South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-22
FOOTBALL GRIND
STARTS AT NOTRE
DAME FIELD SOON
ROckne VIII Lose Nine Veter-
ans of 1919 Western
Champions.

followers PIN their hopes fo- an
other western championship wiz
begin 70 gather in South Bend fo-
The training grind which VIII lead
up TO the opening Of the season. OCT
2.
Fifty invitations were mailed dur
.nr the past week by Athletic d.
rector Rockne 20 mem bers Of last
years varsity and freshmen squads.
II the number are u monogram
men who helped 70 carry Notre
Dame through an indicated season
IN 1919 and lowered the COlo-s az
some OF the best gridiron machines
| in the east and west Nine or the
men who made their letters as nom
bers OF the 1919 champions viii not
return 10 the university this year
And there lies the problem II
Is one which viii cause Rockue
many hours OF deep thought before
his lineup Is finally arranged fo-
the season. Four gaping holes ap-
pear IN the lineup where two men
Of varsity experience were available
for each last year
They Left In Pairs.
Where Miller and Slacl1ford hsld
( forth at fulIback last year there W1lI
not be q candidate Of varsity ex-
! perience. AIadiEan and Trafton
monopOliZed the center position n
! 1919. scarcely giving other opposl
! tion chance throughout the season.
l Neither Will return. Where Dutch
! Bergman and Grover Malone monoP-
! olizcd things at right halfback
ROCkne must fll in with second
/ string or freshman material De-
/ q pa lev m
( leaving right tackle 90 De Tough,
( over bv the 1920 aspirants and vVor-
| ried over by the coach.
Quarterback will probably present
/ another problem although RocSne~
| still has one man who can hold his
/ own with the best. He is Joe
J Brandy. The dapper youn gster Who
has led the Irish TO victory over
! West Point for two years
/ There is also a possibility OF the
\ return Of Pete Bahan, who captain
ed the Irish last year and who is
/ eligible for another season Pear
son. the third member Of the 1919
! quarterbacking trio viii not return
\ Dozen Veterans.
The u veterans OF the 1919 cam
/ paign 20 whom Rockne mailed invi-
] tations are capt. COughlin. tackle.
/ Chicago. Lawrence shaw. substitute
lineman, Stuart Iowa, Maurice
! smith guard. 1Iaut-ln. III r. An
/ derson. guard. Hancock. Mich; jim
! DOolev. guard. AndOver Mass. Ber-
nard kirk. end. Tpsuauti Mich: Ed
/ Anderson, end, Mason city, Iowa,
! Roger kiley end. Chicago. Dave
Hayes. end, Hartford, Conn., Joe
! Brandy. quarterback, OgdenshurE,
/ y. Y: Norman Barry. halfback, Chi
! cago, George Gipp, ha!fback, Laur-
ium. Mich.
News which will be received with
wild acclaim out on the hui and
with serious faces by some nine col
( lcge coaches whose Proteges WI !.
face the Irish, is that Of the retur !
OF big Gipp. past master of the for
ward pass punter extraordinary and
haIfback de luxe. The ranEy Ntchi-
gander who was unanimously picked
for al--Wcstern h1lf5ack beside
Chick Harley. Of Ohio. VIII make his
farewell appearance in Notre
Dame uniform this season
Strong az Ends.
Along with GIpp will come the re-
ceivi7C ends Of the Aerial Triun-
virate" Bernie Kirk and Eddie An
derson. "a pair who's unusual ability
/ 70 snag the speeding p.Eski1 spelled
defeat 20 various college hopes from
West Point. ~. y 70 Lincoln. \eh..
last wear. As 20 ends-Rockne -a
better prepared than perhaps any
coach in the country. Besides kirk
and Anderson he VIII have the SER
vices Of another pair who are frs-
string men on most anEore's team
: They are Roger hi.ey and pave
. 1 HAYES. both Of whom won mono
grams last year. HAYES IS veteran
OF two previous campaigns
, Rockne wlU build his line around
/ CoughIin. smith and IT Anders0--
regulars Of last years team and
] DooIey and Shaw, pair ot stosIi
p tutes who were only crowded out ~
regular positions bv the opposition
OF a half-dozen veterans
, COughlin's Biz Year
Coughlin. who has been emu %
ting the much discussed 'immovao q
! body in the Irish line for two sea
/ sons past VIII ca plain The team IN
) this. HE last year. He was a popn-
lar selection for a-l-Western tackle
| last year when the college woods
were full Of stellar li1emen Win
another year 81 experience BEHIND
D him the giant Iineman IS due 70
. make a bid for national fame
; A host Of capable perrorwer.
: / from the second string variety ara
[ freshmen squads o. last season VIII
]
lineup. Among the best are
Kasper and Phelan. who VII nEat
; for the fullback position, LARS =
; captain of the 1919 freshmen art
! Harry AIehre. centers. Walsa ana
r MOZART, halfbaclcs Ambrose. Benny
4 Conner. Garvey, FLYNN. KENNEDY.
: Conway Hoiton. Decree, Theme Pei.
? shea Cashier. wilcox, ShHsr-9'
? Granheld. backs, and numerous ON
ers
Others Nav Return
Among those u whom R11f1 .
? sent invitations are Chef Grant.
z South Bender, and varsity h7lr7f-e .-
: ! three wears 20 who IS consicer.lE
returning 20 the university. and I,a-
leigh slime. guard % the l+-
E eleven, who has another year cl
3 eligibility and may return.
Two members Of the squad T-r---l
Rockne VIII muster on he I5ta are
now representing the United states
AZ the Olympic games. u A1l"-el p
81 They are John Murphy of Portland.
ore holder % the national niEl
Jump title and Gus Desch NevarA3
s. J.. hurdler who took tr-r1 place
I against the worlds best. The two
! were freshmen az Not-e Dame LAST
4 season and This viii be their frs-
z wear - eIiZf biIitv. They are line
men OF couetder bic Pre- 0ararCrr