Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1908 — Win Two Foot Ball Victories. [ARTICLE]

Win Two Foot Ball Victories.

Rensselaer is old-time fortball form, and both the high schcol and the city teams were victorious in support of the red and black in t v e .games played by the fencer Satrr■day and the latter Sunday. . The high school boys put it over on Wolcbtt by the narrow score cf to 0, scoring a safety in the reccnd half. The game was played at Wcl- - and Prof. Preston, of Monticello, refereed the game, while Rev. Parrett, of Rensselaer, umpired it For the first- time this year Rensselaer diverted from its straight football tactics, and most of the time relied on forward passes and “on side” kicks. The open play was largely used in order to save the boys, for - the game with Hammond next Saturday and in order to perfect ■ome things that have proven dfficult in the past In the first half of the game Rensselaer worked the ball almost the entire length Of the field by forward pastes, Kirk largely carrying the ball." When they had the ball on the 10-yard line, they undertook to carry it over by line sh|ngeh a&d decording to the Rensteelaer crowd were suCereful, but Referee Prefeton would hot allow the totichdowh, claiming that the ball was not over the line. 1 In - the second half the safety was scored by the Rensselaer players throwing a Wolcott player back of the line after he had recovered the ‘■ball following h punt. He had picked up the ball close to the line, and just as ’he started to run was tackled by Rensselaer players and borne back over the line. - Ths was the flirst defeat Wolco't had suffered this year. Sunday afternoon the city team played a game at the college field, having the Owl Social Club, of Lafayette as their opponents. The teams lined up with an average weight Of fcbout 160 pounds eah, Wi*h t v e visitors having probably somewhat the heavier team. But Rensselt er s" ow d some old time form and took tl e game by the score of 16 to 0. fl The Rensselaer lined up as follows: John Robinsen, center; Garland Grant and John Putts, gur.ls; Ray Collins and Earl Chestunt, tackes; Howard Mills and Pe cy H u er, : ends; Gaylord McFarland, quarter back; John Morgan and R ss P rter, halffe; and DeVere Yeoman, full. Yeoman made two touch downs and Morgan kicked goa’s after ea h and also made one drop kick. The team played fine individual ball, and R ss Porter, Howard Mills and tie Puts) boys, all played spectacularly, while McFarland, Mo:gan, Yeoman and Hauter all played good steady ball. With practice they could Leconte a, very fine te J .m, having weight end 1 speed combined to an admilab e degree. Next Sunday Rensselaer gees to Lowell to play, and no other games have positi re y be n arranged, although Manager Bru e Hardy h'per to be able to arrange for a Thanksgiving game, which he can easily do if he can arrange for grounds; ; tpe high school having Rive side field rented, on wh’ch occasi n they i will play McKinley high, of Chicago.