South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-27
GARY HIGH TEAM
HOPES To DECIDE
SECTIONAL TITLE
Steel City Claims Northern In
diana Championship Must
Not be Awarded Until it
is Settled With.

The high school football squad was
put through long signal drill yester-
day afternoon by Coach Metzler. in
preparation for the game with Gary
scheduled for next Saturday at the
steel city.
Last Saturday when the locals were
playing Hammond to a tie game the
steel city lads were administering a
defeat to the Morgan Park high of
Chicago TO the tune of "a 10 II. The
Gary team has been going strong this
season and in reference to the claims
laid by the Hammond and South Bend
teams in regard to the northern Indi-
ana championship, the Gary Post
makes the following statement:
"By placing Morgan Park on the de-
feated list Gary retained a clean slate,
and will be prepared TO struggle with
the South Bend high team next NSatur-
day on a local gridirOn to establish
the cham pionship of northern Indiana,
despite the report sent out from Ham
mond Saturday that Hammond and
South Bend high teams had battled
to a scoreless tie and would meet
again TO solve the championship of
this territory. 1t is a well-known fact
that Gary cannot and will not be
counted out at this stage Of the game.
The rivals have got to beat Gary first,
and by the smile that Coach Briggs
is wearing he indicates that neither
team has the goods to do the trick"
Attack To Be Strong.
South Bend is not as confident as
it's coming opponents, but MetZler is
preparing to present his strongest at
tack and the locals are sure to be in
il from the start.
Reports coming from the Gary
camp relate the Prowess Of Kneisley,
quoted as the Bright Light of Gary"
who, occupying left tackle position on
the eleven, is called back often TO
carry the ball In last Saturdays
game he returned a kickoff the en-
tire length of the field. MetZler is
preparing a strong defense to cope
with the Gary attack, which is built
entirely around this man.
Last Saturday the Elkhart troupe
had an easy time down at Ligonier,
when they whitewashed the high team
rounding into the best shape possible
for the South Bend Elkhart game, on
Nov. 20.
st. Joseph. who the locals meet at
that city a week from next Saturday,
were defeated at the hands of the
Holland. Mich, high team by AZ to
IA score.
ran 10 report.
A number of the first team men did
not report for practice yesterday
afternoon, as a few are making up
back work in studies so as to be elig-
IDLE for the remaining games. No less
than five members Of the team are
failing in physic classes and had to
take tests to stay in football.
MetZler is drilling his men well in
the art of tackling and in Saturdays
game they showed sorely the need of
a tackling dummy, so that more clean
er tackles would occur in a game
Metzler is planning on having "a
dummy installed at Leeper field
The entire backfield last evening
was the same as usual, but an entire
new line, with the exception of the
ends, was used by MetZler.
The team will Scrimmage this after
noon, and as there is no school Thurs
day and Friday, Metzler will be able
to drill his team for several hours in
the morning and afternoon each day.
MetZler has chartered a special car
TO take the local rooters to Gary. and
If so, including the members of the
team, sign up for the trip, excursion
rates will be obtained.