South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-11
NOTRE DAME IS
PREPARING FOR
GRIDIRON CANES
Line SCrimmage is Feature of
Work Wednesday Afternoon.
COfaII and Phelan Kept Busy
Punting.

Line scrimmage has already be-
come a part Of the spring training
for candidates for the 1915 NOtrc
Dame football team.
Luke Kelley. who is in charge Of
the spring practice. gave the candi-
dates light line scrimmage Tuesday
afternoon and it is probable that the
tackling dummy viii be brought out
this morning.
The men are in good condition as
practically all of them have been
working out in track and in the
gymnasium room during the winter
months.
Line scrimmage. work with the
tacklng dummy and other work
along such lines will soon be a regu-
lar part Of the spring program. 1t
is the idea OF athletic authorities TO
have the freshmen and inexperienced
candidates ready 10 jump into the
harness when school opens next Sep
TENDER.
Kelley paid much attention 10 de-
velOping the punting of COfall and
Phelan In Tuesdays workout. Co
fall did a biz portion Of the punting
during the season last fall and he
showed a promise OF being a wonder
ful kicker Phelan is a freshman.
but he will be eligible fer the varsity
next fall He made a name for him
a l.
playing with Columbia in Oregon, one
of the schools belonging TO the order
Of the Holy Cross.
Last fall, Phelan showed up well
with the freshman team and inter
hall football. His brilliant kicking
and headwOrk had much to do with
81. Joe's unexpected victory over
.3rownsOn last fall At present he
seems to many OF the students the
r.F To- ~
years sensational quarter back.
Mathews, another freshman, is show
ing up well at this position. also, and
was one Of the fastest men on the
BrOwnson team last season.
Callahan. 1t seems now, may be
placed at center on the squad next
year. shifting Capt. Fitzgerald to his
old position at guard. In 1913 'F'itz"
played at guard but last season he
went through the season at center.
Just where Bachman will be placed
is another puZZling question. Last
year he held down a tackle posi-
ton, but in the Carlisle game at Chi
cagO. when he caught the ball on the
kickoff and went down the field for
a sensational so yard run, ne put
himself i'm line for a back field job.
Halmes. another last years mono
gram man. probably will hold down
81 tackle. r. King. Jones and Franz,
the last two freshmen. viii make
hard fights for position in the line
next year
Baujant is almost sure of his posi-
ton at right and again next year.
while there is plenty of good material
for the other extremity Wolfe. a
South Bend boy, shows promise of
making the team. although he has
Malone and Whipple freshmen, to
compete against.
The back field of necessity must be
of new men, COfall being the only
remaining regular. Whalen. how
ever. was the star Of the freshmen
aggregation last tall and probably al
ready has cinclted a berth on the
next eleven. Walter Miller, RydzWef-
ski. John Miller and Malone are 9TH
er candidates for the backs
70 Is the opinion of many that the
squad next year Will equal, if not sur
pass, last years eleven. the only diff
ference being that il will be com
posed of comparatively green men.
The 1914 squad was made of veter-
ans. mainly, who were better able TO
meet the breaks of the contest.