South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-06

/ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
flooded with all the elements Of col
! lege color. Headed by the Stude-
baker band, nearly 1000 Notre
/ Dame students invaded South Bend
/ last night IN a snake dance which
wound up At the Oliver hotel. Pur-
due headquarters. where they cheer
/ cd the invading squad. Coach Scan
I Ion, Capt. Birk and others respond
I ed with short talks IN which they
{ declared the intention OF giving the
I Irish the hardest game of the sea-
/ son. Following the parade program
! OF boxing and wrestling matches at
\ the university gymnasium between
/ interhall stars for the entertain
ment Of the visitors and the hun
dreds Of homecoming alumni con-
( cluded the program.
Thousand Students Coming.
a thousand or more Purdue stu
| dents and alumni will arrive this
morning and will probably stage a
/ pre- game parade through the down
town district Al the game the Pur-
/ due contingent will occupy several
sections of the new west stands. At
an early hour last night every re-
! served seat was reported sold and
10000 or more.
Coach ROckne was anything hut
oyer-cOnfident last night concern
ing the outcome Of the game. He
Will send his team into the game
minus the services Of two regulars
and with two others in the lineup
who will have TO be handled with
care. "Ojay' Larson, center, and
"MOrrie" Smith. guard. were both
inCapacitated in the Army game ana
Will not start today. Both have
been out of practice during the
week but ROCkne will not take a
lChanCc by sending them into the
game in weakened condition.
George Gipp and Brandy, backfieid
stars. will be started against the
BoilermGkers, but both are still suf-
fering from the hard battering re-
lceived last week and It is probabl
that they will be taken out at the
earliest possible moment. Mehre
and Decree will take the places of
Larson and Smith and Grant ans
Barry, or Coughlin. will probably
succeed Brandy and Gipp.
Purdue Is Ready.
Coach Scanlon put his Boiler
makers through a long workout be-
hind closed gates al Cartier Field
yesterday afternoon His squad is
in perfect condition and ready 20
make its hardest fight Of the year.
Purdue threw a scare into the Irish
AT Lafayette last year and Capt.
Birk's followers have nigh hopes OF
upsctting Coughlin, Gipp. ct al. to-
day. Birk himself is the star of the
invading host He was ranked a.
the find" of the 1919 season when
as a sophomore he not only won a
Irregular place In the Purdue line but
was a popular all-state and all
western selection at tackle.
Rockne gave his squad only q
light signal drill yesterday after
noon. using the BrOwnson athletic
field rs a practice grounds while
the Boilermakers OCCURRED Cartier
Field Hundreds of old grads.
who are here for the annual home
coming. witnessed the workout
The game will start at , o'clock
and will be preceded by "A clash be-
! tween Nishawaka and Elkhart high
/ schools. which is scheduled TO start
at l2:3u. Mishawaka has gone
| through the season 70 date without
q defeat and is a prominent con-
tender for the lrthcrn Indiana in
tcrscholastic championship. Elk
hart has suffered defeat at the
hands Of South Bend high hut is
rated as among the most dangerous
I teams OF the state.