Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1910 — Played Pluckily With Wabash But Lost Saturday Night Game. [ARTICLE]

Played Pluckily With Wabash But Lost Saturday Night Game.

Rensselaer high school was defeated in the game with Wabash Saturday night but not until they had surprised themselves by their plucky playing and thrown a great fright into the visitors. With Kirk out of the game the team was not only weakened in its playing strength but the leadership and confidence of the team also removed and defeat was acknowledged probably before the game was scheduled and seemed more than certain when Wabash played creditably with both Monticello and St. Joe, and when the teams were seen on the basketball court the visitors so greatly outsized the locals that it was feared the contest would be one-sided. The pluck of Rensselaer prevented this, however, and the inexperienced quintette supporting the black and red played with a vim that was surprising to themselves as well as to their admirers. The first half closed with a score of 11 to 6 in favor of the locals and the enthusiasm was unbounded. With this start they might have won had they been equal in endurance, but the second half told on them and while they held their opponents even for the first ten minutes they gave out in the closing few minutes and Wabash was able to make several field baskets and to score, a total of 25 points. Rensselaer could gather but three more and closed with a total of 14 points. The result was very encouraging to the high school and gives them assurance that they have the making of a good team, while the number of young players is encouraging for a good team the next two years.