Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1913 — DECISIVE VICTORY OVER BOWEN HIGH [ARTICLE]

DECISIVE VICTORY OVER BOWEN HIGH

Rensselaer Won by Score of 34 to 6 From Hard Fighting Chicago Team Thursday. Rensselaer defeated- Bowen high school by the decisive score of 34 to 6 at the annual Thanksgiving football game and thus closed the season with “three victories at home and one thfeat at Hammond. The game was very interesting and the large crowd seemed to greatly enjoy it,- notwithstanding the fact that the locals showed a much better knowledge of the game. But the visitors never lost heart and fought gaihely until the referee's whistle brought the game to a close. That they were still very much in the game may be realized from the fact that the visitors made a touchdown after the locals had piled up 34 scores and then played Quite as well, if not a little better than the homejteam during the losing stages of the contest. Captain McCarthy, Miller, Duvall, Eigelsbach, Hanley, Groom, Lakin, Hopkins, Honan, Swaim and Babcock played equal if not better team work than has been seen for many years and while spectacular end, runs were not so much in evidence as they have been in former years, the line hitting had an old. fashioned ring that looked good from the side lines. Miller and Me*, garthy excelled in this particular, While Duvall and Eigelsbach also hit the line with effect and made a number of short end runs that made the decisive scores possible. The forward passes did not work so well as they have in some games, the defensive formation of the visitors being good for breaking them up, but both Hanlev and Groom received the ball on several occasions for substantial gains.

The game started by Soderstrom kicking across the goal line, and Rensselaer put the ball in play froii%Jbeir 20 yard line. McCarthy mad 6 6 yards through center, Honan making a good hole for him. Duvall made 5 yards on a short left end run. Duvall made 4 through left tackle and Miller made It Eigelsbach failed to gain and punted. Hoglund caught the ball and was downed in his tracks/ Reilly -made 4 yards and Hoglund 2; Anderson made 4 and a forward pass was tried, Miller intercepting it. Rensselaer at once lost the ball on a fumble and Bowen got it and Bowen then fumbled and Groom got the ball. Eigelsbach made a good pass to Groom, who made a 25-yard gain, but on the next play McCarthy fumbled the ball. Bowen made 5 yards on a forward pass to Drea and Anderson hit the line for 2 yards. Soderstrom fumbled the ball and Hopkins secured it. McCarthy made 4 yards and Miller 7. Their line hitting was hard and effective. Honan then made a gain of 12 yards, but Rensselaer was penalized 15 yards because the center carried the ball. A forward pass failed, Duvall made 4 yards and Eigelsbach punted to the 20 yard line. Reilly made two gains of 4 yards each and Hoglund was tackled for a loss of 7 yards by McCarthy. Pollack tried to punt but missed the ball and lost five yards. McCarthy and Miller each made 1 yard anil Groom made 9 on a forward pass. The next attempt at forward pass was incomplete and McCarthy made 6 yards of a short right end run. Eigelsbach and Duvall worked a double pass for 5 yards, planting the ball on the 4 yard line. Duvall was injured but remained in the game and made a half yard. Eigelsbach hit the line for 3 yards and Duvall lacked only 6 inches of carrying the ball over when the quarter ended. On the first play of the second quarter Captain McCarthy hit the line so hard that he rolled 6 yards over and could not recover in time to carry the ball between the posts and the angle was a little difficult and Eigelsbach failed to kick goal.

Rensselaer 6; Bowen 0. Duvall kicked the ball to Pollack, who returned 10 yards; Soderstrom was tackled for a loss of 8 yards; Reilly made 8 yards and Hoglund 2 and Pollack punted to Hanley, who almost lost the ball. McCarthy failed to gain and Miller hit the line for 3 yards. Hoglund intercepted a forward put did not gain. He tried an elid" ton and Groom tackled him for a 6 yard I loss. Henley Intercepted a forward pass and made short gain. Duvall hit the line for short gain and was hurt and taken from the game. Hanley went to half and Wileox replaced Hanley at end. Hanley hit left tackle for an 8 yard gain, Lakin making a big hole for him. Miller made 4 through the line. Eigel.sbcah made 5 yards on left end run. Eigelsbach made 3 through tackl« and McCarthy tried an end run but was tackled for a 5 yard loss. Eigelsbach kicked to the 20 yard line and Soderstrom returned the ball 23 yards, several players failing to stop him. Bowen fumbled and Hopkins and Honan each bad an arm over the ball. McCarthy made 5 and Miller 4 on line bucks. Hanley and Miller hit the line for steady gains until Miller went over for a touchdown and McCarthy kicked goal. McCarthy kicked to Soderstrom, who returned the ball to the center field. Pollack punted, Eigelsbach getting the ball on the 20 yard line as the half ended. Duvall re-entered the game In the second half and Hanley again went to Tight end: Duvall kicked to Anderson who returned the ball

