South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-25
VARSITY IS GIVEN
SCARE BY SCRUBS
Regulars Held to Go Score by
Second String Men, Who
Show Up SensationaIIy =
Play Alma College Today.

Fighting desperately for every yard
of ground the Notre Dame scrubs
gave the regulars a bad scare yester-
day by holding the first team TO a 6
to score. The second string men
were the first TO tally and playei
brand of football that bewildered
their opponents at every stage OF the
game. Although Notre Dame is TO
play Alma today, Coach Harper, dis
satisfied with the showing of the past
week. sent his squad through 81 min
utes OF the fIercest scrimmage in an
effort to do away with defects N the
varsity team Ilay.
Captain Rockne, Berger and Kelle-
her reported in uniform yesterday but
were kept out OF the scrimmage
played end for the scrubs and was
one of the big factors in his team $
success. He was forced to leave the
game just before time was called be-
cause of further injury to his leg. in
the first part Of the fray Curly" put
the scrubs in position to score by pull
ing down a pretty forward pass for 1
gain of 40 yards.
Scrubs Play Sensational.
Every man on the scrub eleven
played a spectacular game. Duggan,
at full ripped through the varsity
line repeatedly when IL was necessary
to make first down for his team.
Bergman, the diminutive right half
back, sped around the varsity ends
for gains of eight and ten yards at a
time. Bush showed splendid head
work liz running his team at quarter
back and displayed his best form Of
the season The scrub line gave the
regular forwards a fierce fight at all
times. Mclaughlin and NoelkerS
4 -.
varsity line plungerS TO short gains.
Sharp and Cook worked like veterans
at the tackle positions and showed
to good advantage both on the Of
Tense and on the defense.
DOrais, as usual, was the big man
in the 'varsity's play. His headwork
and cool judgment enabled the regu-
lars to come back, to even the count
and to come close to a second score.
The little general used his forward
pass plays for frequent long gains
and his own end running, helped ma
terially in the first teams ground
gaining. Finnegan, at left half. was
another whose playing delighted the
coaches and rooters. Sans line
bucking was all that it should be and
he handled forward passes from
Dorais in perfect style. Finnegan will
start this afternoons game at half in
place of "Heinie" Berger who is laid
up with a bad charley horse"
To Use Regulars.
Harper will start his regular line
up, with the exception of Berger, this
afternoon. Rockne will play his first
game since the injury which laid him
out in the opening contest with Ohio
Northern and the gold and blue cap
tain is anxious 10 be again in the
fight His speed and stellar defensive
work are expected TO help Notre
Dame immensely in her remaining
games. From the splendid perform
ance of the scrubs yesterday. many OF
them will break into the fray this aft
ernoon If the score is not TOO close.
Harper will use the following men
against Alma: Captain Rockne, left
end Jones. left tackle; Keefe. left
guard; Feeney. center: Fitzgerald.
right guard; LathrOp, right tackle;
Gushurst. right end; Dorais, quarter
back: Finnegan. left halfback; Pliska.
right halfback: Eichenlaub. fullback;
The officials will be; Metzler, Spring
field T. s. referee: Edwards. NOtre
Dame, umpire. and Morrine. Wabash,
head linesman.
The game will begin promptly at
$3.50 o'clock