Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-05
NEW FOOTBALL STAR
.NoTRE DAME NOW CANDIDATE
FOR YEARS PREMIER H0N0RS
Interpreted Defeat OF Army Wins Ia
80 diana Eleven RecoEnition-What
49, Other Teams Did

NEW YORK. November A new
star has arisen In the football firma-
mont. 1t comes out of the west-Notre
Dame. The unexpected victory of the
Indiana eleven over West Point yester-
day disclosed play OF such powerful
character that It gives promise of en-
abling the South Bend team to go
through the season without a defeat to
stain It's record. In that case, tho
westerners will be candidates for the
premier honors OF the gridiron for tho
current season.
There was only the difference be-
tween touchdown and goal on one
side and safety on the other. but 1t
was enough. 1t showed that the win
ners had tho power to cross fiercely
defended goal line. The touchdown
was dramatically won too. 1t indl-
Gated that the Indiana col1egians had
the football sense to seize the crucial
opportunity, the daring to put brill
tliantly conceived play into instant exc
cutlon, and the power TO overcome dcs-
perate opposition from n team that has
been hailed as one OF the seasons best.
Liksewise, the victory was won on a
foreign field with the encouraging
cries from n biased throng rafting in
the ears of tho invaders. and squirting
fon their opponents.
As matter of fact, II was a 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 ense with
which three fingers of liquor slide
down the throat of the confirmed tip
pier. 1t WAS a great play and merited
victory. Look out for Notre Dame dur.
ing the balance OF the season.
s'- West Point showed n team Of con-
siderable power. but it was power in
the rough. OF 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 abil-
ity to pierce the Army line. Tho eleven
dispiayed the able coaching OF Jessie
Harper 1t was powerful. well-bal-
anced, smooth working machine.
syracusc'c Victory Surprises.
outside of this game the days con-
tests were not particularly attractive.
Syracuse's defeat Of Brown was rather
unexpected, and was due possibly to
the fact that the Providence eleven
had been through gruel,iny contest
with Colgate the week before and had
not yet recovered It's wind. Syracuse
uncovered great set Of backs in Moe
nan, Brown. Funstcrwald and Barsha.
who ripped and torc their way through
the Brown line with astonishing case.
One OF the features Of this game was
the brilliant work of Williams, the
and strength, he bids fair to take on
the honors won last year by that other
great negro player. Pollard.
Other games in the East went as
expected. Penn smothercd Lafayette.
pittsburgh did the same 10 wcstmin-
ster, and Cornell showed some tn.-
proVement IN Us HC-ts
Carnegie Tech.
In the West there was n surprise
or two Chicago was held to n score
less tie by Illinois. which showed
rather that Stages team has not vet
found Itself, rather than any excep-
tional ability In the Illinois team with
Ohio State, these two elevens are now
the only undefoated ones in the big
Ten Conference" Michigan again
showed that 1t has an extraordinary
eleven by it's overwhelming victory
over Kalamazoo; while Minnesota was
put out of the running for honors by
the success of Wisconsin, Northwest
ern and Ohio State ran into the WIN
ming column. The latter team is this
year showing strength that. II main |
tanned, Will entitlc 1t to consideration
as one OF the leaders In the West. and
promises better things for next year