Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — Nosed Us Out in Very Close Basketball Contest. [ARTICLE]

Nosed Us Out in Very Close Basketball Contest.

The Lafayette high school team, probably the best high school team in northwestern Indiana, came very near getting an unexpected defeat inßensselaer Friday night The Tippecanoe quintette had no trouble in winning from Rensselaer at Lafayette two weeks ago and neither the locals nor their supporters had expected to make so good a showing as they did at Friday night’s game. The lads found themselyes in good physical trim, however, and put up a fine contest, and were nosed out by the narrow maigin of one point the final score being 21 to 22. The visitors were a fine lot of fellows, played goad basketball, refrained from unnecessary roughness and secured for themselves the admiration of the large crowd that witnessed the game. It was rather the most interesting game played here this year, because of the fair sportsmanship that maintained and the visitors will always be remembered as a gen-4 tlemanly lot of athletes. The home lads had some bad luck in the first half and when the half was completed they had mad? only 5 points to their opponents 10. In the second half the Rensselaer boys had scored two difficult baskets before the visitors seemed to realize what was going on. The score then stood 10 to 9 against Rensselaer. The locals seemed to be inspired by the chance of winning and from that time to the finish the game was filled with ginger and it was a toss-up as to the result. Some very excellent throws were made and the team work for a time was almost professional. Sage excelled for the locals and worked from one end of the court to the other, always being in a place to get results. Thompson was playing lilto a veteran at guard and bis quick work turned most of the efforts of the visitors at basket throwing into failures. Hamilton and Padgitt were all working like beavers and contributed much to the scare that was handed to the near-champs. When the game neared the close and the score bad reached the 21 to 22 stage, pandemonium reigned in the armory and the lusty rooting of the school boys and girls was almost as interesting as the game itself. Near the close of the contest Hamilton made a long throw that hit squarely above the basket and struck the rim as it bounded away but it did not fall inside. Then Sage missed one with about the same narrow margin. It was a thrilling moment for the rooters and they put all their enthusiasm into it, but it did not produce the needed basket and the game finished with Lafayette one point to the good. The following summary will give a good Idea of the game: Lafayette Pos. Rensselaer Forward Skemp Padgitt Fagtn •• • Robinson Center Anningham Hamilton Guard Vaughn ' Sage Shelby Thompson Field baskets: Sage 9, Hamilton 2, Thompson 1. Skemp 3, Vaughn 1, Fagfn 6. Free throws; Thompson 2 out of 5; Sage, 1 out of/1; Fagtn 2 out of 4. Timekeeper Miller. Scorers Clarke and Fletemyer. Referee Sharpe.