South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-02
HARPER AND SQUAD
Off FOR ARMY TILT
N. D. Coach Takes 20 Men
and Promises to Give
Stiff Battle.
Chas. w. Cnn.

Were going down there 20 give
EN- a good battle. and We don't con-
cede them a victory by long shot"
was the parting speech of Athletic
Director Jesse G. Harper as he step
ped on the 12:47 eastbound train az
the Lake Shore station yesterdav az
ternoon. West Point is the destina-
ton OF Harper and his athletes. The
NTH revival OF the annual intersec-
tional clash with the Army football
team on SATURDAY. is their objective.
Speeding eastward with Coach
Harper IS his assistant, ROckne and
20 players: Rydzewski, Hayes. King,
Powers, Spalding Philbin, Andrews,
Mcclure. Slime, Madison, Ronchetti.
Zoia. Stanley, Allison. Bahan, Miller,
Gipp. Ryan. Barry and Brandy.
Numerically this is the smallest
squad Harper has taken away from
Notre Dame on any trip this fall.
but this is taken as an indication
that the Notre Dame coach has now
formed a move accurate value of
his green men.
All in Fair Shape.
The players, with few exceptions.
are I'm excellent physical condition
and ready 70 put up a good battle
against the soldiers. The exceptions
are Rydzewski. Madigan, Bahan and
Brandy. big Frank" Rydzewsbi has
seen more OF a doctors office than
he has OF a football during the pres
ent week. In the latter part OF the
second quarter OF the South Dako-
"a ,-ame on Cartier field last Satur-
day the big Pole received an ugly
gasf. over the left eye. Though
much blood was emitted by the
wound nothing serious was thought
10 Se the matter, and big Frank"
finished out the quarter Then Harp
er sent him TO the dressing rooms.
Even then the wound gave few bad
symptoms But by Sunday night II
had started 10 give the big center
much pain. and ne was unable 70
practice on Monday. The severity
OF the ache increased and Frank
could not get out for practice either
Tuesday or wednesday. Harper de-
bated for a long time about the ad-
visibility OF taking Rydzewski on the
present trip, but after big Frank"
had braced up and assured him that
ne would be in condition 70 play by
saturday afternoon Harper added
his name to the list.
Madigan has a badly injured knee.
II IS no new injury. He has been
suffering from a dislocatiOn ever
since his freshman year. and it re-
ceived a severe jolt in the Wisconsin
game last month which has been
Il ravs
since. Harper plans TO start Madi-
gan AT right guard tomorrow, or az
center IL Rydzewski is indispOsed.
Madigan knows the signals and can
III in the center position If anything
happens TO the Pole.
HaIfbacks Are Game.
Bahan and Brandy are the dimin-
utive halfbacks who have been in
the limelight much since the first
game OF the season. Neither one
hasany license to be called anything
but paperweight, but by sheer agil-
it's and determination they have kept
their places on the team. Each is
game 70 the core, but neither is in
extra coed shape now. Bahan is
just recovering from pair Of badly
sprained wrists. while Brandy has a
shoulder that will not stand much
rough handling.
Decree and Pearson were the
cripples that Harper was forced to
leave at home BY Saturday De
Gree viii have missed the WiscOn-
sin. Nebraska. South Dakota and the
Army games as the result OF a
wrenched knee received in practice
the second week Of the season Dur
ing all this time NOtre Dame has
been deprived OF the services Of the
best punter in intercollegiate foot
ball. Pearson received a dislocated
shoulder against South Dakota. nd
will be out Of the game for another
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