Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-21
GENERAL SCRAMBLE
FOR POSITIONS 0 n
?. Y. |. c. QUINTET
GIG FIELD OF CANDIDATES AP.
tptARs AT PRACTICE, MAKING
1T DIFFICULT FOR COACH 5YRN.
sTApr TO NAME HIS FIVE.

Basketball Is on the boom at the
p. V. l.. college with prospects for
the best team in many moons to be
Turned out. The coach has wonder.
ful lot OF hardworking youngsters
filed with the hope Of making the
varsity and determined TO give their
hest to do so
The season is scheduled TO open
officially Dec. Q. with McNabb FUR
uishing the opposition. However.
practice games with Stavanger, Nor
way and Grand Ridge win be had be-
fore the season gets under way.
Dewey Olson, star forward OF last
wears team and around whom this
years aggregation will be nodded,
IS serving as captain pro TEN AntiI
some one is elected to that post. Oi'
son is the logical man for the place
and will be probably given the honor
bys his classmates. Beside being a
good scrapper and splendid floor
worker the Olson boy is dead eye on
the hoop and when he shoots he uSu-
alv means score up two more mark
er3
Although Olson is here, his star
running mate of last season, Nelson,
has graduated and some one must
l,e found to fill his boots. Indications
make it look as though Cyrus Hill
or the football squad will have the
honor but the position is still inI
doubt and there promises 70 bel
some tough fights for the job. Hid
seems TO have the edge, however, be-
cause of his work in the alumni com
bat but there are lots of other good
men around the college cage and he
wfli have TO work hard to earn a per-
manent berth Although Hill and
Olson have the edge. Nilsson Cmca-
90 lad and Erickson who halls from
Lombard are both coming strong and
are liable to upset somebody and
Mace themselves on the varsity hy
their merit.
"BilW Johnson who is we'll liked
at the Ottawa high school for his
basket shooting in the Ottawa P. v.
L. c. games will not be center this
year.
3Munson and Bold seem to be the
whole show in the guard fight as
there is no other stiff opposition
These two men looked to have their
posts Just about cinched but there
may be an upset that will startle
some one. Munson played two years
ago and last year served with the
fast Gardner high school outfit. lie
is q veteran who knows the game
from A to and viii help the young
or members of the squad with his
dgb that gives him more wiseness.
Bold although newcomer at the
school has shown his stuff and looks
like a sure shot In practice he show.
cd up well and in the homecoming
game with the alumni he starred
for the varsity so he looks pretty
sure OF post.
Gordon Varland veteran Of tive
years but who has been in scholastic
trouble for the past few weeks and
is not out of it yet may upset some
hope if he comes out, for he is speedy
floor worker and good basket shoot
n If he returns to the fold ii looks
like someone is not going to capture
varsity honors no matter how hard
their set, for Varland is either a
good forward or center and it will be
az ono Of these posts he will be
seen.
No dates have been set yet for
their annual tits with the local high
school but on Coach Newberg's sched-
ule one game is called for on the
hfuh school floor and on the night
before the high school Christmas va