South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-24
NOTRE DAME To
PLAY SYRACUSE
ON TURKEY DAY
Game With Texas Has Been
Called 0tf-COaCh Harper
Expects to Secure Games in
New York Next Week.

Notre Danes Thanksgiving day tilt
for 1914 will be played IN the east for
II was announced yesterday that the
Hoosiers will hook up with Syracuse
next Turkey day. This necessitates
the crossing OF Texas from the NOtre
Dame football schedule. The only
reason, however. why the LOnghOrns
will not be played by the gold and
blue next year is on account OF the
great distance 20 be travelled and the
time that IS taken from the studies OF
the members Of the squad. NOtre
Dame was treated royalty by the
Texans this year and would be most
glad 20 make the Texas game an an
nual affair but the 1000 miles that
separates the two schools makes such
a course impossible.
Notre Dame Will appear on the
Syracuse gridirOn for the first time.
This tilt will be Of great intersection
al importance for as Syracuse plays
both Michigan and Princeton critics
will be able to get q good line on the
relative merits Of these four big
teams. two representing the west and
two the east NOtre Dame is looking
TO the east for all her big games in
every sport. The baseball team has
invaded the east for the last two
years and will journey there again in
the spring. This year the basketball
team will also play on western courts
and during the past football season
.Notre Dame met both West Point and
Penn State.
Syracuse Is no stranger in western
football. The New Workers nave
played at st. Louis and at Michigan
for the last few years and though
they fell before Michigan's attack
this fall they can always be counted
to CT al
The gold and blue will also meet the
Syracusans in basketball on Feb. 18th
and no matter what IS the outcome
OF this tilt IL will serve TO awaken
much rivalry for the gridiron battle
next Thanksgiving.
To Visit New York.
Athletic Director Jesse Harper will
visit New York next week 10 attend
the annual meeting Of the National
Athletic association. At this gather
ing there will be present coaches and
athletic directors from all the prOmi-
nent schools of the country and
Coach Harper will undoubtedly be
able there TO fill many OF the open
dates on his football, baseball and
track schedules.
Several OF the varsity basketball
men are working out daily in the big
gymnasium. Kenny. Fitzgerald. Fine
gan, Kelleher and kirkland are prac
be in perfect trim for the stiff work
that will follow the holidays. NOtre
Dame will have to depend largely on
speedy and clever teamwork 10 pull
out her victories and nothing but con
sistent practice Will develop good
passing and shooting.
Fitzgerald looms up strongest
among the substitutes as a contender
of varsity honors. He is six feet tall
and can play forward and center and
is perfectly at home at either posi-
ton. The big fellow has had plenty
OF experience. having played at Cos
mopoiis, Wash, and at Columbia
Prep I'm Portland before coming to
Notre Dame. He made his mono
gram as guard on the football team
and is now trying to land a place on
the basketball quint.
Fixture at Guard.
Mowers IS a fixture at one guard. |
while the other IS a tOssup between
F'fnegan and Kelleher. The rivalry
that will necessarily come from the
efforts OF these two men to land the
coveted place viii tend to improve
their playing for the man who gets
the job will have 10 travel fast at all
times.
The running track in the big GYM
nastum at Notre Dame is being thor
Oughly overhauled so as TO get it in
good shape for the coming indoor sea-
son. Up 10 the present the track
men who remained here during the
holidays have been idle but they Will
begin active work on Friday.