Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1908 — Saturday’s Football Game With Hammond. [ARTICLE]

Saturday’s Football Game With Hammond.

The high school will play Hammond Saturday and indications are that the game will be evenly matched, a thing that Rensselaer rooters like to see. The game three weeks ago with Oakwood, of West Lafayette, was a good game, but the visitors were too large, and in too good training for our lads and we were given a severe drubbing, the kind that it takes a long time to overcome. But the victory over Wolcott put the defenders of the red and black back into condition again and they were spared harsh knocks by the decision of Coach Harry Parker to use almost altogether open play. This served a double purpose; saving the boys from hard bumps and instructing them in a feature of the game that they have not been quite up in. Now they are, in very good condition for the Hammond game, which the boys have a particular desire to win and as this determination also extends to Hammond, the game should be a fine contest