South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-07
NOTRE DAME MEN
WILL HAVE MANY
YELLS SATURDAY
Great Plans Being Laid for
Game With Indians on Car
tier FieId-SeVeral
Are Injured.

Enthusiasm over the game WITH
t4.st-eu hero SATURDAY. is running high
~ Nofre Dame and nightly sessions
~ the students are being held al
which songs and wells, 20 be used our
inr the contest. are being rehearsed-
Saturday Will see a revival In cneer-
ing an Metre Dame. At least, TINS Is
INC belief OF those in charge OF the
cheer work and the student body IN
General Several NOtre Dame loyalty
songs have been reprinted and handed
ont 10 the students and these, to-
eether with the list Of cheers. are
Undergoing a strenuous workout at
the hands of the yell masters and stu
dents.
In past years. numerous songs nave
been written by students, but they
have not been used 10 any extent re-
Gently. Some OF these have been un-
earthed and presented again 10 the
students
r7vhe first cheer session was held on
Tuesday night under the leadership
OF Yell Master Gargen. Two songs were
practiced then and another one was
Dracticed at last 4 lights meeting. Inc
songs rehearsed Tuesday were Bat
Ting For victory" the words of which
we're written 10 me tune of March
ing Through Georgia by T. Deecey,
a former student, and The t1ghung
Team" John r. Shea, another Tor
mer student wrote the words for the
latter song to the air OF 'John
Browns Body" Rev. Eugene Burke,
{. <. c.. accompanied the students on
the piano during the rehearsalS.
Plans are being made 10 make the
cheering big features of the HaSkelI
and South Dakota games.
Injuries 10 four members OF the
varsity squad have weakened the
NOtre Dame squad considerably dur
ing the past few days John Miller,
Malone. Halmes and King are all on
the injured list and may not be able
10 appear in Saturdays game
The choice for the right hanback,
position has apparently been between
Miller and Malone. Coach Harper
sprung a surprise in last nights secret
practice when he shifted ~ Dung
Dutch" Bergman. heretofore quar-
terback. to the right halfback posi-
ton on the first eleven.
Bergman's open field running was
a feature Of the game against Alma
last Saturday ana the little fellow may
develop into a valuable haltback.
Whet er or not he is used in Satur-
days game he Will make a valuable
all-round substitute backfield man,
and Coach Harper faces the necessity
Of developing some good second string
men 10 be ready to take the places OF
the regulars in case of injury. The
second and third string backs. who
were used in the scrimmage against
she freshmen Tuesday, did not show
up well in the workout and Coach
Harper was thus presented with diff
ficult problem.
Jerry Jones, a Hnesman, may be
shifted TO the fullback position on the
second team Coach Harper is seri-
ously considering the feasibility Of
the change.
Bachman. at fulback on the first
team. is showing Improvement in his
work at that position. The big fellow
is hitting the line lower and getting
more drive than he has shown be-
fore and his work in interference is
also improving.
"Ducky" Halmes and King. both Of
whom are injured. are linemen.
Halmes was not used on the first
team in signal drill last night and Nc
Inerny the big South Bend youth.
Was at his place at right tackle King
is "a substitute tackle and had been
developing rapidly, previous TO his in
jury.
Last nights workout consisted prin-
cipally OF signal drill Rioters were
again barred from the ground. The
team continued 10 show an improve
ment in the speed with which they
ran off the formations
Today there is scheduled to be a
scrimmage between he first varsity
and the freshmen. but it will be in Sc