Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 265, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — Rensselaer High Plays Hammond At Latter Place Today. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer High Plays Hammond At Latter Place Today.

-Hammond Times. Rensselaot’s state championship team will be in Hammond Saturday to play the local high school at football. Rensselaer is making a bid for the championship of Indiana. -They beat East Chicago by the close score of 7 to 6, whUeHammond defeated East vider margin >f 19 to 7. D<Ge is ail in favor of the honje team, and the fans are expecting the Hammond boys to clean up Rensselaer by a larger score than they did the East Chicago team. Last night’s scrimmage against a strong second team showed that the local eleven has a stronger punch and go have displayed at any time this season.

Coach Kenney gave the team a real serious talk last night and showed them where they were weak. The team then came on the field for scrimmage and their attack was formidable. They hit the line with a determination to show the coach that they had the punch. Tomorrow this punch will show up (<- and the down state boys will not have a look in. Rensselaer is bringing fifteen men and rooters to back the team. Hammond will have two full teams out, and enough rooters to make the side lines black. This is the last home game of the season and the last chance to see the local boys add glory to the school.