The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-03

{ atheletic prestige and traditions | both as a player and coach. Ever before his time, however. the small group of students and priests a' Notre Dame, du Lac were making sacrifices that went into the foun' fdation of the present heritage.
 Worthy Record
 Notre Dame's all-time record il .all sports compares more than Ia svorably with that of other state supported and privately endowed universities. Football, of course has become almost synonymou; with Notre Dame in the last de- cade. In Rockne's 13 years as coach Notre Dame had five undo. feated teams, winning three na' tional championships. The three years Rockne played, 1911-13 !n- elusive, the teams were also un- defeated. and six other Notre Dame teams before this went un- beaten.
 There have been IA undefeated Notre Dame teams in AZ seasons, exactly one-third of the football years have seen spotless records Irish teams have won 197, lost 14S 2H0 tleu To- hS lSoAAS oA AoONi 1892 and 1893 won six games and tied one. The 1901 team won six games and tied one. The 1901 team won eight, lost by two poinis Northwestern, and tied one game, In 1903, The Mighty" Lou Sal mon led his men to eight victories and a tie with the Wildcats; the team was not scored against.
 The teams of 1907 and 1909 each tied in one game and won the rest, a total of IS. Howard (Cap) Edwards led the 1910 team to eight victories. tie and one defeat.
 They Started Something
 The coming of Rockne, Gus Dorais and Ray Eichenlaub in 1911 started a new era in Notre Dame football. Only three teams since 1911 lost more than one game a season. Two games went to the opposition in 1914 and 1925. while the 1928 team lost four ou. of nine.
 George Gipp's teams" in 1919 and 192U won their Is games and national championships. The 1921 teaIa lost only to Iowa in II games, winning its first two to give the Irish winning streak ot 20 consecutive games. Iowa broke the string, 10 to z, after holding Notre Dame at bay when the Blue and Gold charges of Rockne stormcd within the five-yard line five times
 The Four Horsemen, called by many the wonder team of all time. rod& their way to a national cham pionship in 1924. Lombard, Wa bash, Army, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin. Nebraska, North western, Carnegie Tech, and Stan- ford all fell before the rhythmic rushes o3 Stuhldreher, Miller, Lay den and Crswley, and the Seven Mules. head by Captain Adam Walsh, center.
 Again in the last two seasons Notre Dame has been supreme and has piled up. a record of 1s straight victories over the best op- position availa ble. Notre Dame should defeat Indiana in the open CT and Senior Coach Heartily (Hunk) Anderson, Rockne's sue. cessor on the field of. battle, say: that If Notre Dame defeats North western in the second game, the team may continue to an undefea.. cd season and Q. new record.
 Basketball Record
 Notre Dame had five consecutiv; losing basketball seasons befors the coming of George E. Keogar in 1922. The record except fol these lean years gives an all-timt percentage of .692. probably .a' high . mark as any college car boast.
 Notre Dame has had IS winning seasons to. seven, losers. The rec ord shows 206 victories and 13: defeats. Last years team, play ing the hardest Notre Dame sched' ule in history, won 12 out of 2t games and Is intact for this veal to tackle the same teams.
 Notre Dames's baseball recort has bene remarkable. In 80 sea sons the Irish have been on tn, long end of the years total S' times, winning 513 and losing 19l games. No losing season ha. marred the slate since 1905.
 Notre Dame has not had quite the success that larger school: have enjoyed on the track. How ever, the years have seen som' great stars develop here.
 Harry Jewett, later president o' Jewett Motors, constituted Notr' Dame's first track team when h' took 13 points in a Michigan in vitational meet. In 1898 Fred J Powers explained the team ant later became the all-around tracl champion of the country.
 In 1910 James Wasson did th' 60-yard. dash in GA seconds ant the century in 9.6. William A Draper. captain from 1902, to 1905 ran the 40-yard high hurdles 1T 5.2. while his. teammate, Torres Smithson, established a world'i record of 5 seconds fiat in the 40 yard lows. i
 Forest Fletcher. high point mar from 1902 to 1912. tied Smithson'i mark and during the same perio: John Devine set a worlds half mile mark ir 1:57.6. Fred VII Hams also tied the 40-yard low hurdie record and George Phil brook was sent to the Olympics.
 Quite a Boy
 Knute Rockne pole vaulted 1c:' for an indor record and broat Jumped close to 22 feet. Ruper Mills, four sports man, and Georg' Wage, miller supreme, who ran ; 4;Ss Indoor after throwing a sho' on the first Jap, starred for thu next few years.
 1n 1916 Rockne became hea, frnck coach and retained thu capacity until 1928. In 1917 hi fWb-mile team set q new westerr record. Gus Desch. 40 star; Johl Murphy, worlds indoor high juml chimpion,, and William Hayes sprinfer. went to the 1920 Olym pics. Desch held the world rec ord in the 440-yard low hurdl'! and suuailed the world mark a <D yaids sindoors. Hayes esta biisn d . number of national sprin markS.
 rom Lieb. javelin champion. an' oene oberst. javelin man, wer' Notre Dane's contributions to th' Olympic team of 1924. At presen Coach John F. Nicholson. Rockne' sntcessor, has several stars of nd =II-A-I arA fufarun fl0UuI fame