, 1925-01-02

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force that oonfounded the Stanford
university players. They. not the In
diana invaders. had the advantage
Of weight and power. and the ten
points thoy were about to pile up
were torn from the enemy by sheer
charging strength.
East outwitted west. Metre
Dame was always where Stanford
should havo been but was not Such
was tho story.
BY all the rules of football mathc-
matlcs, Stanford should have won.
Coach Glen Warmers men gained
1854 yards from scrimmaEe: Knute
Rocknc's swift South Benders gain
ed but 1874. The Cardinals dogister-
cd II first downs; Notre Dame made
seven. Stanford completed 10 out
OF Il attempted forward passes,
Notre Dame completed three out OF
seven. Notre Dame netted only 4s
yards with forward passes; Stan
ford gained 1i6. Rockne's men
were penallzed four times for a to-
ial Of 80 yards. while Warmers suf-
fored but a single 15-yard penalty.
But one mistake may wreck a
ton Of statistics, and there were
Several Stanford mistakes. Notre
Dame took advantage Of all of them
and won.
Tho Fasteners opened m%odestly,
Rockne starting the game with his
second string mon. Stanford showed
this aggregation steadily astern I'M
Ill Rockne took alright and whistled
for his -four horsemen''. They trot-
ted on the field with their first
string companions, but the first
period did not end until Cudieback
had scored Il place kick for Stan
ford.
In the second period. Notre. Dame
scored by driving the ball owe the
goal line, after repeated gains
through the Cardinal defense. Lay
den, one of the four horsemen, car
ried the ball. and It vas Notre
Danes first and last touchdown
due to driving ability. Crowley fail
ed to convert.
After that. Stanford's mistakes
opened the. door Of opportunity, and
AAAtAt wac @ANAso aphA' CHN
to leap across the threshold.
First, Layden intercepted n Stan
ford pass, and sprinted 20 yards to
the chalk line; Crowley converting.
In the third period came another
costly error. Solomon, Stafnord's
quarterback. fumbled a punt on his
own 20-yard line. Hunts.nger SHOW
ed him aside as he tried to recover.
picked up the pigskin and "a I'M
opposed to a touchdown; Crowley
again converting.
In the same period, Stanford SEQ
ed again, and for the last time.
when Walker passed the ball over
the line TO Shipkey after the hefty
Novers had showed, heaved and
ground his way 10 Notre Danes
cight-yard line.
Stanford came close to another
touchdown in the fourth period. but
lost the ball on downs less than n
foot from the goal line.
Then came another Cardinal err
ror, and again Layden was the man
who made the most of it. He inter
copied the pass Nevers had intended
for n team-mate and salloped 90
Yards down the field for Notre
Danes final touchdown,
Nevcrs' line bucking power made
him the star OF the Cardinal offense.
Cuddeback's far-famed toe account
ed for four Of Stanford's 10 tallies.
Layden's spectacular runs outshone
any one individual performance on
the Notrc Dame side. though Crow
luy's toe and his effective carrying
ability. made him sclntlilate along
side Of his fellow.members OF the
widely hcralded cavalry quartet.
Harry stuhldrohor. the all-Ameri-
can quarterback was handicapped
by a twisted ankle, and Don Miller.
the othor unit Of the quartet though
he performed well. did not equal the
daHhinB effectiveness OF his mates.