South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-22
THOUSANDS GREET
NEBRASKA ELEVEN
ON ARRIVAL HERE
Teams of Teams, Games of
Games, Leaders of Grid
iron Warriors Assert.
BY VINCENT ENGELS.


ington, cheering him below, Capt.
Swanson of the Nebraska Cornhusk-
ers sounded the keynote of the No
tire Dame Homecoming
NO wonder NOtre Dame teams
are called the Fighting Irish,'" he
said. mo wonder they are so game
when they have bunch of fellows
like you supporting them. Your
spirit is wonderful"
All evening the crowd which was
then gathered below had been as
sembling. From the trains had come
a procession of old grads, from the
Notre Dame campus had poured a
lengthy stream of collegians and the
business houses of South Bend
yielded up their working forces to
join the throng.
Huskers "Slip" Away.
At $50 o'clock last night people
swarmed over the New York Cen
trail depot, while the adjacent square
was packed with automobiles. Ex-
element was growing-one ques-
ton was on the lips of all: when
do they Gomez" Various groups
were shouting, whistling, singing.
The train arrived shortly after Z
o'clock, but the Cornhuskers were
not discovered. In the confusion
they had slipped away, unnoticed.
The crowd paraded TO the Oliver
hotel Immediately and massed on
Main St, filling an entire half block.
The advent of Al Slaggert on the
hotel balcony was the signal for ire
mendous cheering. He directed the
crowd in a few school yells, which
were heartily given, and then an
nOunced the arrival of Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers filed upon the bal
cony accompanied by cheering such
as South Bend has seldom heard.
A spotlight located in the ]. NJ. S.
building was focused on the balcony
group. Slaggert signalled for silence
and then began to speak Three
ing. but finally the crowd gave him
attention.
Both Teams Great.
Ever since last fall, when the
homecoming game was scheduled
with Nebraska" he said, "Notre
Dame has been waiting and plan
ming for this day to show Nebraska
what the Notre Dame spirit really
means; to show South Bend what
that spirit really means. and to show
our alumni that II has never died
Tomorrow we must meet a great
team, representing a great univer-
sity. Whether we win or lose, we
shall know that a great team has
been defeated, for we, too, have a
great team-one that we are proud
Of"
Coach Dawson was then introduc.
ed, and the cheering which followed
impressed him greatly. Il want tC
thank you from the bottom Of my
heart" he said, for the reception
YOU are giving us. I want to prom.
Use your team that 1t will get JUS
as hearty a welcome when 1t come:
to Lincoln City next season. And
can only repeat the words Of your
cheer leader in reference TO tomor.
rows game. No matter to whom
victory goes. a great team will have
been defeated by one a little
greater"
Live For Game.
Captain Swanson then stepped
forward and the cheering was re
newed. remnants and canes were
waved rapidly, hats were flung II
the air, and the crowd cried its ap
proval Of the Cornhusker leader
We have made a long journey fol
this game" said the captain, for
means a great deal TO US. 1 wan
you to understand that we Of Neb
raska would not consider our SEIZED
ule complete unless Notre Dame wa!
represented upon IT, The gam
Saturday is the game for which
every man on our squad has beer
living during the past year. It 4
the game of games for us. We shall
do our best. l know that your team
cannot help but do it's best will
such a wonderful student body cheer
ing it."
The 25 remaining members Of tn
! Nebraska team were introduced t,
! the crowd By Swanson and each wa
given an ovation. AS the team lef
! the balcony. Slaggert called for ad
ditional cheers, which were givel
: splendidly. The Notre Dame ban,
struck up the Victory march, head
were barred and thousands sang wha
I IS the song OF songs for Notre Dame
/ One feature Of the evening was TIL
4 cosmopolitan character of the crow
which Assem- bled Notre Dam
alumni were present from the (
states Of the union. Among then
was Jim Bailey, who came all tn
way from Portland Oregon, 10 at
+ tend the game Bailey is a membe
Of the faculty at Columbia colleg
in Portland. together with a numbe
OF other Notre Dame men. Thes
formed a pool TO send one OF thel
number to the Homecoming cele
bratiOn. and Bailey drew the luck
ticket.
Al Slaggert's cheerleading dre7
favors bic comments from al.
group OF Nebraska. students who &C
companied theik team to South Ben
were especially impressed. Hes
dandy leader one OF the best "
/ seen" sai1 one.
The crowd dispersed about ia;
many OF the students and alumni
returning 20 Notre Dame to witnes
the athletic carnival between mem
\ bers OF AlcGowan's boxing class
dance az the Oliver drew many. too
] The celebration will include tonigh
with rwO dances-one in the Tribun
auditorium. and one at the Olive
!. and monogram dinner, 10 whic
all alumni are invited