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.N0TRE DAME'S
|. ELEVEN BEATS
T|CERS,.25-2
Safety All That Prevents
Princeton From Being
Banked.
"MlCKS" SHOW CLASS
Have Game Well in Hand
From Start and Win
With Ease.
"MlCKS" SHOW CLASS

Princeton, n. j., Oct. 20. - Six
minutes after tls, shrill blast OF the
referees whistle had cut the chilly
autumn air here Saturday afternoon.
and brought 10000 spectators TO
their feet. the great Notre Dame
eleven of "Micks" from Indiana, land
ed the punch that knocked out the
fighting PRINCETON Tiger,
The final score was: Notre Dame,
%: Princeton, ..
"Get the jump and keep it," Knute
Rockne, the wizard coach of the
Irish told his squad before the game
started. And they did
When young Don Miller skirted the
Princeton right end and ran 20 yards
to touchdown before the crowd had
settled into place, Notre Dame got the
jump and when the final whistle blew
Notre Dame still had il.
Safety Prevents Shutout.
Completely outplayed, outspeeded
and outsmarted, Princeton was saved
from a shutout only by frlak play
in the second period when a blocked
punt resulted in a safety, the small
est score than can be made in foot
ball.
Crowley. Notre Dame back, at
tempted to punt from his own goal
line.> Smith, the Princeton end, broke
through the line and charged in on
him. The ball bounded from Smiths
chest and rolled back of the Notre
Dame goal-line. Crowley grabbed
tn, rolling ball and made des-
perate attempt TO get back but the
ball fell back of his own goal and
it was safety and two points for
the Tigers.
Princeton went on the field pre-
pared to brat down the far-famed
attack of the "Micks," but Notre
Dame completely demoralized the Ii
gers by rushing out with straight foot
ball.
Miller. Bergman and Layden. TAX
ing turns with the ball, charged off
tackle, skirted the ends and buco.d
center for march down the field
after Princeton had kicked off. Twen-
ty yards from the Tigers line, Miller
found hole and dashed through for
a touchdown.
Score Another One.
In the second period. Notre Dame
swept down the field with old-fashion-
cd straight football and an occasional
pass and Stuhldreher bucked through
center for another touchdown. Lay
den failed to add the point aftor
both touchdowns.
Princeton had a great chance to
score in the third period when Crum
grabbed n ball Crowley had fumbled
as he was starting over the Tiger
line. Crum, like Pos and Whites be-
fore him, started wild dash for his
goal-line, but was overtaken and
downed after he had cleared gu
yards.
With the ball on their 10-yard line
Notre Dame showed some great de-
fensive power and held the Tigers
for downs.
Again in the fourth period Notre
Dame marched down the field with
Maher. Layden and Crowley tearing
the Tiger line to pieces. A little for
ward pass, Hayden TO Crowley, adj
vanced the ball TO the 20-yard line
and Maher want around the end for
the touchdown.
Late in the final quarter. Lay
den intercepted a pass from Snively
and ran 40 yards for touchdown.
In kicking only did Princeton have
an edge on NOtre Dame. the punting
of Legendre and Van Gerbig being
the only feature of the Tigers game.
Record for NOtre Dame.
Saturdays victory over Princeton,
on the heels of the conquest of the
Army last week. gave Notre Dame
the record of being the only West
ern team to ever win two victories
over major Eastern teams in one sea-
son.
The line-un.