Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1903 — Old Bunch Unbeaten. [ARTICLE]

Old Bunch Unbeaten.

Their Last Game Together Won Easily. Rensselaer 23, Goodland I. , After a long two years rest from the strenuous strife of the gridiron, the various warriors of the •Id Athletic team, that fought so many memorable foot ball battles for the glory- of Rensselaer, and whose fame reached its highest pinnacle when it lowered the proud banners of the famous Pat O’Dea and his noted aggregation, of world beaters from South Bend, met again Monday afternoon on the banks of the Iroquois to impress upon a younger rising generation •f pig-skin aspirants, the fact that their seemingly rapid progress in the foot ball world, was yet in its infancy. Several members of the original Goodland team refused at the last moment to participate in the contest, so when the real show down came, when it became absolutely necessary to deliver the goods, it was a mixture of Goodland, Remington and Mt. Ayr. And it was the best that could be selected from these three justly •elebrated teams, who have been contesting all the season for Northwestern Indiana championship honor, that lined up against the men of grit and nerve, who never knew the meaning of the word de feat.

A crowd of 600 spectators were arrayed on each side of, the field awaiting anxiously for the welcome sound of the referee’s whistle. They had not long to wait, for after a short signal practice the teams tossed for position and Rensselaer won. They cho3e to iflefend the west goal and at prompt 2:45 the game began. Then what fun, Oh my wasn’t it laughable, simply side-splitting to see how Marshall, Parcels and Sayler went through them There was simply no check to their progress for with that stone wall line, continually openingj up v large gaps they heartlessly made monkeys of their opponents, and romped down the field like boys on a frolic. Three times in the first half they carried the oval over their opponents’ goal line and three times, the trusty right leg of* Chubby Sayler, sent the ball spinning over the cross-bar. Puring the first half Goodland had the ball several times but were unable to make any consistent gains; they however displayed plenty of grit and undoubtedly have the making of a good foot ball team. The second half was hardly a repetition of the first for both sides showed a tendency to loaf and seemed to derive considerable amusement in good naturedly jollying each other, which is not quite proper etiquette on the gridiron. The ex-champions however after taking a few drinks from the bucket near by, limbered up and capered over the line for one more touch down before time was called. Chub missed goal and the final score was Rensselaer Champions 23, Goodland Claimant Champions 0.

In behalf of the Goodland men who showed their pluck in coming over, it can be stated that they are a gentlemanly lot of boys and that the only regret felt by all ig. that the whole team was not represented. as it would have made a much more interesting game. A spectator who is an export on foot ball and who lias rffcen Goodland play all her games this season, remarked after the contest th&t 40 to 0 in Tavor of the old timers would be a' good estimate of the comparative strength o£ the two teams. # THE LINE-UP : BENSRBLAER QOObLAND Hardy L E Ochs Moon L T N* Wick wire Whiting G Moore a. • * P f i . , v-

Z Wright-; C Hilger Harmon LG Roberts Leopold R T Peck Woodworth R E Hardy Parcells L H Taber ! Marshall > R H Constable ! Sayler ' F B Lem man I Rhoades QB R. Wickwire j Referee, Fendig. Umpire Mills