South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-19
Trio of Stellar
Guards Fighting
for Premier JOB
Dooley, Degree and Brown
Waging Merry War for
Coveted Position.

While Notre Dame Is steeling her
self for the test with Nebraska Sat
urday. a merry little struggle is TAX
ing place for the position Of right
guard. Three good men, Jim Doc
ley. Ed Degree and Harvey Brown.
have been quietly lighting for the COW
eted place OF regular. and until now
the honOrs between Dooley and De
gree have been about even Brown
is a new man and lacks experience.
I but he appears 10 be the dark horse,
and may prove his mettle If given
chance on Homecoming day.
Jim Dooley is the big reliable vet
eran who is working with the Rock
ers for his third year. Jim has been
tried in many positions in previous
seasons, from fullback 10 hneman.
| but he appears TO best advantage at
guard. His experience has been gain
ed in a score Of great battles with
West Point, Indiana and Purdue,
and this will not be the first time
that he has taken a crack at the
Cornhuskers. In the last two years
ne played second only 20 the doughty
Morrie smith, and NOtre Dame lead
+ ers agree that ne substituted for
Smith in a most satisfactory man
ner. Jim. who weighs ISIS pounds,
Will be outweighed 81 pounds by
T his Nebraska opponent, Willer. The
/ Rocker guard has met big men be-
fore, however. and always managed
/ 90 hold his own with plenty TO spare
Degree Holds Own.
/ Eddie Degree, who has been al
ternating with Dooley in all the No
/ ire Dame games so far is not only a
/ mighty good lineman. but is one OF
/ ROckne's best punters. In this re-
: spect. Eddie Is only following a fam
! lily tradition, For three years pre-
vious TO 1920 his brother, Cy Degree
was one Of the mainstays of the No
tire Dame line. and did a great dea
OF the kicking In every game. Ed
I took lessons in the art from his
famous brother before coming here
10 school. and after finishing n sue
cessful season with the freshman
team Of 1919, took his place last
year as varsity guard along with
Jim Dooley. MOrrie Smith and Hunk
Anderson. lie weighs 1875 pounds
seven more than Dooley but still
considerably less than the Nebraskar
whom he must oppose.
The Little Dark Horse"
Harvey Brown. he Of the dark
horse" reputation, may be less ex'
perienced than either Of his two ri
walls, but the Cornhuskers can gair
little consolation from that. should
Brown be used in the game sat
urday. For be it known that no les
an authority than Coach Rockne
was heard to say that Brown is de
veIoping into a second Morrie Smith
| one who has followed NOtre Dame
/ football for the last few years car
| realize the strength OF that state
ment.
Brownie" starred with the y. d
freshmen last season, playing half
back. Previous to that he was {
halfback and defensive fuHback oil
the South High team OF youngstown
| .. incidentally he was captain o
the team and selected by Clevelan,
! sport writer's as Au-State halfback
Rockne was supplied with such al
abundance of good backfeld mater
ial this fall that he changed Brow
into a guard. and the wisdom OF thi
change has been amply manifested
Here Brown is also following the eX
ample Of Morrie Smith. For whel
Smith first played football at Notr
Dame. he performed I'm a backflel
position. The next season he wa
converted into a lineman and subse
quently became one Of the creates
guards in the west. making San
Hairs All-Western team.
The climax OF this struggle for tn
right guards position should b
reached in the Nebraska game. Fac
Of these three men have been work
ing hard all season and this wee
their efforts have been redOuble6
Coach Rockne will have difficulty
choosing the right man to begin tn
game Saturday. but in any case a.
three Will eventually get a chance.