South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-06
CAPT. ROCKNE HURT
MAY NOT BE ABLE
To PLAY N. DAKOTA
NOtre Danes Star End Tears
BreaSt-bOne Cartilage in a
Hard Tackle and May Be Out
of The Game.

Notre Danes showing Saturday was
a revelation 10 coaches and football
enthusiasts. The team work OF the
varsity was the best OF the season and
relieved the minds OF those who had
been Watching the ragged practice
work OF last week, and the light. in
experienced line put up a hard, snap
py game at all times.
However. the Overwhelming victory
was marred by the fact that Capt.
ROckne sustained an injury that may
keep him out of the game for the rest
Of the season. Just at the close of
the first half, Rock" and "Deac"
Jones hit quarterback Fletcher as he
attempted 10 get away on an end run
and the jolt severely strained the car
tilage at the base of ROckne's breast
bone.
IL is very doubtful il he will get
into the South Dakota game.
With Rockne out the Notre Dame
defence receives a bad blow. His hard.
low tackling made end runs almost
i'm possible, while Harper depended on
mis- marvellous speed TO net big gains
on the forward pass. The captain
will be given n good rest this week
and ii is hoped that he will be in shape
at least for the big eastern games.
The fleet and heavy backfield work
ed perfectly Saturday. Pliska's
squirming and lodging Melted gains
Of twenty and thirty yards, while Ber-
ger waded through the Ohio Northern
line almost at will. Eichenlaub show
ed tremendous speed and lodging
ability for so big a man and his Off
tackle drives should work havoc at
Penn State and West Point. In DOrais
Notre Dame has the best quarterback
in the west.
Needs End Men.
With both ROckne and kelleher on
the hospital list, Harper is up against
ct for end men. Kelleher Is still limp
ing about on wrenched ankle but he
will be ready to start the South Da-
.kOta game two weeks hence. Should
IRockne be unable to play Edward will
probably be called on TO work at left
end. Considering his lack of weight.
Edward is a marvellous player. Though
ne tips the scales for only 40 pounds,
ehe puts up a nervy game. At times
Saturday he OVerran his man and
missed a few tackles but the hard,
fierce fight which characterizes all his
PLAYING Induces Coach Harper to be-
iieve that the minor faults can be
iToned out.
Jones and Lathrop showed the
goods at tackle Saturday, breaking
through the line and mailing the back
field for losses. VOelkers, the heavy
south Bender, showed surprising
strength at center, and should make
a fit successor to Feeney.
Gushurst at halfback has been do
ing splendid work all week. In the
daily scrimmages he has played mostly
on the defensive work where his
worth is well known. Saturday he
had "A chance 10 show his knowledge of
offensive play, and his end runs and
use of the stiff arm were high class.
Prepare for Dakota.
Although the varstys next tilt will
be with the Freshmen Saturday, Har-
per is looking ahead TO the South Da-
kota game on Oct is. The Coyotes
are determined 70 trim NOtre Dame
and the Gold and Blue is just as
anxious to roll up a bigger score on
Dakota than Minnesota did last Sat
urday.
Notre Dame will have To work hard
for victory For the next two weeks.
then, the squad will practice the new
plays Coach Harper has prepared and
much time will be spent in polishing
ND the work Of the individual players.
Penn State is TO play Harvard oct.
25 ard Notre Dame will get a line on
its strength. Penn States is consid-
cred the best of the minor colleges of
the east.