Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-18
Nebraska University Meets
Notre Dame on Grid Today
Catholic University Has Backfield Considered Fast
est in Entire Nation; Huskers Expect Line Men
to Pave Way for Another Victory
BY KARL LEE,
Staff Ccrrespondent.

Lincoln, Oct H.-(Special. Jon
the eve of the greatest loot ball bat
tie it is within the realm of Nebras-
ka collegjans to stage at home, the
city of Lincoln is fairly agog with
gossip pro and con as to what the
outcome of tomorrow's interesting
tilt between the University and
Notre Dame foot ball teams will be.
The statistics, said to be official,
have been released by the respective
coaches. Both Knute Rockne, sue
cessor of the resourceful Jess Har-
per at Sound Bend, Ind, and the
Indian" Henry F. Schultz of the
Cornhuskers, are thoroughly conf
dent that their teams will win. Both
are emphatic, and it makes strange
lingo for the new Husker mentor
that his team will come out on top
of the scoring.
For scores are to be piled, all ad-
nit.
Huskers Won Twice.
Nebraska has defeated Notrc
Dame twice in the five years of the
dual meetings and tied another
game, thus giving them the edge in
four meetings. The Catholics, how
ever, have the edge in scoring, hav-
ing piled IS points to the u of the
Huskers. Notre Dame in these four
years has brought some of the
brightest backfeld and line stars of
the country to Lincoln, all games
having been played on Nebraska
soil.
In return Nebraska has played
many stars. No less famous lum-
inaries than Guy Chamberlain, Vic
Halligan, Herb Corey and Edison
Shaw have done their darndest
against the Indianans. The famed
Bergman, who is with the 1919 ag-
gregation; Bahan, who is also with
the team; Kaufman and half-dozen
other all-western stars have per-
formed in Notre Dame ranks on
Nebraska field.
Odds Favor Nebraska.
Statistics this year give Husker
odds. On the line Schulte's phe-
mons outweigh the visitors by 10
pounds per man, collective weights
being, Notre Dame 1920 pounds and
Nebraska ,2e0 pounds. In the back
field, Nebraska outweighs the Cath
olics, II pounds DER man, weights
here being, Notre Dame, 649 and
Nebraska, III.
Yet, as ever, the visiting team is
selection from among some eight
or 10 varsity teams. Local Nebras-
kans will not forget the scene Of
the first invasion when Jesse Harper
trotted some four teams on Ne
braska field fresh from the train one
after the other. The fourth eleven
that year was the equal in weight
and general aspects to the Nebraska
varsity eleven. Only the brilliance
Of Chamberlain saved the day.
Has Fast Backfeld.
But also with Rockne comes what
is known as the fastest and most
famous back6eld in the nation. Berg
man, Gipp and Bahan, as early as
1916 earned national reputation as
running phenoms who knew no
physical fear and whose whole soul,
once on the field, was intent on the
vanquished enemy. And Bergman
is back at left half; Gipp at right
half, and the wonderful Bahan at
quarter. This is the arrangement of
stars with a line averaging ia
pounds. What manner OF team is
this, Nebraskans are asking. Surely
from among 200 candidates, Rockne
could find a heavier forward wall.
Line to Pave Way.
If Nebrask wins, it will be the
Husker line that paves the way.
Schellenberg and Dobson are as
brilliant backs as ever donned a foot
ball uniform in the west. Dale, 2O5-
pound fullback, is war veteran OF
tremendous power. Under the per-
sonal tutelage of Coach Henry
Schultz he has been learning things
about speed on the feet and low-line
bucking that he never imagined in
his six years foot ball experience.
Nebraska is intent on victory. So
is Notre Dame, for a doub Bile reason
to avenge the scores of the past
and to earn the reputation that
naturally follows to defeat team
that held the powerful Minnesota
eleven to E to E tie. For the Husker
to beat the South Bend aggregation,
which later plays the Army, and is
picked to win, would be a signal
honor, indeed. Comparisons with
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