Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1912 — BASKETBALL GAME WITH WHITING TEAM [ARTICLE]

BASKETBALL GAME WITH WHITING TEAM

Fast-Going Militia Quintette Dill Have Its First Game Saturday Evening, December 7th. Rensselaer will op€n its basketball season Saturday night of this week, when the "Whiting team will meet the teaifi recently organized in Company M. The game will be called at about 8:30 o’clock. The court has again been made the long way of ,the drill halLand affords much better playing advantages than it did across the end. A number of members of the militia have been practicing diligently and it is believed that the team that will confront Whiting Saturday night will be of state championship calber. Herman B. Tuteur was elected manager meeting .held a week ago and Wednesday night Hugh Kirk was elected captain. Kirk and Clark are playing a star game .as forwards, throwing baskets from almost any angle and making practically every basket thrown for. Ed Duvall, who was one of the stars of the high school team three years ago, has not been practicing for two or three nights but will probably be out again and become one of the regulars. Ted Watson, John Moore, Fred Hamilton, Noble York and Lloyd Parks are all playing a star game and the representative team will be chosen from among this numbeT. There are several others who are playing good games, but who expect to play on the high school team and are thus banred from playing on another team. Following the inspection Wednesday night the regular team played a game with the second team and ; the contest was a lively one and the first half ended with a score of 47 for the regulars and 13 for the scrubs. Team work was the best ever seen by a local quintette and gives the boys’ encouragement to go after the" state championship. St. Joseph college will have another good team this year and it is probable a number of games will be played with them. The high school is also in fine condition tl)is year and with its own gymnasium will have practice advantages they have never before enjoyed. On Saturday night, December 14th, another game is expected with Goodland, the opponents of Captain Kirk’s team. Remember the game Saturday night and help the local team start off with a good victory.