New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

quay QSSitc lHc superiority tl LIe u
The Notre Dame team is composed
principally of left halfback, George
Gipp,' by name, who is to Notre Dame
what one Elmer Ohphant was to the
Army some years ago. Gipp plows
through lines, runs ends and hulrs fo,-
ward passes with startling accuracy. 1t
seemed that his average gain was about
ten yards. When Notre Dame was in q
to pass the ball to Gipp and let him use
his own judgment.
The Cadets were by no means de-
pressed at the result of the game They
made good, hard fight against team
that was obviously superior. That was
apparent even : when the Army was
leading
Even person VINO did not know the
ilne points of the game could see that
Notre Dame ultimately must win.
Army Team Weaker
The fourth period found the Army
team leading but it was very weary
collection of young. soldiers. while the
men from Indiana seemed just get
ting their second wind. The quarter
started with the ball on Army's twen-
ty-yard line. Gipp hurled himself
against the Cadet line and battered it
TO pieces. Then Monhardt shos off night
tackle and sped across the line for
touchdown.
This made the scora 81 to II in favor
OF Notre Dame and it seemed to take
some of the heart out of the Cadets
French. for the Army, kicked f and
he made the strategic error OF kick
ing off to this ubiquitous Mr. George
Gjpp. This tame Gipp tucked the bali
Under his arm and ran through the en-
tire Academy for forty-eight yards.
Then Gipp made one of those un-
fring passes to Captain Coughl of
Notre Dame. It went for d gain of
rwelve yards Barry, coming in fresh
as substitute, shot through tack c
Tor twelve yards more. Notre Dame
shifted as though for a pass and the
Army defense spread, but Wynne
skinned straight along the side line
for touchdown. This time, for once
n the afternoon. Gipp failed to kick
the goal.
They have other players on the
Notre Dame team, naturally, but some
how TIE left hafback seemed TO be
the Hoosier most in action. He was
when little matter that resembled a
mixture Of Marquis of Queensberry
manuevers lost him his head guard
Or may be Gipp tore it off, inviting
he Academy in general to cone in
and argue at close quarters.
French Hero of Losers
Walter French was the Cadet hero
Of the cool and bracing afternoon. 1t
was French who made a thirty yard
dash around the right end in the first
quarter and put the Army within strik-
ing distance of the first touchdown
1t was French who caught d punt on
the Army 40-yard line and ran sixty
yards through all of Notre Dame for a
touchdown, and it was French who
kicked goal from placement on the
Notre Dame 20yard line, putting the
Army in the lead.
The fighting spirit Of the Cadets
made it a game, for technically the
Army was outc!assed. The visitors
made twenty Arst downs to four for
The Army. But often, when it
seemed as though the vsitors would
march right through, the Army line
would throw out line barricade that
was as effective as a barbed wire en-
tanglement 1t is too bad that Notre
Dame could not become embroiled with
one or two Of the Big Three of the
East. They would give any one of them
a game and teach them some football
especially in the matter of passing
The game was played in the first real
football weather of the season. The
contingent with the Notre Dame team
was small! one, and the Cadets did
most OF the cheering until the fourth
quarter. when there was nothing to
cheer about.
Shortly after the kickoff Wynne, the
Notre Dame fullback, fumbled the ball
and Don Storck, of the Army, fell on it.
Lawrence, for the Army, fumbled but
recovered the ball himself, as it was
earned after the referee had pried the
him
1t was then that French showed his
trst Hash of speed. He whirled around
the right end Of Notre Dame and was
headed Tor touchdown when Brand
the slight Notre Dame quarter, pulled
him down. The Army made one trv at
center and the result was discourarinp
Then the Notre Dame line was torn