South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-26
BY VINCENT ENGEIS.

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I Notre Danes record, but that is not
his way. He is ready TO play any
team in the country with any sort
/ Of material. If given two months in
which 10 whip that material into
shape.
Line And Backfcld Shot.
You Will have some idea OF the
material he must work with next
| fall If YOU remember that Is old re-
| liable standbys are graduating from
/ Notre Spring in the spring, and will
/ be unavailable Six men out OF sew
en- in the line have played their last
game for the bold and blue, three
men out Of four in the backfield
I have donned their moIesllins for the
| last time. For three years ROckne
I has been blessed with better ends
| than any coach in the country now
ne has but one substitute for these
positions left. and the freshmen can
offer nothing promising For three
| years the center of his line has been
almost impenetrable, with Buck
Shaw at right tackle, Hunk Ander-
son at left guard. Morrie Smith and
later jim Dooley at right guard, and
Larson and Mehre filling the hole
/ left at center by Slip Madigan sup
erbly. Now OF that entire varsity
! line. only Larson remains-and Hec-
tor Garvey.
For three years ROckne has had
more high class backfeld material
than he could employ. but COM
mencement next spring Will strip
/ him OF Mohardt. Grant. Coughlin,
| Prelan, Walsh. and Chetter Wynne.
Happily. Cashier and Desch remain.
and the freshmen backs are really
promising.
sun still Shining.
That is the one bright spot In
Rocllne's prospects for next fall
the fact that the present freshman
team have a classy set of backs.
Classy. that IS. in practice and
against their scheduled opponents
no one can tell how classy they may
look in the varsity lineup. Johnny
Mohardt's position Will be fought for
by Chuck Crowley and Cerney of the
yearlings. unless Rockne decides 10
shift Gus Desch TO left half. Cerney
is the slashing sort of half back that
is hard TO stop. Crowley is a shifty
open field runner who has been tear
ing along at a great clip all fall. He
is an excellent passer. although his
throws are a little heard for the
ends TO manage. they are flung 50
rapidly. Johnny Mohardt had the
s1me fault at first. however and
Rockne will soon have this freshman
lobbing them over i'm better fashion.
Several good candidates for Chef
Wynne's job at fun are Livergood
and Miller OF the "frosh." while En-
right is another likely man who
might be used at right half IL may
be that Rockne will use Paul Cast
ner at full again. This was Castner's
| original position. but he was shifted
10 right half in the middle of the
| season. Gus Desch is the other
| Orish ace who will undoubtedly fill
a regular berth next fall. Thomas.
| regular Notre Dame quarterback
| this season. will have a mighty hard
4 fight on his hands when Stuhldrereh
and Hayden of the freshmen go aft
er his job.
The New Champions.
/ Unless talent hobs up in some un-
\ expected place. a good guess at the
I Notre Dame backfield for next fall
I would include Thomas or Stuhldre-
\ her at quarterback, some freshman
I at left half Paul Cashier at fullgacK
and Gus Desch at right half Tom
Lieb, who played mighty good foot
! ball in the backfeld during the ear
i ne
I trained 20 take Buck Shaw's place
/ at right tackle. Besides Lieb there
Will be Voss OF the regulars. and
I Milbauer OF the freshmen.
/ At left tackle. Garvey Will again
+ hold forth and ROckne Will have ca
/ pable substitutes in Cotton and
STANCE STANCE PLAYED great foot
ball with the freshmen this fall
I The loss OF Hunk Anderson and
+ Dooley at the guards viii certainly
weaken the center Of the line but
/ ROckne still has Eddie Degree,
+ Brown. who viii be n second Morrie
Smith. the coach believes and Yer
/ cara of the freshmen Vergara is
the real find OF the yearlings this
fall-a stout why fellow who weighs
ABOUT u o. On the ends. ROCkne
may place Seifert, Mayl or Cameron
OF this falls substitutes. or Collins.
. Hunsinger or McNulty OF the fresh
men.
With this material. Pockne must
build n team which viii tackle just
as hard a schedule a. the last one.
Only three games have been defn-
itely arranged so far-those OF Ne
braska. Indiana and West Point
West Point will be met on the same
date as this fall. Indiana will come
here for Homecoming Dav. and Ne
hraska viii be played az Lincoln on
THANKSGIVING Several conference
games may be arranged later. as the
conference coaches do not meet un-
~ December Is. Rocne viii attend
the meeting
ROckne Will Succeed.
Given as hard a schedule as the
last, history IS all against Rockne's
succeeding next fall. Coaches do
not usually build winning teams out
OF green material IN one year II