Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1914 — MONTICELLO GAVE US HARD BEATING [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO GAVE US HARD BEATING

High School Met 20-11 Defeat Friday Night—Proposed That Another Game Be Played. Monticello took our high school to a 20 to 11 eelaning at that town Friday evening and the giame was the fastest and also the roughest of all contests in which our lads have thus far engaged. Captain Groom, of the locals, is credited with having put up the best game for Rensselaer, and he brought home a mark of his playing in the shape of a dislocated probosis. Swaim, at guard, lost a couple of teeth, but little things like this do not count for much in basketball, which is about the roughest of all athletic games indulged by high schools and colleges. Our boys did not come home with a They admit their defeat and say that Monticello played them off their feet. It was a faster and harder game than they had expected and they saw from the very outset that it was an uphill battle and they never reached the crest of the hill. Monticello played a better team than they presented here two weeks before, having one of the Schlademan brothers, noted for their height and athletic prowess, at the hub position and he had a big advantage over Healey at the pivot. The first half ended with the score 9 to 3 in favor of Monticello and the 6 point lead was increased to 9 points when the whistle sounded at the close of the engagement. For the locals Healey made 3 field baskets and Eigelsbach made 2 field and one foul baskets. It is proposed to play another game on a neutral court and it is possible that the armory floor in this city may be chosen.