South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-29
KALAMAZOO GAME TO BE
NO SOFT ONE FOR ". D..
But Gipp is Again Elig-
IDLE and F ootball Out
look Brightens.
By VI. r SCrILY

Like those of mice and men. the
best laid plans OF football schedule
makers sometime backfie. A col
lege team with a big league reputa
tion invites some unheralded outfit
from somewhere down 10 It's plav-
ground with the intention OF making
merry and getting in condition for
the regular schedule at the expense
OF the visitors. Then sometime the
innocents-instead OF being slaugh-
tered-rise up and whale the ego
out of the big boys
1t happened last year when
Centre college exploded "A can Of
T. y. T. in the Indiana camp. and
II happened last Saturday when
Kalamazoo college trampied the
Michigan Aggies. all over tie East
Lansing greensward The Aggies
thought they had picked a come
on with which 10 open the season.
Instead they sat down in the path
Of a headgeared avalanche and got
up on the little end OF a 21-2 score.
Irish Hard at II.
Which explains the strictly bust
ness attitude in the Notre Dame
workouts this week. The same
/ Kalamazoo team will assist the
/ Irish in opening their season at Car
| tier field Saturday and the Irish are
| taking no chances RoCkne and
| Halas are putting the squad
! through the most Strenuous pre-
| season workouts in order 10 throw
J their full strength against the Ka-
/ cooks attack.
! Optimism rose high on Cartier
| field Tuesday when George Gipp,
/ all-western halfback. appeared in
uniform for the first time this sea
! son. Gipp was declared ineligible
! last week because Of his failure TO
! when the halfback arrived AT the
I university Saturday he convinced
! the authorities that he had not been
| notified Of the examination dates.
| He was allowed to take special eN-
! aminatiOus. which he passed read
/ ily. and another of RoCkne's prob
4 lens was solved Gipp's passing
I and drop kicking were features Of
! the \otre Dame attack through two
! successful seasons and if he has the
same punch he displayed IN the
erstwhile Notre Dame stock il
/ worth considerable more than on
! Saturday.
Three IIaIfbacl<s Ready.
Whether Ciipp will De used in
Saturdays game depends entirety
! upon his ability TO round into form
\ this week In the meantime the
f., coaches are going ahead with the
! grooming 'of Barry. Mohardt and
/ Coughliu for the halfback positions.
! All three look good and it is prob
! able that this trio and other back
! held candidates will get chance at
! the Kazooks Saturday.
That fullbaCk situation Is still up
| in the air. ROckne has so many
! line pounding persons frolickinS
/ about the field each afternoon that
! he fOrgets their names Still he is
| undecided whether any Of them are
| OF varsity caliber.
All Will Get Chance.
! Jim Dooley. "A reformed linesmen.
| has the weight and drive 10 carry
! him through the enemy line but
| whether or not he is speedy enough
! TO get away at the hair trigger sig
| nails of Brandy Is a question. Cast
} ner possesses "a puntinS toe that viii
! be valuable on the defensive, but is
not as formidable for line pound
ing purposes as Dooley. Walsh,
| Phelan and Wynne, all OF whom
! saw a few minutes action last sea-
| son, are all speedy and Il may be
| that one OF this trio will grab the
1 assignment in the opener. IL is
! probable that all FIVE candidates
| will DE given a chance in Satur-
| DAYS encounter while the coach
| takes the opportunity TO watch their
/ activities against a formidable foe.