Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1920 — CITY TO HAVE GRID TEAM [ARTICLE]

CITY TO HAVE GRID TEAM

MOVEMENT LAUNCHED FOR PLACING HIGH CLASS FOOT BALL TEAM ON E*ELD. « . > .i \ ■ Preliminary steps were taken Wednesday toward the organizing of a city football team in this c|ity for the coming season, the games to be' played on Sunday afternoons with only the highest class teams in this section of the country as opposition. The idea has many enthusiastic followers and there is no doubt that the game will meet with the same success that it has in the days gone by when Marshall, Saylor, Parcells and other celebrities placed Rensselaer on the topmost pinnacle of the football ladder. The movement inaugurated Wednesday has the backing of practically every citizen who has been approached on the matter. The Van Rensselaer club has pledged its moral support and will aid in the management of the team and in getting the project under way. At the impromptu meeting held Wednesday afternoon, the following were selected to have charge of The various departments of the association : ' Manager—C- A. Ross. Assistant Manager—Lee Myres. Advertising Mgr.—Howard Clark. Secretary-Treasurer—D. D. Dean. Coach —Harry Parker. Assistant Coach —Hugh Kirk. The following former high school and independent stars have announced themselves as candidates for the team, and from the list rt may be seen that Rensselaer wUJ be represented by an imposing gridiron team, and that the eleven will be composed of all home players: Don Beam, Jay Nowels, Lloyd Parks, William Eigelsbach, Simon Thompson, James Babcock, John Robinson, Owen Simons, Ergus Timmons, Lee Collins, Charles Porter, Harve Myres, Louis Putts, Newton Henry and Lee Myres. It is pfobabl© that several others will be added to the list of candidates before the first practice session. ~ , . . Harry Parker, veteran* high school mentor, assisted by Hugh Kirk ,wiU have chaise of the coaching and expects to have his charges whipped into condition within a Short time. In Parks, Eigelsbach, Nowels, Porter and Babcock, he is assured of a powerful, versatile backfield which will be supported by a group of high class linemen* carrying plenty of bulk and having the necessary fighting qualities. . ' . A supscription paper will be put in circulation Friday morning. Several merchants have already been, approached on the subject and all have expressed themselves as being in favor of the project and willing to contribute 'money toward the equipping of the team. The money realized in this way will be used m buying new uniforms and placing the park in condition. Football has always been a paying proposition in Rensselaer and therte is no doubt but that the team which. will be placed on the field this year will he a financial winner. At the close of the season the money left over wiU be placed in a bank to the credit of the football association and «sed the following year, which assures the merchants that they will not be called upon to contribute toward the support of the team in future seasons. As soon as enough money is pledged to assure the success of the venture the scheduling 1 of games will commence. Morocco will be probably the first opponent.