South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-11
At N. D.
! DORAIS IS Ill
Basket Ball Men Continue
Practice Under Direction
of Coach RoCkne.
BY ARCHIE WARD.

Disaster has overtaken the Notre
Dame basketball squad. With the
FIRST game OF the season but three
DAYS away the question OF opening
the campaign in the proper man
4 ner has simmered down 70 the abil-
4 ity OF Coach Gus" Dorals in shak-
7~n a cold which has confined
MIN To a cot In St Josephs hospi-
tai.
Dorais was taken 81 Thursday
ana he was removed TO the hospi-
tai Friday. He spent a restless night
s Friday. but his condition was re-
s ported 10 be much improved last
evening and the plucISy little Gold
and Blue court leader hopes 10 re-
sumo athletic activities within few
days.
Open Season Wednesday.
The 1920 gOnfalon sprint viii oe
+ "A arted officially Wednesday night
Ewhen Kalamazoo college comes to
the local floor. II the Michigan clan
81 furnishes as rudy opposition as it
did on the gridiron, the game VIII
be well worth any fans time 10 go
out and see.
In the absence OF Coach Dorais
ne basket men are under the SUI
.pervisiOn OF Coach Rockne. The Sc
ection OF the personnel OF the team
has been complicated by the dis
qualification Of Traitor The erst-
willie pivot man was certain OF
holding down "a regular position al
renter Whether Kennedy should
be- placed in Traitors job or
whether Kiley should be moved 10
enter and Sanford inserted in
i Kney's berth at forward Is "a prob
EN- which Rockue is waiting for
DOrais TO solve. Graniield will hold
wn one OF the guards and Eddie
and Frank Coughlin will
Ibably alternate az the other
Boost Intcr-HalI Serbs.
Coach DOrais. who is in charge of
he winter sport at Notre Dame IS
nXlous TO have every student with
asketball aspirations turn out for
us respective hall team. The sched-
le will be inaugurated ion the near
uture. The task of organizing the
imerent aggresations is already
nder way.
\ spirited inter-hal race will
ugur we'll for the success of the
arsity i'm future years. as these con
est form the reservoir from which
hampton caliber is drawn. Those
no care 90 delve into the past can
nd the secret Of Notre Danes re-
larka4Ie success ON the gridiron
idden in the annals of great inter
all combats.
The future OF basketball at NOtre
ame depends upon the students
themselves. By givins whole-heart-
4 support 90 their hall and unlver-
u representative they can DO
Ah 10 foster the game There is
en- rule whereby the youth
PrIe nation can be moulded into
,mpions I'm any line OF sport As
general proposition it is up to
aan himself. and with his APP
Gch toward some given athletic
SIX i'm the proper spirit along lines
Iggestcd by competent instructors.
cd will inevitably result
NOtrc Dame Lays
que largely TO indifference on the
Of student fans Notre Dame
Us 20 occupy the position she
serves 10 hold i'm basketball
:, (The game is in for the biggest
pm I'm the history OF the winter
brit Big Ten universities are all
sting of whirlwind nves. Univer-
es and colleges outside the con-
renee. are pushing the game
n renewed vigor Instead OF being
wned upon. as has ron the case
many schools basketball is re-
wing recognition which is it's due
is taking its place as a real sport
- one i'm which no one need be
banned 20 take part I'm as an ac-
al participant or as a spectator.
The late war advanced the stand
z OF basketball The net game be-
me almost as important a factor
developing soldiers as the hand
ng OF the rifle. Army experts early
scOvered 50 was just the exercise
W quicken the eve and coordinate
VASCULAR action SO necessary i'm the
ndling OF the bayOnet IL went
youd this 10 teach aggressiveuess
d self-rcliance. Uncle Sam kept
corps or basketball instructors
in each big camp i'm which his
host was prepared 20 wage
- prussianism
are some or the reasons
Fhe game should be encouraged
49, Notre Dame The athletic de-
~'ment is willing 90 do Cos part.
students 90 achieve success
0lISH ALLIANCE FIVE
WILL PLAY HERE TODAY