Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1912 — CURTIS H. S. PROVED EASY FOR RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

CURTIS H. S. PROVED EASY FOR RENSSELAER

Thanksgiving Visitors Made Such Poor Showing That Game Mas Very Poor Exhibition. Rensselaer had no trouble Thanksgiving afternoon in disposing of its football opponents, Curtis high school, of Chicago. The score was, Rensselaer 58; Curtis 0. The visitors showed by every attempt that they were poorly organized, poorly coached and not a worthy rival of the home team. Some remarked that, it was the poorest team that ever played a game in Rensselaer. The first kickoff made by Putts was dropped by Schroeder, the visitors right half back, and Rensselaer got the ball Within 25 yards of the boal posts. Miller made 6 yards arid Rensselaer lost the hall on a poor forward pass. But Curtis fumbled on the first attempt to carry the ball and Rensselaer got. the ball. After short gains by Putts, Choate and Miller, Putts tried for a drop kick but the ball went wild. A Curtis man tried to stop it before it rolled across the line and touched it. The ball, however, rolled across the goal line and was there secured by Emil Hanley for the first touchdown, two minutes after the game was starteej. After that scoring was made at short intervals. Choate was the particular star, making numerous long runs and demonstrating that he had too much speed for any of the visitors. Putts arid Miller played a star game- at running interference and in breaking up everything the visitors tried. Hanley, Eigelsbach, Captain Moore and in fact all the players were putting up the best gans they had played this year and they were in fine trim for a foe more worthy of them. Choate marie many long runs, the most spectacular of which followed a kickoff by Curtis at the_beginning of the second half. Miller stopped the ball which was rolling on the ground and started to the north side of the field. When the opponents had all surged to that, side he passed the ball to Choate, who went around the other end, running 85 yards and planting the ball between the goal posts. In order to permit the substitute players to earn the “R” for their sweaters, Coach Parker played much of the game with them. The names of those who are to receive the letter will be published in a subsequent, issued