the contest but he scored three field
goals and one free throw. Hasse, who
PLAYED so we'll at the district meet
here, scored two field goals. Gala
han scored two also while Lakin sCOr.
ed one
Score by quarters:
La Sale ...... 3 u IS %
Freeport .....11 10 10 10
EarlvilIe, %; New Trier, 80.
In the second game last evening
Earlylle high lost to New Trier, thus
being eliminated from further play in
the tournament and chance to enter
the state finals. However, they put
up a scrappy fight and they could by
no means have been counted out until
the final gong was sounded.
In the first quarter Earlville out
played their opponents and held the
upper hand at the end of the period
by an to count They evidenced
great speed and clever basket shoot
ing in that period, However, in the
following stanZa New Trier came from
behind. pressed an alright defense in
to service and jumped into the lead
the score being II to in their favor
at the end of the half, Earlyille only
recorded four more points in the third
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