Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1912 — Rensselaer Lads Lost Game to Fort Wayne. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Lads Lost Game to Fort Wayne.

The Rensselaer team fell down at the first step toward winning the state high school championship at Purdue Friday. Fort Wayne had a walkaway after the first inning, and piled up the score 12 to 3. Rensselaer made a strong start and it looked as though they might be winners, but that was a halluclna-' tion and it didn’t last long. Moore showed up strong and fanned two men 4n the first inning, but after that the team went to pieces and Fort Wayne scored steadily and had twelve runs to Rensselaers none up to the ninth inning. Rensselaer rallied and made three runs in the last half of the ninth," which lessened the sting of defeat. Buck Robinson' was the first Rensselaer maa up to bat and he slammed the ball a terrific wallop that almost took the cover off, and circled the bases for a homer, while everybody shoudted “It’s a hit, it’s a hit.” This spectacular play didn’t count as Buck cut all the bases but home, and the “umps” called him out. jThe lads were not greatly disappointed by the outcome as they had no hopes of winning the pennant. This is -the first year that the high school has supported a base ball team and yesterday’s game was the second this season. l r The state championship will he played off this afternoon and hangs between the M. T. H. S.« Huntington. Ft. Wayne, and South Bend clubs.