Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1910 — Ray Hopkins One of The Stars of New Football Game. [ARTICLE]

Ray Hopkins One of The Stars of New Football Game.

Ray Hopkins, son of Nim Hopkins, of Rensselaer, and a former captain of the Rensselaer high school football team, is coming in for considerable notoriety as captain of the “Little Giants” team at Wabash college. Last week his team defeated Kentucky University 57 to 0, and the result proved that Wabash has a firm grasp on the new rules. Walter Eckersall, probably the greatest all around football star of history, is now a staff correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and he recently visited Wabash and gives a good write-up of the football team, publishing pictures of Capt. Hopkins and four of his teammates. Hopkins plays left tackle and Eckersall says he is a powerful lineman, haying the box defense particularly strong. He is aggressive and fast and gets down the field almost as fast as the ends. Eckersall says he is a natural leader and commands the respect and admiration of all members of the team. Wabash will play Purdue next Saturday at Purdue. Last year Hopkins made a touchdown against Purdue, with a run almost the full length of the field. Since then his greatest ambition has been to defeat Purdue. Wabash will also play during the season Notre Dame, JDePauw, Butler, Michigan Agriculture and St. Louis University. - Franklin has just begun practice. That school is without a coach. Elder, of Rensselaer, is captain, and Floyd Meyers and Ed Duvall will play on the team.