Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1902 — Good Game at Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Good Game at Rensselaer.

Oakwood played its hardest game of the year Saturday afternoon with the clever Rensselaer high school team at Rensselaer and scored a notable victory, the result being 10 to 6. The game was a pretty one from start to finish. There was an unusually large crowd in attendance and additional excitement was furnished by a sheepskin band. The West Side boys returned late Saturday and spoke in high teams of the nice treatment accorded them by the Rensselaer people. Oakwood scored shortly after play had started, Hurley making the touch-down. Whitney failed on the trial for goal. At this stage of the game, with 5 points to Oakwood’s credit and about two minutes of play gone, it looked like easy picking for Oakwood. But the visitors relaxed and Rensselaer took a decided brace. The first half ended stoo in favor of the visitors. Ac the kick-off in the second half, Gwin, of Rensselaer, caught the ball and shot past the Oakwood tacklers. He made a sensational run of ninety yards and planted the ball behind Oakwood’s goal. He later added a point by kicking his own goal, putting his team one peg ahead of Oakwood. The Rensselaer rooters went wild and were sure that victory was now in their grasp. But Dexter, by hard work, scored another touch-down for Oakwood, Whitney again missing on the goal kick. At the close of the game Rensselaer tried for a drop kick from Oakwood’s fifteen-yard line, but the ball went wide of its mark. The Rensselaer team was unanimous in asserting that Oakwood, with good team work, should win the state championship, but there is some doubt as to this, as Marion seems to be headed for the honors. The West Side boys play the Wabash eleven at Wabash next Saturday.—Lafayette Courier.