Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1900 — We Beat the Medics Six to Nix [ARTICLE]

We Beat the Medics Six to Nix

And Sent Them Home In Sorry Fix. Saturday’s game of foot ball was one of the best and also one of the most pleasantly conducted games ever played in the town, and it respited in a great victory for the Rensselaer team, they having by their superior skill and slaying qualities, defeated the redoubtable Rush Medical College team, the acknowledged second best college team in Chicago, THE LINE UP. Rensselaer Rush Woodworth RE Shrader Hardy RT Goul Cain RGr Crawford Z, Wright C Geisel Whiting LG Gardener Moon LT Lord J. Wright LE Jackson Rhoades QB Eignus Gwin RHB Adams Parcel LHB McGuire Saylor FB Tobin

Game was called at 3:15 p. m. when Rush kicked off to Rensselaer’s 30 yd line. Rensselaer started line Clicking for small gains but lost the ball on a fumble. Rush on first play failed to gain but on the second attempt gained the ! needed five yds. Saylor here stopped a fierce assault on tackle and Rensselaer he'd Rush for downs on Rensselaer’s 20 yd line. ■ At this stage of the game Woodworth releived the rooters with a 20 yd run followed in succession by Saylor’s short gain through the line and Wright and Gwin’s runs of 20 yds each. Parcel hit the line hard for a 10 yd.gain, Rush then received the ball on off-side play. Rush tried end play for [small gain, and twice plunged at Rensselaer’s stone wall and were forced to punt for a clear gain of 15 yds. On 'repeating th,e play Rush gained 30 more. The ball was now on Rensselaer’s 3 yd line. Rensselaer tried line bucking for short gains, and resorts to punt. On Rash’s off side play Rensselaer regained ball on on her own 15 yd line. Wright’s 25 yd run ended the Ist half with the ball in the center of field. Neither side scoring.

At the beginning of the second half Rush in an attempt to stregthen fast weakening team substituted their coach Van Duzer, reputed to be the bes half back in west in ’97. But this was of no avail, for after Saylor’s beautiful kick off to Rush’s 5 yd line, Rensselaer forced Rush to punt. After two unsuccessful punts Wright regained ball on a fumble. Rush took a short brace and Rensselaer used three downs for her first five yads. Rensselaer now anchored the game by repeatedly sending Saylor through tackle unfil finally shoved over for a touchdown amid great demonstrations from the side lines. Saylor kicked an easy goal. Time 12 minutes of second hulf. Rush now kicked off to Rensselaer's 20 yd line. Rensselaer punted and Wright after a fumble by Rush caught the ball for a run of 30 yds. ParceLhere jumped the line for six yds. Rush now braced and played well on the defensive. Rensselaer rushed the ball down the field only to lose ground on an end play. Parcel then made the needed 8 yds on ts sensational hurdle over the opposing .players. Time,. was called with the ball on Rush’s 30 yd lino. Referee —Mcbride. Umpire'—

Washburn. Score, Rensselaer 6; Rush 0. *'■ NOTES OF THE GAME. Rensselaer’s interference worked in superb style. When ever needed Moon was ready with a hole for the backs. Whiting and Cain were there with the goods. Hardy was in the game at all stages. Gwin’s defensive play was noteworthy. Woodworth followed interference to the last. Saylor’s punting ard line plungiisg were the features. Woodworth took care of His man in great shape. Rhoades was always in the interference. —~ • ~ Wright was certainly death on fumbles. Parcels hurdling was sensational. Wright played center in improved styles