Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1916 — GRIDIRON GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

GRIDIRON GOSSIP.

Rensselaer high school will play St. Joseph’s college at St. Joe college next Saturday afternoon in a practice game. This game will not count in the records as St. Joe is not a member of the high school association. Harry Parker is leading the .Collegians this year and will be pitted against one of his former pupils, Floyd Meyers, in this game, and the outcome of the battle will be watched with interest. The collegians are heavier than the locals and this should be the hardest game on the high school scedule. Rensselaer will play Hammond at Hammond a week from Saturday instead of this coming Saturday as was incorrectly .stated in Monday's Republican. The Rensselaer Bantams, will play the St. Joe Bantams on Saturday, also at St. Joe. Hammond high school defeated East Chicago at Hammond Saturday by a score of 19 to 7. This was the higgest upset of the season, as the Twin City aggregation was looked upon as an easy victor over the purple and white. Since Rensselaer only defeated East Chicago 7 to 6, a much harder game with Hammond than was first thought is oloked for. Hammond has been defeated th : s year but at that time had five regular men out of the game with injuries. A card received from Morocco high school this morning to The Republican states that the Morocco team was not defeated by either Englewood or Logansport. This is true. A typographical error on out part stated ■that Morocco was defeated by both of , these teams. Morocco has not played Logansport and was only tied by Englewood- However, Englewood was defeated by Ekst Chicago and Rensselaer defeated East Chicago, which gives the locals the edge in

this matter. Morocco is clamoring for a game with Rensselaer and say that they are state champions, by virtue of their victory over Gary 6 to 0, and are recognized as such. It is probable that a contract will be signed -with Morocco which will bring that team here for a game on Thanksgiving day. The Walbash A. A. was defeated by Evanston, of Chicago, Sunday by a score ms 21 to 1.8