Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-02
MAGNOLIA QUINTET
AND M'NABB STAGE
FIRST TOURNEY TILT
OTTAWA TO MEET LA SALE TO.
NIGHT AT 2 O'CLOCK IN CLASS
A-THREE GAMES ARE STAGED
THIS AFTERNOON.
Today's Card.

~ Todsy's Gard.
2-Magnolia vs.. McNabb.
3-Toluca VS.. Princeton.
4--Lostant VS.. TOnica.
LA Sale VS.. ottawa.
S-La Noble VS.. Rutland.
9--Granville VS.. Spring Valley.
Seventeen high school basketball
teams were sent into the big annua
basket tossing race for the district
basketball title this afternoon when
McNabb and Magnolia pried off the
lid, putting on the initial match be
fore fair sized crowd of fans who
gathered at the armory t. witness the
opening events, The tournament got
under way promptly at o'clock when
Referee Smell of Aurora sounded the
first whistle for the race. Smell, as.
sisted by Vey of Rockford, will have
charge Of the court throughout the
Tournament
Toluca VS.. Princeton.
At , O'Clock Touca high. one of
the strongest bidders for tournament
honors, and Princeton. we're pitted
against each other in the second con.
test of the tourney Toluca is doped
to win their first game in easy style
frCn the Princetonians.
Lostant VS.. Tonica.
AT 4 O'Clock fans will find Lostant
and Tonica in the final argument of
the afternoon These two teams, al
oh huf t.fI1 i
the way, are two clever, scrappy out
fits and it is expected that they
will put on a lively bout for the
fans, Tonica has been named as ia
yorite of the game.
Ottawa and La Sale.
Ottawa high should win from La /
Ssile-Peru when they clash with the
olive and maroon squad tonight at I
O'Clock In the headiner of the even
ing, although. they boys under
Coach Fellows are a scrappy band Of
players and have already defeated
the locals on three different occasions
phe Ottawans will have the adyan-
tRge of the natural surroundings OF I
DER own court and should if they
snap out of it, they will have an easy
time with La Sale. In the three 9TH
er games with La Sale the locals
easily outplayed their opponents
El1ey proved to be better versed plays
efs on every department of the gameH
lUt their main weakness was basket I
shooting. They had plenty of team
york, their passing was excellent
and their feeding was also good.
They had everything but baskets
shooting and that wasn't there. L
4Smith's men now loom as closet Z
and they have demon
STATED their real ability several times Z
1t is their big chance and their last
one of the year to trim the La Sale
ans Should they win the contest
they will be pitched against Toluca t
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. ;
In statements this morning it was ,
announced by the coaches of both ,
teams that the same lineups would |
be used as in the previous games. |
and Wiley will start at
forwards for the locals, Goodman at /
center and Carey and Antram at the /
guards. For La Sale Hasse and Hoar J
will play forwards, Gaynor center and h
Lakn and Kirsch guards. c
La Noble vs.. Rutland. e
A good bout is expected at S p. /
m, when La Noble and Rutland will
play followed by a game between
Granville and Spring Valley at 9 p.
M.
Granville is another tough team {
in the running and is given one of {
the foremost places in the tcurna.
ment.
= Sixteen Games.
The tournament will last until sat
urday night at o'clock, when the
winner of A and B classes will play
in the finals for the tournament title.
Sixteen games will be played. Three
games will be played on each after
noon and evening except Saturday
The semi-fnals will be held Satur-
day afternoon, while another game
will have to be worked in on Friday
at lO:45 O'Clock
At the present time, from the eyes
Of the sport critics and dopesters, the
three leading contenders for the IT,
tie are Stroator, Toluca and Gran
ville while La Sale should they trim
ottawa may have a possible chance