South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-05
BY VINCENT ENGELs.

West Point. Coach Knute IS holding
Paul Cashier. the greatest field goal
kicker in the west. IN reserve on the
sid lines until an opportune mo-
rnent presents itself The coach ex-
poets HIS powerful linesmen 10 turn
back the assaults OF Wood and
French IL they are aided by strong
punting Eddie Degree. whose spi-
rails average 60 yards. will keep the
ball well in Army territory while
Cashier is out OF the game. As soon
as tho Irish come within striking
distance OF the cadet goal, however.
Cashier viii be injected into the
game and an attempt made TO score
by way OF field goal.
Undoubtedly NOtre Danes great
est. perhaps her only advantage over
the pointers, lies in the strength Of
her kicking department. In Degree
and Castner. ROckne has two men
who can hold their own with any
punterS in the country. Although
Degrees kicks usually are shorter
than Cashiers. they are higher and
harder TO catch. With either of these
men doing the punting, the Rock
ers can count on a gain of 10 10 20
yards on every Interchange OF punts
unless the wind is strongly against
them. Before Rockne left for the
east he intimated that his team
would play a kicking game all dur
ing the first half in an effort 20 save
their own strength and exhaust that
Of their opponents. Days men. I'M
less aided by the wind. will not dare
20 reply by kicking. for Notre Danes
advantage in that department is too
great.
Win After First Half
II West Point can be held for the
first half IN this manner. then the
game Will probably De won for the
gold and blue. For the first half
over. Rockne will unloOse every
thing he has In the way OF an Of
fensive. Passes, trick plays. straight.
slashing line bucks and more passes
all the open tactics for which No
tire Dame has come to be noted will
be employed The spectators who
go 20 the Plains TO see brilliant aerial
work VIII not be disappointed They
are waiting fCI ROckne to surprise
them with some new sensation in the
way of a passing attack. And If the
great breaks favor Notre Dame and
keep Paul Cashier from harm that
sensation will be provided.
old General Knute. the originator
OF the forward pass, and its most
brilliant exponent today, Is TO show
the world something absolutely new
In the way OF an overhead attack
II circumstances favor. West Point
VIII have to face a backfeld dur
ing the second half in which not one
man. but two men, will do the pass
ing Johnny MOhardt left halfback
and a right-handed thrower. Will al
ternate with Paul Cashier, right
halfback and q left-handed thrOwer
in tossing the passes. There will be
no one man 70 single out as the
leader OF the attack. Six formations
from one shift have been built
around MOhardt and Cashier. John
ny can either run the ends pass or
buck the line. Paul can pass. buck
the lire, dropkick or punt and
every one OF these plays Will be
utilized.
That is a combination which will
confuse any team IL it is worked
correctly. West Point was bewil-
dered in 1913 by Notre Danes use
OF the then little practiced forward
pass. Rockne plans 10 confuse the
cadets with the most brilliant va
riety OF pass formations ever wit
messed on the gridiron.
Army Expects No Trouble.
The use OF two passers is per-
haps the only means by which No
tire Dame can succeed with their
forward pass attack. The fact that
the Irish" gained ESQ yards with
Is passes against Iowa has received
wide publicity In the east, and Daily,
familiar with all the old Notre Dame
passing tricks, has been drilling his
men for two weeks against Rockne's
overhead attack. The Susquehanna
game last Saturday was overlooked.
while the cadets went into training
for the Rockers. Reports from the
last state that DAILY is satisfied he
has perfected a defense against for
ward passing and expects little trou-
BILE from NOtre Dame in that de-
partment
II Cashiers leg. which has been
bothering him al season. should pre-
Won't him from remaining IN enc
game for any length or time, and
II RoCkne's one man pass ivi .....-o4s
should be stopped BY the Soldiers.
then NOtre Dame can only look 10
her line for victory. Buck shaw and
Hector Carney must clear the way
for the speedy Rocker backheld.
The whole game may depend upon
the performance OF these two men.
4 they come through, then an y. d.
victory should be credited TO them
even more than Il should 20 the
bscxfeld men for whom they open
ed holes.
Mohardt through Shaw's tackle.
and Coughhn through Garveys-
that is Rockne's program. And
right here may lie another surprise
for West Point. For the las, three
years. the regular NOtre Dame op-
pOnents. have been accustomed 10
prepare against slashing play
which went or right tackle. That
vas the old G3pp hole. opened by
Buck Shaw and Eddie Anderson.
Ths year, Johnny Mohardt has re-
ceived much publicity as Gipp's sue
cessor al left half. and West Point
prepared an elaborate defense.
Days strongest linernen have been
shifted 70 this side. and his second
ary defense will be watching Il closs
". IL may be that Daily viii be de-
ceived IN the same manner as was
Coach Ssiehm OF Indiana last Satur-
day
stiehm FOOaed.