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FOOT BALL TEAMSTHE WILD CATS ARE GETTING IN SHAPE AND ALL FORMER MEM-ARE OUTWith a dozen different teams pract \c„ tit” daily interest in foot ball at SpringValley is rapidly increasing and beforetin1* end of the month enthusiasm will he its height.( oaeh Keith of the High School 5a putting a large squad through the preliminary work at the school grounds* The team will be heavier than las* vtarvand there appears to be plenty of promising material. A strong team is sure to be developed and a successful season is expected.The Wild Cats are practicing everyevening and last Sunday roughed it with the Navajos at Hicks Park. The Cats have more than twenty candidates for the different positions and the team will be much faster and strongerthan last year. In addition to all of*last year’s players four out of town men are practicing with the team.They are Chandelier and Krueger otLa Salle, Crawford of Grand Ridge and Freebern of Granville. The list ot players include Coveny, loigt Chiado, Perino, Kudela, Ryczek, Swanson. Riva, Sitterly, Fclir, Walker. Cinotto, Laima, linker. Lolli. Artis and GuDo . andlast, but not h a. Dr. Hliss. rgt oii.chiropractor and chirojKdist. Manager Curran is now booking games for the season and is negotiating with all hi the strong elevens in this part of the state. The date of the opening game is not decided, but it will probably be Sept. 23rd with Kewanee. Davenport,Rockford and Henld are on the schedule and La Salle, Dixon. Moline and -Jolietare willing to tackle the Wild Cats.A number of other husky local C-ama are also out practieing and are scheduling games for the season. The Navajosjare managed by Ray Mercer, the Maroons by Thomas Rolando and the Hoffman Trunk Factory by 1 hoinas(’raven*La Salle will have a strong |emi-pre|eleven this season under the managemerit of the Knights of t olumbus. i he T. N. T\ will be Peru’s first tram.
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Spring Valley Gazette
Spring Valley, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 13, 1923
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