Evening star., 1935-11-19
BOTH IN REVERSE
EVER SINCE DUEL
"Irish" Defeated and Tied,
Buckeyes Extended by Two
Inferior Foes.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS,

special correspondent OF Inc star.
~ HICAGO. November 1e-It ap-
- pears that Notre Dame and
Ohio State played most Of
~ their seasons foot ball down
teams have been more or less in re-
verse since that nerve-searing duel.
In the meantime the Irish have lost
to Northwestern and been tied by
Army.
Ohio State was given a terrible
scare by Chicago and barely man
aged to win from Illinois. Both
teams were brought to such a high
peak in midseason that neither has
been able to recover from the strain.
OF course 1t might have been differ
ent with Notre Dame had Handy
Andy Pilney and Dick Pfefferle es-
capped injury, but still it is doubtful
If the Irish could have approached
the mental peak achieved against
Ohio State.
Saturday Offers Test.
roth teams finish up this week
against opponents. which, on the
seasons records, should be beaten in
handy fashion. Still, it's no certainty
either the Irish or Buckeyes will close
with a victory. Southern California
has been coming up fast these last
few weeks. The Trojans held Stan
ford scoreless until the final minute
of play and then the Laughing Boys"
won only because Of Monk" Moscrip's
clever foot. Michigan had little to
offer against Minnesota and the bat
tering received at the hands of the
Gophers may have taken everything
out of the Wolverines. However,
Michigan always can be counted on
to give Ohio a hard battle and a
victory this week would go far toward
making the Wolverine season a sue
cess.
Aubrey Devine, the Trojan scout,
warned the writer that Southern Cali
fornia might be troublesome for Notre
Dame less than an hour after the
Irish had routed Ohio State. "The
Trojans are coming along and will
play some good games" related the
former Iowa an-America. IT think
Howard Jones will have his team in
good condition to give Notre Dame a
tough afternoon" Devine has secuted
the Irish for the past month and by
this time Jones knows everything con-
cerning Layden's men except the size
of their shoes. A victory over the
Trie will s1hnod ~
around Los Angeles once more and
cause the Trojan partisans to forget
about the losses to Stanford, Cali
fornia and Illinois. Notre Dame now
leads Southern California. five games
to four, in the series which started in
1926. To get back on even terms with
the Irish would be very satisfying to
Jones, who has the nakings of a
great team coming along for next
season.
Used Nine-Man Line.
MICHIGAN might possibly stage
AA stubborn defense against Ohio
State. The Wolverines played what
amounted to nine-mar line against
Minnesota with the result that any
time Gopher back raced past the line
Of scrimmage the going became rela-
lively easy; particularly behind the
murderous blocking the Vikings threw
for so minutes. Kipke can use more
orthodox defense against the Buckeyes,
and unless the Ohioans can show more
skill and power than against Illinois
the game may be very close.
The Wolverines have one fine run.
ner in Chris Everhardus, who could
hold a job on almost any team of
the season. Bill Renner still is a
sharpshooter at passing and big
Cedric Sweet is a far better punter
than amy man on the Ohio team.
Unless the Buckeyes have improved
than any man on the Ohio team.
cent, Renner may SOW several touch
downs through the air and Sweet Is
likely to kick Ohio deep into its own
territory. Michigan's deft, quick kicks
are something else that may trouble
Ohio.
. There Is a chance Ohio State may
come back to its peak, with a share
in the Big Ten Championship de-
pending on this game. The Buckeyes
have not enjoyed a taste of the Con-
ference Title since 1920 and the Notre
Dame defeat has been partially for
gotten in the anticipation of an un-
beaten season in the Big Ten. 1t
would be dreadful climax for High
Street and its down town coaches
should Michigan upset the Scarlet
and Gray wagon at this late hour.
But in this dizzy season such an
occurrence is not improbable. And is
Francis Schmidt worried.