The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-28
BY CHARLES w. DUNKLEY
(AssOciated Press Sports Writer)

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)
Chicago, Nov. 28.-(F)-Thc TrOj
ans from the University Of South
ern California, coming out Of tn
west undefeated, lost hcartbrcak
ing one-point football game t,
Notre Danes on Soldiers Field Sat
urday, z to 6, before $4,000 spec
tators, the greatest throng that eve
witnessed a gridiron struggle il
America.
The victory was repetition o,
the Notrc Dame triumph of a yeal
ago when Rockne's ramblcrs snatch
cd 1912 victory over the Trojan:
at Los Angeles.
Trojans Score Early
The TrojanS, in a smashing ire
sistible attack, scored early in the
first period, with Captain Morle,
Drury, their brilliant quarterback
and candidate for All American
honors, tossing a forward pass t
Russell Saunders that resulted II
the touchdown. When Drury sem
his toe crushing against the ball II
an attempt to 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.
4 few minutes later, in the same
period, Notre Dame found it's chance
to score, opened up with its aeria
shots, and tossed pass across the
goal line with Charley Riley, tn,
little quarterback, heaving the bal
to Ray Dahman. Then with tn,
Notrc Dame line holding like {
stone wall, Dahman stepped back
and successfully booted a drop kicl
for the added point, giving Notr,
Dame its edge, and finally, victory
Thereafter. for the remaining
three periods, the fighting Notr'
Dame team, with frequents shifts il
the lineup, set, up a defense tina
held the coast invaders in check
stopped the running attack o
Drury, and twice nipped surges tina
threatened their goal line.
Drury.F Flanagan Battle
Individually. the game resulted il
thrilling offensive battle between
Drury and Christy Flanagan, Notr,
Danes great halfback.
Flanagan, playing his last gam,
for Notre fame. overshadowed al
his previous sensational performs
ances, splitting the line with hi!
powerful thrusts and shooting
around the ends for long gains. Ii
the first stages of the battle, Flana
gan taking backward pass, smash
ed through the Trojans' forwart
wall repeatedly.
Drury, combination of Rec
Grange, Herb Joesting and Bennit
Friedman, a little bit of each, car
ried the brunt of the Southern Cali.
fornians' attack, playing himself al
most to the point of exhaustion
Drury. carrying the ball four out Of
five plays in the first half, spent
his strength before three period:
were finished. He missed the aid Of
Harry Edelson and Don Williams, II
carrying the ball. Edelson wa.
forced out Of the game because Of
injuries and Williams was left Al
home in California, nursing injuries
Pass Brings Touchdown
Southern California's first touch.
down was the elimination Of Z
thrilling 25 yard dash by Drur,
around right end. He planted thu
ball on Notrc Danes 6 yard lint
before he was upset. Then Edelsdf
hit center for ) yards and Notrt
Dame took time out to think ovel
this sudden thrust. Drury bounded
into the left tackle for q yard, ant
then smashed into center, losing :
few inches. With the Notre Dam.
line stiffened, Drury ran back ant
tossed a long pass to Saunders, wht
grabbed the ball as he raced acros.
the line.
Drury's attempt to add the extra
point, however, was a failure will
the Notre Dame players swift,
charging into the kick.
After the coast invaders scored
Coach Rockne Immediately dis
patched his first string backfiel,
into the game, with Flanagan, Dab
man and Riley taking up the bur
den.
California was placed on the de
fensive Immediately, and Flanagan
began hammering at the Trojan
line. With the assistance Of Col
Inns, who started the game at full
back for Notre Dame, they cracked
off two first downs. starting from
the California 48 yard line. Flana
gan, in two thrusts, luggcd the bal
to CALIFORNIA; 38 yard line. Their
he ploughed through center for
yards, with Collins smashin,
through the same spot for anothe1
first down, this time on Califor
MAS % yard lire.
After failing with one pass, Rile,
tossed. the next % yards to Dahman
who clutched the oval in his arm
back of California's goal for tn
touchdown. Dahman kicked tn,
goal, under. the protection Of til,
Notre Dame stonewa1l.
Twice later the Trojans, in des
peration, came perilously near scor
ing with forward passes, but bot
times the shots over the goal lin
were incompleted and the ball los
to them.