Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-04
NOTRE DAME BOYS
PERFORM SAD RITE
University Head EuIogizes
Late Coach While South
Bend Throng Mourns.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

OOUTH BEND, Ind, April A.
The destined day for Notre
~ Danes man of destiny came
at last today.
Knute Kenneth Rockne was to
be uShered back unto earth, his
final resting place, beneath the
spreading boughs of old Council
Oak, which has stood majestically
for more than two centuries as Q
silent shrine of peace to man, and
by nightfan will be q shrine OF
peace to that restless man whose
genius for friendships and athletic
conquestS amazed a nation, even q
world.
Only few hours before the shadows
of setting sun die on the shimmering
golden dome Of old Notre Dame the
body of the Viking son will start on its
last earthly journey of only few short
miles from his pretty little dream house
Of the world in Sunnymede. past the
black-snd-white draped columns OF the
foot ball stadium he built then into the
campus cathedral of the Church Of the
Sacred Heart for brief yet impressive
Is
in Highland Cemetery.
Day Of Sad Farewell.
It was a day OF sad farewell TO
Roclxne The world of sport and good
fellowship mourned and their repre-
sentatives were present. thousands OF
them from everywhere, to view his sad
exit.
1t was sadder day still for six boys,
| IL his
on the greensward Of the gridiron. For
these youths-Torn Conley, Tom Yarr.
Marchmont Schwartz, Frank Carideo.
Marty Brill and Larry Mullins-who
fought shoulder to shoulder to give
Rockne two national championship
teams in his two last years. were to
shoulder now his bronze casket 70 the
grave.
And it was saddest of all for his
widow, her four children, Rockne's IA
year-old mother and the Catholic
fathers of Notre Dame, who were caught
| in the fell clutch Of circumstances.
In keeping with Mrs. Rockne's wish
for simplicity, the funeral win be short.
with only brief services at the church
and at the grave. The cortege will
| leave from the Rockne home on East
Wayne street, in the Sunnymede dis
trict of South Bend. at 2:30 pm, and
arrive at the church at pm.
Chants by the choir will be followed
| by q eulogy to the man by the Rev.
Father Charles L. O'DonneIl, G. s. c.,
| president Of the university. The body
will be removed from the church at
pm. and the cortege viii proceed to
the cemetery, az miles to the north
west, where final benediction win be
said and the casket lowered.
Many 10 Attend Rites.
Thousands were in South Bend to-
| day for the last rites. Among them
were persons Of every walk of life.
| There were special representatives OF
| King Haakon of Norway, Rocknes ma
/ tive heath, who came by order Of his
majesty from the Norwegian consul Of
! Chicago. There was almost every foot
ball coach of distinction, who tried 80
often and failed to beat Rockne's raid
ers on the gridiron. Almost every foot
ball player under his tutorship Of Is
years, including the immortal Four
Horsemen," were on hand, as were his
classmates of 1914, statesmen and even
| hundreds who didn't know him, but
who had seen his name emblazoned
over stories of Notre Dame victories 50
often that they grew to love him.
Millions, perhaps, planned to hear
| the rites through radio. The Columbia
Broadcasting Co. arranged for q ma
tional hook-up for a word picture Of
| the services, starting at pm, Central
standard time, and ending as the cor
tege rolled over the hill toward the
| cemetery.
Pat Flanagan, announcer at the
broadcast, said it was also planned, if
| possible, to broadcast on low wave
| length, so that even those in Norway
could listen in. After the broadcast,
several of Rockne's stars were to give
tribute to his memory between and
! pm over the national chain.