Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1917 — Purdue Championship Hopes Dimimdd By Illini. [ARTICLE]

Purdue Championship Hopes Dimimdd By Illini.

The championship aspirations of .the Purdue basketball team were given a severe jolt by the blue and orange of Illinois University, Saturday night on the Urbana floor. The Illini were on the long end of a 27 to 16 score. Minnesota’s win over Chicago the same evening sent the northeners back to the top of the conference ladder, and the indications are, that they are due for a title. The Illini are in second place. The defeat at the hands of the Suckers, practically eliminates the Boilermakers, as they have but one more game to play, that with Ohio State. The only two defeats administered to the Indiana school jthis year were given to them by Illinois.