South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-08
MURPHY TO BE AT
PIVOT WHEN ROCK
LINES UP IRISH
No Serious Injuries Sustained
in Army Battle and Men
Ready for Big Fray.

Gene Murphy. star quarterback
OF the Notre Dame freshman team
in 1916. and who returned 10 the
Rockers last month after an alb
sence OF five years. may lead the
Cold and Blue attack against Rut-
gers on the Polo Grounds today, ac-
cordinR 20 late advices from the
east. Gene has been working hard
10 get back into shape, and Rockne
expressed satisfaction at he frog
ress7 before the squad left on this
trip. Murphy IS developing into
crackerfa-k said EOrkne % that
time. He keeps his eyes open, ana
thinks That's why I'm taking him
on this trip-may get % use MIN.
II Gene should come through today
the supposed weak spot at quarter
back will De plugged, and the Rock
ers can count on real generalshiD
for the next season.
May BE Best Yet.
Four quarterbacks accompanied
Rockne on this trip, however
Grant. Thomas. smith and Murphy
and the coach may decide to start
any one of them at the last min
ute. No matter who starts how
ever. fl IS certain that Gene Murphy
will be given q thorough trial be-
fore the game ends. Men who have
been watcdlr & him perform on Car
tier Field believe that one such trial
IS all that les required TO prove him
the peer Of Notro Dame quarter
backs.
The Notre Dame headquarters in
the metroI oils are confident Of VIC
tory today The amazing perform
ance OF the Irish on the Plains con
vinced some 5000 persons that
Rockne had developed what is cas-
us the greatest team In the coun-
try and no trouble is expected from
Rutgers. The Rockers were sent
through a light workout yesterday.
which 2 1000 spectators attended.
The coach showed them how TO stop
certain Rutgers formations which
Scout Walter Halas discovered on
his trip cast. The men responded
quickly and displayed no IN effects
from the game Of Saturday
Sanford stopped.
Meanwhile Coach Sanford. Of the
Crimson. was working madly in an
attempt 10 prepare his mer for the
Rockers within the limits OF a sin
gle afternoon Although Rutgers
has been working on Notre Dame
formations since the Iowa game,
they have not been prepared 10 de-
rT,. I,evr-frE arfr,-~ -Tfffe nd runs
which characterized the Rocker
play at West Point The entire
Rutgers team attended that game,
but the strength manifested by No
tire Dame had no damn ening effect
in their spirits. Indeed Capt Duffy
minated Saturday night that the
Crimson would have just as weird
a repertoire OF plays 10 present to
the Irish rs the Army had faced
that afternoon.
Anyone familiar with Sanford 3
coaching reputation VIII not be sur
prised if the Rutgers offensive does
prove more disastrous to the Irish
line than did that OF West Point.
The Crimson coach is the inventor
of more curious and effective for
nations than any other man in foot
ball T. haze taken him two years
20 introduce his method at Rutgers.
and he sacrificed several important
games last season in order TO build
up a team that might defeat the
best in the country this year.
A a result. his team has won
every game by large scores so far,
with the single exception of Georgia
Tech That game was played early
early in the season. however. before
Sanford had time TO whip his ma
chine into shape. Halas reported
that the Rutgers team viii be at
least twice as strong today as it
was on the occasion OF the defeat
by Georgia Tech The first eleven
averages ISIS pounds five pounds
more than do the Notre Dame PLAY
ers. Most of this beef is found in
the line. the backheld weighing no
more than Notre Danes. Out OF
this material Sanford has formed a
team which insiders declare will
hold the Irish 20 a lower score than
did the Cadets.