Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — To Organize Local Independent Football Team. [ARTICLE]

To Organize Local Independent Football Team.

Rensselaer is to be represented by an independent football team this year and followers of the pastime will soon see former high school stars and others who have indulged in the game in the independent field, in action. Several games have already been arranged for and it is probable that the season will open within a very short time. The first practice will be held next Sunday morning and the management asks that all who wish a tryout for places on the eleven report that morning. Independent football ’has come to the front rapidly within the past two or three years and indications are that it is to enjoy the favor once accorded it. Pine Village, Hammond, Px. Wayne, Wabash, Indianapolis, Canton, Ohio, and the Cincinnati Celts are classed as the leading aggregations in this section. Morocco is also taking up the game this year and probably will be an opponent of the locals. Not for several years ' past has Rensselaer had such an abundance of material and the locals, once they have displayed their wares, should have but little difficulty in obtaining games with the leading teams of the state.