Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1916 — Rensselaer Team Left For District Tournament at Gary. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Team Left For District Tournament at Gary.

Rensselaer high school basketball team, headed by Coach Wass, left this morning for Gary, where they are to take part in the district meet, to decide the representative from this district to take part in the state meet next Saturday. Capt. Healy, Loy, Gant, Guild, Eigelsbach anl McLain made the trip. No chartce is given the locals in this meet by the Lake county papers. - Thirteen teams are in the meet and Rensselaer is the team that will not be in the first round. They wall meet. the winner of the Laporte-Interlaken game at 7:30 this Friday evening, which will give them a little advantage since it will be their first gdme, while it will be their opponent’s second combat of the day. ... Valparaiso looms up mightily in this meet and nothing but a miracle can stop the quintette from the university city. The northmen have been trampling their way over their opponents all season, wanning 20 straight games before being defeated by South Bend on the latter’s floor by a scant margin -of 3 points. South Bend and East Chicago should give them a great battle and possibly one off the Gary schools will be in the thick of the fight until the finals. Summing it all down it' looks as if the Porter county five would make the trip to Bloomington next Saturday, for they have the easiest schedule of the four teams. They are a big healthy set of raw-boned boys, presenting a powerful attack and defense. “Stop Valpo” is the cry of the rest of the teams in the tournament, who realize the strength of this dashing five. Next in interest here to the meet at Gary is the one at Lafayette, where there are some more powerful five®. Monticello, Jefferson of Lafayette, Montmorenci and Boswell look the best at the Tippecanoe capital. I Monticello and Jefferson. have an equal break on the season’s schedule and it is probable that these two will meet in the final. : J- : *