Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-23
OF S. t0SESA HARD
LUCK GRID BATTLE.
TO SPRING VALLEY
CRITICS CLAIM RED AND WHITE
.oUTPLAYEp OPPONENTS BUT
ALL BREAKS WE'RE AGAINST
THEM.

WIN N'Nit OA'hh VI lHF SAINT ~
ing against them, but outplayinl
Spring Valley high at all stages Otta
wa went down in their fourth sue
ceesive defeat OF the year by an Is
10 0 score Saturday. on the valley
grldiron.
Ottawa was the better team, but
II was not the best team that won
the fracas Luck won the game and
luck was with the valley team. OF.
tawas line was impregnable at all
stages of the game but Ottawa's fun.
bles coupled with penalties caused
the defeat. In all the last three
quarters the bali was in the valley
territory at practical all stages of
the game
Spring Valley won the toss and
choose to receive. Pete Dekreon
Kicked onside 10 the Valley and
Swanson was stopped in his tracks.
On the first play Bonuicci made If.
teen yards. Becker fumbled and re-
covered and the Valley was penaliz.
ed five yards for offside BonuicCi
made 10 and first down again. O'Brien
of Ottawa, was sent in for West at
end. and a Valley forward pass was
incomplete. Becker made five yards
and forward passes netted thirteen
yards, Becker and BonuiCci made five
more on a series OF plunges and end
runs by Bonucci, Franhey and Beck
er the ball was placed on Ottawas
one yard line, with four downs to 20
over in. Three downs failed 10 put
the ball over and on the fourth down
Ii IL Tn11 lou
fullback smashed thru center before
Ottawa was lined Up for touch
down It was apparent from the side
lines that several Valley players We're
offside but the play was executed so
quickly that no penalties We're infiict-
I'd. Becker failed to Kick and the
score stood to 0.
Bonuicei then kicked off TO Dam |
mann hi,t on a crossbuck from the
kickoff Dekreon fumbled and the Val /
ley recovered the ball in the shadow
of the Ottawa goal posts. Spring
Valley needed about four yards to
score a touch down and on the fourth
play Franeley went under center for
a touchdown Becker failed TO kick
and the score stood Spring Valley II
Ottawa 0. Spring Valley kicked to
Guthrie who was downed in his
tracks. Dammann made four and
on the next play Dekreon made first
down but Umpire O'Donnell called
the play back and penalized Ottawa
fifteen yards on the grounds that !
Calkins had no right to hamstring /,
the Valley fullback Hontz Dekreon |
smashed thru on the next play for
seven yards. forward pass was in
complete by inches and Pete Dekreon
punted to the Valley thirty yard line.
Spring Valley was unable to gain
and punted TO Logan, who fumbled
Spring Valley recovered and Bonuiccf
made first down. Franckey failed
to gain and the first quarter was over.
To begin the second quarter Nesti
was thrown for a loss and II. sDek- .
reon intercepted a forward pass. An
other ottawa tumble which the Val
ley recovered Becker made five and .
Umpire O'Donnell said Ottawa held !,
and Ottawa was penalized fifteen ].
yards The Valley was unable TO
gain in three plays and they punted
behind the ottawa goal. The ball
was placed on the twenty yard line
and Ottawa made ten yards but I'm
pire O Donnell called the play RACK
and penalized Ottawa fifteen yards
for hamstringing the Valley fullback
On their five yard line in the shadow
of their goal posts and twenty-five
yards needed Ottawa ran the ball
five yards around end into kicking
position Dekreon then punted the .
ball to the middle of the field. Bonuic-
ci lost five yards and Thomas took
his place He talked and the Valley
was penalized fifteen yards for talk
ing after substitution. After failure
to gain Becker punted to Logan who
received and fumbled the bail rolling
up to the goal line. Karpinsh fell on
the ball and scored touchdown.
Becker failed and the score stood
Spring Valley Is, ottawa 0, for the
balance of the game.
Mason took Dryers place at guard
but this did not strengthen the Val
ley line. Spring Valley kicked off to
Antram who fumbled but recovered
Ottawa was Denalized fifteen yards
again after Dekreon made a first
down. Dekreon then punted to
Becker and Newman took Karpin-
skis place Dougherty took John
sons place at fullback for Ottawa.
Dekreon made seven yards on the
first play and two passes failed CT
tawa was penalized five yards tor
offsidCs so Eekreon pul.ei t. Beck
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