Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1913 — FILLED THEIR DATE AND THAT WAS ALL [ARTICLE]

FILLED THEIR DATE AND THAT WAS ALL

Company M Basketball Team Not in Condition to Play Met Overwhelming Defeat. Manager Tuteur took the remnants of Company M’s basketball team to Monticello Friday night, just to fill a date of long standing, although earlier in the week an effort was made to cancel the date on account of the poor condition of the local team. Clark’s condition has been bad since he returned from Delphi and his absence from the game has served as a great. drawback. The absence of Duvall, who is working at Indiana Harbor, also worked greatly to the team’s disadvantage. Other members of the team were not in good condition and the team has not indulged in any practice since returning from Delphi. The Monticello game proved very tame. The locals made only 10 points to 58 for Monticello. Schlenker, the human fishing pole, again played a star game for Company C, and made most of the points for his team. The Rensselaer lads came home loud in their praise of the treatment they received. - The lecture given at the M. E. church last evening by Maclnncs Neilson was well attended. Mr. Neilson is a native Scotchman and his subject was “Robert Burns.” He brought out some of the more important characteristics of Burns' life and work and at two or three places in his lecture he stopped and sang a few of Burns’ songs. This was a feature seldom seen in Rens selaer and the audience seemed to appreciate this part of .the lecture in particular. Mr. Neilson is a pleasing sort of a character and those who had the chance to meet him before and after the lecture pronounced him a very interesting person. James Thorpe, called by the king of Sweden, “the greatest living athlete,” winner of so many trophies at the Olympic games last year, and recently declared a professional and not entitled to the trophies be cause he had played baseball for a salary, has signified his willingness to return all the trophies to Sweden and has signed a contract to play professional ball for the New York Giants. The salary he will receive is said to be $7,500 a year. He will prove a great drawing card for crowds. Several enterprising managers were after him. He will accompany the Giants to their, winter training camp on February 16th. Thorpe is a Carlisle Indian. See George F. Meyers’ list of Farms tor Sale in another column. . Order your Calling Cards at The Republican offloa ,