Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1913 — COLLEGEVILLE. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGEVILLE.

Rev. J. Scheideler, V. G„ Indianapolis; Rev. Wm. Hordeman, of Frankfort, and Rev. L. Schirack, of WJnamac, were visitors during the past week. Rev. Justin Henkel, C. P. P. S., on last Wednesday attended the Precious Blood community conference''at Carthagena, Ohio, and also the funeral of Rev. Theodore Wilkins, at Decatur. The football squad is putting in daily hard practice preparatory for the series of games scheduled for November. Some of them -will be hard games, and every effort is being made to have a fast team in the field against the Chicago teams. The late constant rains and cold weather have much hampered the progress of the work at 'the gymnasium, and unless the work is pushed more consistently the hall cannot be ready by the time the basket ball season swings around. There is every prospect of a strong quintet, and it will be a sore disappointment if it cannot be drilled in to good ~shap e early in the season. The Rensselaer Athletics won the inter-city series very handily in the last game last Sunday afternoon. The collegians entered the gaum without either of their prime slabmen, Maloney and Hicks, on hand for duty, and the youngsters had to be depended upon. Wihm essayed to pitch, but found it difficult to locate the plate, and when he did find the strike groove the batters acknowledged it by sending out safe swats. Annen, a coming spit ball artist, was sent into the breach and after one run had been made off of him from the crowded bases that he received he held the visitors scoreless during the last five winnings,, twice striking out Morgan and Swartzell with the bases loaded. Both teams can be well satisfied with the results. The Athletics closed a very successful season, and the collegians, from the calibre shown by the men, have the assured hope of a strong team when the real college season swings round with the next April blooms.