Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1920 — ST. JOSEPH WON THRILLER. SATURDAY AFTERNOON [ARTICLE]

ST. JOSEPH WON THRILLER. SATURDAY AFTERNOON

In the tightest fit imaginable St. Joseph’s college basket ball team defeated the Illinois Athletic club quintette, of Chicago, by a count of 26 to 25, a free cast during the final minute of. play giving the battle to the Red and Purple. There was not a dull ’moment throughout the forty minutes of play. St. Joseph had an armload at all times and time and again the visitors took the lead from" them. Thirty seconds before the end of the game, a small 1 A. C. forward sent the ball spinning toward the ring, the ball balanced on the edge of the hoop and fell oktside, again the same forward repeated the same performance. As the ball was dropnine to the floor the second time an L A. C. hand struck it, the gun announcing the end of the game sounded, and the ball dropped through the net. Another second of time would haye given the visitors the victory. \