The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-04

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1t is doubtful if any school, except
the service schools, Army and Navy,
can boast of a more cosmopolitan
makeup in their football squad.
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A ND from the playing standpoint.
"a Coach Elmer Layden, son of
Notre Dame, who hopes to coach the
team back to some semblance of the
famous Knute ROckne days, is
having his worries.
For the last two years Elmer
has had to bear up under the
invasion of the grim reaper, John
TEX Young, one of his most
promising half backs, passing on
during the summer of 1884, and his
1885 captain-e elect, Joe Sullivan,
StalWart at tackle, succumbing to
pneumonia during the spring Of this
year.
A few minutes participation in a
e" team game in 1881 cost Jack
Robinson, great center and fire.
quently mentioned all-America in
1884, his full season participation in
1885. Bob Robertson, an Indiana
boy who starred in high school foot
ball at Peru, will try to make the
grade in RobinsOn'S vacancy, while
Fred SOlari, a veteran and powerful
defensively but cratic as a passer,
hopes to be recovered from a recent
operation to cinch the berth, and
James Robinson Jr., a sophomore
like Robertson, will make a third
bidder for the job.
Another blow to Coach Layden's
hopes struck recently when Bill
Smith, veteran guard who had been
looked upon as a power in the Irish
forward wall this season, was strick-
en- and underwent a serious abdom-
inal operation which undoubtedly
will render him useless to the team
for the coming season.
NTOTRE DAME will place a
IN pretty fair looking aggregation
on the field in the early season, but
it takes man power and plenty of
it to face a schedule of the magni-
tude and possessing the rivalry of
that facing the Irish this fall.
Three Of their toughest foes will be
Pittsburgh, Ohio State and South
ern California. Two of the battles
are expected to draw huge crowds
to South Bend, while the Ohio
State encounter is reported to be a
sure 10000 capacity attraction at
Columbus, o., on Nov. 2.
Wally Fromhart is looked upon
as the likely quarter back, a steady
mechanic, but lacking in many
other features. Mike Layden, Don
Elser, Andy Pilney, Bill Shakes
peare, Fred Carideo and Tony MAJ
ziotti should form a great back
field with several sophomore pos
sibilities who may shine or fade
under the test. But the loss of Sui
Ivan. Vairo and Robinson makes
the forward wall all too uncertain.
MEATH also struck hard blow
- at the Purdue camp during the
summer. Cliff Baumbach, one of
the most promising of ends and a
great all-around athlete, passed
away. The loss of two such stars
as Jim Carter and Duane Purvis is
ordinarily enough to wreck a team
for a season or two, but in addition
another fine ball toter, Gene Basker,
was married.
The forward wall should help
Coach Kizer this fall, with Frank
Loebs at one wing position anG
Howard CURL and Don Powell
doing their best at Baumbacn's
vacancy. Much of the tackle prob
lens depends upon how Ted Feh:-
ing. injured in 1884, comes through.
Burmeister is set on the other side
and Ed Skoronski is hot at center
with good reserve strength. The
guards look pretty good and John
Drake was very much o. K. at full
back as a sophomore. and that
means that much of the Boiler
makers success this fall depends
upon Teddy Anderson and Leon
Daily. and upon the development
Of some promising sophomores who
are on hand.
ID Fed KELSO, captain, center,
IN place kicker. defense stalwart
and leader, promises to carry 30
McMillinS battles far on the grid
iron at Indiana University. Kelso
will be f1anked with some veteran
linemen. Antonini. an end; Da Sasso
and Flentye at tackles, and with
some fine backs. Walker. Huffman,
Davis. Yoder behind the line, not to
mention a flock of fine and most
promising sophomore material COM
ing on that bids fair to give the
Crimson fans some new names to
talk of soon after the Center Col
lege game. which will be the open
er. is played on Oct. 5.
Indiana, like Notre Dame, has a
couple of pretty tough spots on its
schedule that could be looked upon
as excusable losses. Ohio State being
the thorn to both, but the teams