South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-26
.ISH YEARLTNGS
Use CRIMSON PLAY
AND TRIM VARSITY
81 Tackle Shift Too Much
or Regulars and They Fall
: Before Frosh.

Using Indiana formations. the
INQrre Dame freshmen scored FIVE
/ toachdowns % a mixed team com
{poHed Of members Of ROckne's first
/ anf second string The yearlings
/ exhibited a powerful shift which the
vafsity was utterly unable 70 figure
! out and time after time they swept
|doFn the field 90 place 20 bali across
+ the goal line. on two different oc-
4 caG0ns the haI was carried from
Tnl5 field for touchdowns. II was
the poorest performance which the
"Irsh" have shown in practice this
4 seeon. An off tackle shift was en-
|pi6yed by the first year men for es-
|peeial effect
Tho coach was completely disgust
eds with the work Of the regulars.
Indiana's strength is not underesti-
mNed az his Headquarters and 1t is
feared that unless the squad shows
q great Improvement within the next
|few days. Notre Dame viii be in for
H. Hrimming The general opinion
| arrund the campus IS that the
"Ifish" have gone stale and that
thsy cannot regain their old shape
an time for saturdays game. If THE
/ Is srue, it means that the annual In
Idisnapoiis battle viii be one Of the
|tigltest staged in the state this sea-
son. for while the Rockers are weak
ening Stiehm's squad has been de-
vesoping rapidly In fact Jumbo
premises 90 have his team in the
pink OF condition for the battle, and
up % the present time has expressed
nothing but confidence over the ap-
preaching game. The HoOsiers came
through the Minneapolis game in
fine shape. and while they lost the
game they gained a great deal OF
Experience that may be used with
efieot against Notre Dame.
Stichm Drills Crimson.
Last year, when Indiana threw
such a scare into the local camp.
Stiehm employed the most powerful
forward pass attack which Notre
Dame had encountered all during
the season. So far the Hoosre,
coach has not uncovered much in
the way OF an aerial attack. but "a
ports from bloomington state that
he is drilling his squad for hours
zvery afternoon I'm order 20 surprise
Metre Dame with another passing
| oGense. Whether such tactics will
Blcceed or not is questionable. The
Rockers have already met two teams
that boosted strength in their pass
ing department Iowa and Nebraska.
but neither succeeded in gaining
mach ground By this method. The
Metre Dame seconary defense work
ed effectively On breaking up the
PASSES which were attempted.
This afternoon Rockne's first
string VIII engage the freshmen in
sgrimmage. The yearlings will en-
piby more Indiana formations.
Stiehm's various shifts are always
puzzling. and lt takes a good deal Of
football experience TO perfect a de
Tense FOR them Rockne must drill
hts veterans hard all week to get
them in any sort OF shape for the
game Paul Cashiers leg has been
bothering him considerably and it is
doubtful is the Is back will get into
i Saturdays battle He has proved
one OF the most valuable men ON the
/ squad this season. both az a ground
j gamer and as a kicker His leg was
first injured early I'm the season. but
20 Improved enough 90 let him in the
Iowa game for q while. His kicking
on that occasion was one of the fea-
tures Of the game, and a Des Moines
paper described it as one of the
| greatest kicking exhibitions ever
Witnessed west Of he Mississippi His
toss viii be felt in Saturdays game.
ROckne's other sterling punter De
gree suffered a wreughed knee in
the Nebraska game and he viii ne,
be able 90 uso his leg 20 any great
extent for some time