The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-08
AS Saw 1t
Terrific Irish Aerial Bombordment
Routs Out-CIossed Army Combine
By Vim MALONEY

Before 10000 tense over excited
football fans damned into the
Yankee Stadium in New York, the
fighting Irish of Notre Dame,
nominated a successor to Angelic
Bertelli their star back, and passing
Ace. And this nomination was &C
cepted, and lived up to by that very
fast Johnny Lujack, who was the
Spearhead of the Irish attack, both
in the air and on the ground, in
their very successful attempt to rout
the powerful Army array.
Early in the first period Notre
Dame started the fireworks off when
Creighton Miller, Mello, and Lujack
drove deep into Army territory in
a series Of about five plays. In the
ensuing moments they were stopped
by the seemingly potent Army front
wall, but on the fourth down Lujack
hurled pass to Yonacker, who
went to the Army eight, but they
lost the ball on downs. Army punted
beautifully out of danger, but again
that powerful Irish machine began
to function, Lujack hit the line for
no gain, but then on the second
down he faded back and threw a
beautiful forward pass to Yonacker
who was in the clear behind Davis
in the end zone. This accounted
for the first Irish tally. And on this
first score it threw the fans for a
loss, as they had hardly time to hit
their seats and get interested, be-
fore that favored Irish eleven began
to roll.
In the second period the Irish
drove into scoring position at least
five times only to be driven back
by the fast and hard hitting Army
tacklers, who had no mercy on the
Irish backs. On one occasion, Army
had a chance 10 score but through
Sloppy Handling of the bail result
ing in tumble, ON the Notre Dame
"a yard line, they lost their best and
most-feasible scoring opportunity
of the ball game.
But 1t was only the beginning for
Notre Dame for when Miller scooped
up that tumble 10y Davis of Army,
he went 43 yards to the Army 10
yard line where he was toppled.
But the Army frightened its defense,
and held the Irish combine on the
Is yard line, and then on a 14-yard
penalty for holding Notre Dame lost
more yardage, stalling their attack,
and thwarting this scoring threat
for the time being.
Davis on wide sweep around
end again pulled a 'boner' when
White, the Irish left tackle, clean
ly Snatched the pigskin out of his
arms and returned to the Army
eight, for first down. On the fol-
lowing play, which was an at
tempted pass, Mello, who failed 70
get it of in time was nailed by
MacKinnon, fast Army end, for a
ten-yard loss. But Lujack on the
next try to Yonacker in the end
on the Army 7, and then on the
next try TO Yonakor in the end
zone clicked for the tally, making
it IL to 0; the point was good and
the score moved up q notch in
favor of the 'Fightin' Irish 10 to 0
The third period from here on was
very exciting, seeing the Irish com
bine march more than half way up
the field only to be stopped, by the
Army front wall, to end third period
In the fourth period, which was
only about two or three minutes old,
Army punted out of danger. and
then Notre Dame on series OF 8
first downs, spearheaded by Lujack,
drove rs yards for a Touchdown. 1t
was scored by Lujack, as his reward,
by a desperate line plunge, from the
2-yard line.
This tailed another points to
Notre Danes already, fast growing
victory and score.
On the kickoff Army ran 1t back
about 20 yards to their own 43, and
on their first play an intended for
ward pass from McKenna to Maxon,
the irish back, Kulbitski, inter-
cepted the pass and ran back to
the Army 26-yard line, from there
in a series Of two plays both rushes,
by Kulbitski, and Rykoyich, which
tailed l6 yards, making 1t first
down on the l0-yard line, and on
the two following plays the Irish
moved up to the 3-yard line, from
where Early on the third attempt
for score went through a gap in
the front wall to make the Irish
victory almost complete, the try for
the point was good, giving Notre
Dame It's final score, and a COM
plete victory, over their traditional
rival Army. The final score being
Notre Dame 26, Army o.
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