The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-07
ERRORS BRING
DRAW BETWEEN
G0PHERS, IRISH
Furious Drives of Minnesota
Stopped Until Last Few
Minutes of Game

South Bend, Ind, Nov. 7.-Con.
verting each others errors in the
scoring zone into a touchdown
apiece, Notre Dame and Minnesota
battled to a to 2 tie in wintry
blizzard on historic Cartier field Sat.
urday.
indicated in % years on the
home gridiron, Notre Dame made
a touchdown out Of their only real
opportunity in the first period and
stopped TIE furious drives of Min
nesota until the last few minutes of
the game.
Then from the IA yard line, where
one Of the numerous Notre Dame
fumbles was grabbed up, Captain
Herb Joesting, who had failed to
smash through for a touchdown,
tossed the ball across the Rockne
goal to Walsh to even up the score,
and Art Pharmer was rushed in to
kick the extra point that ended the
battle with honors even.
Nagurski Grabs Tumble
Bronko Nagurski, the alert Mime
sofa end, who grabbed the Notre
Dame tumble in the closing mo-
ments, shared honors Of the day with
Niemic, the Notre Dame halfback,
who circled the Minnesota end for
II yards and q touchdown early in
the first period. Nagurski's feat in
the waning moments Of the game
brought to a tie for DR.. c. w.
Spears, Gopher coach, game that
for three periods and half APP
peared to have been lost by his
experimentation In the sensational
gesture of starting second team.
The Gopher second stringers, who
started against half and half Irish
eleven, first team line and substitute
backs, held their own until Fred
Hovde, quarterback, muffed a punt
after 10 minutes Of play, and Cap
tain John Smith of Notre Dame re-
covered. or the first play, Niemic
skirted the Gopher left wing for a
IL yard run for touchdown. Spears
thereupon quit experimenting and
sent in q first team that provided
Notre Dame with large measure
Of stout battling the rest Of the way.
Barnhart's Punting Good
With fingers stiff from the pene-
trating cold that caused a half dozen
fumbles early in the game, both
teams kicked frequently. Harold
Barnhart did q remarkable job of
punting but even his lofty kicks,
which sailed over the head Of the
Notre Dame safety men, failed to
outdistance substantially the retalia-
tory boots Of Niemic and Dahman,
who shared the Rockne-men's toe
work.
Outside Of the break by which
Niemic scored, play was desultory in
the first half, only a looming thrust
by the Gophers after a Rockne fum-
BILE in midfield, altering the nonot-
ony. This came early in the first
period. Two passes rushed the ball
inside the Notre Dame 15-yard line,
but q third toss grounded over the
goal lire an from then on neither
team could develop punch that
carried it into scoring territory.
Irish Backs Checked
Spears changed tactics in the sec.
ond half. He deliberately handed
the Irish the offensive by kickine
time and again ON first down, but
Rockne's versatile carriers, except
for occasional flashes by Flanagan
Collins. Dahman and Niemic could
not penetrate beyond midfield. The
Cophers lowered over the play wait.
inr for a break. Late in. the periot
they took the offensive and marched
down the field, holding the ball in
side the Notre Dame 1O-yard line
when the period ended. Resumine