Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-06
OTTAWA GETS TWO
BERTHS ON VALLEY
MYTH|CAL1ELEvEN
IA SALE, ACCORDING TO "THE
sNooP," LANDS A MAJORITY
OF PLACES IN ALL STAR AoeRE.
CATION.
BY "The snoop."

Tho day has come, when the sport
writer's OF tho various papers about
the country must pick their mythical
elevens. This paper Will pick Its
eleven on the Illinois Valley confer
ence which comprises just six foot
ball teams Princeton. Morris, La
Salle-Peru, Spring Valley tHalD, OF
tawa and Streator high schools. No
other football teams have member
ship In the conference 50 an all star
eleven will be selected among these
teams. II in tho intention OF this pa
per to select a first team. second
team and give men who are deserving
of IL honorary mention
Every team in the conference has
been seen In action by THE Snoop,'
who for this reason believes he can
give the teams OF the conference
n fair deal and as good team as
common sense will allow the author
TO select.
Knowing that no critic or writer
or in fact any common person Is in
fallible q number of prominent peo-
pie in the different towns in the con-
ference were asked their opinion on
different players, SO the selections
will be spoken by one writer but
are really the work OF a number OF
people the Snoop being the means
by which they voice their opinions.
Well. to begin with every real foot.
ball team must have boss and quar-
terback, so that position will be
started with and the posts of the
team worked on from that basis.
The Quarterback.
In the old days of the triple pass
the quarterback was the most inn
portant man on the team. He was
usually a light heady, and fast think
ing player, but the speed Of modern
football has pretty much dispensed
with this play. This has been no.
ticeable in the Illinois Valley confer
ence.
Price is a splendid example of a
triple passing quarterback, but that
Is not what Is wanted on the all
star eleven The team OF stars re-
auires a fast man that can play foot.
ball and do 1t from all its angles.
"Abbie" Hasse of La Salle-Peru will
come nearest to the big requirement.
He is what a great critic would call
a. triple threat" man being able to-
run, pass or kick the ball. A SPLEEN
did open field runner an eye to pick
holes, can pass with good accuracy
and can place his punts better than
any man in the conference. SO with
no more talking the first team quar-
terback job will be awarded to the
La Sale man who will also be cap
tain of the honorary team.
The HaIfbacks.
@Critics attempting to pick all star
teams throughout the country report
there was never such an abundance
of halfbacks in the country. all be-
ing of first class ability The same
condition also exists in this confer
tnce. La Sale Is particularly bless
ed with halfbaeks, having some won
derful sub-baeks as well as regulars.
Spring Valley has some stars, Strea-
foris fortunate and in picking off the
hen 1t is largely matter of person
al choice. Fozio. OF La Salle-Peru.
seems to lbe the best half his work
defensively and Extensively being the
best In the conference. A young.
ster he is only, but full of fight and
at all times working for the teams
interest. He Is not spectacular but
his work is steady and always good
For Fozio's running mate on the first
eleven r. Nesti Of Spring Valley
seems to be the logical man. AL
good defensive player and a wonder
fun offensive groundgainer A Won
der pair for the all star firsts which
stand out all by themselves.
. For the second team berths there
are many aspiTants but the splendid
showing of Buck Weaver and Rien-
hardt of La Salle.Peru puts them we'll
oiirfin front so they will be present
oil the second team but there are
at least, a half dozen other good
halves left over such as Jagelski,
.df La Sale; Mohan, Anderson, of
atreator: Fairbanks, of Princeton,
and several other good men.
n, The FulIback.
s.Johnnie Baer of Streator is about
a. mile in front Of his nearest COM
hector FOR fulfhack's honors. Baer
Bsa Bear that's all there Is to it.
He hits the line like cyclone. He
NHtliiu III III eiiS opCIlf Htiu TIE utthS
UP the line splendidiy in fact he is
AL ok and an ideal fullback His
closest opponent is Decker of the
Spring Valleys and the Coalmner is
given tho second team berth altho
hard pressed by Woefel of Morris for
thegberth.
The Ends. :.
Good Il ends are scarce this year so
there ought not be much doubt as to
the holder Of the wing posts The
work of Red Dougfterty, Streator. and
Karpinski, Spring Valley, stands out
far above that OF any other ends in
the valley. The long lanky karpin-
ski is. demon ON receiving passes
and nothing hut a cyclone can get
around his end Daugherty is a
fghter;;4'it seems to be in his veins.
He can catch passes anywhere and
cam spill the best interference. He
Ii q worthy mate to the Hall man