10 yards, being downed by Lakin. Reilly fumbled the ball and Hopkins recovered it and five line smashes for >hocjt gains took the jail across the Tine, McCarthy carrying it over. He also kicked goal and the score was 20 to 0. Duvall kicked the ball across the s,ide line and the 5 yard penalty was inflicted. He kicked again and sent the ball almost to the posts. Soderstrom returned it 15 yards. Bowen tried a forward pass. Soderstrom was making some fine passes' but Groom and Hanley broke most of them up. Miller intercepted the next pass and Duvall, Miller and McCarthy hit the line for a total of 29 yards in 7 downs and Miller went over the line for the fourth touchdown of the game. McCarthy kicked goal and the see re was 27 to 0.

Soderstrom kicked off. Drea was offside and a 5 yard penalty resulted and Soderstrom kicked again. McCarthy received the ball and returned it 15 yards and then passed it to Duvall,* who made 15 more. Duvall then made a run around left end for 40 yards but he passed out of bounds at half the distance and only 20 counted. Eigelsbach failed to gain and Soderstrom intercepted forward pass. Soderstrom then tried a forward pass, which Hanley intercepted. Hanley made 5, Duvall 3 and Miller 2 and thert Eigelsbach made 11 and Duvall 13 through a hole made by Hopkins and Babcock. Line hitting carried "the ball within 2 yards and then Duvall smashed through for the fifth and last touchdown for Rensselaer. Miller kicked goal and the score was 34 to 0.

Soderstrom kicked off and McCarthy received the ball and passed to Eigelsbach, who made a 30 yard run. Miller made 2 yards and Soderstrom caught a forward pass aimed for Hanley, but the ball was lost on a fumble. Soderstrom then kicked to Eigelsbach, who failed to hold the ball and Tillman recovered it for Bowen. A triple pass, Reilly carrying the ball, made 15 yards as the third quarter closed. Eigelsbach broke up a forward pass and Hanley made 11 yards on one and 9 yards on another. Miller hit the line hard for two gains netting ,14 yards, and Duvall* made 5. Eigelsbach fumbled and Rensselaer was penalized 5 yards for an offside play. Bowen fumbled and Duvall made 20 yards. Eigelsbach fumbled and the ball changed hands two or three times. Bowen took a brace and after Reilly and Hoglund had hit the line three times for a total -of 12 yards Reilly made a 20 yard run around left end. Several short gains were made through the line when Soderstrom made a perfect pass to Pollack, who made 47 yards and went over the line. Soderstrom failed to kick goal and the score was, Rensselaer 34; Bowen 6. The balance of the game was hotly contested, the visitors playing on equal terms with the locals and threatening at any time to get away with another forward pass. The game closed with the ball in the jjossession of Rensselaer near the center of the field. The line-up: Rensselaer—Hanley re, Hopkins rt, Babcock rg, Honan c, Swaim lg, Lakin, If, Groom le, Eigelsbach qb, Duvall rhb, McCarthy lhb, Miller fb. Bowen—Pollack le, Tillman It, Schmillen If, Jummerlck c, Wens drick rg, Carpenter l rt, Drea re, Soderstrom qb, Hoagland lhb, Reilly rhb, Anderon fb. Touchdowns—McCarthy 2, Miller, Eigelsbach, Duvall, Pollack. Goals from touchdowns, McCarthy 4. Referee, Parrett. Umpire, Kirk. Head lineman, Nowels.