Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1920 — OPPONENTS CALL IT TIE GAME [ARTICLE]

OPPONENTS CALL IT TIE GAME

Indianapolis Players Criticise Local Referee’s Decisions. The football game at Riverside park Sunday afternoon between the Rensselaer Independents and the IndianapoUs Athletics . drew a_ large crowd. Tho score was 6 to 7 In favor of the local team. This game as reported ,in Monday’s Indianapolis Star gives the score as 7 to 7. Following is the Star’s report of the game: It Referee Kirk had been riding a horse up and down the Rensselaer football field yesterday afternoon the several hundred fans who witnessed the 7-to-7 tie battle between the Indianapolis Football club and the Rensselaer team would have bet their Sunday shirts against a burnt match that Jesse James was giving an exhibition of his work for their benefit. Rensselaer at first tried to Jack Dempsey the locals out of the game but after they were held for a Idyard loss the first time they attempted to carry ball and the Indianapolis club marched down the field for a touchdown, Kirk swung into action and managed to bring about a Rensselaer touchdown In the fourth period. ~ Disgusted Rensselaer fans and the Rensselaer coach, H. F. Parker, came to Manager Canning of the Indianapolis team after the contest and apologized for the officiating and the tactics brought into use by Rensselaer players. Manager Canning has challenged Rensselaer for a return game to be played in Indianapolis at Rensselaer’s most convenient date, the same lineups to start. Rensselaer may name any “civilized" terms they wish to play under.