Evening star., 1933-08-12
.EVEN N0TRE DAME !.
| IS DRAWING AWAY
Anderson Goes in for Bulk
Plus Speed-Knute Was
Changing Views.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n YEW YORK, August IRE
M ports from Summer schools
l Y where coaches trained at
Notre Dame are teaching
now are coming in. They note
in the lectures and demonstra-
tions of these former disciples of
Knute Rockne a departure from
the stock Notre Dame method of
attack that ranges from mild to
radical.
All very interesting, but more inter-
estinG, it seems to the writer, is the
fact that Notre Dame herself has been
drawing away from the style of play
applied by Rockne and his assistants.
This was noticeable last year; it was
marked still more emphatically in
Spring practice and will be too plain
this coming Fall to escape attention.
AS matter of fact, the writer can
testify that Rockne, not long before
his death, was beginning to banker for
heavy, fast guards, and his changed
view concerning backfield heft was
noted the last year he coached, in his
Carrideo- Brill-SWartz combination.
Goes for Heavy Guard.
THE truth is that at Notre Dame,
as elsewhere, the theory that a
good big man will beat a good
little man is being recognized and the
very latest trend in foot ball has been
toward very large, fast forwards, with
heavy, fast backs to complete team
that generates terrific power and moves
as whole with great speed.
In keeping with this change, Hunk
Anderson at Notre Dame has sup
planted the small, active guards of the
Rockne era with the heavy, powerful
type Of forward who. Though last, are
probably less mobile than the guards
Of former day at Notre Dame.
OF course, tackles with great range,
with speed and agility who weighed
over 22C pounds, were dream of Rock
mesa dream that has been realized
in the Anderson administration, which
is favored even by substitute tackles
OF Drawn, speed and behemoth build
They evidently have at Notre Dame
nowadays view concerning ends that
differs from the Rockne idea; Hunk
Andersons ends are Of larger mould
and whether through accident or de-
sign-most probably through design
backs of the Savoldi type at Notre Dame
are no longer rarity.
Long Runs Missing.
A S consequence we find in tbs
~ modern South Bend offense a
great power and drive-but. and
this is important, lack of ability to
score on long runs which was char
acteristlc of Rockne-coached elevens.
But this may be because the eleven OF
1882 lacked left halfback of the Flan-
nigan-Schwartz brand.
In any case Notre Danes recent ad
vances have come through many series
of short gains, with fewer long runs for
scores. Notre Dame, too, is now throw
ing passes deep in her own territory,
maneuver totally outside the scheme OF
Rockne strategy.
A fair Judgment would be that the
Notre Dame offenSe has moved forwarG
under Hunk Anderson as a result oi
the changes he has effected; note th5
triple pass for score against Northwest
ern last year, the improved end-around
play and the short side attack with the
lateral. The forward pass has bsen
built up, the writer thinks, with heaveS
growing out of spinners and running
plays emphasized.
Defensively the Seven-man line box
defense is used as it was under Knuta
and it remains the most difficult de-
tense for opposing running attacks ia
move against.
All in all, while Notre Dame may
have lost a certain grace and niftineSS,
it is playing the sort of foot ball that
overWhelms through bulk and speed.