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m rate mmm mw re* fur HemSeveral Teams ofToko up Stmmotfs BpmtFreepdrt Will soon be Indulging In another line of athletic speri in the strenuous game of auto, polo, and It Is expected that In the near future there will be at least four teams ready to take to the field andfUffSsh thrills in this entertaining pastime*Two Ford cars have Already keen conditioned and fnade over for the purpose of playing thfe game, and two others are how being overhauled and will soon be ready for Action*The pilot of one of the cars will be Joe Sleffert who will havfc as his mallet man Daul Haefner, the other auto will be piloted; by fiarney O’Connell, whose brother Donald will act as mallet man. The O’Coft-nell brothers and Sleffert own the two cars already equipped for playing the game, and are building two more* ,H. AT. Moore, Lloyd Calame and others, are also preparing cars to join in this sport, and polo balls and mallets have been secured by the contestants and the first practice game will be staged next Sunday.There are thrills a plenty In this sport, and the cars are given such rough usage that they soon reach the junk pile, and a game well played keeps the spectators keyed up while in progress.While the cars and equipment have been furnished by the players, the big item to be provided will be the push ball which will cost about $150, and several of the local business and professional men of the city have expressed a willingness to contribute toward the purchase of this ball to enable the teams to give Freeport something new and novel in the way of entertainment, which heretofore it has been necessary* to seek in other cities.
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Tue, Aug 02, 1927
Page 18
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Courtney B.
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