Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1914 — Purdue Captain to Referee Today’s Game of Football. [ARTICLE]

Purdue Captain to Referee Today’s Game of Football.

Simon Thompson, who attended Purdue last year, called up Captain O’Brien of this year’s Purdue ball team, to secure a referee for today’s game with 'Pine Village at Morocco and the captain volunteered to come himself and' he arrived on the 10:46 train for that purpose. This will insure that the officialing of the game)will be well cared for and that the game will be oft its merits. Manager Kiplinger took Eighteen football 'players with him to Morocco, John Morgan, Simon Thompson and other former stars being included in the list besides those mentioned in the line-up yesterday. It was estimated that 200 people would go from Rensselaer and vicinity to see the game. The cloudy day and the eooler atmosphere, however, may keep some from going.