Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1912 — WABASH IS COMING FOR FOOTBALL GAME [ARTICLE]

WABASH IS COMING FOR FOOTBALL GAME

Hight School Will Have First Contest In Rensselaer Next Saturday— Locals in Fine Shape. t' t Rensselaer high school is to play its first football game next Saturday, its opponents coming from Wabash for the contest. The game should be a good one, as the local lads have been in daily practice since the first week of school. There are a number of new men on the team but they are showing up well and Coach Parker and his assistant, Simon Thompson, have been putting the young fellows through some lively training. They should be in prime physical condition. There has been some difficulty in procuring games this year, due to the fact that football has been prohibited in a number of schools. But the schedule is becoming quite well filled now, and it is expected to have five games at home. Whether the team will go away or not remains to be decided. The admission to Saturday’s game will be 25 cents. The school boys will canvas for the sale of tickets and it is hoped a large sale and a big attendance results, as the first game will be an expensive one, owing to the distance the players have to come. The new rules adopted last year will be in vogue this year. The ground is 10 yards shorted and the court extends beyond the goal posts at each end of the ground. Four downs are now allowed instead of three as formerly. A touchdown now counts six points and there are a number of other changes.