South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-28

For the FIRST tire since 1912 Notre
Dame and Wabash viii clash IN a
desperate football struggle on Car
tier field this afternoon.
The Little Giants. confident after
weeks Of hard practice. turned down
10 an excellent fettle. and prepared
for a battle from start 10 finish. will
enter the game determined TO trim
Harper's great machine. Notre
Dame. ready for anything the Wis
itors may have TO spring and set
upon revenge for basketball defeats,
viii start the contest in its best shape
Of the year, and with the intention
OF whipping wabash
Big Game for Wabash.
Since the start of the season. fans
have been looking forward to today's
contest. Wabash has been pointing
10 the Notre Dame game as its big
objective. Even the Purdue game
claimed les interest than has the
fray with the HOosiers.
Indications point 10 the largest
crowd i'm the history or Cartier held
at today's game The advance sale
OF general admission and reserved
seat tickets has exceeded the aaic-
ipations OF even the most optimis-
tic. The authorities have made ar
rangements 10 handle a big over
flow. however.
According 10 reports from Craw-
louisville, big delegation Of Wa
bash fans will arrive in this city
this noon TO cheer on their favorites
against the gold and blue. The fans
are out for victory. Nothing less
viii satisfy them.
King TO start at End
The Notre Dame squad. with one
or two exceptions, Is in excellent.
condition. Whipple. right end, is the
only regular who viii be out OF the
contest, but ne is in such shape that
ne can be used if necessary. Tom
King viii start the game tomorrow
az Whipple's position.
Coach Harper is optimistic Fol-
lowing the return 90 form and con-
dition of his squad and the excel
lent performances of the men in
practice this week. he sees a brilliant
future for his proteges. Concerning
today's game. he has said little.
Were going 10 give them an awful
fight" is his only comment
The Hoosier squad ended prepare
ton for the Wabash game In
speedy workout on the old Cartier
neld yesterday afternoon. Signal
practice and dummy scrimmage
made up the afternoon work.
Coach SEeeks and his Wabash
team were scheduled 20 arrive i'm
South Bend yesterday noon. but a
change in arrangements was made
and the Little Giant crew. eighteen
strong. reached South Bend in the
evening.
Hopes To Surprise.
IL is said that Sheeks is hoping
TO spring a surprise on Notre Dame
and he is counting heavily on re
work of mis- two giant tackles, Cap
tain Caldwell and Hanicker. and
Bacon. star fullback.
NOtre Dame is the favOrite in to-
days game. but even the most op-
timistic OF the gold and blue hackers
are looking for hard struggle.
There is no means of comparing
the strength of the two teams. In its
three games played TO date this sea
SON. Notre Dame defeated Case. as
tC %. Western Reserve. As 10 0. and
the Haskell Indians. IS 10 o. Wa
bash defeated Hanover. 80 to s;
Rose. "a 10 o, and Butler. 56 TO 0.
The only defeat suffered by the Lit
tie Giants was az the hands of Pur-
due and. according 20 Assistant
coach Bockne who witnessed the
Wabash-Purdue game the score
should have been 10 e, instead of
~ Co e. IN favor of the Boilermak-
ers
Local Boys 60 Battle
There viii be a big touch OF local
interest iu today's game. McInerny.
right tackle on the Notre Dame
ceam. and Bacon. fuuback for Wa
bash. are both south Bend boys. So
are "Chet" Grant. first substitute
quarterback Of the Hoosiers. and
Berkey. substitute end on Harper's
squad.
An eleventh hour change in ofic-
ials was announced 10y Coach Harper
yesterday Munns. captain of the
1914 Cornell team. viii act as head
linesnan in place OF Mckay of But
Ter. who viii! Toe unable 20 be pres
emit NIunns was star football man
and is regarded as a highly COM
petent OH sal
Notre Dame students are planning
Co make tOuorrow's same "a gala az
fair. The military band OF the uni
Ners.ty Wiz play during the contest,
and II Is likely that a student snake
dance viii bee held between halves
Cheers were rehearsed and plans
made FOR today by the students at
mass meeting held in the school sym
nas:um last night under the direction
of Yell Master Andy McDonough.
WIN TRACK MEET.