Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — RENSSELAER BAGS OVERTIME THRILLER FROM MEDARYVILLE [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER BAGS OVERTIME THRILLER FROM MEDARYVILLE

. In a game that had a setting that would cast shame upon any tense situation ever conjured by the fertile brain of a writer of Dick Merriwell tales, the Rensselaer basketball five beat the sturdy Medaryville quintette into submission at the high school gym Friday night only after five minutes of extra play. Time and time again the spectators were brought to their feet by a brilliant shot by some keen eyed marksmen, and the arena ■ was a bedlam of noise from start to finish' Never was swifter, more accurate passing displayed by a local high school five than was that manufactured by the locals last night. Th6y went at their work with a grim detennination, and it was the deadly precision in their team play that ultimately discounted the extreme advantage which the visitors had. in brawn. The first period closed with Rensselaer leading by the slender margin of 11 to 9. A short time before the close of the stanza the visitors were leading by a onepoint margin after having trailed during the early part of the half. In the second chapter the count mounted to 17 to 13 in favor of the

locals. Medaryville by a wonderful spurt caught the flying Red and Black, knotting the count on a sensational shot. Rensselaer soon after manufactured a four point lead, Medaryville again rose to the emergency and knotted the count, sliping jnto a two-point lead a short time’ later by a well-executed play. Rensselaer rallied and tied the count at 23 all. It was Larsh’s basket that a few seconds later sent Rensselaer into the lead; again Medaryville - overcame, the lead—and a moment later the whistle/an--

nouncing the end of the game, sounded with the teams deadlocked. The teams agreed on five minutes of extra play. It was during these five minutes that the local quintette showed their worth under fire. They were cool and collected, deliberate and confident, and it was their bold front that upset the visitors. It was Tilton, injected into the fray well along in the final period that led his mates from the wilderness with an overhand shot that spelled victory. A short time later he repeated his feat and the followers of the home five breathed easier. Medaryville collected a point on a free cast and Crooks ended the scoring for the evening with a field goal, leaving the final score 31 to 26.

Every man on the home five was a satellited* Grow at back guard offered an impenetrable defense. Captain Collins was the pivot about which his aides worked and he rung up many points during the fortyfive minute session. Larsh, Crooks and Tilton made many sensational shots. Brown worked the floor well and stopped the leather on several occasions as it was headed for the inside of the hoop. The Medaryville team is composed of big-sturdy youths with great physical endurance, but not approaching the Rensselaer five when it comes to clever basket ball. X'--:-.. Z., ..... , ... * '