South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19
NOtre Dame, Coach Rockne
Again Draw National Praise
Rock" and Rocks Children More Admired Than Ever at
West Point-Unty Basis for Great Success, Ma
tionally Known Expert Says.

, \ search through the school
brought out men who had played
on hall teams. class teams, scrub
team. The spirit Of Notre Dame
and of Rockne was abroad on the
campus Then came word from
South Bend that ROckne's team
would this season be Tight and
green but n lighting aggregation"
The last qualifying clause was un-
necessary. Everyone who knows
/ Notre Dame knows that Notre
Dame teams are always that Vic
tory followed victory. West Point
was to be the big test
West Point Turns Out.
Rockne and his squad arrived on
/ The Plains. Every cadet, lieuten-
ant, captain, major, colonel and
( c1renal around the military acad
envy was agog. They like Notre
/ Dame at West Point. They pull pr
| Notre Dame from one years end
to another on the hill overlooking
/ the Hudson. They're good sports
at West Point and they admire a
/ foeman worthy of their steel 1t
is no exaggeration to state that no
/ other school and coach in the nation
are as welcome at West Point as
Notre Dame and Rockne.
This year against West Point
ROckne was forced TO employ great
strategy His team was a team Of
schoolboys compared to the Army
machine. A number Of officers on
the reservation fastened through
their duties to watch NOtre Dame
practice Friday afternoon. All were
astounded when they saw Rock
and Rocks children" NOtre Dame
TO these officers who had watched
Notre Dame teams year in and year
out looked like a high school team.
One odd feature was that ROckne's
first team looked good-sized, while
every substitute was light, fragile
and youthful
To those "in on the know
Rockne's campaign at West Point
was on. During that Friday prac-
tice Rockne's substitutes were run
ping through signals (ROckne
doesn't care what person or per-
sons look at his team the day be-
fore the game: also he instructs his
Warterbacks to show 'em every
play.D The big fellows" were
really Rockne's substitutes; that is,
a major portion of them were.
Rock wanted West Point to think
he had a hefty outfit. He succeeded.
Saturday rolled around. 1t was
game time. RoCkne sent a team
onto the field that contained at least
five substitutes. He held the 'regu-
lars" Uhe little fellows) in reserve.
Notre Danes substitutes weathered
hard first half.
100 Pounds Average.
The second half started Notre
Danes real team was on the field.
That team averaged about 166
pounds, 1t included a 15S-pound
center. a guard a bit lighter, 40
pound quarterback. But how that
team could play. Notre Dame re
ceived. Two players made two first
down. Since Cashier had run the
ball back 8 yards on the opening
kick-off. the bali was across mid
field and into West Point territory.
Then came a descriptive play. It
gained ground But Notre Dame
was penalized for holding. This
penalty broke up an attack that
was astounding. considering that
team outweighing about 20 pounds
to a man was opposed TO it,
Again "Rocknes' Children went
to be denied. soon after they came
into possession Of the leather on
their own 23-yard line Down the
field they went, this little Notre
Dame team" On the courtyard line
the "baby-faced" quarterback fun
bled Two West Pointers wrapped
themselves around the ball. 1t was
another bad break
Aagain "Rockne's Children" went.
10 work. They ran, they passed
they sneaked But it was too late
The final quarter lasted only eleven
minutes. There was no time TO re-
peat.
And The Answer.
At West Point today they think
more than ever Of Rockne and Notre
Dame They smile as they recall
Rock and his children They are
satisfied that the West Point-Notre
Dame game of 1922 VIII go down
in history as the greatest between
the two schools.
At West Point they are now wise
20 the strategy of Rockne. They
shake their heads and say: 1T
certainly is wonderful. How does he
do it. year in and year out?"? And
the answer may be found II one
Will talk 10 minutes with a Notre
Dame alumnus then take trip /
10 Notre Dame, Ind. When he gets
10 Notre Dame he need only TO tax
with any member Of the faculty. any
student on the campus, any candl-
date for the grid team. and Rockne- !
Everyone is welcome al Notre Dame. /
They greet you, treat you royalty I
and send you away absolutely Ger
tain that the spirit of foot ball Is F.
the spirit OF Notre Dame and its 4
super-cOach Knute X. Rockne.