Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1917 — Fine Village Falls Before The Word's Champions. [ARTICLE]

Fine Village Falls Before The Word's Champions.

Outplaying Pine Village in the first half, the Buffalo, N. Y., Orioles basketball team had but little trouble winning at Indianapolis Sunday afternoon, 34 to 19. The Pine Village players were unable to stop the passing of the visitors. In the final half the Pine Village team staged a comeback and outscored the visitors. L- On the Buffalo team are four men who have played as members of that team for twenty years or over, the team having been organized when the members were about fifteen years of age. They have become so adept at th game and so familiar with one another’s style of play that they have been successful in holding the championship for many years. Mr?-. Sophia. Healey, of Remington, died at the hospital Sunday night. She was a very aged lady and came to the hospital in a very serious condition last Thursday.