Evening star., 1924-11-16

The contest was witnessed by d
capacity crowd of $4,000 spectators,
the famous Notre Dame backfeld,
consisting of Crowley, Layden, Don
Miller and Stuhldrecher, making UP
the quartet of cavalrymen, swung
into action late in the first period
just before Nebraska crashed over
with a touchdown and carrying the
fight to the Nebraska territory,
slashed off the line for big gains and
ran around the ends as they pleased.
in addition to revealing a sensational
forward passing attack.
Starts shock Troops.
Coach Rockne followed his practice
of starting a team of shock troops,
composed of second string players,
out as quickly as Nebraska pounded
the ball dangerously close to Notre
Danes goal, Rockne gave the signal
for new men to take the field. Lay
den, Crowley, Miller and Stuhldrecher
yanked off their sweaters and raced
into the game behind a complete new
line. From then on the contest was
one-sided. and Nebraska, although
fighting doggedly was unable to
match speed with the perfect Notre
Dame machine.
Notre Dame, which crushed the
Army, Princeton, Georgia Tech and
Wisconsin, probably will go through
the season undefeated, with claims
to the foot ball honors Of the Nation,
as a. result of its remarkable record.
Notre Dame closes it's season with
Carnegie Tech on Thanksgiving day,
meeting Northwestern. at Chicago,
next Saturday. The Purple eleven is
not expected to furnish opposition
for the great Notre Dame machine.
Nebraska's only score was made in
the first period, when the Cornhusk-
ers played their best and pounded
the ball through the Notre Dame sec
ond- string players. With the ball on
the 15-yard line. Layden went in to
the game to relieve Cerney at full
back for Notre Dame, and fumbled q
pass from the center, on an attempt
to punt, the ball rolling to Notre
DANES 4-yard line, where Nebrask a
recovered it. The Notre Dame first
team rushed into the game, but were
unable to stop Myers from going
over after a. couple of smashes at the
line. Bloodgood failed to kick goal.
Add a Couple Touchdowns.
In the second period Notre Dame
started a march that resulted in two
touchdowns. A long forward pass,
Stuhldrecher to Crowley. put the ball
on Nebraskas 2-yard line, and
Stuhldrecher went over for a touch
down, Crowley kicking goal. A few
minutes later Don Miller cut through
center for IS yards. after starting g
an end run, and went over for a
touchdown.
Crowley added the extra point.
Notre Dame also added a brace of
touchdowns in the third epriod.
Stuhldrecher threw a 15-yard pass to
Don Miller, who raced 65 yards for
a touchdown after shaking off the
Nebraska tacklers. Crowley kicked
goal. A few seconds later Crowley
took a short pass from Struhldrecher
and spripted across for a marke
after a run of Is yards. Crowley
added another point by kicking goal.
Layden, the big Notre Dame full
back, smashed over for Notre Dame S
final marker in the fourth period, but
Crowley failed in his try for goal.
The superiority of the Notre Dame
team is revealed in the statistics,
which shows Rockne's warriors NIX
ing 10 first downs, as against one
first down for, Nebraska Notre Dame
made IL attempts to pass. complet-
ing nine, while the Cornhuskers only
succeeded in completing two out of
eight attempts to gain by aerial
tosses.