Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tuiugraphlc Reports From Many Parts ol the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns — Matters of Minor Mention from Many Localities. ST. JOE’S BABKETBALL VARBITY After a number of scrappy und hoty contested try-out games for the coveted positions on the representatrtlve team, the following six men have been chosen: Cox, Laux, Soneidler, O’Brien, Arnold and Flnske. Two more are to be chosen In a few days. Cox and Laux will hold up the heavy end of the tossing, while the rangy Scheidler performs at center, with O’Brien and Arnold ready to stop the opponents in their tracks. This combination should prove one of the strongest quintettes that evor wore the purple and red. Cox, Scheidler and O'Brien are veterans of last •year’s fast team, which defeated some of the best teams in the state. O’Brien has been elected captain, and will be the pivot of the squad both in offensive and defensive work, as he Is an extremely speedy floor guard and one of the surest point getters in the line-up. With Cox, the surephot of last season, at forward, aided by the gritty Laux in the same posltion and Scheidler, the fast, hardworking last year’s back guard, covering the floor, the 1920-21 varsity is going to be a hard one to defeat. George Hlronimus of Rensselaer has been engaged to coach the team and is well satisfied with the team he has selected. Flnske will be ths utility man, showing the ability of a veteran. The schedule for the season will begin next Saturday, December 11, when the fast Brook high school team Journeys here. Brook has played a number of games, but Coach Hironlmoua is confident that the locals can outclass them.