Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-16
Sports Squibs

Fred Tomlin OF Glasshoro, n. d. ea'
tabllshed q new worlds record Tor
four days target shooting in the Penn
sylyania state championship todina'
ment, al Lancaster. by breaking go
targets out of 900, Tomiin broke l59
out OF 100 the first day, l57 out OF 100
tho second, zoo straight the third and
~ out OF eighty the fourth, That's
what we call real shooting
Charlotte. y. C.--The Charlotte club
OF the South Atlantic Association an
nounced the purchase from Nashville
Southern Association Club. OF Pitch
ers Tom Gallagher and Norman Sewell
and Shortstop Dutch" Krehm2yer,
and the sale To the Okmulgee, OKLA,
club OF Pitch orion, Masters and
nllpar Davis
DO
Paris Georges Carpenter, former
lieht.heayyweight champion Of Europe,
said he would sign a contract before
the end OF the week to light Battling
sikh late In March. The agreement
will carry for twenty rounds, with four
ounce gloves Sikh defeated CARPENTER
in their first fight, but his title was
vacated by the French Boxing FEEDER.
alton. He was barred from the ring
for nine months, but the commission
relented so he could have a return
bout with Carpenter TO allay rumors
that the first tight was a lrameUp,
Massillon, o. Masslllon, city OF
less than 10000 population, claims the
distinction Of two championship foot
bali teams. The Washington High
School team. With nine consecutive
victories. claims interscholastic hon
orS OF this section of the state, and
tha MasSillon Maroons, professional
team has sustained but one defeat
during the last three years SO far
this year, the Maroons have registered
eight consecutive wins.
Minneapolis. MINI Tony DEBATE,
infelder. Ted Odeuwald and Nick Cul.
lop, pitchers, Formerly with Des
Moines, and Joe Donowitt, outhelder
with 81. Joseph, have been turned 0l.r
TO the Omaha Club of the Western
League in part payment for Da Trip
pie, pitcher, 1t was announced tclo.
Portland, Ore.--As Washington High
School OF Portland could not raise the
$4,000 guarantee to bring Scott High
School football team OF Toledo, o., 10
Portland for q Christmas game. Hugh
J.. Boyd, principal OF Washington has
telegraphed the PRINCIPAL OF Scott
High School Informing him that the
game will not be played.
New York-Dick Kerr. White Sox
pitcher, has not applied FOR reinstnte-
ment and II he does he will have TO
serve another year away from base
ball, according to Commissioner Ian
dis.
f3nenos Aires,-I.ouis Firpo, South
American heavyweight champion, has
booked passage TO the L. s. on the
Ebro, sailing Jan. 10 He is willing to
meet the winner of the Brennan john
son bout. Ffrpo will take Charles
Seatli7 nghthearyweisht champion,
With him.
New York-Johnny Kilbane, worlds
featherweight champion. vii! set $780,
COS and percentage of the gate re-
ceipts for defending his title against
Epgen Criqui. the European champion.
according to Promoter Tom ORourke.
The Frenohman is to get $4,000 as
his end.
Paris-Battling Sikh and Georges
Carpenter will not be allowed to en-.
gage in another boxing bout until Sikh
apears to testify in the investigation
OF the charges that their first meeting
was fixed. the French Boxing Fed
GRAFTON announced
Iowa City, la-"Freak" football is
NOT indorsed by Athletic Director. How.
ard II Jones. coach OF the Iowa
champions. Commenting upon the odd
game Nebraska and Illinois are con
teplating for 1923. when each team IS
to know the Others signals and plays,
and both are to eliminate trick plays,
jones said:
Il do not believe that such a game
will be successful. One of the main
features of football is the springing
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