South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-18
n. D. ATHLETES
ARE GIVEN REST
Practice for Game With Pur-
due Will Begin on Cartier
Field Today.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

These fading autumn days may
be the saddest of all the year if
YOU take the word Of the morOse
and moody poet parked amid the
cobwebs in the den in his garnet
But tell it not to the football fans
at the University of Notre Dame,
for whom this week bulges like an
air-fed blimp with feature episodes,
for whom Il flames IN a riot Of color
as the Gold and Blue of Notre
Dame blends with the old Gold and
Black of Purdue, eliminating in the
big clash at Lafayette Saturday.
The Notre Dame squad was given
a rest from the long grind Monday.
The gates 10 Cartier field were seal
ed securely and the athletes devoted
their time towards preparing for the
examinations which are now holding
the board at the local knowledge
foundry.
Purdue Gains Strength.
The balance of the week will
bring forth a veritable hippodrome
of activity in the Gold and Blue
camp. With a team the calibre Of
Purdue to face within four days.
Rockne's squad has no time for
rest
While the Illinois Ohio State bat
tie doubtless will draw the lions
share OF western football at
tention, the battle between Notre
Dame and Purdue at Lafayette
should excel the Illini- Buckeye con-
test in everything but attendance
and spectacular setting. Saturdays
struggle will be a test down to bed
rock for the two Hoosier rivals.
Purdue showed seas and cuffs and
oceans OF class against DePauw last
week If 1t plays as we'll Saturday
1t may trot off the field with another
toupee. The Boilermakers are ex-
pected to play the most spirited and
most skilful game of the season in
their clash with the local aggrega-
ton.
The condition OF the playing field
will have much TO do in shaping the
outcome of the last big contest be-
tween Indiana teams. A dry. fast
held should find Notre Dame at it's
best The eleven is in good physical
condition for the important engage
ment. Rockne and Dorais have de-
veloped a team with a universe OF
stuff II Is fast, resourceful, sound
on defense; it has adequate noodle
on ell sections and is backed by a
brace of mentors whose strategy is
excelled nowhere in the country
The Gold and Blue team relies most
ly on aerial work to advance the ball
in its important contests, but oc-
casionally it unbelts an attack OF
straight football. II has a world of
power, Furthermore, in dagger
thrusts at the TANKS, a factor that
may count powerfully against Pur-
due Saturday.
NOtre Dame the F'avOrite.
Although Rookne's men were able
to run up no higher score on the
Aggies than did Purdue, yet the To-
Gals are favorltes for the Saturday
melee. Notre Dame men are con-
vinced the uprising OF the Purdue
men IN its game with Depauw last
week was but a flash in the pan that
already has burned itself out. Fol-
! lowers OF the Gold and Blue eleven
cannot view the Lafayette invasion
with anything that resembles alarm.
Notre Dame supporters, and they
are legions strong. are firm in their
| belief that Rockne and Dorais have
a football eleven that is decidedly
versatile and that it is capable Of
| adopting methods at moments no
! tice which will undo the battering
strength OF the opposition. These
! Notre Dame fans are a faithful set.
| They look upon their favorites with
a conviction that their institution In
! 1919 is the home of gridiron intuit-
/ iYeness.
! Seldom has Notre Dame placed a
stronger team on the field From
/ end to end the line presents formid-
/ able strength. With Madigan at
center Notre Dame has acknowleg-
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