South Bend news-times., 1922-11-19
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CHAMPIONS BOW
TO ROCKNE MEN
Sighting Irish" Administer
Sensational Defeat in
Sea of Mud.
CASTNER IS BADLY HURT
Thousands Barred From Wit
Messing Game by made
quacy of Stands.
BY CHARLES M. EGAN

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov.
I8.-A field heavy with mud.
which slowed up the play in this
afternoon battle for the state
football championship at Irwin
field, faile d to prevent the
Fighting Irish of Notre Dame
from completely crushing and
outclassing tn e highly touted
Butler college eleven and run
ming up the sizable score Of 3
to 3.
Tonight all indianapolis is
paying tribute to Coach Rocknes
team as one Of the greatest in the
land, for few of the 1900 per
sons, who somehow or other
managed to squeeze their way
into the small park, expected
Pat Page warriors - hitherto
undefeated this season-to bow
so ingloriously in defeat.
The victory. while a glorious
one for the South Bend team,
also came close to being the cost
liest Of the season. for Paul Cast
ner, whose playing this after
noon was as brilliant an exhibi-
ton as any seen on a western
gridiron. was carried from the
field near the close of the third
quarter, when it was announced
that the stellar Irish fullback had
suffered a broken bone in has
hip and would be out of the
game for the rest of the year.
The injured star was rushed TO
St. Nincent's hospital, where to-
night it was said that the bone
had only been dislocated and
had been snapped back into
place. 1t is not believed that the
injury is serious, and Castner was
said to be resting easily and may
be able 70 play against the Nebraska
team at Lincoln on THANKSGIVING
Day.
Teams superior % that which con-
quered Butler this afternoon have
taken the field for Notre Dame in
years gone by but never was there
a team which displayed more fight
and pepper. The Irish were slow 20
start and. with the second-string
men for the most part starting the
game, were held scoreless during
the first quarter and Butler hopes
ran high. And justly so. for Pages
shift attack was working well. his
line was holding and the great ma
jority Of the crowd had no inkling
OF what was 70 come. Il was during
this stage Of the game that Butler
scored its only points.
Butler ScOrz-s First
A place kick by Hal Griggs pIac-
Ing the Indianapolis team three
points In the lead and causing the
Butler stand 70 60 into spasms OF
JOY This all changed shortly when
Rockne's lightning attack began 70
function and after the first touch
down all fEht went out 0f Pages
men and it became only a question
OF what the final score would be u
was in this respect that the Batter
team failed 20 measure up
Before he received the injury.
which caused him 20 be carried OF
the field. Castner had been the out
standing factor in the Irish offense.
Although every backfeld man used
by Rockne played brilliantly all or
them tearing OF substantial gains.
Oastner however. stood out because
OF his brilliant au-around play. be-
ing equally brilliant a. breaking the
line, running the ends. kicking. pas
sing and on the defensive.
Mahcr Stars.
Mex ~ Castner Wine RED Ma
her perhaps. played the best game
Tor the Irish. Naler. who had been
our or The game since early in the
season because DL - INJURY 70 Ms