Evening star., 1927-11-13
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AGAINST THE ARMY
Alert and Primed Soldiers
0utguess and 0utattack
the Hoosiers.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
n Jew YORK. November 12.- An
nj alert Army team, trained To
VI the minute mentally and phys
L ically, stopped NOtre Dame in
lis tracks today to win an
exciting but none too we'll played foot
ball game. * to 0. The fightina team
from South Bend never quit fighting.
but IT never had chance.
The Army was In command Of the
situation throughout. The Soldiers
outguessed the civilians and out
attacked them. Nutre Danes attack.
ing did not do IL bit of good and
it's defensive tactics at times were
badly run down at the heel.
Notre Dame gained an edge IN
earned first downs with II tn :. nut
tive of the losers were made in the
final quarter when Notre Dame un-
leashed dazzling forward passing
attack. interesting but not conclusive
since IL came too late to help .he
desperate situation i'm which knu'e
Rockne and his men had been placed
by previous developments.
eagle Proves His Worth.
Keener eagle. who comes from the
Sugar Bowl of Louisiana and proved
himself az sweet a foot ball player as
his environment would suggest. start
ed the Army on It's way by scoring
the first touchdown and eaped on 'he
last for good measure after Billy Nave
had injected one in between.
eagle. who did his undergraduate
foot ball work al Southwestern Louisi-
ana before going in for post graduate
work at the United States Military
Academy. gave the Cadets their first
chance for the long cheer soon after
hostilities opened. The hall was on
Notre Danes 49.yard line when the
Merryville lad ran hack and gave
every indication that he was about 10
toss forward pass to Born. an end
who was Logging it down the field.
eagle, however. chose to run instead
or throw. ard he slipped away from
two Notre Dame players who were
almost i'm his path and was on his
way. He did not stop until the goal
line was behind him.
In the third period Nave inter.
cepted forward pass on his 46-yar r,l
line and ran the "a yards between his
eaten and touchdown. In the final
quarier eagle engineered the third
counter. The ball was on Notre
Danes 31-yard line when Hutchinson
threw pass which WAS tust over
Eagles head as he passed the 15.yard
hne. He reached up, plucked II o,ir
OF the air and i'm matter Of seconds
ran tue Army's total to is.
No Extra Points Added.
1t was not a good day for adding
points after touchdcwns by the me.
dium of kicks. Murrel. eagle and
Sprague all tried and failed.
Notre Dame had it's first chance to
score I'm the second period when the
Dail was sent TO Army's 1O.vard line
emery through 24-yard pass. Fla
agan to Colerick.
Coler1ck hit his stride as a catcher
OF passes in the fourth period al.
though there was new pitcher in
John Niemic.
The game ended with the hall ON
me army 5-yard line. placed there i'm
IaIse measure by Colerick's catching
passes, one being good for 20 wards.
Inc Army rushed the ball 2O4 yard~
AGAINST 147 gained from rushing hv
Notfe Dame. Army threw IL passes
ana completed one. Notre dame
tossed 81 passes. completing 10. whiIs
army intercepted five and the others
grounded. "'"e's
>. Notre Dame gained ISL wards from
IT'S passes and Army 81 for a toucb.
Town. Notre Dame was nicked for s,
saTos IN penalties. while the Armv
had TO pay - yards A ma joritv of
,he yardage taken away from Notrs
Dame was charged to incompIetsd
passes at yalds a failure.