Evening star., 1941-10-30
Powerful Irish Line
Built 10 Protect
Crack Tosser
Team Drilled to Check
Cadet Air Attack; All
Big Ten Teams Busy
BY DAVE HOFF,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Notre Danes
football team today scanned the
plan of action for Saturdays game
in New York, allowed as how the
Army was just another eleven guys
In football pads, and vowed to cram
rife balls a la Angelo Bertelli's
passes down the Cadets throats.
Bertelli, the boy with 81 successful
passes in So tries this year, will fin
ger the trigger again Saturday,
which means the Army will have
to be ready to Jump in this meeting
Of unbeaten teams.
But Coach Frank Leahy of the
Irish expects Army to explode few
passes. too, and so Notre Dame has
bent studiously over its books on
pass defense this week.
Leahv hadn't planned to scrim-
mage Notre Dame for this game,
protesting he couldn't afford to let
any one get hurt. Then came
chance to see how well the varsity
could withstand Army plays as run
by the freshmen, and Leahy
couldn't resist.
Laiber Not Apt to Face Army.
Result: Capt. Paul LilliS, right
tackle. and Joe Laiber, right guard,
were hurt and the frosh made three
touchdoWns. Laiber suffered
sprained ankle and probably won't
play Saturday.
In five games that Notre Dame
line, of which Lillis is one OF the
most unobtrusive but sturdy mem
bers, has held its opponents to 1873
wards gain by rushing, Illinois net
ting only 16 yards on the ground
last week. More than that, Leahy
has built up a wall of such strength
that not an Illinois tackle or end
broke through the double Gordon of
linemen and backs when Bertelli
was poised to pass.
This. coupled with Bertelli'S
amazing accuracy and his uncanny
ability to judge the speed of his
receiver, has created weapon
strong enough to rate the Irish
fourth in the Nation on forward
passing. That's the barrel of woe
that Leahy has primed for Army.
Buckeyes Fullback Returns.
Return of Dick Burgett to the
Ohio State fullback job eases Coach
Paul Browns worry that he might
have to ask Sophomore Dick Palmer
to be ready for alternating relief
duty at quarterback and full. The
Buckeyes will play the Panthers at
Pittsburgh Saturday. AS Purdues
Boilermakers took off for New York
today to play Fordham, Coach Nal
Edward warned his boys the Rams
have "one of the best backfieldS IN
the country" He's especially appre-
hensive over Fordham's Steve Filipo-
wicz, power back.
All Big Ten teams are busy this
week. which means Harry Stuhl-
dreher of Wisconsin will be the only
conference coach to get peek at
Syracuse's 'Y" formation as cooked
up by Ossie Solem. Syracuse's ap-
pearance at Madison will mark its
only trip West this year.
Iowa in Trim for Indiana.
Indiana carries to Iowa this week
a record of 73 points scored in five
games this year, or four more points
than the Hoosiers scored all last
season. The HaWkeye squad is said
to be in the best condition since the
opening game with Drake. Illinois,
preparing for Michigan, is at full
strength again with the return OF
Joe Pawlowski, Elmer Engel and Bob
Wilson to action. They have been
laid up with neck, shoulder and
knee injuries, respectively.
Minnesota and Northwestern,
rivals in the Big Tens big game
Saturday, have averaged Is first
downs a game apiece this season in
conference play. The Wildcats op-
ponents have averaged 9 first downs
while the Gophers' two foes aver
aged II.