Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1916 — Is Hammond Working Under Cover For Sunday’s Game. [ARTICLE]

Is Hammond Working Under Cover For Sunday’s Game.

All sorts of wild ’rumors have been floating about of late in regard to the Hammond-Pine Village game to be played at Lafayette tomorrow, relative to th? I 'lineup of the Hammond team when it takes the field against the Villagers, in the battle for the state championship. Perhaps the wildest of all those is that Elmer Oliphant, fprmer Purdue back and at present -placing with the army eleven, will- be -seen in the backfield of the Hammondteam. > Another report says that Jim -Thbrpe, former Carlisle football playthe greatest football player that ever lived; Dorias of Notre Dame, all Indiana and r.ll western quarterback, and Mart Macomber, of Illinois, all American halfback in 1915, will form the remainder of the backfield. 4 Macomber will not play with Pine Village as reported. Knute Rockne, of Notre Dame, all westara end, it is said, may play one of the wing positions for Hammond- Although the battle front as given out by Captain Blocker does not contain any of these names, many fans are of the opinion that Hammond is working under cover and will be loaded for bear. Anyway, the Lake county men are going about their business in a quiet manner and an aijr of confidence pervades their camp and it will not lie surprising to see the Villagers have the tussle of their lives to win. However, knowing Manager Rhoads as we do, itvis our opinion that the Villagers will not be asleep at the switch and that Hammond will findthat the stock raiser will have a feu’ stars of his own in the lineup.