South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-14
PURDUE READY
FOR N. D. TILT
Press Reports Say Down State
Team is Unusually Strong
This Year.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

TT press reports from the BOlier-
makers headquarters are a criter-
ion, tho I'D will be hammered of
the Indiana basketball season at
Purdue wednesday night in a furry
OF siCyrockets and multicolOred pin
wheels. The occasion will be the ap-
pearance OF Notre Danes basket
tossers In the Lafayette gym for the
getaway OF what promises 20 be the
greatest season the winter sport has
known In this state
Purdue IS looking forward 20 the
most successful season IN its court
annals Coach Lambert has "A band
OF veterans at his disposal whose
worth IS attested by the extent Of
its fame The Boilermakers have
long been noted for strong basket
ball teams and their preseason pre-
dictions this winter augure well for
the success OF the five.
DoraIs Works silently.
No tint OF combative color sur
fuses the Notre Dame athletes who
are going through the preliminary
PAGES In a praiseworthy effort 10
make the Gold and Blue respected
aggregation on the basketball floor.
They are going about their work in
a manner that is az placid as the
painted pool on artists landscape.
replete with the bathing COW and
swimming goslings.
Coach Dorais has one idea IN
mind-to prepare for what a major
ity OF fans believe will be a season
unrivaIled in sterling opposition.
And ne Is undertaking the Job or
constructing a team which can sue
cessfuIly combat such opposition
without the whispering, gum-shoe-
ing or backstair tactics OF the poll
ucian. but as a business man who
realizes the importance OF the work
before him.
Following the game at Purdue
wednesday night. Dorais will lead
his men to Fort Wayne for a con-
test with the knights OF Columbus
aggregation at that place. One clash
IS as difficult as the other, but in
view OF the fact that the Purdue
scrap Will have a direct bearing on
the Indiana championship. Notre
Dame fans have centered their at
tentiOn in this conflict.
1rRftOn at Center.
Dorais made one shift I'm his first
string lineup at the close OF last
weeks practice Trafton. the athlete
who made good as understudy to
Madigan at center on the football
team, has been moved from the
second squad up with the high
ntucky- mucks who wear the newly
purchased uniforms Trafton is also
q center IN basketball For a big
fellow Trafton Is unusually light on
his feet when toying with the has
ketbaIl. He fits about like the i'm
ponderable swallow
If Trafton is 10 continue TO hold
down a position as regular pivot
man. he Will have to maintain q
merry pace to keep i'm advance Of
Kennedy. center aspirant Of no
mean ability When Kennedy con-
vinces Dorais thar he can glue the
tall and pass II accurately, hs will
he Just as valuable 10 the squad as
rraftOn.
Have Fast Forwards
In Kfley and Mchre the Gold and
Blue quintet is equipped with the
lest set of forwards in recent years
8oth are strong on defense and their
forked- Tightening tactics on ofense
bound 10 worry every aggregation
NOtre Dame bumps up against this
season. Mehre is a basket eager who
rtnks above the average. He has q
peculiar manner of dashing close TO
he basket. then pausing and drop
ping the ball through the net with
ncanny regularity. Sanford and
Ward. forwards who are at present
playing with the second string men.
are improving rapidly and will be
moved 10 the other side OF the fence
should either Mehre or Kiley fall
~ in any way.
Several candidates are putting up
s,rong bids for guards COughlin and
5ranfeld appear 20 have the edge
IN their rivals thus far. but Eddie
anderson. Maurice Smith and few
'thers will have to be reckOned with