South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-16
MIDGET BACKS
WORKING WELL
Baban, Brady and Smith Aid
ed by Allison Light But
Oh My!
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Coach Harper stuck by his inno-
vations Of earlier in the week and
kept Eahan az right halfback and
smith al fuIiback throughout prac-
tice yesterday afternoon. These two
dimuutive backs. along with Ali
son and Brandy. who possesses
about everything else except avor-
dupois. seem destined 10 start the
game against Michigan Agricultural
COLLEGE on Cartier field Saturday aft
ernOCn.
This new combination behind the
line made necessary by the perma-
nent loss Of Gipp and the temporary
deprivation OF Walter Miller has
shown all the indications Of being
a winner each afternoon this week.
Balkan and Smith have jumped at
the chance Of being rated first string
men. and have been puttiig forth
every effort 10 master the require
ments OF their respective positions
before the VI. 4. c. game. Along with
the extended list OF plays the team
has been using all season they have
had to adapt themselves 20 several
brand new formations that Harper
has concocted since the Morningside
game.
Gimp Resting I'm West.
ssRfg Frank" Rydzewski arrived
home from Sioux City where he has
been attending George Gipp, who
broke his leg there last Saturday,
and was out for practice the hrst
time this week. The big center
brought word that Gipp was resting
1lcelv when ne left but that the I'M
fortunate haIfback will have TO re-
main in a Sioux City hospltal AT
east two weeks before 1t VIII oe
advisable for him to travel back to
school.
The line last night presented as
strong a front as at any time this
season Rydzewski was at center
Madigan and Zoia at the guard
PbiIbin and Andrews at the tackle,
and King and Hayes held down the
ends Philbin and Andrews took
mart in the long signal practice Tor
the first time this week. Both have
been suffering from bad colds ana
Phubfn was i'm such condition that
NJ could not make the Morningside
trim last week. Decree was out Tor
practice but aside from punting the
bali few times did not get into the
play. II is not probable that ne VIII
get into the NJ a. c. game toInor-
row.
Freshmen To 90 North.
Freshman Coach Jake Kline
viii nilot Is first year men 70 Ann
Arbor. Mich. tonight where they
are scheduled 20 face the University
~ Nricbiean freshmen on Ferry field
tonoorrow afternoon The Michigan
freshmen defeated the NJ. \. c.
freshmen. 20 To o. while the Notre
name freshmen won from the first
wear farmers e TO %. So Nline's men
sra anxious 20 show their superiority
over the men who viii be playing
under Yost next year by giving ITEM
q dr,1bbin0 ON their own grounds.
Several of the freshmen have
been improving uoticeably the last
few weeks Murphy. Nohs. Wrape'
Miles. Donovan. Hogan. and DooIey
have exhibited some high class 1901
hoU They are certainly individual
stars ON par with varsity men,
and their only fault heretofore has
beer a lack of cohesion and team
work. essentials so necessary 10 the
Notre Dame type OF attack.
The personnel of the freshmen
squad that goes into the land OF the
wolverine tonight is as follows; r.
miles Nohs. Hogan. Isomhardo'
Donovan (captl. Dooley, Wrape'
Blum. Murphy. Cooney. Owens. IT,.
Miles. Dunn. O'Connor. Mersch'
Naher Mcnamara. and Graniield.