South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
NOTRE DAME MEN
HAVE SCRIMMAGE
ON MUDDY FIELD
Weather Does Not Stop Coach
Harper From Working Both
First and Second
Teams.

Coach Harper put his first and sec
ond Notre Dame elevens through a
fast but muddy scrimmage on Cartier
field yesterday afternoon.
The Notre Dame mentor wants TO
have his men ready for any emery
ency. and one OF these emergencies
may be a muddy field. Despite the
mud which covered Cartier field as
a result of the rain, the backs hit
the line and ends well and showed up
in good shape.
Harper kept his regular halves,
Cofall and Bergman, who are ailing.
out Of the scrimmage and neither did
he use them in the signal drill which
followed the scrimmage The two
men were sent on a jog around the
field instead. At the halfbacks in
the scrimmage and signal drill ne
used John Miller and Malone, and
both went well. These two men will
be given hard workouts in order to
have them ready TO go in as substi-
tutes at a moments notice. Miller
is being worked at both fullback and
halfback so that he can replace either
Bachman or one of the halves In case
Of injury to any of them. Malone is
being used at halfback.
Edward at Center.
Hugh O'DonneI, the first team CEN
GER. was also kept out of the scrim-
mage and Edward was used but a
short time during the rough work.
Rydzewski was at center in place of
O'Donnell and Whipple went in for
Edward at end. Both O'Donnell and
Edward were used in the signal drill,
however.
Assistant Coach Rockne was con-
fined to his room bv a slight illness,
but Freshman Coach Jones continued
10 instruct his yearlings in the Ne
braska formations, and it is probable
that they will be used in scrimmage
against the varsity Saturday.
Coach Harper is continuing to en-
force the secret drill rule and none
but coaches. members of the varsity
and freshman squads and newspaper
men have been allowed on the field
during the practice sessions this
week
In addition to drilling his men for
scrimmage against the varsity, Coach
Jones is preparing his freshmen for
the two hard outside games which
are on the yearling schedule. The
first year men will clash with Culver
Military academy at Culver n week
from Saturday and will buck up
against St ViatOr's college at Kanka-
kee on Oct. 80.
Program Of Day.
In yesterdays scrimmage 10 min
utes were allotted TO defensive work
on the part of the first team, while
the firsts worked on the offensive for
90 minutes.
There will be three more scrim-
IMAGES for the varsity eleven before
the Nebraska game, according to
Coach Harper Today the firsts and
seconds will probably clash in the
afternoon workout Saturday Coach
Harper will likely pit his men against
the freshmen. Then there will be
another scrimnage next Tuesday.
The team will leave for Nebraska
a week from today and will arrive in
Lincoln on the following Friday
where the men will be put through a
light workout.
Coach Harper is pleased with the
Improvement that Grover Malone is
showing at halfback. The little fellow
is improving steadily in carrying the
ball and playing the defensive. Nc
Inerny, the big South Bend boy. is
also showing vast Improvement at the
right tackle position.
There will be both morning and
afternoon workouts for the varsity
squad today