Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-30

Herbert Steger, football star II III
University OF Michigan yesterGa,
continued to improve in condtiaa.
following recent operation for APP
penaicitis. Unless an unexpected
relapse is encountered, physicians an
nounced Steger will be able to leave
the hospital in few days.
Paris. The Municipal court today
decided 10 maintain its subvention of
100000 francs for 1924 Olympic
games, but refused to increase the
amount which was originally voted
on the understanding that the Olym'
pic games would be staged in the
Pershing stadium,
A stadium especial yedsigned for
the games Is now under construction
at Colombes.
New York. THE call for the annual
meeting OF the United state Golf as
sociatlon has been Issued by c. ).
Lee. secretary Of the organization.
The meeting will be held this year at
PlttSDuFSn, Jan. Id
Asa Long, of Toledo, 10 year old
checker champion Of the United
States, will play in Chicago Sunday
against any and all comecs. He will
play at the South Side Checker club
rooms, 542 South Dearborn street, at
3 p. m.
The champion will play simultane.
ously against all. challeneers. Long
won the national championship at
Boston in october.
Indianapolis league ma
tional headquarters have received
check for $20,352.l0 from K. VI. Lam
dis, as the organizations share in the
proceeds of the tie game in the last
worlds series.
Matty Fitzpatrick. for twenty years
an umpire in the minor leagues, plans
to Law aside his mask and chest pro-
tector next season to enter business
here
Fitzpatrick has ofiiciated in the
Western league for the last three sea
ons.
Omaha Billy Miske of st. Paul,
heavyweight. and Harry Foley Of Hot
Springs. will meet in ten round
bout here Jan. IL. under the auspices
of the American Legion post, accord
ing to J. j. Isaacson, the post match
maker.
San Francisco II. Lord, 81,
sports writer on the San Francisco
Bulletin since 1908, died on the OPP
Grating table at hospital here yes
terday.
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West Point.-Fencing will be a
part of the army's sport program this
winter.
Years ago army excelled among the
colleges in this branch of sport and
has several intercollegiate champion
ships.
New Haven't Especial. THE Ma
tional figure ice skating championship
tournament will be held here Feb Is
and Is. til was announced. Ottawa
has applied for the international
dates have been setfii- 1894 $3.50
championship tournament, but no
dates have been set for it.
State College, Pa.-Coach Lawson.
of the Penn track team expects Ell.
mer McLane. who finished fifth in
the recent intercollegiate run to be
a star in the various indoor meets
hits winter
McLane did remarkably we'll over
the boards in New York. Boston and
Baltimore last season and th.><oach
believes he will improve In his sec
ond year.
San Francisco-The new Tanforan
racetrack near San Francisco In the
course Of construction, will open in
May, according to announcement by
the director.
Galesburg. Knox college basket.
ball men are putting in a hard week
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their homa floor a couple Of weeks
ago 1t seems too bad that Earlville
is unable to secure dates with some
OF the surrounding large cities.