South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-16
RECORD CROWD
SEES CONTEST
Visiting Eleven Live Up to
Reputation and Give Locals
Real Opposition.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

and thoroughly bull-doggish in it's
lighting spirit, the Michigan Aggie's
aggregation threw a scare into the
Notre Dame camp yesterday after
noon before the largest throng OF
football fans that has turned out for
= contest here this season. over
g 900 people were estimated 10 have
been in attendance. The score was
Is to In favor OF the Gold and
Blue But with al that. the shSy-
ing OF the visitors surpassed expect
atoms. as they made team which
IS beraIded as the fastest in the west
ngh, desperately 10 chalk up two
touchdowns.
Forever enshrined in the hearts
OF all loyal sons of NOtre Dame. to
be honored. respected and revered
and spoken lovingly OF wherever and
whenever Gold and Blue men gather
together are the names OF George
Gipp and Bernie Kirk. The cunning
arm OF the one and the vigilant eye
of the other enabled the Gold and
Blue 20 haunt above the cOlOrs Of the
a. A. c. Saturday afternoon.
Down from East Lansing came a
team infinitely stronger than that
which crushed South Dakota a week
ago Fortified by tradition OF be-
ing the NOtre Dame jinX and vOcif-
erously supported by 200 rooters and
nifty tOoters the visitors trOtted on
the field with a goodly supply of
confidence.
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Tense held like a rock before the
vaunted NOtre Dame attack. 1t
may be well. however. TO mention at
this point that the locals started the
contest with but one regular player,
CT Degree. in the lineup. Coach
ROckne wanted TO conserve his man
power for the game with PurCsIe
next week If possible. Just when
indications pointed to a scOreless tie
in the first half. the NOtre Dame
tutor injected his regular backfield
and his star ends into the fray. The
latter combination opened up with
an overhead attack which sent the
visitors Keeling backwards, confused
and dismayed.
SlackfOrd Scores Touchdown.
Notre Dame won the toss and De
gree kicked of TO Archer who was
pinned in his tracks. Line plays
failed TO materialize and Hammes
puntcd TO Pearson on the latter's .
yard mark. The Aggie's defense
was impregnabIe and Degree was
forced to kick An exchange of
punts followed The booting of
aammes and Degree featured the
arst quarter. Neither team was
able TO gain on line plays Cand an
forward pass attacks failed. NOtre
Dame was in possession OF the ball
on their own 40 yard line when the
period ended.
As this juncture ROckne rushed
his regulars into the game Slack
ford responded with a twelve yard
crash through tackle. Gipp added
Ten more on a dash around right
End A long pass, Gipp TO Kirk,
placed the ball on the Aggie 0 yard
line Here IL was that the Wolver-
ines displayed their best form of the
lay Smarting under the prospect
II having their goal desecrated the
visitors clawed the Gold and Blue
men desperately and for four times
hey withstood the locals attack.
The ball went TO the Aggies on downs
on their own five yard line.
Hammes dropped back behind his
own goal posts and kicked 70 the
Aggies' % yard line. Gipp hurled
another pass to Kirk that planted
the oval on the 5 yard line. giving
he locals their second golden op-
portunity 10 score. Slackford hit
center for three yards. and then
passed over the goal line.
Basset broke through center for
10 yards on a fake punt formation.
a play that was used with no mean
aegree OF success throughout the en-
tire contest. Attempts TO break
through Notre Dame line failed ana
Hammes punted to Brandy on lat
ter's 40 yard line. on tackle shoots
oy Bahan and SlackfOrd netted first
downs. A pass. Gipp 10 Kirk. ad
vanced the ball 20 the Aggies' l.
yard line. Bahan slid of tackle for
four yards and Slackford cut patch
through center for the necessary dis
lance on the next play. Gipp failed
10 kick goal
Aggies' Brace.
No scores occurred IN the third
period. A kicking duel between
Hammes and Degree. the latter hav-
ing the better Of the arsument en-
abled Notre Dame 90 keep the ball
IN the invaders territory. The quar-
ter ended with the ball in the locals
possession on their own % yard sc.
Bahan hammered his way through
guard for two yards 4 pass. Gipp
10 Kirk. netted ten more 90 the
next play Coughlin thrust his mits
into the heavenly bodies and pulled
down a toss from Gipp and placed
the ball squarely behind the goal
posts Bahan kicked goal
The work or Gipp and Kirk ON Of
tense undoubtedly overshadowed the
work Of any pair of individuals on
tie field. Degrees consistent punt
ing. however. is worthy o. consider
alton in a recapltulation OF the con-
test. IL was Degrees toe that drove
The pugnacious Aggies far down the
field whenever they managed 20 in