The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01
SMASHING DRIVE
-.
Of CORNHUsKERS
IS IRRESISTIBLE
Notre Dame Goes Down Before
Powerful Nebraska Team
in Great Battle.
PERSHING WATCHES GAME
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By United Ne4os
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. Smash
ing through the opposing line, alter
mating end runs and successful
aerial program. the Nebraska corn
huskers trimmed the fighting Irish"
from Notre Dame In the annual
Thanksgiving classic of the Middle
West at Nebraska Field. II to 6.
Except for one period. the third
when Notre Dame made her lone
touchdown by combining a series Of
line plunges and a brilliant forward
pass attack, the Cornhuskers out
played the South Bend eleven. Captain
Hartley, full back, and Noble, at
right half, plowed through for gain
after gain. in the ample grooves torn
In Notre Danes defense by the line
OF Nebraska.
The fourteen points Of the Corn
huskers We're established In the SEQ,
ond period, which began with the ball
in Nebraska's possession on her own
forty-seven-yard line.
Among the $4,000 spectators who
crowded the stands was Gen. John
]. Pershing, who was given great
ovation on entering the field, and
later Joined the ovations given to the
brilliant flashes by the players.
Huskers Start Strong
Nebraska began to demonstrate her
superiority in the first quarter. A
series Of line bucks dating from her
thirty-eightyard line carried the ball
twenty-five yards: penalty lost Notre
Dame five. and a variety of play made
nineteen more. After an incomplete
pass. Nebraska punted out of bounds
on Notre Danes twenty-seven-ya rl
mark. Losing a couple of yards. ami
failing to gain thereafter. Notre Dame
punted to Nebraska's twenty fve-yard
line and the Cornhuskers started down
the field. The first quarter ended with
the score. 0 to 0.
Nebraska's march toward the goal
was interrupted only by a Vineyard
penalty for off-side, and was featured
principally by line,bucking of the
powerful corn-husker backs. From the
twenty yard line Scherer advanced
sixteen on an end run. Noble ADDED
seven more on two line smashes and
Hartley crossed for a touchdown and
kicked for the extra point.
/ Thinks looked better for the irish
when they recovered a tumble on Ne.
braska's thirty five-yard line. but only
/ for a minute. for Crowley also man
aged TO tumble, and it was Nebraska s
ball on the same spot. An exchanges
OF punts followed. Degree again
kicked out of hounds on Notre Danes
| thirty-eight-yard line, whereupon q
/ long and beautifully executed forward
1 rass from Hartley to Noble, with
praiseworthy field running by the lat
ter took the ball over the line again
ard Hartley kicked the goal. Ne
I braska appeared on her way to an
/ other touchdown when the half end
ed on Notre Danes thirty-two-ya yard
line.
Notre Dame Opens UD
Notre Dame flashed at the begin
ming of the second half, and took the
hall from her twenty-four-yard line
&c the Nebraska goal A little line
hucking, short aerial gains, and two
! great passes brought the Irish their
touchdown. I4ayden hurled to Vegra
for a twenty-four-yard gain, and an
otoher to Don Miller took the ball
forty yards for a touchdown. Then
Layden missed the kick. The quarter
ended with the ball on Nebraska s
| thirty-five-yard line.
Another drive by the Irish threat.
] L \ Nr.k ~, -.,eIrr "a
/ the ball after Notre Dame had adj
/ Tanced to the Husker two-yard line.
A series OF line smashes terminated
with a tumble, which Notre Dame
recovered on her forty-fve-yard line.
More punts and more incompleted
passes ensued. the game ending with
the ball in Notre Danes possession
on her thirty-nine-yard line.