South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

oufclassed Coach Days football Ar
M AGGREGATION Of The Plains today.
before a crowd OF 5000 people. TIE
biggest crowd 20 cross the river from
Pea ksldu this year. By a score OF
IS 70 3. II n the first time IN many
yeas that the soldier aggregation
has been beaten by As many as four
tor1chdowns.
Oueweighed alr1os. fifteen pounds
10 the man, the Notre Dame line liv-
ell up 20 its name. "The Fighting
Irish" when ~ tore 20 pieces that
hitherto impregnable forward de-
fense OF the Pointers. ThaS same
lire had been heralded as the strong
ext line IN the East, yet it resembied
paper when two great guards and
two great tackles. and the two best
en6e IN the country handed out their
football lesson.
Kney Big Star.
Roger Kiley clnched All-Ameri-
can No end playing college foot
ball has shown "a much all season
"a the quiet. speedy. pass grabber OF
Rockne's wonders did against the
Army. Notre Dame let loose the
sensation OF the season and got away
with Il largely due TO the valiant and
marvellous work OF Johnny Mohradt,
Kiley and Chef Wyn1e.
The East is accustomed 10 bulky
hard hitting fullbacks and was stun
red when "Chetter" Wynne, light.
almost as small as the Notre Dame
quarterback, Grant. tore off yard
after yard through the center OF the
massive cadet line.
There was three outstanding stars,
Kfley, Wynne and Mohardt, but this
must not lessen the credit due Gar
vey and Shaw, who mopped the field
with their heavy Army opponents;
Hunk Anderson, who swept the her
aided Breidster off his AIl-American
feet. Merre, DOoley, Eddie Anderson.
Chef Grant, Danny Coughlin and all
the rest OF that valiant host who
came out OF the West to demonstrate
10 the whole sporting world that they
constituted the greatest football team
In America, the defeat by Iowa not
withstanding. The game yesterday
revealed two important things; first,
that NOtre Dame has been strength
eued just about one hundred and
fifty per cent since disaster over
took her at Iowa City. and second,
that Nnute RGcl<ne is prc-eminent
tre coacr c- ra Two
days ago. his team was not conced-
terday &c amazed not only the 5000
Spectators. but the dozen or more
great veteran sport writer's who at
tended the game. These men have
seen aIl the mighty teams which
Enuto Eockne sent onto the Plains
in the afternoon was the best drill
ed. smoothcst working. and by all
means the most versatile football
machine which has ever been devel-
oped.
Critics Loud In Praise.
To bear out their claims. they pre-
scented these facts: That Notre
Dame had two kickers IN Decree and
Cashier who averaged 60 yards
Gpiece in their punts. That she ex-
hibited more unusual and effective
pass formations IN Is minutes than
have been displayed in the east dur
ing the last eight years; that her
line crushed q line which was re-
puted tie best of the season; that
her backfeld had star end runners
in Mohardt and Coughlin, and an
Irresistible line plunger IN "Chetter''
Wynne. and finally that the eleven
men worked together as evenly as
the parts of "A Swiss watch.
Notre Dame started her overhead
attack in the second period after
rlmbles. penalties and the far-driven
punts OF Wood had checked earlier
advances. The Army Seemed unable
TO fathom Notre Danes astounding
formations. Tie most daring OF
these was one IN which Chef Grant
handed the BAH TO a half back. who
turned IL over TO Mohardt who hur-
led g. over the scrlmmage line. This
rs the same aerial formation that
worked such havoc among the
Rawkeyes. The trick brought two
touchdowus in the second period
Kney running e. yards with the
lpassed BAH for the first and WynnC
racing nearly SO for the second
Wyune began the successful attack
OF this quarter by running back a
lpunt from his five yard line 20 mid
Fheld. ard he repeated the long wal
lop when he received the kickoff in
sthe second half soon after this run
tKiley received another pass. and rar
rfor tae second touchdown.
10 was The compile. ion OF the third
score. however. that brought the
crowd 90 their feet in admiration OF
the Rockers. Notre Dame had
worked The bah 10 Army's 1S-yard
line. following q pass when they
were called back and penalized 1
yards a pass 20 Kiley made up the
Gloss but Notre Dame was agair
s penaI.zed. this time for FIVE yards
Ii was the fourta down. and for the
third successive time. Mohardt com
pleted a pass TO kiIey which result
ca Ia q touchdown The consistency
vlth which the Rockers completed
pass after pass was nothing short oil
the remarkable
Str1ight Football Also.
Resortlng TO straight football IL
. The Gnal period. the Gold and Blue
4 narched steadily onward for tn,
f fourth and -aE touchdown. shatJer
gins the best line 90 the east in III,
F. process They were hampered mos
BY Smythe. who broke up severa
plays while Srorck spoiled many al
attempt % gain around his end.
The Army offensive. which threw
such scare into Yale two weeks
T ago. simply could not get startet
against the determined Irish. Daiy''
4 backfeld was expected 90 gain easr,
= agains- the tighter Notre Dame line
& in Fact several Of Us members war
4 mentioned as All-AInerlcan possiSili
ties after their performa. ce asa-ns
1yale. The attack Of that backdel,
was broken up. demoraiized Nv tn,