Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-16
LONG SCHEDULE OF
HARD BATTLES FOR
HIGH SCHOOL. FIVE
WITH FOOTBALL SEASON NEAR.
ING THE END, RED AND WHITE
TURNS ITS THOUGHTS TOWARD
THE CAGE GAME.

When the football team dofls their
fmoleskins Saturday after the, end OF
an unsuccessful season all thoughts
will turn from the gridiron to the cage
where most of the gridiron asplrants
will step from the gridiron to the in
side court. Football men will be given
q week or two weeks vacation before
starting the basketball season.
At least sixty aspirants will be out
for basket ball this season and pros
poets point for good team. Antram
IS the only regular back from last
years Ave and around the big farmer
lad will be moulded Ottawa's ball
hopes.
Ii has been many years since Otta-
wa has turned out crack basketball
crew, but this was not due to lack
OF material but TO lack of interest IN
the game. In recent years basketball
which used TO be a financial loss has
turned into q money making PROPOSE
ton. The students OF the school are
now becoming much interested in the
game which until q short while ago
was considered sport for girls and
small schools Today basketball shows
a great increase in its popularity and
one that is ever increasing. Football .
while still growing as an athletic
industry is not developing with the
leaps and bounds of basketball.
Face Long Schedule.
Ottawa high school faces a very sui
schedule this year. one of the hard
est. in fact, for many moons. Prac-
tically every team in the Illinois Val
ley of any ability will be met this
season, with the exception of Strea-
tor with whom the locals are at strain
ed relations. Peoria is about the only
city Ottawa has not booked games
with for this season Princeton has .
been put on the schedule and VIII
probably journey here to meet the
locals some night, as yet it has not
been decided upon. st. Bede's will be
the locals guests on some fine We'd I
nesday night. 4;
A downstate trip or two for his team {
is trying 10 be arranged by Coach 5
Several combinations have 5
been fixed up but how they will come
out has not been determined as yet. Y
One trip calls for playing Galesburg I
and Kewanee on Il Friday or Saturday a
night Rock Island and Moline or b
Davenport while still another may be a
the two Peoria teams in the two {
nights. ag
H @ May play Toiuca. n
~-a.2 No date has -heen set for the p. V.
L. G. game but it will probably be
-.befove Christmas vacation. Toluca and
Ottawa are carrying on negotiations
oforea contest but how they Will come !
Eolit is not known. BIOS ss8 a
villa Sale and Ottawa will hook up
ia two tits each on two different oc-
ASSIGNS. igtE eH. i /
THE second team will get about as
MANY games as the first. as most of
the contracts call for TWO teams first
and second. so ponies will have plenty {
to keep. them busy all season.
\ Probable 1929 Schedule. |
December Is Serena High at Ottawa.
December 7? p. V. L. G. at ottawa, two
teams.s
January Spring Valley at Spring
Valley.
January 10 La Sale at Ottawa, two
teams.
January 10 Marsei1les at Marseilles, !
two teams.
January 10 Spring Valley at Spring
Valley.
January 90 Marseilles at Ottawa, two .
teams. 4
February 2 La Sale at La Sale, two
teams.
February 16 and II Valley tournament Z
at Streator
February % Weekend trip.
March 2 Morris at Ottawa.
March District tournament.
Toluca here or there. not assured. IA
Princeton here, no date
St Bede's here some Wednesday.
Week@nd trips playing two games
Btith some Of these schools:
.Galesburg, Kewanee. Moline Rock
Island, Davenport, Peoria Central or
Peoria Mammal