Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1916 — PINE VILLAGE BEATS VALPO [ARTICLE]

PINE VILLAGE BEATS VALPO

Heavyweights Walk Over Little Fellows from the North. The Pine Village football team, whir,h has a reputation of being one of the best semi-pro teams in the Middle West, added another scalp to their already long string when they defeated the Valparaiso team in Rensselaer Sunday by a score of 37 to 0. The game was not so exciting nor interesting as some that have been played here, as the Pine Village team had everything their way from the start. We aire not saying they had the best team, but they had by far the heaviest set of men, which counts for a great deal on a football field. Their team probably outweighed the Valparaiso team twenty or twenty-five pounds to the man. Considering this disadvantage the Valparaiso team put up a wonderful game and showed their ability an football players beyond all doubt.

The game was largely attended, people coming for many miles to witness the contest. Estimates on the crowd were made all the way between 1,000 and 2,000, and there were rrobably about 1,500 people present. Pine Village handled all the money, there being no division to make as the Valparaiso team received S2OO to play the game, and one of the ticket collectors informed thg writer that the receipts were $623.

During the first quarter of the game no scores were made. Valparaiso kicked off to Pine Village and several times the latter team got close to the goal but were penalized three times, twice for off-side plays and once for foul playing. During the second quarter Pine Village simply walked all over the Valparaiso team and made two touchdowns, but failed in both their efforts to kick goal. It became apparent that the game would go to Pine Village. The sympathy of the majority of the crowd was with the ‘‘under dog,” as is typical of all big-hearted American people, and several times during the last half they tried to encourage the Valparaiso team with some lusty rooting, but to no avail. The Pine Village fellows pushed their w’ay through for four mure touchdowns, but in six efforts to kick goal they only succeeded once.

Some of the spectators charged the Pine Village team with crooked and dirty playing, but this may have been due to prejudice, for on the whole the game appeared to the writer to be as clean las the average football game. /However, Pine Village was penalized four times for various offensee, and Valparaiso was penalized but once. Rensselaer is as good football town as any around, and there is some talk of matching the Pine Village team with some heavier semi-pro team, the game to be played here.