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Show IJ&E , H A bitter rivalry in athletics between H two tank towns has created a sensa- H lion In western college circles H H As a result of this rivalry, athletics at Illinois and Notre Dame have ro- B ceived a Revere Jolt. j Seventeen players, stars In '.ill H branches, of sport, have been suspend- AVAVj 'd because they Indulged In a post- J season football game under assumed J bjhhhB! v J For years there ha-s been a great J rivalry between the towns of Carlln- jVBVH llle. and Taylors-. Ille. In 1920, so J the etorv goes. Carlinvtllc won from jjjVjjjVjjVJ Taylorvllle. 10 to 7, nl Carlinville. j fall the two teams were I,. .- ; uied to play it Taylorvllle The Car- J llnvllle sports, desirous of again trlm- jbHjbH riling Taylorvllle, hit upon the J of loading tip with Notre DaiQe play- I . era it was th. intentioii to finan- daily clean out Taylorvllle, HHHHHJ jBjBjBjBJ To digresM for a moment and tell J you something about ihe.e J that have stirred up al the trouble jjV in western intercollegiate athletics Ha P Taylorvllle with a popu- BjBjBjBjBB la'.ion of 5806. it is located 26 miles BjBjBjBjBfl southeast of Springfield, the state car- jVjVjVjVjV i lagc and wagon works, paper mills jSjShVH agricultural implement works and a jVjVBpH couple of banks All of which mak jVjVBpH Taylorvllle look like lively burg. HBHa Carllnvllle. according to the sua has a population of 5112. It has J a and monument works, brick - yard, coal mine and Is tratie cen- jVjVBpH ter for the agricultural district jVjVjVjVju I Blackburn college, a Instltu- jjVjjVjjVjVJ Hon, is located there. jVjVjVjVji word was pafsed to the Car- T . on the home team. The secret, how- ever, leaked that number of jVjVBpH college stars would be Imported for jVjVjVjVB the I H Consternation reigned In Taylorvllle when the news arrived vis the gossip g route It was preposterous to thfak of sending the home town bo s jjVjjjpJjjpJjjpJ against nationally famous stars. BBHHm H Then a few of the leading eltlseus, jVjVjVjVjVj among them being the proprietor of the leading grocery, the keeper of the inn and the owner of the flour jVjVjVjVjVJ mill, spt about to strengthen their HHHH I'aylorvlll landed nine of the iih- jVjVjVjVjVJ stare. The Taylorvllle spoils J were wise enough to x qv.a.-- J terback. (Jarltnvllle overlooked thai jVjVjVjVHI Xeature. It wu the quarterback who dec ided the issue. Stern iman, th Illinois quarterback, kicked three field goals. |