Evening star., 1927-11-06
GOPHERS AND IRISH.
BATTLE TO A DRAW
Each Takes Advantage Of
Others Errors to Score
in Wintry Blizzard.

~ AET1ER FIELD, South Beni.
November 5.--COnVertlng each
others errors in the scoring of
the zone into a touchdown
each. Notre Dame and Min
nesota hattled to a - tie in a WintrY
blizzard on historic Cartier Field today.
T-ndefeated in 80 wears on the home
Cridiyon. Notre Dame made touch
down out of it's only real opportunity
in the first period. and stopped the
furious drives of Minnesota until the
last few minutes of the game. Then,
from 1i-yard line. where one of the
numerous Notre Dame fumbles was
grabbed mp, Capt. Herb Joestlng. VII"
had failed 10 smash through for
touchdown. tossed the ball across the
Rockne goal TO Walsh to even the
score. Art Pharmer was called from
the bench 10 kick the extra point that
ended the battle with honors even.
Bronko NaGurski. the alert Min
nesuta end. who grabbed the Noti Q
Dame tumble in the closing moments.
shared honors of the day with Johnny
Niemic, the Notre Dame halfbaCk.
who circled the Minnesota end for II
yards and a touchdown early in the
first period.
Gopher Subs Start Game.
Naeurski's feat in the waning mo-
ments of the game brought TO a tic for
DR.. c. w. Spears. Gopher coach, d
game that for three periods and a ha'f
appeared to have been lost ny his ex-
perimentation in the sensational ges-
ture of starting a second team.
The Gopher second stringers, who
started against half and half Irish
eleven. first team line and substitute
backs, held their own until Hovde,
quarterback. muffed punt after 10
minutes of play and Capt. John Smith
of Notre Dame recovered. On the first
play, Niemic skirted the Gopher left
wing of 17-yard run for a touchdown.
Spears thereupon quit experimenting
and sent in first team that provides
Notre Dame with large measure of
stout battling the rest of the way.
With fingers stiff from the pene.
trating cold that caused a half dozen
fumbles early in the game. both
a remarkable job Of punting. hut even
his loft kicks. which sailed over the
heads of the Notre Dame safety men.
failed to outdistance substantially the !
retalia tory boots of Niemic and Dah- I
man. who shared the Rockmen's toe
work
U0pher lnreat Is Haifen.
Outside of the break by which Me
mic scored. play was desultory in the
first half. only looming thrust lny The
Gophers after a Rockne tumble in
midf1eld. altering the monotonv This
came earlv In the first perind. Two
ne sses rushed the hall inside the Notre
Dame 15-vard line. but A third toss
grounded over the goal line and from
then on neither team could develop a
punch that carried it into scoring ter.
ritorv.
Spoars changed tactics in the sec.
onf half. He deliberately handed the
Irish the offensive by kicking time
nd apain on first down hut Rockne's
versa tile carriers, except for occa-
SIGNAL flashes bv Flanagan. Collins.
Dahmar end Nienic. could not nen-
citrate bovond midfeId. The Gonhers
lowered over the play waiting for
break
Late in the period they took tho
offensive and marched down the field
holding the hall inside the N0tre
Dame 1n-yard line when the period
ended Reeuming the drive in the
final Ian. the hall was carried to the
3-yard lino. There II halted when
= N~'~" Dame lineman broke through
nj nuSee1 I'm JooSting. giving Notre
7alon the bali
Joestinc's Pass Productive.
Another Gopher offenso was started
hut it lacked the power Of It's pre-.
decessor and the South Benders again
took the bali only 10 tumble m an
attempted kick that permitted NaGur-
ski 10 make his decisive recovery Two
sma shes penotra ted the Notre Dame
Tine and then Jooeting passed 10
Walsh and Pharmer. sent into the
game. made the scorc-tying kick.
Having kept their aerial game I'M
der cover in the hope il could he saved
for future games. Notre Dame cut
looen md attempted q desperate PISS
ing m iiv. Two tofses grounded far
hov0nd The outstrefched arms Of re-
cniyers. Another was incomplete but
fhe gain was allowed for interference
with the receiver A fourth toss never
even left the hauds of the passer, Me.
mic being tackled 10 yards back Of
his line of scrimnaGe hY H1vcraft
Gnnhor end. az In" gun cracked.
TIN. No}re Dame line throug g1t9t
the game matched the pieV Of the
Conher forwards gains by cushing
being about equal. Minnesota had
shade The better % tna air game,
which %otro Dome Was "ciucfant ~
u,e excant In the la%t minnie or two.
The crowd packed th@ W"pd"n sta.
dunn. being estimated ~ 5000.
Lineup and Summary.
M,nn. -. Positions. Nn,ro BAR" ~,
, [. Walsh .. lett end ...-... q. Noed sch
Maeder ...... iDelt ia"kle..--..,., Mhi1,t