South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-22
n. D. KALAMAZOO
WILL MEET TODAY
Will be First Home Game for
the Gold and Blue, and
Promises to be Spir-
tied Contest.
BY CHARLES \. GRIMES.


will pry off the home basketball sea
son lid in a game with Kalamazoo
college i'm the university gym this
afternoon Todays game will be the
Celery city teams first appearance
az Notre Dame in two years.
Veterans of South Bends own
137th. who have recently returned
from France. have been invited TO
the game this afternoon, and a large
number of the boys have signified
their intention of seeing some real
American sport once again. Hos
tilities will commence promptly at
O'Clock. Besides the members OF
the 137th, all soldiers and sailors in
these parts have been invited to at
TEND the game as special guests of
the student body.
In preparation for today's battle
Coach DOrais put his men through
short passing practice yesterday aft
ernoon. Although in much better
condition for todays game than they
were for the purdue contest a week
ago last Monday, the y. d. five is by
no means vet in midseason form.
Dorais expects them to stage a lively
scrap, however, and is living in an
ticipation that the defeat of two
years ago may be avenged.
TOday's Lineup.
Bader and Bahan will start as for
wards for Notre Dame. Gipp will
play center. and slime and Smith will
be the guards. II is probable that
Bader may be shifted to center at
the last moment. in which event
Brandy will pair off with Bader.
Gipp has been little slow in get.
ting started. At times he has dis
played flashes Of the form that won
him a name on the gridiron. Hayes.
still suffering from an infected toe,
will not get into today's game.
Kalamazoo Wins Last
In its last appearance at Notre
Dame two years ago. Kalamazoo was
party TO one of the hottest and most
fercely contested basket ball games
ever staged in the gym. From be-
ginning to end the battle was waged
at fever heat Kalamazoo pulled
out a 80 TO so winner the very last
minute McDermott, Grant of South
Bend. now Lieut. Grant, and King
the old Notre Dame stars, played a
sensational game. but their Celery
city opponents went them one bet
ter.-and won. During the heat of
the excitement one fair feminine fol-
lower from Kalamazoo leaped out Of
the stands, threw her arms around
one of the athletes (not Notre
Dance and kissed her "hero" be-
cause he shot a basket that gave
! Kalamazoo a temporary lead Said
hero got back into the game, but
the y D. guards so effectively stop
ped him that he was not again sub
: jet for a goods idolization-at
least not a public display.
Word has been received at the
I university that Dave Philbin. a 1918
| graduate. and a football and track
star. has been commissioned an en-
] sign in the navy and is now on his
maiden trip across the ocean. his
ship being the transport West Point.
/ During his two years Of eligibility
I Philbin was one Of the Gold and
! Blues big grid men. He was also a
] track man, and a baseball star, a
! hitter extraordinary.
! Philbin's greatest showing was
made at West Point in the fall OF
1917. He played right tackle in that
game and proved a stonewall OF de-
Tense Upon the completion of his
| course last June he was offered ar
appointment to West Point, but de-
clined and enlisted in.the navy. He
successfully passed the course in tbs
Great Lakes ensign school a few
months ago. In addition 10 being
| great athlete. Philbin was one OF tn
universitys best men in classes. u