South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-12
LOCAL ATHLETES
ARE GIVEN REST
Gold and Blue viii Attempt to
Keep Slate Clean in Week
End Game.

The undefeated Notre Dame elev-
On will attempt 20 advance its claim
10 western honors saturday by win
ming a decisive victory over the
Michigan Aggies. a band OF ath-
letes who are rounding into a for
midable aggregation. despite sew
eral upsets sustained in the early
days Of the campaign.
The Aggies admit that Notre
Dame is the toughest opponent on
their schedule. although they met
Michigan university, a team which
is unwilling TO give up the claim
FOR honors in the Big Ten. The
East Lansing bunch is said to.-pos-
sess a sterling set Of ends who have
a habit OF putting opponents who
Try 20 circle the wings out of-play.
The same lineup which downed
South Dakota viii perform for the
Aggies on Cartier field.
Give Regulars Rest
Coach Rockne rewarded his attn
letes for their hard work at West
Point by giving them a reprieve
from duty since the contest. Yes
terday he sent his second string men
against the freshmen in a snappy
sCrimmage Grover Malone. the
baIfback who was injured in the
western Normal game over two
weeks ago. was in uniform. but his
lame knee would not permit his
participation in the workout IL is
doubtful II Malone Will be in shape
for the NJ. \. e. game
Barry and Mohardt are the
substitute haIfbacks who must act
for Bahan and Gipp until Berg
man and Malone are ready for
work. Barry's performance in the
east last week disclosed beyond a
doubt that he is an athlete of the
hrst-water calibre. Rushing into the
thick Of the fray in the turbulent
third quarter, Barry aided material
ly IN undermining the Armys de
Tense by grabbing passes and break
ing away for long runs Not unlike
his mates. he is fighter and
runner who doesn't stop by being
patted three times on the back.
Notre Dame Well Balanced.
Those critics who predicted a
iweek ago that the Gold and Blue
eleven would be grovelling in the
bOttomless pits Of wrecked hopes
after meeting the Army are reticent
now. The majority of the New
York writer's. however. give Rockne
credit for developing one of the
best balanced and most versatile
aggregations on offense that ever
invaded the effete east. A team
that had hum.bled Boston college
which in turn had defeated Yale,
not 10 mention many other strong
eastern elevens. was thought by
those unfamiliar with ROckne's
wizardry and his players aggressive
ness to be an insurmountable hUr-
ale.
Notre Danes sensational aerial
attack was spectacular TO the ut
most degree The fans didn't know
what TO expect next. The cadet
players were flOunderiug around the
field like ship lost at sea, try
ing desperately 60 solve the clever
~ conceived overhead attack. There
was "a profusion of long runs, pUnts
and line smashcs intermingled with
the completed forward passes.
The same perpleNity exists in the
camp OF the Michigan Aggies this
week. VIII Rockne lombard the
East Lansing tribe with a volley of
passes or will me revert 70 the style
OF play used IN the early part of
the season? IL seems incredible
that Notre Dame viii launch a new
style of offense. yet its attack is of
a different nature I'm every com bat.
This uncertainty as TO where 10 eX-
pect the blow TO fall is the main
reason why the local grid machine
is the most feared aggregation in
the country.