Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1914 — INVITES RENSSELAER TO "COME ON OVER” [ARTICLE]

INVITES RENSSELAER TO "COME ON OVER”

Delphi Extends Invitation to Entire Town to Come Over and Witness the Ball Game. ■ • fjfrwl Delphi Journal. ~ A famous old base ball rivalry, none other than that between Rensselaer and Delphi, will be resumed after years of inaction, at . the Delphi base ball park next Sunday afternoon, when the Comers and Rensselaer’s fast club hook up in the first of a series of games which will involve the championship of the northern section of the state. This will be interesting news to old fans in this county, for time was when a game between these two towns meant a general exodus of the people from one place to the town which happened to have the game. In those old days, the rivalry was keen, and it promises to be resumed with all the old Strength with next Sunday’s game. Rensselaer has been some time building up a team and they are ready for us now, a thing they have been waiting for a long time. Sunday they trimmed Dowell 4 to 2. | Clark, a Rensselaer boy, is pitching for them and from all reports (he will be hard to beat. He was good enough to break into the Michigan league this year but returned home to pitch for his home team. The team will come over here supported by a good (bunch of rooters as they can make excellent connections on the Monon, -getting here just in time for the game and returning an hour after it is over. The Comers will be on the field with the strong line-up which trimmed Logansport so easily, with the exception of the pitcher, and it Is possible that the new twirler, who is to be held through the season, will be here (by that time. Local fans will be out in large numbers to greet the team after the great Logansport victory and with a 'delegation from Rensselaer on hand the game Should be one of the did time kind, that the old sane tell about. If our memory serves us right, the last time a Delphi base ball team went to Rensselaer was on a Fourth of July, about fifteen years ago, and the r game was played before one of the biggest crowds that ever saw a ball game at that place, Delphi receiving a hard beating. The more Rensselaer people who come over here to support their club Sunday, the better we will like it, for if there is one thing that makes a hit with the people of Delphi, that one thing is a good, clean, enthusiastic and . loyal sporting spirit. So come over, neighbors. We are proud of our team and we are proud of our town, and the latter will be yours, every bit of it, next Sunday.