Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1904 — MONON DEFEATED. [ARTICLE]

MONON DEFEATED.

The game of basket ball between the Rensselaer high school and the Monon team took place at the Armory, last Saturday night, before a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators who manifested an unlimited amount of interest and enthusiasm during the entire game. A large delegation accompanied the team from Monon, but it appeared as if that crowd was somewhat inclined to be oontrary and said our team cheated, but the fact was, and which was plain to be seen, that our home team was much stronger than their opponents, but the latter put up a fairly good game, nevertheless, and deserve credit for some of the plays they made and the grit they showed at times. Some little difficulty was experienced by the electric lights, they going out at two different times and delaying the game somewhat. Our home team did some excellent work, and especially Miss Josie Porter, who is deserving of much credit and who won many points for our team. The game ended after an exciting contest with a score of 27 to 5 in favor of Rensselaer.