Evening star., 1927-11-27
Beats Navy Thriller 49, N0e Dame Noses Out South California
113,0)O WITNESS
GAME IN CHICAGO
All of Points in Hoosiers' VIC
tory Are Registered in
Opening Period.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO. November 26. -- All
4 California is sad and "Drury"
tonight.
~ The Troians, from the Uni
versity of Southern California.
out of the West undefeated,
lost a breaking one-point foot
hall game to Notre Dame on Soldier
Field this afternoon. { to 6, before
10000 spectators, the greatest throng
that ever Witnessed a gridiron Strug-
gle in America.
The victory was a repetition of the
Notre Dame triumph of year ago,
when Rockne's Ramblers Snatched a
1912 victory over the Trojaus at Los
Angeles.
The Troians, in a smashing. ire
sistible attack. scored early in the first
period. with Capt. Morley Drury. their
brilliant quarterback and candidate
for all-AmeriCan honors. tossing for
ward pass to Russell Saunders that
resulted in the touchdown. When
Drury sent his toe crashing against
the ball in An attempt 10 add the extra
point Chilly Walsh. the Notre Dame
right end. hurled himself against the
ball and blocked it. giving Notre Dame
the break it needed.
Extra Point Tells.
A few minutes later. In the same
period. Notre Dame found its chance
to score. opened up With it's aerial
shots and tossed a pass across the
goal line. with Charley Riley, the lit
tie quarterback. heavinG the ball to
Ray Dahman. Then, with the Notre
Dame line holding like stone wall.
Dahman stepped back and successful
ly booted drop-kick for the added
point. giving Notre Dame it's edge
and. finally. victory.
Thereafter, for the remaining three
periods, the fighting Notre Dame
team. with frequent shifts in the line
up. set up a defense that held the
Coast invaders in check. stopping
their running attack of Drury and
twice halting surges that threatened
their goal line.
Individually the game resulted in a
thrilling offensive battle between
Drury and Christy Flanagan, Notre
Danes great halfback.
Flanagan, playing his last game for
Notre Dame. overshadowed all his
previous sensational performa noes,
splitting the line with his powerful
thrusts and shooting around the ends
for long gains. In the first stages Of
the battle Flanagan. taking back.
jams forward wall repeatedly.
Drury Busy Player.
Drury, a combination of Red
Grange. Herb Joesting and Bennie
Friedman, little bit of each, carried
the brunt of the Southern Californians'
attack. playing himself almost to the
point of exhaustion. Drury, carrying
athe ball four out of five plays in the
first half. spent his strength before
three periods were finished. He missed
the aid of Harry Edeson and Don
Williams in carrying the ball. Edel.
son was forced out of the game be-
cause of injuries and Williams was
left home in California nursing in
juries.
Southern California's touchdown
was the elimination of thrilling 25-
yard dash by Drury around right end.
He planted the ball on Notre Danes
6-yard line before he was upset.
Then Edelson hit center for three
yards. and Notre Dame took time out
to think over this sudden thrust.
Drury bounded into left tackle for a
yard, and then smashed into center.
losing a few inches. With the Notre
Dame line st;ffened. Drury ran back
and tossed a long pass to Saunders.
who grabbed the ball as he raced
across the line.
Drury's attempt to add the extra
point. however, was a failure with
the Notre Dame players swiftly charg-
ing into the kick, and with Walsh
successfully blocking it.
After the coast invaders scored.
Coach Rockne immediat tely dispatched
his first string backfield into the
game, with Flanagan. Dahman and
Ia hn htrr
Make Score of Drive.
California was placed on the de-
fensive Immediately and Flanagan be-
gan hammering at the Trojan line.
With the assistance of Collins, who
started the game at fullback for Notre
Dame. they cracked off two first downs
starting from the California 4S-yard
line. Flanagan. in two thrusts. lug
ged the ball to California's 3S-yard
line. Then he ploughed through CEN
ter for yards with Collins smashing
through the same spot for another
first down. this time on California's
2S-yard line.
After failing with one pass, Riley
tossed the next % yards to Dahman.
who clutched the oval in his arms
back of California's goal for the
Dahman kicked the
goal under the protection of the Notre
Dame stone wall.
Twice later the Trojans. in despera-
ton. came perilously near scoring with
forward passes, but both times the
shots over the goal line were incom.
pleted and the ball was lost to them.
In the second period Lloyd Thomas
attempted to shoot the ball to Nc
Caslin inside the 15-yard line. but the
pass was grounded. In the third ne
rlod Drury tossed a long pass across
the goal line and Riley, the Notre
Dame quarterback. appeared to have
it. but he apparently pur-
poselv fumbled it TO avoid. having a
safety scored against Notre Dame.
Riley more deliberately risked a
safety in the second period, when he
taught punt a few inches from his
own goal line and then circled behind
MS goal line to dart across the field
away from tacklers. escaping out of
bounds from flock of Trojans on the
'-yard line.
TrOjans Play Desperately.
In the dusk of the late November
afternoon. and the game rapidly draw
nS to close. the Trojans were des.
oerateiy attempting to shoot a sue
'ess forward pass, with Notre Dame.
apparently the stronger, continuing
rs menacing driving attack.
Notre Dame had the ball on South.
srn California's 16.yard line and was
threatening every second when the
bark of the pistol ended the combat.
The tremendous crowd witnessing
-oday's game surpassed the record
,rea king attendance of III 900 that
urned out for the Army-Navy classic
lust year ago. Although no cham
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involved. no foot ball game ever play.
ID in Chicago. attracted so much at.
ention. The seating capacity. stretch.
ID bit since the Army-Navy game.
vas taxed to the limit. with thousand
tanding and ether thousands on the