Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1914 — Athletics Win Easy Game Over North Shore Rangers. [ARTICLE]
Athletics Win Easy Game Over North Shore Rangers.
The North Shore Rangers, an al Jeged football team from ChicagK>, came down Sunday to tackle Kip's bunch of werriorsj. Owing so the cold axid rainy day only a fair crowd of fans braved the weather. The game was a joke from start to finish as the score ol 90 to 0 indicates. The visitors made first down but once during the game and were never in the local’s territory. Putts kicked off to the Rangers and Rensselaer forced them to’ punt after the visitors’ futile attempts to penetrate the local line. End runs by Parks and Kirk and. line smashes by Putts gave the Athletics a touchdown, Putts going over after three minifies of play. Another touchdown followed
quickly, Kirk going over. Touchdowns from this time on came thick and fast and the first half ended with the score 45 to 0. The second half was a repetition of the ftrfi, the locals continuing their two point a minute pace. The wprk of Kirk, Porter* and Putts'brothers featured. The line performed in, a most creditable fashion. It is hoped that stiffer opposition- can be engaged for fiext Sunday. Local fans have’expressed a desire to see Frankfort and the locals hook Up in another game and it fe probable they will be brought here some time this season. The high school team meets St. Joseph at Riverside Park Wednesday, Nov. 18th.
