South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-21
TWENTY-FIVE MEN
IN SQUAD WHICH
Goes To LINCOLN
Two Full Teams Leave Today
for important Contest With
NebraSkanS on
Saturday.

Twenty-Five strong, the Notre Dame
football squad. piloted by Coaches
Harper and Rockne. viii leave South
Bend at $50 o'clock this afternoon
for Lincoln. where the Hoosiers will
clash with Nebraska in one of the
most important games of the season
Saturday. The NOtre Dame party will
arrive in Lincoln at 10 o'clock Friday
morning and will take a light work.
out on the Nebraska field in the after
noon.
At the conclusion Of yesterday after
Moons practice. Coach Harper an
nounced that the following men viii
take the western trip: Capt Fitz-
gerald. Edward. stephan. Keefe.
O'Donnell, Rydzewski. Baujan, Phelan.
COfall. Bergman, Bachman. Whipple,
Yea ger. McInerny, Halmes, King.
Frantz, Jones, Dorais, John Miller,
NOelkers and Malone. Included in the
squad are two South Bend boys.
NOelkers substitute backfeld man,
and McInerny. substitute lineman.
Starting Lineup.
The lineup Of the team as it will
probably start Saturdays game and
the weights Of the men are: Edward
146. Ie; stephan. 201. Il; Keefe. 50.
*; O'DonneH. 16S, C.; Capt. Fitzgerald,
1S3, rg; RydzewsH. 1875. TT; Baujan,
163. re: Phelan, $50. OBJ; COfau, III,
lib; Bergman, Ia, RIB; Bachman,
1S6. fb
The total weight OF the Notre Dame
team will be 1901 lbs; average weight
of team, 172 Gil lbs; total weight
Of line. 1241 lbs; average weight OF
line, III 2-7 lbs; total weight of back
field $50 lbsl; average weight Of back
field 165 lbs.
Coach Harper threw open the gates
on Cartier field yesterday afternoon at
a practice session for the first time
i'm nearly three weeks. Students gath
cred in the bleachers and. under the
leadership OF Yell Master Garsen, gave
the team q sendOn with school cheers.
Vigorous Workout.
Dummy scrimmage and a vigorous
signal drill formed the major part Of
yesterdays workout. The first eleven
was dismissed earlier than the second
and third squads, the latter being
given n long workout at dummy scrim.
mage.
Coach Harper declared yesterday
afternoon that the team is in excellent
physical condition and that the men
will put up the battle of their lives
in their efforts to defeat Nebraska
Saturday. The result OF the big same
will have an important bearing on the
a sure claimant 90 the hOnOrs Ne
braska is largely a veteran machine,
while \otre Dame Is for the most part
n completely reconstructed and prac-
Hcally new eleven.
Efforts are being made by Cheer
Leader GaTgen TO secure returns OF
the Notre Dam e-Nebraska game. play
hy play in the gymnasium Saturday
afternoon. II plans are successful,
there will be a special wire at the
school and in addition to the returns.
there will be orchestra music, sing
ing. cheering and smoker
Takes Two Teams.
ON the western trip Coach Harper
is taking with him two complete
teams. In addition 10 the regulars,
there are two sub ends. five sub line
men and four backfeId substitutes He
wishes to take no chances Of injuries
working havoc on the team and will
put forth his strongest front against
the COrnhuskers.
The eyes of the entire football world
will be focused on the Notre Dame
Nebraska clash. Last season these
two teams. in addition 10 Illinois. were
claimants of the western champion
ship. Chances are that this Satur-
days game will eliminate one or an
other OF the aggregauOns from the
running.
Nebraska is recognized as one OF
the strongest teams in the country and
Notre Dame this season is practically
an unknown quantity. The locals Will
get their first real taste OF big game
his season in the battle with the
WesteT lers.
IincOlnitcs Confident.
In the west odds are said 10 favor