Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1909 — FAST, CLEAN GAME; BUT WE LOST [ARTICLE]

FAST, CLEAN GAME; BUT WE LOST

Monticello Defeats Rensselaer at Basket Ball in One of the Nicest Contests Ever Played Here. The Rensselaer high school basketball teain was defeated Friday night In one of the very best games ever | played in this city. Onr rivals were, the Monticello boys, who have a | great reputation at the game and: whose scalp it would have done us | a lot of good to have captured, and though we almost done it, we were denied the pleasure, but our boys gave up only after a game fight and with no kick of any kind. The other i fellows were the best and that is all there was to it In the first half Rensselaer wentto the front, closing with an advan- j tage of 11 to 7. Our quintette was highly elated and it looked as though they would be able to keep the advantage, but the Monticello boys proved their better condition in the second half and scored 16 points, making them a total of 23, while our lads were able to bring their score DO higher, than 20. The game was refereed by George Hassan, the .star basketball and bare hall player from the college, and the umpiring was also done by a college student. It was absolutely fair and there was no criticism from any source. The game was well attended, and it is probable that the athletic association will close the season entirely free from debt, and possibly 1 with a little surplus in the treasury.