South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-13
CORN HUSKERS
NEXT OPPONENTS
Nebraska Shows Reversal of
Form in Tying the Strong
Minnesota Eleven.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

A whirlwind offensive and a stur-
dy defense that held Minnesota to
single touchdown and a tie score
that's all that Notre Dame will
bump up against this week.
Nebraska university is the next
foe that the Gold and Blue men
must face. the same aggregation
which startled the west by its show
ing againSt the Gophers last Satur-
day. After getting away to an un-
lucky start against Iowa in the
opening game on its chart, Coach
Schultes bunch is showing a re
markable improvement as the sea-
son progresses and from all avail
able dope Notre Dame will be con
fronted by a powerful opponent in
it's next engagement.
The Notre Dame game will be the
first contest that the COrnhuskerS
will stage on their home field. In
cidentally, it will be the locals
first appearance of the season on
foreign soil. Husker officials are
making plans to accommodate an
enormous crowd for Saturdays at
traction, The clash between Notre
Dame and Nebraska is considered
one of the seasons grid classics and
hundreds of fans from all parts Of
the Missouri Valley will take advan-
tage Of the opportunity to see two
fast elevens lock horns.
Must Overcome Beef.
When Rockne's athletes mingle
with the trans Missouri tribe they
Will be Outweighed several pounds
TO the man. The Huskers have main
tanned their reputation of allowing
no man TO qualify for the line un-
less his proximity TO the stars is
six feet and his avoirdupois in ex-
cess of two hundred Consequently,
the Gold and Blue must overcome
this handicap in meat with agrees
siveEess and speed. These are the
elements of the game which Coaches
Rockne and Dorais are trying TO
pound into their pupils skulls.
BY their lop-sided victory over
Mount Union the Notre Dame grid
ders gained added prestige in mid
western circles. But the Gold and
Blue tutors realize that prestige
doesn't win football games and on
the basis that il takes touChdOwns
to make victories they IRE laying
plans for the invasion of the Corn
state
The line will receive most Of the
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a careful study OF the Nebraska
Minnesota game viii disclose the
fact that the Huskers relied almost
entirely on the ability of their heavy
line 20 tear holes in the opposing
wall for their big gains 1t was the
line which appeared weak in the
early stages OF the Notre Dame
Mount Union contest The Ohio
backs picked holes in the locals de
Tense for substantial strides during
the first ten minutes Of play but
the forwards seemed TO gain
strength as the game progressed.
Nebraska's line is much heavier and
more aggressive than Mount Union s
and the Husker backs hit the line
IdTutI LlldU Lllt DuIhc1 g. CO tie
Gold and Blue Iinesmen must CON
tinue 10 show Improvement II they
hope &c withstand the onsiaughts OF
Schulte's clan.
Freshmen Victorious.
Coach Miller led his yearlinEo
back 10 South Bend Saturday night
after they had defeated the strong
Valparaiso university representa-
tives by a score OF Z 10 0. He viii
now prepare his men for the game
with Culver Military ACADEMY.
which will take place al Culver
neVt Saturday.
Both squads came through their
last battles II good shape. Rockne
intends 10 run his men through sig
nal drill this afternoon. He is ex-
pected 10 pass around some mex
plays which he will uncover against
Nebraska SATURDAY. They will be
tried Our on thr freshman in S0~sr,,-