South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-13
FIGURE ON REAL
FIGHT SATURDAY
Michigan AggieS Determined
to Force Notre Dame to
Limit in Coming Game.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

Football fans OF South Bend and
Notre Dame are going 10 see n
great football game Saturday after
noon when the Michigan Aggies and
Notre Dame football teams glare
across the line from each other on
Cartier field Saturday afternoon.
Both teams are travelling at an
amazing clip and each is determined
20 humble It's old rival
II will be the last appearance Of
the Gold and Blue tribe before the
home folks this season. In as much
as the final game is the biggest
clash on the schedule billed for the
local field. the stands are expected
10 be jammed with enthusiast sup
pOrters.
Despite the fact that ,the Aggies
were defeated by Michigan and the
Normal. thcy nevertheless played
good ball against Purdue and South
Dakota in their last two starts. And
they have the unpleasant habit of
playing mile above their heads
when they encounter Notre Dame.
Schedule Poorly Arranged.
Precisely what eli critics had
feared took place with the East
,ansing tribe this fall The Aggies
got their baptism Of real tough
football much toe early In the sea-
son. and the hard schedule Il passed
through 20 reach the climax OF the
campaign worked TO the teams dis
advantage instead Of for it's good.
But the Wolverines have recov-
cred themselves gloriously and they
now stand as "a positive menace for
Notre Dame next Saturday. The Ag
gies have stamped themselves as
both game and resourceful, and the
team that can beat them now de-
serves unstinted credit
In the Saturday scramble the Wis
itors will be a snarling lot They
bit South Dakota for IS 20 o vic
tory last week and the meat tasted
pretty good. II looked along early
in the season as ST the Aggies would
celebrate meatless Saturday when
they ran into Notre Dame. hut the
happenings over the weekend show
the East Lansing band is entitled to
better rations than goose eggs.
But no amount of press-agentTng
can convince a discriminating pub
lie that an incompetent scribe can
predict the outcome OF a football
game. You can't dope the outcome
of the NOtre Dame-Aggies games on
the strength OF last Saturdays show
ing by both elevens. Too much hap
pens IN a football camp within
few DAYS time The bookies that bets
according to the dope at present
won't do his Christmas shopping
early. lie probably won't do it at
all.
Unparalleled Feat.
The Notre Dame players learned
lot OF football I'm the game at West
Point Ii brought them 10 a keen
realization Of the weaknesses and
strong points. IL gave Rockne's
men the sort of a test they needed
Co. display their all-westcrn calibre
IN lust one whack at the soldiers
Notre Dame gained seasons sea
soning
The team came out OF the brawl
knowing what last ditch night
could mean and. which is more inn
r.rtauI. knowing it had the requi-
site Comeucss to dEht r. Toe success
ully. The brilliant onrush OF the
wcsterners liza the lima, moments OF
the nrst half was a feat unparalleled
~ latter day football NJ West Point.
I'm finding itself too habby 90 defeat
q team with equal line power. Capt
Pahaus bunch found itself 90 have
the steeI-Hke nerve 20 come from
behind with clever aerial attack
with the odds all against il.
Just one thing that Notre Dame
must busy itself with and that is a
defense for the forward pass. The
locals saw how dizzy and dismayed
the cadets were against the blizzard
of passes that Gipp hurled TO all
corners OF the field Football critics
in attendance must have underlines
In their notebooks that the Army
was non plussed 10y a smart overhead
attack and there is no guess work
in that
But whether Notre Dame can de-
fend itself against a similar attack
Is another question so team which
Rockne's men have encountered has
been proficient IN this style Of play.
What few passes Indiana and the
Army attempted were smeared
handily. The Aggies are said 20 de-
pend largely upon aerial work 20 adj
vance the ball They unfurled sew
eraI successful passes against South
Dakota.
The game Will be called at 2.30
o'clock five-mue cross-cOuutry
run will start az the beginning Of the