South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-11
BIC TASK AHEAD
FOR NOTRE DAME
FOOTBALL STARS
viii Probably be the First
Team to Play in YaIe'S New
Million Dollar Stadium =
Meet Four Eastern Squads.

with four games carded with east
ern colleges of national Importance,
and with three contests booked with
strong western schools, NOtre Dame
viii have in 1914 the finest football
schedule ia her athletic history. The
program outlined by Athletic Director
Harper is one of the most formidable
ever attempted by any college, in that
il calls for four long trips, the
shortest of which viii require 500
miles Of travelling. Then. too. on this
schedule are six hard games, while
in other years Il was customary to
have not more than four or five strong
opponents On the list.
Notre Danes schedule is of vital
Importance To intercollegiate athletics
for IL will enable football critics TO
pick a real national champion This
fall Notre Dame Will play Yale,
team which is always considered TO
have a strong claim to championship
honOTs. As Yale Is to play Harvard
and Princeton, and a. Harvard will
also try conclusions with Michigan,
the cream Of the east and west will
thus be brought into close touch with
Last fan both Carlisle and Metre
Dame hung up remarkable records In
football. and gridiron sharps were OF
The opinion that Harvard would have
been pushed to the limit TO win from
During the coming season, Notre
Dame and Carlisle will hook in an
intersectional battle, hardly second IN
Importance TO the NOtre Dame I ale
tilt The Indians viii battle with
PENNSYLVANIA Syracuse and other i'm
portant eastern colleges, and thus in
the Notre Dame-Carlisle fray, dope
sters will have another chance TO UNI
cover the real intercollegiate cham
pion.
Notre Dame will tackle Syracuse on
the gridiron on Thanksgiving day
This will be the first time that the
football teams Of these schools will
meet, although the gold and blue ftnd
the orange have formerly fought for
honors on the diamond and on the
basketball court.
The Army eleven, the stepping stone
TO Notre Danes greatness in 1913
football history. will again appear on
the varsity schedule this fall
In the west Notre Danes strongest
opponent is South Dakota. This year
the game will be staged at Sioux City.
Ia, and becausez Of tt9eir. playing on
home territory the eerotes Will be
all tho more forpadasks
Haskell Indians Alma and Fresh
men are the games to be played at
Ncsre Dame TfaSkelll IS known as
1.-THE Carlisle OF the west" and is
noted for turning out strong football
teams. Alma college Of Michigan will
be NOtTe Danes opponent next ran.
The freshment will meet the varsity
on Oct 10 and can be counted on TO
put up a stiff battle.
Nntre Dame NAV enjoy the unique
distinction Of being the first team to
play in the Yale bowl, che new $1,000
600 stadium now under construction
ut the New Haven school. Yale auth
critics are OF the opinion that the
structure viii be ready for use by Oct.
II. the date of the Notre Dame-Yale
fray.
For tho first time in a decade Car
isle Indians VIII journey west to meet
Notre Dame in Chicago on Nov. II.
To witness this crucial struggle which
bids fair 10 decide the football SUI
premacy Of the country. a vast crowd
from Chicago and the middle west viii
be on hand This contest is regarded
as a home game by Notre Dame stu
dents who will attend en- masse.
Although South Dakota university
IS located at Ncrmillion. $. D.. the
Notre Dame South Dakota fray viii be
Dlayed at Sioux CITY. Ia. This city is
Just across the Missouri river from
south Dakota and is an ideal place for
the battle.
The schedule is as follows:
Oct 3-Alma college st Notre
Dame.
oct 1O-Freshmen at Notre Dame,
Oct 1T-Yale at New Haven, Conn.
oct S1-HaskelI Institute at Notre
Nov. ARMY at West Point, y. Y.
Nov 14-Carlisle at Chicago.
Nov. 26-Syracuse at Syracuse, y. Y.
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