The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-05
.N0TRf DAME OAzzLES
FOOTBALL ARMAMENT
Defeat Of West Point Gives Western
ers Chance for Premier Honors on
Gridiron for Present Season,
NEGRO PLAYER
RIVALS POLLARD
Chicago and Ohio State Only E1cvens
Indicated in "Bfg Ten" Con-
ference Minnesota Put Out of
Running BY Wisconsin.
by ARTHUR sTRUwE.

New York. Nov. A new star
has arisen in the football f1rmam emit
II comes out of the west-Notre
Indiana eleven over West Point yes
terday disclosed play of such a pow
erful character that it gives promise
OF enabling the South Bend team to
feat to stain its record. In that case
the Westerners will be candidates for
the premier honors of the gridiron for
the current season.
There was only tho difference be-
tween a touchdown ard a goal on one
side and a safety on the other but It
was enough. 1t showed that the win
ners had the power t. cross a fierce
" defended goal lire. The touch
down was dramatically won, too. It
indicated that the Indiana collegians
had the football sense to seize the
crucial opportunity. the daring to put
a brilliantly conceived play into in
slant execution. and the power to
overcome desperate opposition from
q team that has been halted as one OF
the seasons best. Likewise the vic
tory was won on foreign field with
the encouraging cries from a biased
throng rafting In tho ears OF the in
vaders and squirting on their oppo-
nents.
AS matter Of fact 1t was case
of too much Brandy. The right half
back of the Notre Dame boys went
through the hole wedged by his team
mates with the slippery ease with
which three fingers OF liquor slide
Hnyyn TIA thrnaf ~ 4hn cd tin
pier. 1T was a great play and nierited
victory. Look out for Notre Dame
during the balance of the season.
West Point showed a team of con-
siderable power but II was power in
the rough. or finished teamwork
there was little. On the other hand,
when Notre Dame found itself in the
second half there was small doubt
of It's ability to pierce the army line
The eleven displayed the able coach
ing OF Jesse Harper. 1t was a pow
erf1il. weli-balanced, woodworking
machine.
| Outside of this game the days con-
| tests were not particularly attr1otigs.
| syracuse's defeat of Brown was rather
| unexpected and was due possibly to
! the fact that the Providence eleven
had been through a grrelling contest
| with Colgate the week before, and
/ had not yet recovered its wind SYRIA
cuse uncovered great set of backs
in Meehan, Brown, Finsterwald and
Barsha, who ripped and tore their
| way through the Brown line with as
tonishfng ease. One of the features
OF this game was the brilliant work
" Williams. the Brown end. A ne
gro OF great speed and strength, he
bids fair to take on the honors won
last year by that other great negro
player, Pollard.
Other games in the Fast went as
| expected. Penn smothered Lafayette.
| Pittsburg did the same to Westminster
and Cornell showed some improve
ments IN IT'S 20to victory over Car
negie Tech.
In the West there was a surprise
or two. Chicago was held to score
less tie by Illinois which showed rath-
er that Stages team has not yet found
itself rather than any exceptional
ability in the Illinois team, WITH
Ohio state these two elevens are now
the only undefeated ones In the IBIS
Ten" conference. Michigan agar
showed that 1t has an extraordinary
eleven by its overwhelming victory
over Kalamazoo while Minnesota was
put out OF the, running for honors b,
the success OF Wisconsin. Northwest
ern and Ohio State ran into the win
I ming column. The latter team Is this
year showing strength that II main
tanned will entitle it to consideration
as one Of the leaders In the West and
promises better things for next year