South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-17
COLD AID BLUE IN
FINAL CAME HERE
Local Followers viii Have
Last Chance of Seeing
War Team in Play.
by Chas W. CAL

Lccal admirers Of the Notre Dame
football team-the team that start
led the whole athletic world just
two weeks ago at West Point by
defeating the Army-will have a
lest chance 10 see the gold and blue
fast eleven in action this afternoon
on Cartier field at Notre Dame
Michigan Agricultural college is the
opponent. and O'Clock is the hour.
Never again viii Big Frank Ry-
dzewski. Tom" King. or Dave
Philbin appear in a football game at
Notre Dame Their years Of eligibil-
lty are complete with the W. & J.
game at Washington. Pa. a week
from today
Perhaps for other members Of the
team. too, tOdays battle will be
their local finale War and the con
scripuon act, 20 say nothing Of much
talk about enlistments i'm various
branches Of the military service, are
reasons enough 10 venture the pre-
dictiou that never again viii the
team that takes the field today be
assembled with anything like its
present personnel. II was conceived
as "A wartime team. and essentially
a wartime team IL is. II was form
ed in a hurry; it viii disintegrate
just as rapidly.
Hnrper's Lightest Team.
Harper has been coach at Notre
Dame for five years, never In all
that time has ne entrusted the fate
OF the gold and blue in such an
important game "a. so light team.
The line will average 175 pounds;
the backheld. las pounds and the
team l65 pounds
Sporting writer's i'm the east. who
Characterized the Notre Dame back
field that hum bled the Army a pony
one ought 90 have a peep at the
quartet that has been chosen to ad-
vance the ball against NJ. A. c.. this
afternoon Allison, AZ quarterback,
and Brandy at right halfback. are
the only men 20 retain the positions
they filled so brilliantly on the his
toric plains" field at West Point
Since that battle George Gipp who
probably more than any other one
man. was responsible for the great
defeat of the Army. has since broken
"a leg. Walter Miller. whose punung
i'm The east held the mighty Oliphant
at bay. is suffering from an injured
knee that VIII prevent his playing
In the place of Gipp viii be Bahan.
Six pounds heavier than Brandy
the man who drove through fro II
the Armys seven yard line for the
winning touchdown. the two halves
this afternoon Will average just 141
pounds
Smith in Big Trial
Smith will be playing his first
game az fmlback. Smith is not a
star. That would be asking too much
OF man that has not yet played
two full months OF football Before
coming out for the Notre Dame
team. late in September Smith had
never played any kind OF football
whatsoever. First he tried out for
end but Harper soon switched him
90 halfback There ne improved
rapidly. but this week when il be-
came imperative TO find substitutes
for both Gipp and Miller. Harper
placed him az fullbaCk. Smith is a
fast man on his feet. follows his in
reference we'll and is a good tack
ler His work Will bear watching this
afternoon.
TEX" Allison. the heady quarter
back. whose Eeneralship drove the
Noue Dame through IS yard
march down the deld for the lone
touchdown in the Army game. viii
be directing the team. Alison's long
suit is brains He has filled admir-
ably the place left vacant by the
COINS OF Capt. PheIau 10 an army
Cantonment His forward passes are
the equal Of anything seen locally
since the halcyon days of the inn
mortal Charley Dorias' Hayes and
King. ends complete trio Of for
ward pass artists that has done
much 10 further the reputation OF
Notre Dame as an exponent OF the
open same. If conditions are right
there Niu be as dazzling an aerial
attack as has been staged since the
fan Of 1913
Al an events today's pastime viii
surmount anything seen in foot
BAH way in many moons, il viii
mark the passing Of "a number OF
the gold and blue; 1t is the seasons
collegiate finale.