Evening star., 1943-11-10
Wildcats Recall Upset
OF IS Irish as They
Prime for Game
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CHICAGO, Nov. lO.-We haven't
heard Lynn Waldorf predicting VIC
tory, but you can bet your bottom
War bond that his Northwestern
Wildcats are just aching to upset
Notre Dame Saturday at Dyche
Stadium.
The players aren't making any
predictions either. They realize the
Irish, rated universally as the Ma
tons top team and by some as the
greatest Notre Dame eleven in his
tory. are overwhelming favo11tes.
They know by now that Angelo
Bertelli's departure has had little,
if any, effect ON the terrific Irish
offensive which has rolled up 287
points in seven straight victories
over some of the country's strongest
teams.
Northwestern Undaunted.
And they also know that defen-
sively the Irish line and backers-up
have been equally brilliant, allowing
skimpy total of 81 points, although
such opponents as Georgia Tech,
Michigan, Navy and Army sup
posedly were bubbling over with
scoring punch.
Yes. the Wildcats know all that.
But they also remember the old
football maxim that the bigger they
are the harder they fall.
If you could sneak into the Purple
dressing room this week you might
hear Waldorf eXpounding that idea,
empk asizing that football team,
no matter how good, can't win a
tough game on its previous record.
Back in 1885 another Northwest
ern Squad-Waldorf's first-demon-
strated this truism to the chagrin of
the Irish. who came into the game
with a clean slate of seven straight
wins. The Wildcats won, IA to T.,
although they had mediocre season
of four victories, three defeats and
one tie
Wildcats Also Powerful.
This year they've lost only to
Michigan and have five triumphS
Paced by the brilliant passing and
running of Halfback Otto Graham
they've picked up a lot of steam the
last two weeks after a shoddy start
In their last two games Waldorf S
boys have scored SO points, against a
combined total of for Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
While Navy and marine transfers
have deprived them of such stars as
Halfback Herman Frickey. Fullback
Don Buffmire and Tackle Ray Vim
cent, capable requirements have
been developed.
The 54-year-old rivalry between
Northwestern and Notre Dame has
produced % games. most of them
since 1920. when the series was re-
sumed after l7-year interval.
Notre Dame has Won IT, Northwest
ern and 2 were ties. The Purple S
last victory was 20to-0 margin in
1910.
Graham Now at Peak.
The Irish will face Otto Graham
at his peak. Otto equaled Tommy
Harmon's single-game scoring mark
against Wisconsin by bagging four
touchdowns. He also passed for
another and booted three extra
points.
Averaging rs yards in 10 ball
carrying trips, Graham brought his
rushing total for the season to 267
yards in 63 attempts, AZ average,
which is remarkable considering the
ground lost at times when he was
trapped trying to pass. His aerial
mark is 25 completions in 40 pegs
for 422 yards and four touchdoWns.
Against this. Notre Dame will pit
an attack which scored on Georgia
Tech, Michigan, Navy and Army %
Of the 38 times it crossed the mid
field stripe.
Graham probably will do more
running than passing in an attempt
to better the mark Bill Daley set
against the Irish. Daley personally
accounted for 135 yards. which is
more than the entire teams of Geor-
gia Tech, Army and Navy could do
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