Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — St. Joseph’s College to Play Holy Cross Sunday. [ARTICLE]

St. Joseph’s College to Play Holy Cross Sunday.

St. Joseph’s College will play its first game of football for the season next Sunday, when Holy Cross of Chicago, will be their opponents. This is also the first game of football the college has played under the coaching of Harry Parker and the game promises to be a good one. The St. Joe boys are filled with confidence. They have been practicing vigorously and are in excellent condition. Coach Parker will devote the remaining days to perfecting them in signal practice and in coaching them in defensive work. In some ways this is looked upon as the first official appearance of ofotball at t. Joseph’s college, where the game was not encouraged for many years. With the increasing attendance at college, however, and with the firmer hold that football has taken in colleges all over the country, it has been recognized by the college faculty and this year a team that looks mighty promising has been developed and Coach Parker is giving them a great work out for the development of speed, nerve, organization and endurance and the best results are anticipated. Sunday’s game, being the first, leaves some uncertainty as to the outcome, but it will furnish the spirit for the ensuing games and it is expected that a great crowd will go out from Rensselaer to witness the game. The game will be called at 3 o’clock.