Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-01

7 STARTS ROUND OF PLAY on
THURSDAY EVENING AGAINST
LA. SALE.
.,-.Se THE SCHEDULE.
Thursday, March 2.
p. m.-McNabb VS.. Magnolia.
3 p. m.-Toluca VS. Princeton
p. m.--Lostant VS.. Tonica.
1880 p. m.-La Sale VS.. Ottawa.
$3.50 p. MIA Meille VS.. Rutland
.ss. $3.50 p. m.--Granyille VS.. Spring
Valley.
Friday, March 3.
1890 a. m.-Bweau Township vs.
winner of No. /.
9 p. Illustrator VS.. Ohio.
3 p. m.--DePue vs.. Rolo.
p. m.-Winner CT No. . VS. winner
of No A.
1880 p. m,-Winner of No 3 vs.. win
ner of No. 5.
$3.50 p, m.-Winner of No. VS..
winner of No S.
$3.50 p. m.-Winner of No. VS.
Il winner of No. 3
Saturday, March 4.
AZ 2:S0 p. m.-Wuner of No, ~ VS..
80 winner of No, ~.
$3.50 p. m.-Winner of No. II VS..
winner of Nc. 49,
Sis p. m.AFinals.
Basketball will be the outstanding
- feature of ottawa sports this week.
Starting tomorrow afternoon at >
O'Clock at Armory c, in this city. sev-
elteen basketball teams will be sent
on on their way for the district hon
ors Everything has been done by
local high school officials to make
the tournament one of the most sue
cessful such classics ever held in this
-s7 district, due to the fact that il is
the first occasion upon which Ottawa
20 has been named as the Mecca of bas-
ketbaA for the valley district.
Professor c. H. Kihgman. assisted
BY Prof, w E. Howard, secretary /
ofGthes Ottawa high school athletic |
association, has completed all plans |
for the tournament and has done ev.
sTything in his .poWer ITO make the /
SSnffair IAN Interesting one for the
) fans OF Ottawa and surrounding 10.
y calities. I
Doors Open at / p. NJ.
Y The doors at the armory wills be
y opehedssons hour before the first game
= is caHgdl to accoahmodate' the vast
II number of fans. who are expected tor
h sitapd on the opeifing< dayis Side seat /
b thkets will cost sixty cents earh,
] while the !bleacher seats, locatedg at
the south end of the armory, will
y cost forty cents. o.. -rpt
Ottawa, In Glass A division, will be
4 forced to eliminate such teams as
y Toluca. Princeton, La Sale, Granville,
's'sStTsHtoF Spring Valley or McNabb !
that they might pave their way into .
the finals tC be staged Saturday even. .
ing
In Class B division Magnolia. Los .
tant, Tonica, La Noble. Rutland Bu- .
reau township, Ohio, DePue and RollO /
will compete. The winners of the two
divisions will meet in the finals for .
the, district honors.
o. n. s. To Play at 7:3o p. M.
Coach Smiths men will start their
round of play tomorrow evening at
1870 o'clock. when they play the OIL |
i've and maroon squad of La Sale. /
Peru high school for the fourth time
this year. La Sale is able to boast .
or having wen three consecutive con
tests from Smiths men and they are
picked to win again tomorrow.
However, Smith is quite confident /
that his men are able to pull a big
surprise and he is sure that they are |
able to trim the La Salleans on the .
armory floor. La Sale has fast |
team which was evidence by their .
i play in the valley tournament two !
, weeks ago at Streator La Sale work !
ed their way to the semi-finals and .
then they We're pitted against the .
fast Peoria Manuals Peoria found .
them a tough foe and Won the game |
only by a three point margin.
However should Ottawa trim La /
Sale tomorrow night they will bump
up against another brick wall in
their second game. The winner of
the La Salle-Ottawa game is sched-
uIed to meet the winner of the To
luca-Princeton contest. Friday after.
noon at o'clock. Toluca no doubt
will have an easy time with the
Princeton outfit. with the result that
they will be pitted against Ottawa
should the locals beat La Sale
Choice of Tourney.
Streator La Sale. Toluca and
= Granville loom up as the four strong
teams in Glass A division, while La
Noble, DePue and Ohio will be the
strong bidders in Glass division.
First Game.
The first game will be between Nc
Nabb and Magnolia the former team
named as favorte of the classic. To
luca and Princeton will put on the
second skirmish at O'Clock while at
O'clock the afternoons entertain
ment will come to termination when
f.Lostant and Tonica play.
Ottawa and La Sale will head the
bill in the evening
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