Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25
10000 TO SEE BIC
I GAME AT CHICAGO
'Trojans Arrive After Drilling
During Stop-overs En-
Route From Coast.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO, November 25.-At
last Notre Danes foot ball
team has coaxed one Of its
greatest intersectional rivals,
the University Of Southern
California into its own neiShborhood,
though to meet the record-breaking
demand for tickets the boys of Mute
Rockne had to take their spectacle
to the largest stadium in the Middle
West, Soldier Field, in Chicago's
Grant Park.
The Trojans of Los Angeles and the
Irish of Notre Dame will find the
weatherman acting as though he ex-
pected to be given a couple of tickets
10 the game. A Gloomy Thanksgiv-
ing. lust a little too cool to rain.
frightened somewhat overnight, tenn
perins the November climate in honor
of the southern Californians. The
gridiron was covered over so that it
has been virtually unaffected by the
drizzle.
Drill During Layovers.
Short stops en- route yesterday en-
abled the Western invaders to work
out the train stiffness. making condi-
tions fairly even between the two
squads. True, the Notre Dame team
has not lost one Of it's best backs, as
have the Trojans, who were forced
to leave at home Don Williams with
an injured leg. The burden of the
offense thus has been laid on Morley
Drury, southern California's candl-
date for All-America halfback.
The entire capacity of Soldier Field,
10000. has been sold for more than
a month, giving Chicago's stadium
its second record foot ball crowd. Just
one year ago the Army and Navy
teams fought to a 21-21 tie there in
their first meeting west of the AL
leghenies.
Twice before Pacific Coast teams
have come into the Middle West, ana
they nave yet to go back home on
the short end of the score. Oregons
Aggies trimmed Marquette, 10 to 0,
last year, and two years ago Wash
ington held Nebraska. 6 to s.
Study Trojan Attack.
All week has been spent at Notre
Dame in dummy scrimmage against
the unbalanced line offensive planned
by Coach Howard Jones for his
Troians. Lloyd Thomas, brother of
Johnny and Harry. who starred few
wears ago for the University OF
Chicago, is the blocking halfback be-
hind the weak side of the line, and is
regarded as one of the best in the
business. Behind the strong side of
the line Drury is launched for his
smashes at the line or dashes of
tackle. This intricate lineup explains
why it is nearly always Drury who
has the ball IN the Trojans' advance,
but he can do so many things Wen
that the opposition never knows just
what he is going to spring.
Thirteen of the Notre Dame squad
will be playing their last game for
Rockne.
The Southern Californians arranged
short limbering up exercises for this
afternoon. Rockne gave his squad its
final polish at South Bend, planning
to hop over to Chicago late today.
The Notre Dame coach places little
credence in the apparent sorrow of
Southern California over the loss OF
Don Williams. Recalling their 1872
victory over the Trojans last year, 1t
was line smashes which gained the
most ground for Southern California,
while Williams is essentially an open
field runner.
Drury Line PIunger.
Drury can hit the line, and the Irish
figure it will be that kind of game.
Capt. Herb Joesting Of Minnesota gave
them a sample of a great line bucker
three weeks ago, and Minnesota scored
only through a tumble in the snow
storm. Notre Dame has been busy de-
vising similar defense against
Drury.
For their own offense, the Irish
have better open field runners than
pluneers, though Johnny Niemic and
Elmer wynn usually are good for the
last yard to a first down. This year
Notre Dame has no Art Parisien, the
ambidexterouS passer who shot the
picskin over the goal to defeat South
ern California at Los Angeles last
wear, but there are several good pass
ers in the Notre Dame backfeld, and a
couple of excellent receivers in Chilly
Walsh and Ike Voedisch, ends.
The main threat of Reckne is
Christy Flanag gan. if the interference
gives him chance to break loose for
a dash around the end. 1t is Flana-
CANS last chance to get into the all
America squad, as this is his final
year. Rockne fired this projectie at
the Navy with brilliant success, but
the Army seemed TO have solved Elan
sgan's plays.