Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1900 — Chicago's Tigers Couldn't Down Us. [ARTICLE]

Chicago's Tigers Couldn't Down Us.

1 lat — r: — -- Their Scalps, Like Laurel Wreaths, Now Crown Us. We Got ’Leven, They Got Nuthin, And the Tigers Went Home Bluffin. Again Rensselaer’s Husky foot ball team demonstrated its playing ability by defeating the Chicago Tigers by a score of 11 to 0. It happened at Riverside Atheletio Field last Saturday and 250 people cheered the home team as they plowed steadily down the field with the Tigers struggling gamely to stop their fierce line plunges. Throughout the entire game the spectators were kept interested by the spirit with which the teams entered a scrimmage. There were many stars in Saturday’s game. The one that caught the eye of the crowd and received the lion’s share of the applause was Woodworth, Rensselaer’s R. E. It is seldom a game passes that Rensselaer’s end men fail to do something to electrify the crowd. Moon and Whiting won for themselves a warm spot in the hearts of all rooters by their magnificent team work. Besides always having a hole for the.backs to go through, t tliey often broke through the line and tackled the Tiger backs for a loss or no gain. Sayler, Rhoades and J. Wright were the strongest in defensive play. Saylo? as usual was the keystone of the Tigers downfall. He kept his eye on the ball and followed it never failing to break the interference for Wright "and Rhoades who got several \ fine tackles. Rhoades saving the day thrice in succession on fine tackles in the open. Parcel and Sayler did the best back field work. This team easily made their gains, whenever called upon. Z. Wright, Harmon and Cain prove a stone wall for the Tiger back, who after two or three attempts to gain through them, directed their forces around end.

The Tigers are a team who have been in the field for years, and have even vanquished such teams as that of the Chicago University. That they should have been so thoroughly cleaned out by our boys, is only one more proof of what a wonderfully good team we have. The usual technical description of the game must be omitted for want of time and space. In the. first half Sayler made a touch-down for Rensselaer, and kicked g<?6l\, at the end of 22 minutes. When time was called, the ball was on the Tigera’ 25 yard line. Score Rensselaer C Tigers 0. In the second half, Sayler again made a touch-down, after 20 minutes, but missed at kicking goal. When time was called, 5 minutes later, the ball was on the Tigers’ 40 yard liner THE LIXE-UP. Rensselaer Tigers Woodworth RE Ball Cain RT Borman Harmon RG Lyman Z. Wright C Cole Whiting LG Wood Moon LT Ivison J. Wright ' LE Knolla Rhoades QB Walker Gwin • RHB McNiven Paroel LHB Slater Sayler FB McGurren