South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-28
HARPER DRIVES
COLD AND BLUE
FOOTBALL MEN
Stiff Practice for Notre Dame
Squad in Afternoon Follow
ed by Signal Drill in Gym at
Night-Hard Program Today

Driving his men almost TO the limit
Of endurance. Coach Harper yesterday
sent the Notre Dame squad through
its hardest workout of the season.
With but a few days left 70 make
ready for the Army it is necessary for
the varsity 10 work overtime In order
10 be in perfect shape for the big bat
tie Saturday. Harper has ordered
another stiff practice for this AFTER
noon and the players are running sig
nails every evening in the big gymna-
SUM.
mage was handed out 10 the linemen
at the opening of yesterdays practice.
ROckne and Jones were kept out of
all rough work as the coaches were
unwilling to risk injury to these de-
pendable forwards. Cook and Mills
took the places Of the veterans. Spe-
cial attention was devoted both 10 Of
fensive and defensive play and be-
fore Harper let up the men were
fighting like demons TO make good at
their positions. King and Keefe show
ed TO good advantage at the guards.
charging fast and hard on the Offense
and blocking their opponents at every
turn on the defense. Lathrop is work
ing well at tackle and with such sub
sututes as Cook. VOelkers, McLaugh-
lin and Sharp To make the regulars
hustle, the gold and blue will be rep
resented by a good line at West Point.
Run Down PuntS.
Immediately after the line scrm-
mage Harper ordered practice in run
ming down punts. DOrais did the
booting for the varsity and got off
some beautiful spirals, high and long
enough TO enable his ends to nail
the halfbacks for small gains Fee
a.
ne caught the ball and the varsity
center's tackles were harder and
surer than those OF his teammates.
The varsity line held like stonewall
and the scrubs had no chance to block
a punt
Although darkness aslquickly ap-
preaching Harper refused to let up
but lined the regulars up against the
scrubs for a fifteen minute scrimmage.
Finegan worked again at left half
back and delighted the coaches with
the way he hit the opponents line.
he got up speed in a moment and
twisted and squirmed through for
eight and ten yards on every attempt.
The coaches kept after the men on
every play and spurred them on when
they showed signs of slowing up.
Pliska Consistent Gamer.
Pliska pulled off consistent gains of
ten and twelve yards. using wonderful
judgment in picking the holes IN his
opponents defense. Eichenlaub tore
through the line with his old time pep
and the scrubs had hard work stop
ping him. The headwork of DOrais
was largely instrumental in bringing
the ball to the scrub five yard line
Cook was at left tackle for the varsity
and Mills appeared in Captain Rock
mes place at left end. The varsity
line which has been showing steady
Improvement Of late opened big holes
for the first team backs.
Duggan, VOelkers and King are COM
ing strong for the scrubs and will un-
doubtedly get into the West Point
contest AS the scrubs were con-
gtantly on the defensive Duggan had
no chance TO show the speed and line
plunging ability that has characterized
his play of the last two weeks. In
backing up the scrub line, however.
he showed that CARRYING the ball is
not his only asset for he frequently
stopped the big varsity backs after
they had passed the scrub forwards.
Voelkers. King and Mclaughlin play
ed a good defensive game. Macs"
low tackling hampered the varsity
rushes at all times, while King and
Voelkers gave their opponents on the
first team plenty OF trouble.
Edward Unable to- Play.
Edward. the crack little end who
did so we'll in the South Dakota game,
was unable 70 mix in the fray because
OF a kick in the kidneys he received
last week. He was out in uniform
yesterday and will probably be in
shape for the battle with the Army.
Berger's leg still bOthers him and,
though he followed the plays yester-
day, he was not fit 10 get into the
game. keleher was out for practice
again but was in the rough work for
only a few minutes.