Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1916 — Why Rensselaer Should Get In Purdue-Indiana Curtain Raiser. [ARTICLE]

Why Rensselaer Should Get In Purdue-Indiana Curtain Raiser.

. Following their victory over the East Chicago high-school team Ijist Saturday, the local high school football team took a big step toward being picked as one of the teams im-the, Purdue-Indiana curtain raiser, when those teams meet the latter part of November. East Chicago had practically annexed -the championship for the northern part of the state when they came here. East ( hiciigo ha 1 defeated Englewood high, of Chicago, Gary and Mishawaka. Morocco defeated Gary and lost to Englewood and Logansport. Sou til Bend has been put out of the running and Hammond has been defeated by Gary. Rensselaer remains the only team < f this section that has not met with defeat _and if Hammond by the locals at Hammond a week from Saturday they will have undisputed claim on the championship of this northern section. The dope favors I he Ideals in every «a\ and if they are picked to represent northern Indiana in the curtain raise: at Lafayette it will be a big boost for the school. _