Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1915 — Monticello Lost Both Games Of Basketball Friday Night. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Lost Both Games Of Basketball Friday Night.

Monticello played two games of basketball last Friday night, losing both games. While Rensselaer was handing a 36 to 14 defeat to the regulars, Chalmers at Monticello was defeating the second team 53 to 7. The Journal makes the following comment on the game played here: “The tegular school team played the Rensselaer high school at that place and in spite of the fact that theirs was the better team of the two, the local boys were defeated with a score of 36 to 14. The monticello team exceeded its opponents in teamwork and made some excellent plays, but the height of the ceiling confused the players and they were unable to make the long shots in which Rensselaer had been well trained. The good showing made by the local team is encouraging for further victories.”