Evening star., 1929-12-01

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Yet it was the Army who was always
| threatening to score. Early in the first
! period eagle fell back from his 32-yard
! line, and after swinging over threw a
| long pass to Notre Danes 8-yard line,
off to the right side. There were two
! Army men uncovered near the spot
with q certain touchdown in sight, but
as the nearest receiver turned to make
| the catch his feet skidded and Skedad-
died over the frozen turf and ne barely
missed the try.
tack had the ball deep in Notre Dame
territory and it was upon the second
shot. after blocked kick, that eagle
tried fiat pass with the ball IL yards
way before the Army knew what had
was an Army receiver at Elders side,
but the quick, alert Notre Dame back
was too fast for the enemy. He was
after the ball with jump and on his
way before the Amry knew what had
happened. Elder could not have been
more than a yard or so from the Army
end or back when he took the ball, but
the sprinter was fast enough to break
or tie the world indoor record for 70
wards and was too swift to be caught
AS he took the ball on his own 5-yard
line there was nothing between him
and the Army goal but turf and air.
All that he had to do was run. And If
Elder can't run, neither could Paddock
or Percy williams. He started at top
speed down the side line and he was
on his way with a safe lead of 10 yards
before any pursuit could be launched.
When the flying Elder had passed mid
field there was no one even close and
as he crossed the goal line Notre Dame
had finished a spectacular season of
nine victories over strong teams from
ocean to ocean in one of the most re-
markable campaigns ever played.
Elders long journey had completed
victorious campaign that must stand
out as one of the best any team has
ever known. This campaign included
victories over Indiana, Northwestern
and Drake in the West: over Southern
California from the Far West: over
Army, Navy and Carnegie Tech in the
East; over Georgia Tech in the South.
1t was campaign that covered several
thousand miles and it finally ended
when Elder swung loose and ran almost
the length of the field to clean up on
the final game, where Notre Dame
never threatened again. Outside of
that one killing thrust, the fast, strong
Western attack was blocked and broken
most of the afternoon by the finest and
stoutest Armys charging and tackling
the cadets have shown all year. In this
game the Army played far above any
foot ball it has shown. The line
charged with greater speed and fierce
ness. The ends handled their work
superbly. Murrers kicking was spec
tacular most of the day and his line
smashing reached a high standard.
Many of his kicks travelled more than
20 yards against a stiff, cold wind and
his big right toe made no mistakes.
eagle had few chances to break away
from the well-trained Notre Dame de-
Tense. Yet. on one occasion he swung
around end for 80 yards before he was
thrown by Carrideo, playing deep, and
on another occasion he ran back Car
rideo's punt for 40 yards before he was
thrown by diving tackle just as he
had broken loose with a touchdown in
sight. In addition to his offensive work.
eagle played one of the great defensive
games of the day. He was tackling all
over the lot, always alert and where
he should be. He finished his Eastern
career as the star of the field. the
bright luminary of the afternoon.