South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-27
INDIANA ELEVEN
REJUVENATED FOR
GAME WITH IRISH
No Man in the World Will
Recognize Them" Says
Jumbo Stiehm.

No man IN the world viii be able
70 recognize the old Indiana team
next Saturday merely by its past
performance" said Coach Stiehm
70 student pep meeting held in
preparation for the game with Notre
Dame Saturday. Wen surprise you.
and incidentally NOtre Dame he
continued and you can bank on
this that no matter how formidable
the Irish record may &c. il can have
only one effect on our Crimson. that
OF making the fellows fight harder
than ever"
The whole attitude OF the state
university toward the game is sum-
med up In that statement. There
IS no fear over the outcome Of the
approaching struggle-strange as II
may seem. While the general pub
lie has been predicting an ehsy vic
tory for the Irish. the Indiana team
has undergone o strengthening pro-
cess that promises 20 make the
game one Of the hardest on Notre
Danes schedule. Stiehm's conf
dence has spread 20 the student
body. and the whole school is wild
over the prospects II victory. The
games with Harvard and Minnesota
have had a wholesome influence on
the Hoosiers-they have been able
20 discover their weak spots and
strengthen them accordingly. The
new men have gained valuable ex-
Porience that could not have been
obtained had Indiana been playing
weaker opponents this fall.
Guard Assault.
The II poster offensive will prob
ably consist Of a ripping attack off
the guard positions This was the
basis OF the offensive which proved
SO puzzling 10 the Rockers last year.
Stiehm is one Of the few western
coaches who plans his PLAYS against
the opposing guards and he has
had unusual success with them. AS
used By the Notre Dame freshmen
against the regulars two night ago.
the formations were very effective.
Barry HoIton's freshmen found
the going rather rough against the
varsity Yesterday. The regulars
stopped the yearlings in better fash
ion than they did in the scrimmage
Tuesday. A forward pass defense
which will be proof against any
thing Indiana may spring must still
be perfected. however. for the
freshmen passes were very success
ful yesterday. on several occasions
the first year men advanced the
ball considerably by means of the
aerial route If the Indiana team
by using their more intricate forma-
lions should find the Irish defense
easy 10 solve the results will be
nothing short of disastrous 1t is
well known that Stiehm Is devoting
the entire week 10 forward pass
work in an attempt TO sweep the
Irish off the field. Last year. the
Hoosier passes accomplished this
very thing. Jumbo" developed
team so expert I'm throwing the ball
that it was able 20 travel clear down
the gridiron in signal practise in less
than a minute. This fall he has
men equally as speedy as the men,
hers of his former aggregation,
and Notre Dame followers will not
be surprised If the Crimson launch
a fierce overhead offensive in Sat
urdays game.
Speed. for that matter, is the
whole basis of the Indiana team.
This is the very factor which gives
them n good chance TO win the
game. Heretofore the Rockers have
been meeting heavy powerful teams.
none of them, however. which could
compare 10 the Hoosiers in speed.
The Irish have demonstrated their
ability TO stop the heavy fellows. but
no one is able 10 foretell what they
can Go against a fast and wiry squad
like that hailing from Bloomington.
IL Indiana should not display the
speed which she is credited with
having, Notre Dame should win
easily. But on the other hand, if
Suehm's squad really has that speed
the game of the season should re-
suit