South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-23
n. D. SCARED
BUT NOT SCARED
Harper Leads Squad of Gold
and Blue Warriors to w.
and ]. Game.
Chas. w. Can.

Dame left last night at 1855 O'Clock
for Washington. Pa. there 10 do bat
tie for the last time in 1917 against
the formidable Washington & JEFF
ferson team. a glance at the per-
sonnet Of the gold and blue warriors
as they entrained for the east con-
nrmed the frequent declare ton that
this is a wartime season. But the
status OF the team cannot be blamed
entirely upon the unjust aggressions
Of the chief citizen Of Berlin; the
fortunes Of football as well as the
fortunes Of war have left their
marks
Everyone connected with Notre
Dame football has long ago learned
% deal with things as they are and
not as they might have been. To
be sure several OF the most promi-
nent candidates for this years team
at the end Of the 1916 season were
neutenants IN the national army be-
fore the current team was even as
sem bled Three games were played
and the strong arm OF the war was
felt all over again. The human lot
terry consequent 10 the consumption
act ordained that the captain Of the
Notre Dame team should be trans
ferred from the gridiron 10 a can
torment in mid-seasOn.
They Come and Go.
with Phelan. the leader and STRAIT
egist of the team gone, some thought
the eleven would sink back into
mediocrity. IL did not. Tex al
Eson. long noted as a pOssessor OF
much caliber above his shoulders.
stepped into the breach left by the
going of Phelan, and proved a most
capable quarterback in the South
Dakota. Army Morningside and NJ.
A O. games But after the game
with the "Aggies' last Saturday ply
sicians found that a vertebra had
been severely disarranged in a mix
up early In the game. Allison went
to St. Joseph's hospital. and while ne
has not suffered great pain from his
injury nevertheless for him to try
TO play iu his present condition
would be exceedingly precarious
Just as before the Army game
three weeks ago many are bemOan-
NO quarterback. Harper has shifted
Leonard Balkan from halfback TO
quarterback within the week. and
the pessimists can see nothing but
utter failure following such an elev-
eEth hour shift They do not know
that Harper has been using Bahan
a. quarterback i'm practice through
out the season. and that while il
WOULD be eskiug 10 much OF him 10
rake the showing of Phelan OF AL
nson. there is no question but what
ne is thoroughly acquainted with
his new position and may be de-
pended upon 90 lead the team capa-
bly,
VILE Miss stanley.
Gipp and Stanley are other in
jured members of the team whose
absence iu this final game will be
noticed. Both have broken legs
the victims OF the worst run OF luck
Notre Dame ever had. Notre Dame
is hard up for .halfbacks and Gipp
was n good one With Madigan suf-
fering from bad Geld. and De
Gree's wreuched knee still a cues
ton mark. Stanley would be a
mighty handy man 20 have around
at W. & J. tomorrow
But enough Of the scars. what OF
i the scaresT The latter are a minus
quantity. Though fully cognizant
Of its weakened condition the team
IS nevertheless confident OF the out
come. Coach Harper summed up
pretty well the feeling rampant in
-ie party that started eastward last
night when he said. Remember
what ] told YOU before the Army
game. that we were going down
here 20 fight EN-. and we do not
-oncede them victory
Takes Men for a Walk.
There was no practice for the
/ team yesterday as that word is usu-
ally interpreted Coach Roclne took
he men ON "a little cross country
walk late in the afternoon Ito get
hem I'm the right mental attitude
i All the meU We're announced 10 be
n good condition with the exception
II Madigan and Decree. Both are
slated 20 play right guard Madigan
las a severe cold; Decree stiu finds
z necessary TO favor his glass"
NEE.
The men who left South Bend
asst right are Holton. RydzewSlxf.
/ soia. Decree. Madigan. Ronchetti.
slime. Mcclure Philbin. Andrews.
King. Spaidinv. Powers. HAYES. Ba-
IAN. Brandy. Barry. Lockard. Pear
.on. Ryan and Walter Miller