The Washington times., 1935-10-26
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color and the glamour, the 70.
nance and the glory Of football.
Rockne's Raiders of Notre
Dame, the storied, swashbuckling
RamblerS of South Bend, meet
Navy on the turf of Baltimore
Stadium with 5000 lovers of grid
iron strife in the stands.
Stands as the Peak
Come what will for the rest of
the year in local football, this bat
tie of the Rolicking Romans and
the Rampant Goat stands as the
peak. Nothing that we shall see
here for the rest Of the season
combines the color, the tradition,
the surge Of battle and the appeal
to the heart carried in this game
in Baltimore's massive amphithe-
ater of sports.
Who will win? Betting men have
installed Notre Dame as favorite.
But Notre Dame men, men clos.
est to the secret Of things as they
are at South Bend, are hopeful
and not boaStful. The triumph
over Pittsburgh after three lean
years was thrilling. But it was a
narrow squeak, and some Of the
RamblerS still nurse the wounds
suffered in that battle.
Navy, lashed to fury by a one.
point defeat at the hands of Yale,
may rebound and find new might
in the purging Of that reverse at
New Haven. The man power of
Navy is great. Navy's resources are
rich. Navy will not relinquish it's
place in the sun without a terrific
battle.
Think Navyn Win
Service men around and about
the time are confident that the
Midshipmen will win. They have
accepted the short end of bets Of
fered in outburstS of Notre Dame
enthusiasm.
But the man in the street. What
Of him? It is safe to say that if
a poll were taken of the idle stroll.
erS that Notre Dame would be
popular favorite at ridiculous
odds. And why not? Notre Danes
itinerant alumni association is the
strongest and the most loyal in
the world.
1t is comprised of those who
went to the school, t hose who
would have gone to the school had
conditions been right, those who
have trod the halls of learning in
other centers, but transferred
their allegiance overnight to South
Bend. Yes, they come from all
corners of the country, from the
sons of the Corn Belt to those who
have never been West of Claren.
don.
Cop Knows ROckne
The cop on the corner knows
the legend of Rockne. He can
sing the Notre Dame Victory
March. If the itinerant alumni
sang the Notre Dame Alma Mater
in chorus, it would be heard in
Nome and Manila.
Army's strife with Yale will be
no less colorful. There will be
the parade Of the Cadets across
the turf of the Bowl, the evolu.
tions and the spirited, enhancing
breaking of ranks as the boys
dash into the stands to the tune
of ''McLeod's Reel"
There is no major local game
to ay. Maryland is off at
Gainesville, Fla, today to meet
the Gators in their home field,
Georgetown mingles with New
York University in New York.
George Washington is down at
Wake Forest for the day and ex.
poets a strenuous battle with the
Nawth Carolinians.
Both Are Defeated
One of the games Of the season,
interesting because Of its interSec.
tional espects, brings together CO.
lumbia and Michigan. Columbia
was Soundly licked by Penn last
week, and the WOLVES themselves
were defeated by Michigan State.
But breathe the name of Michi.
gan and you conjure the picture
of Yost and his "point-a-minute
giants" of the days at the dawn
OF the century.
Earl Blaik'S Green Indians of
Dartmouth rage down from the
w tie Mountains treecarpeted
hills to face the charges of Har-
ward. Here are two warner
equipped teams playing whirl-
wind football. On a line through
the game with Army a week ago,
Harvard seems to be in for a
thorough trouncing. But whether
or not this will come to pass is
something entirely in the lap of
the future.
Manhattan College, which rose
to glory last week, tying Holy
Cross Purple Crusaders, plays
North Carolina State and there
will be a right royal battle. Hunk
Anderson is coach of the Wolf
pack and Chick Meehan guides
the Manhattan team.
Tough and Rugged
Holy Cross will attempt to
come back at the expense Of Col
gates Red Raiders Of Chenango,
but if they come back it will be
after a rough and rugged battle.
Cornell hopes to start a come
back against Princeton this after
noon, but that is a tough bit Of