Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-02
LEGION TO STAGE
D0UbL BILL At.
ARM0RY c, FEB. 7
WooDWARD's INDOOR BASEBALL
NINE TO PLAY oGLEs5Y TIGERS
IN PRELIMINARY EVENT-LE.
GloN BASKET FIVE TO BATTLE
LA SALE EAGLES.

The next big assorted bill Of indoor
sporting event will be staged by the
local post of the American Legion
Tuesday evening, Feb. 7. when Mana.
ger R. c. Woodward's indoor baseball
nine clashes with the fast Oglesbv
Tigers and when Captain Elmer Hit.
ter's American Legion basketball five
plays a return game with the La
Sale Eagles who are already credited
with one win over the Ottawa service
lads. First announcements of the big
double header were made this morn.
ing and officials of the Legion are
planning on making the events the
banner ones OF the season.
Woodward's band of stick warriors
VIII lead off the evenings entertain
melt by clashing with the Oglesby !
Bengals. The Oglesby team is one
OF the fastest in the county and the F..
Ottawans will have one Of the tough. /
est Jobs they ever had when they I
meet. Oglesby so far has played I
eleven games and is able to boast OF
having won every one OF them, which
is quite record for a team around
this locality. and they have been play
ing some very hard teams, too.
The pitcher for the Oglesby nine is
lad II years OF age However. he
hasn't suffered a defeat this season.
He is in a class by himself Out of
the eleven games he has pitched for
the Tigers this year four have been
no-hit contests, and he has pitched
several other games without allowing
a run to be scored He has already
defeated Pitcher Cliff Hodgins of the
Ottawa nine on two occasions. Hold.
gins both times occupied the mound
for the Grand Ridge team.
The catcher for the Oglesby outfit
is also very clever performer. He
has record of not being struck out
this year He is a wicked man with
the bat and is a regular Babe" Ruth
in indoor circles of the county.
Besides the battery every other
player on the team is equally as good
according to reports and it can easily
be seen that Woodward's gang will
have to adopt an unusual amount of q
pep that they might give the Tigers
little battle.
Manager Woodward stated that J
there would be no change in his line
up, Cliff Hodgins will pitch for the
Ottawans and it might be that his !
luck might change if he pitches ;
against the Tigers for another team.
Ffesel will do the backstopping. and r
oil the other regulars will hold down
their same positions. y
After the smoke of the indoor battle Q
clears away Hitter and his a
gang of basket shooters will engage O
IN a second game with the La Sale s
Eagles. This game will start prompt. T
~ at S:l5 o'clock and will be one of 7
the snappiest indoor battles of the
season I
About a month ago Hitters team s
was defeated by the Eagles at Social :
Center gym at La Sale. The local r
service lads had held lead until the \
last few minutes OF play. when they
seemed to have been followed by a +
ink. They couldn't make single (
basket while the La Sale team got r
lucky, knotted the score and succeed
ed in gaining lead which they re-
tanned until the final whistle had ~
sounded. However, it was a close
battle and the fans who witnessed the :,
encounter enjoyed it very much
La Sale, having already won from ,;
ne Ottawans. are sure they can turn :,
The trick again. and will come to this =
city on the eve Of the battle cock sure .
net they can't lose. Hitters team.
however, are of an opposite opinion =,
and are planning to uncork a big sur :,
prise for the visiting club. :. :.