South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-12
N. D. AND ARMY
WILL PLAY AGAIN
First Game is Scheduled for
Nov. 8, and Will be at
West Point.
BY ALFRED ALEXANDER.

Football relations between the
University OF Notre Dame and the
United States Military academy at
West Point will be resumed this
coming fall. Athletic Director at
the University of Notre Dame,
Knute K. Rockne announced yes
terday afternoon that the next grid
iron battle between Notre Dame and
the army team will be staged at
West Point on Nov. 8.
For the sixth time the represent
alive from Notre Dame will journey
10 the Empire state and will clash
] OF the gridiron. The last time both
teams have met was on the first
Saturday OF November, 1917. at
West Point. where on the Historic
Plains" Notre Dame scored one OF
the greatest victories ever achieved
in the annals OF her athletics. Coach
Harper. now Ranchman Harper in
Kansas. led a war-ridden team
across the continent to lock horns
with the cadets Minus its regular
quarterback. Phelan, who at that
time was calling signals for Uncle
Sam at Camp Taylor. the Notre
Dame team entered the field full OF
determination TO uphold the west
ern prestige In football.
Joseph Brandy, the fleet-footed
halfback. playing against a veteran,
when given excellent support from
his team mates, he scored the only
| touchdown of the game. The army
: team. led by the mighty Elmer OIL
| plant. retaliated with n desperate
attack to Offset the defeat. but the
Notre Dame line bolstered up mar
velously at a critical moment OF the
game and checked the rally.
First Time In 1913.
Notre Dame met army for the
first time in 1919, when the famous
Dorais- r ockne combination thrilled
the eastern spectators and critics by
the successful aerial attack. II
was the Notre Dame team which in
/ troduced the aerial offensive in the
west, but the eastern critics did not
seem to consider this mode OF play.
and the Notre Dame team gave an
exhibition OF that style of play
against the cadets.
After that game the eastern
coaches began to take Notre Dame
seriously, and the teams had the
| highest respect for Notre Dame
whenever the aerial attack in foot
| ball was mentioned. A peculiar
/
test between Notre Dame and the
army. Seeing how successful the
aerial offensive was In important
contests. the army team began 10
study that style OF play and used il
with great advantage in it's eastern
| engagements.
NOtrc Dame Loses In 1914.
In 1914 Notre Dame lost 10 the
army. but matters were evened UP
I'm 1915, when the famous Notre
Dame forward pass again spelled
a defeat for the cadets. Halfback
| Bergman caught a forward pass and
raced 30 yards for the only touch
down OF the game. In 1916 the
Olphant-Vidal combination proved
too much for the visitors and Notre
: Dame went home defeated. Oliphant
| and Vidal used the forward pass
with great efficiency and accuracy
| a number OF touchdowns resulting
After losing TO Notre Dame in
1917 the cadets looked forward &c
the 1918 game. but were disappoint-
ed. as were the Notre Dame play
| ers and followers. BY a ruling from
the war department the game was
cancelled and the army athletic al
rector reserved a date for Notre
Dame this year. Prospects Of play
ing the game are good since both
institutions can safely go ahead and
| build up their combinations without
/ fearing another call TO arms.