The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
NOTRE DANIELS
FASTEST team
0FYEAR:EvANS
Critic Tells of Difficulties Over.
come in Beating Carnegie
Tech.
BY BILLY EVANS.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 29.-After
watching Notre Dame beat the
strong Carnegie Tech eleven want
to go on record as saying that
haven't seen a better looking foot
ball team this year than Coach
knute Rockne's aggregation.
In making such an assertion
am taking into consideration the
fact that have seen a majority of
the best teams in the country in
action, among them being Wiscon-
sin. Chicago. Michigan, Iowa and
Ohio State in the west, and Yale,
Princeton, Harvard, Lafayette and
Dartmouth in the east.
Prior to the Carnegie Tech con-
test l had chat with Coach
Rockne. He was really a bit wor-
rled about the outcome of the game
aS Tech had held w. and J. to z
to Z tie and had been beaten by
Yale in a heart-breaking game by
the score of Is to Z. In reply to
my query as to how things were
going, he said:
Had Hard Schedule.
Fine. so far, but I am bit wor-
ried about the condition of my boys
for today's game. You know we
have had a pretty hard schedule.
Indiana, Purdue. West Point, But
Ter, Georgia Tech, and now it's
Carnegie. l have a great young
team that has not yet reached its
possibilities, but the gruelling
schedule that we have played is be-
ginning to tell"
For a, half hour l watched the
teams trainer take care of a score
OF minor ailments. 1t was appar-
ent that some Of the boys weren't
mt for a strenuous battle, yet 1
didn't hear a word of complaint
Every one appeared happy and
good natured and it seemed any
one able to smile was doing 4.
1T was a bad break to lose Paul
Cashier at this stage. His great
speed Is a wonderful asset last in
the season when most of the teams
are inclined to get bit stale.
However, we have worried along
despite any number of reverses and
the boys have overcome every oh
stacle that has presented itself"
was Rockne's further remarks.
There was snap to Notre
Danes play that was most pleas
ing. The backs run with the bali
as IL they really enjoyed PLAYING
the game. Usually, they ran behind
a perfect screen Of interference.
which made the task all the more
Pheasant. When tackled they often.
by bit Of footwork, managed to
work free; often they would side
step and cause the opposing PLAYER
or players to miss them entirely
IN Notre Dame saw team that
was we'll coached in the fupdamen-
tails. Time and again, by some lit
tie action, they would make It an
parent the team was composed Of
players able to think. The team as
whole had sublime confidence tn
It's great power. It seemed when
a certain number Of yards were
needed some player was always
able to turn in that many or more
Against strong opposition like
Carnegie Tech it didn't seem "a ~
Notre Danes offensive game could
have been improved upon. It OMEN.
ed up just enough to show how
wonderfully Rockne has developed
the forward pass. One pass over
the goal line resulted in a score
while another long pass also made
possible one of the three touch
downs.
Notre Dame showed me 1t was a
team willing to gamble. Twice It
got away with successful passes.
one OF them for q touchdown on
the fourth down with four Yards tn
gain. Most teams would have been
content to try goal from field
Notre Dame gambled and was re-
warded with two touchdowns.
After the game Coach Wally
Steffen Of Carnegie Tech, former
University Of Chicago star. remark
ed:
Tho Notre Dame eleven IL =
wonderful team. It is far and avay
the best eleven Tech has met this
year. and in Yale and ". and J. We
met two great teams. Notre Dame
shows the benefit Of Coach
Rocne's shrewd judgment. He has
, great bunch OF hacks, and the
plays are gotten OF exceedingly
last, which Of course greatly In