Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1920 — RENSSELAER WINS CLOSE GAME FROM MEDARYVILLE [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER WINS CLOSE GAME FROM MEDARYVILLE

The. Rensselaer high school basket ball team won a close game from Medaryville at the high school gymnasium Saturday evening before a large crowd, the game being flose throughout. The lack of finished team play on the part of the visitors, combined with 'their superior weight and haphazard mode of attack made the task of the Rensselaer players a difficult one. Rensselaer was superior to the visitors in every branch of play, far more so than the score indicates. The home team lead at half time 10 to 6. During the second canto the visitors braced a bit and out-scored the hdme team, 9to 7. The final score favored Rensselaer 17 to 15. The lineup and summary: Medaryville Rensselaer Slenker F Larsh Guild F Collins Braner., __C Harmon Rayburn G.. Record G Arnott Substitutions: LAmbert for Wright; Wacknitz for Braner; Braner for Guild; Slenker for Praner. Field goals, Larsh, 3; Collins, 2; Harmon; Arnott; Slenker, 3; Wacknitz, 2. Free throws, Collins, 3; Rayburn, 5. Referee, Meyers. t Make it a happy Xmas. Do it Electrically. H. A. Lee.,