South Bend news-times., 1919-11-05
NOTRE DAME TEAM
LEAVES FOR EAST
Saturday They viii Assay to
Take Measure of Second
LOoieS.
by =. VI srARRETT.

son 10 the Army" is the war cry
on Cartier field this week. Notre
Dame is going into the east for the
crucial game Of her schedule this
Saturday and going with prospects
OF sure victory shattered and paired
20 the mere hope OF a victory that
the lighting Irish spirit" viii al
ways fight on and on for.
BergTnan's injury. which the
coaches say is so bad that ne viii
not even make the trip east with
the squad has taken the wind out
OF the saiIs OF the university foot
bail fans. who after witnessing the
Gold and Blue triumph over Steihm's
big ten" entrants were ready TO
back the Irish 10 the last cent
against any team in the land The
latest report that Bergman is con
fined TO his bed yet puts the gloom
sheet firmly over the campus. Grover
Malone still limping cannot even run
signals. eliminating Notre Danes
next best bet.
Last nights turnout carried on till
the coaches could hardly see the
men they drove up and down the
gridiron. Glpp and Degree were
missing owing 10 minor injuries and
adding TO the mountains OF gloom
already accumulated about the foot
hall camp The cold raw wind fail
Ell TO stop work Rockne sent his
men against the fighting. freshmen
Tor a solid hour Of scrimmage. The
yearlings had the ball for the great
er part Of the hour and using Army
tricks rushed il over for "A touch
down. Towards the end Of the prac-
tice the varsity took the ball on its
own ten yard line and marched
straight over the freshmen for a
marker. The Notre Dame attack is
still irresistible and only the defense
is 10 be questioned.
Captain Bahan at Half.
The injury TO Bergman forced
re-shift in the NOtre Dame backfeld
for the coming game. Rockne pick
ed Miller 20 work at fullback and
Capt Bahan and Barry for halves.
Pearson took the wheel at quarter
and his sixty yard run through the
yearlings on an off tackle play was
the feature OF the drill. RoClSne and
his squad of twenty-five men will
leave Tor West Point tomorrow noon
at 1901. On arriving early Friday
afternoon they viii indulge in a light
workout. As usual the West Point
officials expect the largest attend
ance Of the season on the occasion
of the Notre Dame contest. which
has for the past FIVE years been the
big home game. Hundreds Of fans
annually journey 10 the game from
: New York, Boston and Philadelphia
10 sec what the west has produced
in the way OF football sensations
which they have always been led TO
: expect on past records.
Freshmen Tackle AggiCs.
The Michigan Aggie yearlings are
60 be the drawing card next Satur-
dav at Cartier field where they are
scheduled Co battle with the Notre
Dame freshmen eleven that already
has made an enviable record for it
self this year.
The two yearling teams are about
evenly matched in regards TO weight
esThe visitors have one victory 20 their
credit. Albion college reing the VIC
tIrn and on several occasions IL is
reported that they gave the Aggie
varsity the worse of it i'm scrimmage
drills. As "a forerunner OF the game
between the two varsity elevens next
saturday week It viii be well worth
seeing
The Gold and Blue youngsters
have been tearing things mp right
and left since the first day when
they donned suits. They are the
pick OF the largest freshmen squad
shat ever turned out and on four
days notice drill met the varsi-
ty in a game that resulted against
them by a narrow margin. Coach
Aliuer's pupils haYe won three games
already, Culver, Valparaiso and st.
Niators taking the count
Ii is expected that reports Of the
Varsity Army battle will be receiv-
ed and read on the deld 20 add TO
the general excitement OF the oc-
casion.