Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1911 — BEAT LAFAYETTE AND LOOK LIKE CHAMPIONS. [ARTICLE]

BEAT LAFAYETTE AND LOOK LIKE CHAMPIONS.

High School Team -Played Fine Game And by the Decisive Score of 17*0 Disposed of Oakwood. ; * • - . - _ T,’' Saturday’s football game makes the local high school look like real champions! In as fine a contest of football as was ever seen on a local gridiron the local team defeated Oakwood, of West Lafayette, heretofore not scored upon, by the decisive scora of 17 to 0. Not only N was the defeat emphatic but the local team showed a superiority after the first, quarter of play that should go a long ways to make the team the acknowledged state champions among high school teams,*. ■ 7*" There were some spectacular features in the game that brought in the limelight some of the stars of the team and the large crowd that witnessed the game seemed to unanimously pronounce It one of the best games ever played here and also so agree that the high school now stands a fine chance of winning all its games and of going through thp season without being scored upon.

The Oakwood boys were a nice, dean looking set of fellows and they were ,in excellent training and about the same size as the local lads. In the early stages of the contest they made the required gains several times and threatened to score frequently, but the red and black boys held at critical times and before the end of the first quarter the locals were holding their own very nicely and while the ball was in the Rensselaer field at the close of the quarter and in Lafayette’s possession, confidence f was increasing that our boys could withstand the charge of the visitors. The second quarter opened with two efforts on the part of the visitors to penetrate the s line but Joe Putts was the man to bring down their halfback each time. An effort was then made to drop kick, but the ball fell far short and looked like it would roll under the Une but it stopped right on the line and Parks got It Just In time to prevent a touchdown, for a Lafayette end was right after it. Hemphill punted out 40 yards, and then Lafayette began a steady advance, making 4 and 4 and 8. A loss of 5 yards was then made on a forward pass and another poor attempt at a drop kick was made. The ball landed on our 10 yard line and Hemphill at once punted to the center of the field. Lafayette returned the punt to our 35 yard line and Rensselaer lost the ball on downs. Miller then came In for a bunch of good work, making two extra good tackles and causing a loss of 5 yards. Lafayette then punted and Hemphill returned the punt, making a gain of 30 yards in the exchange/ Lafayette then made 13 yards around right end And in another attempt ioßt 5 yards on a good tackle by Virgil Robinson. Je little fater Captain Hemphill, behind a well organized interference. got through the line just off right tackle and shaking off two or three who managed to get at him, made a sensational rub of 85 yards and planted the ball between the goal posts. Putts and Greenlee showed well In making the hole through which Hemphill slipped, while Robinson, Porter mid Parks were all in the interference. Parks kicked goal and ,the half ended vrlth the score 6 to 0 in favor of Rensselaer. In the third quarter Lafgyette kicked to Hemphill on the IQ yard line. He returned the ball 20 yards. Parks was tackled for a loss on a fake forward pass but on the next play made eight yards around left end. Hemphill then punted and Lafayette failed to catch the ball and Hamilton, who made a fast run down the field, fell on the ball. After another unsuccessful attempt at a forward pass Hemphill kicked to Lafayette’s 30 yard line and Porter brought the man down in his tracks. Lafayette managed to make 11 yards on three downs, but Porter, Putts, Hemphill and Hamilton all made good tackles and Lafayette was then forced to punt and Parks returned the ball 10 yards, then made two galas aggregating 9Mi yards through right tpokle and Porter and Parks each made 1 yard. Hemphill and Putts each got In some good tackling stunts and then Greenlee got through the Une and blocked a punt Lafayette revorered the ball and again punted and Parks carried the ball back \p yards. With the bail on Rensselaer’s 25 ysrd line, Porter made a good forward pass to Hamilton, who wfe* in position to receive it and shaking off two or three Oakwood players tie made a game fight and finally got away and made a touchdown. From a bad angle Parks failed to kick goal. Score. Rensselaer 11. Oakwood n,, t^

a poor showing on the offensive, although the \llne held well in toe defensive. Hanley, for the locals, made a , couple of good gains. Porter made a good run of 30 yards in returning a punt and also made oue line tackle, carrying opponent back 5 yards a la Parcels-O’Dea. After a number of consistent gains on an exchange of punts Parks received the |>ail on toe Lafayette 20 yard line on a double pass that worked excellently and skimming toe left end of the line ran for the third and last touchdown. He kicked goal and the score eras, Rensselaer 17, Oakwood 0, Several substitutes were put in to finish tbe game and they played spunkily against the somewhat tired and greatly discouraged visitors and the game came to a close with toe ball on toe Lafayette’s 30 yard line In Lafayette’s possession. Coach Parker has the teaip In excellent training and Saturday’s game was a fine exhibition. Kentland defeated Crown Point Saturday by a score of 38 to 0, which dopes out little difficulty for toe locals In defeating Hammond next Saturday.