Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1917 — College is Defeated By Fast Hamlin Triangles. [ARTICLE]

College is Defeated By Fast Hamlin Triangles.

The St. Joe basketball five was defeated Saturday night on their own floor by a score of 43 to 16 by the Hamlin Triangles, of Chicago, pie Triangles are acknowledged as being one of the cleverest teams in Chicago and are accounted as being one of che three best in the city. The work that the windy city aggregation displayed here fairly dazzled their opponents as well as the spectators. Their teamwork was superb and rarely did they miss the basket when shooting. Although the game was rather one-sided, it pleased the spectator immensely, who pronounced it the best game they ever witnessed on the college oor.fi It was clean and fapt. St. Joseph realized the class of the visitors when they were scheduled, but it.is their desire to give the spectators i chance to view good teams. Sunday afternoon a team composed of Rensselaer players met the Collegians and weft defealted, as they expected to be, by a score of 0 to 25. The locals made a good showing, considering the fact that they had never played before and were without practice. •