Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1915 — BROUGHT HOME AN ILLINOIS SCALP [ARTICLE]

BROUGHT HOME AN ILLINOIS SCALP

High School Went to Watseka Saturday and Defeated Suckers In Good Game 6 to 3.

Rensselaer high school after a rest of three weeks went to Watseka last Saturday and defeated the high school of that city 6 to 3. It was a good game and has put lots of pepper in the red and black defenders for the balance of the year. The record this year is two victories and one defeat. The defeat was a crushing one, for Hammond put it over our fighting athletes 46 to 0 but now it seems we have come out from under and have taken a sort of new lease on life and will close the season much stronger than appeared possible after our loss to Hammond. Watseka scored in the first quarter with a place kick, getting 3 points, and these proved to be their only points of the game. Rensselaer struggled for every inch of ground after that and in the third period Booster Eigelsbach got away for a 15-yard run on a forward pass and went over the Watseka line. It was well to the side but on a punt out the ball was caught right in front of the goal, and it looked safe for another point but some one’s toe was not working well and the ball went wide, but it was not a serious loss for the score did not move after that time and Rensselaer won 6 to 3.

Rensselaer’s line held splendidly. The men got down and kept down and could not be budged. The back field has been greatly strengthened by Emmet Hollingsworth, who is good in defensive play and in the interference where there had been marked weakness before. Th Dunlap boys played well, so did Booster Eigelsbach and Dwight Curnick, who suffered injuries that caused him to be taken out of the game. This week’s practice will be devoted to defensive play, so as to hold down the visitors and to perfecting the forward pass which our youngsters seem disposed to handle in a very able manner. The Logansport line is heavy and the team comes here with a great record, having defeated Kirklin as a curtain raiser for the lowa-Purdue game last Saturday 12 to 0 and having lost to the fast South Bend team only 10 to 0. Next Saturday’s game will be one worth seeing and our boys are determined to win it if they have the athletic prowess to do so. Get busy, rooters, and help them do it.