South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-20
HOOSIER FANS
SET FOR CAME
Both Teams Reported to be in
Great Shape for TituIar
Gridir0n Contest.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

M AtkLnAG " AAAlJs
Notre Dame. Purdue and Indiana
may yield occasionally 70 the as
saults OF minor foemen. but the Big
Three still is and doubtless ever will
be- the main triumverate in the in
terest 10 state football fans.
We may follow the activities OF
Ohio state. Illinois. Wisconsin and
the others with enthusiasm, but as
the campaign fickers on toward the
finals II Is 10 the Big Three that
Hoosierdom looks for the real thrill
the main punch. the real climax.
Consequently, the last game OF the
season involving two of the Big
Thee NOtre Dame and Purdue
overshadows any combat that has
gone before. For Indiana gridirOn
degOtees 10 will Oe the first real
same OF the season. to which the
NOtrc Dame-lndiana game was but
81 curtain daiser.
The futuity OF predicting the out
come of football games by measur-
ing the yardsuck Of their compare
tisc scores already has been estab-
Usnel i'm "a season bristling with
staggering form rrversals II may
be well 90 wait until after Satur-
oay s game at Lafayette 90 pick the
survivor OF The Bis Three. The
Crimson dropped out of the race
ihree weeks ago falling before the
onslaught OF The cold and Blue
Both Teams Ready.
Alid-week reports from both
camps Indicate thar both elevens
are in great shape for the titular
fuss Purdue has been using Notre
Dame PLAYS for the past week, try
ing 20 formulate some theory OF de
Tense which should work out in
practice The Boilermakers fear
NOtre Danes overhead attack, not
10 mention the latter's dagger
thrusts al the Hanks.
Notre Dame fears one man on
the Lafayette team and he is Huf-
hne, the plunging fullback. All
Purdue plays gravitate around this
stellar back and II ROckne and Do
rails devise means TO cover him.
the other members OF SCanlOn's
scoring machine should cause little
worry to Captain Bahan's eleven.
ROckne and Dorais spent a busy
afternoon Wednesday The head
coach spent the drill hour explain
ing Purdues method OF attack end
teaching his charges how to combat
this Oftense. DOrais worked with the
backfield men. giving particular at
tention TO the return OF kckons
NOtre Danes ability TO run the ball
back 10 mid-held OF further on the
kickOff has been responsible for
many points accumulated by the
western pace settlers
Inter-haII Game Today.
Student fans will turn their at
tentiOn this morning TO the big in
ter-hall game carded FOR o'clock
between Sorin and Bronson. With
the end OF the season in sight en-
thusiasm in glowing to "a white heat
in the intramurai contests. COrby
alone has kept it's head above water
during the 1919 gonfalon chase tt
date. but before the lid is hammered
ON the season sunday another pain
ful kiuk may be given the cam
paign that VIII throttle the ulti-
mate Whit % dope ouJ OF the dying
series.
The hnal contest Will be the battle
between Walsh anu CorUy should
Walsh emerge victorious II VIII
sink Corby's championship dreams
To moody depths and simultaneous
ly elevate Sorin and Badens titular
hopes 90 dizzy heiehts Tn other
words the three halls win have
equal claims TO the title The tnal
contests are expected 90 Ice fights
down 10 the frosty soil with no
quarter sought and none anticipated.
Corby fans are determined that
they will not be swept Oft their LOT
IS pedestals 10y the imp who con
trolls football fate To see their IL
tlc OF intcr-haIi champions melt
away like fragments of Ice under
the rays OF midsummer sun would
Joe "a httinE climax TO- season re-
plete with giddy dope