Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1920 — HOOPESTON A. C. HERE SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

HOOPESTON A. C. HERE SUNDAY

STRONG ILLINOIS OUTFIT IS BOOKED FOR OPENING INDEPENDENT GAME. Negotiations have just been closed by Lee Myers, manager of the Independent football eleven .of this city, with the management of the Hooperton, (HL) A. C., for the appearance of the Hoopeston club at Riverside park in this city Sunday, October 10. The game will mark the resumption of independent football here on a solid, organized basis after a lapse of many years, the city last being represented by a really high class squad o{ pastimers in 1901 during the days of Marshall, Parcells, the Saylors brothers, Wright et al. The Hoopeston chib is recognized as being one of the 'really great teams of the middle west and in selecting the Sucker aggregation for the initial game Manager Myers has taken on a life-sized task for his men. The Illinoisans will have the advantage over the locals of having already been in two hard games this year, winning both, which has served to place them in tiie pink of condition and filled them with confidence. They are a fighting machine with plenty o' avoirdupois with a baffling assortment- of trick plays which are likely' to place Rensselaer on the defensive. Captain Nowels is confident, however, that the attack of the visitors will be stayed by has men and that the well known Rensselaer fighting qualities will return his club the winner. The members of the local squad have been working diligently the past few nights and should be in splendid form when they take the field Sunday. The weeding out process has not started as yet and just what men will be selected ee the regulars is doubtfull at this The first string line-up will probably not be announced before Saturday evening. At present the quarterback and Ipft end .positions are open but Collins will supply the latter if his injured ankle mends in time.

The new uniforms have arrived and the playing field has been placed in splendid condition, the old Rensselaer football spirit 'is rampant and everything points to a successful season both financially and in the matter of games won. The Hoopeston team comes here under a heavy expense and Manager Myers was compelled to make them quite a large guarantee m order to book them, and the fans are asked to give their support to we team if they are desirous that the management continue to book high class teams. The Cornell A. C., champions of Chicago, mil be here the following Sunday, October 17.