South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-20
n. D. IN CRUCIAL
CONTEST TODAY
Nebraska Expected to Give
Harper'S Men Battle
of Their Lives.
CHAS. w. CALL.

Inhabitants of two states-Nebras-
ka and Michigan-will have an OPP
portunity to invoice the peculiar
brand Of football used by Notre
Dame this afternoon. The varsity
will be pitted against the redoubt-
able Cornhuskers at Lincoln; the
freshmen will be lighting against
Western State Normal school at
Kalamazoo.
Coach Harper's varsity have been
CHARTERED in Lincoln since Friday
morning, and should be we'll rested
for hard game this afternoon aft
er their long ride from HoOsierdom.
Reports from Lincoln indicate that
all previous attendance records in
the annals of football at the Uni
versity Of Nebraska will go by the
boards when the Cornhuskers line
up against Notre Dame on Nebraska
field this afternoon. The sensational
success Of the huskers in their two
games TO date has famed the interest
in football until il has become a rag
ing fever and the demand for seats
has been such that extra bleachers
had 20 be erected during the week
Battle Today is Rubber.
Twice before Notre Dame students
have awaited the verdict from Lin
coin. Once il saddened them: once
il made them glad. Today's battle
with the Cornhuskers is bigger
question mark than either Notre
Dame-Nebraska game that pre-.
coded it,
Two years ago NOtre Dame was
utterly surprised at the potency Of
the Cornhuskers' attack and was
swept back to a 20 to 10 defeat
Failure 10 kick goal following one
Of the Notre Dame touchdown
spelled defeat for the gold and blue
Lusting for revenge Notre Dame
bore down upon Nebraska las
Thanksgiving day and completely
routed the westerners. 90 TO 0. Tina
was balm for the terrible thorn en-
countered the year before.
But those who are doping Notrt
Dame TO win Saturday constitute
but a meagre fraction Of those wht
are hoping she will be victorious
NOtre Dame has not been scored OF
she lacked the punch to put acros
a single marker that would have
won the game at Madison a weel
ago. No comfort was gained from
the result Of Nebraskas game OF
the same day. The Cornhuskers. b,
licking Iowa by an Overwhelming
score. showed they have the bes
team in their history
Freshmen Meet Kalamazoo.
Coach Kline's freshmen viii
charge upon Western State Norma
college at Kalamazoo. This celer-
city team is not the one that wa
beaten by the Notre Dame varsit
two weeks ago hut another team tina
held the University Of Michigan TO
| Il TO 10 score a fortnight back
Kline's yearlings defeated Culve
defeat the Michigan school today
! Besides the unique Notre Dame Of
Tense the freshmen have peculia
formations OF Wisconsin and Ne
I braska which they have been ex
hitting for the benefit II the varsit
tho past two weeks.
While che varsity is - Lincoln :
battle tl- T0rnhuSkers' plans hay
/ been eu5. forward FOX some or
-anized cr. ing 1T the South Da
/ keta game ~ Notre Dame next SAT
/ ur5ay. ami at every athletic even
. throughout the year Thomas Kell
OF Milwaukee was elected bv n
senior class 20 act 20 chief cheer
4 leader. a corps OF assistants viii b
appointed go ala in the yelling. Yel'
and songs were practiced at q hi
pep" meeting i'm Washington Ia
last evening. The students will hav
"a special wire from zebra ska iel
this afternoon ar Notre Dame.