South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-09
. Paul Cashier Is Outstanding
Hero of Greatest Exhibition
OF Football IN Many Seasons
East Convinced That Rockne Has Gathered Together
the Premier Backfield and Line Stars of the Country
and Label Them AlI-Americans

NEW YORK. Eov. 8.-Notre Dame
today converted is football game
with Rutgers into n track meet and
running circles around the eastern
team, claimed a 4S 20 0 victory.
The Indiana eleven. which last
Saturday trounced the Army play
ed al even faster game on it's sec
oad eastern appearance this sea
son.
When Foster Sanford's pupils
tried 20 match their forward passes
against Knute Rockne's tribe. they
looked Ike a primary class IN arr
thmetic matching wits against a col
iege class IN mathematics.
When the Indiana backfield WASH Z
aiding and a betting IN the manufac-
ture OF successful passes, IL was run
ming the hundred In ten feat.
Twenty thousand persons watched
while the irish exhibited to their
satisfaction the men and the forma-
tons which enabled them 20 tum bic
the Army on the previous Saturday.
The same weird passing tricks. the
same amazing open field running,
!. and the same irresistible line work
which characterized NOtre Dame on
he Plains was present In tho per-
ormance yesterday. II was NOtre
Danle's game all the way through
beginning the scoring one minute af-
er play had been called. The Irish
continued 20 pile up point after
point. while Rutgers had but one
Echance 10 score. and that was prompt
<ly checked by Notre Dame. The men
were in tIp-top condition. and look
LED III 10 play the strongest team in
/ tie country despite the fact that
they have had but two day rest
! since meeting West Point.
Kl1ey. Shaw. Mohardt and Wynne
being watched by the spectators. be
cause of the remarkable exhibition
they put up on the Plains. And
while they played every bit as well
as they did Saturday. it remained
for Paul Cashier 20 excite the great
est praises of the crowd. Paul IS
Notre Danes biggest half back. He
was handicapped in the early part OF
the season by an injured leg. which
did not get into shape until two
weeks ago. lie showed what he was
capable OF doing yesterday, when ne
scored three OF NOtre Danes touch
downs. running fifty yards 20 make
one Of them, ard booted two field
goals. one from the fOrty-five yard
line. Jack Veiock. that veteran
sporting scribe. wrote after the
game that Paul was easily one OF
the best half backs in the East dur
ing the last decade.
The Irish took just time enough to
line up for the first scrimmage he
\ fore making a touchdown. After
Rutgers had punted TO DoOley, and
the teams were lined up, the ball
was snapped 10 Cashier, who romp-
ed around right end for the first
touchdown. PauIs speed on that
occasion astcnlshed The watchers
who were not expecting speed in a
1ss pound half back The second
touchdown came shortly afterwards.
Notre Dame secured the ball after
Chandler Of Rutgers had punted out
OF bounds on his own 35 yard line,
and q few minutes later Chef Wynne
broke through for a touchdown.
The story OF the whole first half
is merely a repetition Of these first
few minutes-time after time Cast
ner plunged for fifteen or twenty
yards. or Chef Wynne hit center fOI
ten BY the end OF the first quarter
the Irish had scored Il points, Cast
ner contributing three by his goa
kick Al the end Of the half, NOtrC
Dame had p points. Just before
the whistle blew. the crimson made
n desperate attempt 10 score. and
managed to work the ball within
two yards Of the gold and blue goa
posts. An attempted forward pass
was broken however. and the bal
went over 70 Notre Dame. Rutgers
never got beyond her foes forty
yard line after that They were
fighting galrely in the second half
but seemed tired OF the battle which
Notre Dame was giving them. Their
own offensive was trying a peculiar
shift. but was unable 20 get IL start
cd. The Irish forwards were break
ing through the line too easily e
permit Rutgers back field 20 ge
j anywhere. Garvey and Hunk An
derson were especially troublesome
20 the crimson. and between then
smeared many Rutgers PLAYS faI
back OF the line Of scrimmaEe. Lar
son was like rock at center. and
scarcely ten Yards We're made
through him all during the game.