Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1911 — FOOTBALL PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL [ARTICLE]

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL

Big Bmm' et -AmMo* Ont for RracHra and Heavy Line and Fast Backs Insure Good Team. — ' It looks like the high school football team this year will bo the best for many years and this to said in full knowledge that we have had some mighty good teams even in reecnt years, but this year there are more big men than usual and most of the candidates have had one or more years’ experience and seem to have a good lot of football spirit, and that is essential for the best results. Harry Parker has taken charge of the squad again this year and for two weeks has been putting the youngsters through some severe training, acquiring wind, sinew and dash. The team seems willing to get to work early and to* acquire the physical training that is so necessary to best results. A high school squad never worked better and there is a growing confidence that the team will rank with the very best in.the state high school association this year. A new ruling of the association this year makes it impossible to have ineligibles on the tepm and also makes it impossible tor a. student to play who is not in good physical condition and who has not the consent of his father, mother or guardian. The certificates must be filed with the secretary of the association and apy violations will result in dropping the school from the athletic association.

Principal Ross Dean is in general charge of athletics and has arranged a partial schedule for' the season. Kentland will play the first game here on Oct. 7th, Hammond will be here Nov. 4th, West Lafayette on Oct. 28th and Sheridan probably on Oct 18th. All should be good games, but the boys should be in condition for the contests and will be, if training v will put them there. Last year they played some hard games before they were in good condition and it resulted in some bruises from Which they did not recover during' the season, but their development was very marked by the last of the season and this year it is hoped to have the men toughened up to stand the games as they occur. Simon Thompson, who was at Culver last year, will again be in the line and will add greatly to it Hemphill is making a good captain and his trusty leg should help a lot with the present rules in operation. Porter and Parks and Robinson will make a swift back field that has had enough training to put them in the best class in the state. Gish, Greenlee, Miller and Harris are all heavy men, and Will give the line a mountain appearance that will put a shiver down the backs t>f competing players. Nowels will be of good service if his old knee injury don’t cause him too much trouble. Hamilton is getting along well in practice and will be valuable to the team. Cope Hanley is one of the new ones and has the determined spirit that will put him in the game all the time. Ernie Moore is also one of the promising light weights and Fred Rhoades is another. It looks like a sure winning team and they are starting in with a determination fto make a “clean sweep” of the schedule. The Thanksgiving game will probably be played with a Chicago team. The hardest game so far scheduled will be with Sheridan, where great football has been played for several years. “Get Sheridan” be the battle cry and as the game is toward the last of the season the chance of trimming the Boone county boys look good. Principal Dean is also starting basketball, both for boys* and girls’ teams, and promising teams are in prospect '"?»•