Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1909 — Interesting News Items From Collegeville. [ARTICLE]

Interesting News Items From Collegeville.

Hasser’s wonderful pitching completely mystified the Wabash College Juniors. One scant Texas leaguer was all they could annex to swell their batting averages. Both tLe<r runs were simple gifts, the results of a overthrows. From first man up to last man down the Varsity played with their bats and the balls that O’Neil offered them the old-time tune “On the Banks of the Wabash.” It was a great bombardment that found its climax in Nageleisen’s home drive, the longest hit that has been made on the college diamond in the memory of the present student generation. The ball rolled within a few feet of the lake. The score: St Joseph.. 4 1 0 2 4 0 4 4 *—ls 13 5 Wabash ....100001000—2 19 Batteries: Hasser and Nageleisen; O’Neil and Freeman, Sweet and Glascock. The game with Rensselaer Sunday afternoon started out well and proved to be very interesting up to the eighth Inning when Swartzel completely lost control and his faithful team mates followed hirii into the jungle. As a matter of consistency the Varsity secured eight runs In that round. The Bcore:

r h e Varsity ...20000018 o—ll 11 6 Rensselaer .01000000 0— 1 3 6 Batteries: McGurren and Nageleisen; Swartzel and Qnley. Next Thursday, May 27th, will be the Varsity’s last great game of the season. St. Ignatius College, of Chicago, will send its team down to take revenge for the defeat they suffered last year at the hands of Hasser. It will be a fight to the finish. Game will be called at 2:39. . The prize essays for the Alumni Medals have all been received and forwarded to the judges. The winners will be announced at the commencement exercises. The happy bearers of ’O9 are very busy preparing for the graduation examinations, which will be held during the flrßt week in June. A large flag staff, donated by the Alumni, has arrived from Indianapolis, and will shortly be erected on the college lawn. “OldjQlory” will have a very fitting home on the Institution’s premises. Dr. G. L. Mackintosh, president of Wabash College, visited the college Sunday afternoon.

The College band made its first appearance Sunday evening with an open air concert The band is in very good condition and we look forward to some choice selections before the members depart for vacation. Just groceries. Good ones. Home Grocery.