The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-09

and that the greensward at
firm footing for the fleet ba'
The conditions, in other
grmv's partisans have prayed.
Coach Earl Blaik had feared that
ret going would badly handicap
his touchdown twins, Felix Doc)
blanchard and Glenn Davis, and
afford a tangible advantage to the
heavier Irish squad.
A crowd Of about $4,000 will be
crammed into every seat of the
biz ball yard when the two great
undefeated, united units clash at
1870 EST. Tickets have been vir-
ualIy unobtainable for many
weeks, and speculation in the
priced pasteboards has been per-
baps the widest in football history.
Struck by the fever, fans still were
wiring friends in New York to try
to pick them up a ticket "at any
price Most of them were DOOM
ed to disappointment.
Both squads spent Friday night
on the approaches to the battle
sight, Notre Dame at Bear Noun
tain, a short distance up the Hud-
son, and the Cadets at Knollwood
Country Club in Westchester Coun-
ty. Army held its final light work.
out at the stadium in the after
noon.
Late Friday the official odds on
tle contest had come back to dead
even, and it was reported that mil
Ions Of dollars would change hands
on the result of the homeric strug-
gle. For a time il recent days
Notre Dame was a one-half point
favorite, giving Army's hackers the
benefit of a tie, but the bookmak-
ers apparently thought better of
it.
If appeared certain that Notre
Danes bright particular star,
quarterback Johnny Lujack, would
be able to play the greater part Of
the game, though it was not so GER
tain he would be at his best. The
right ankle he sprained On Wednes-
day was reported still painting him
when he pivoted on a run or tossed
a pass. In any event, he was not
expected to take part in the kick
oil, but to enter the fray once the
Irish Got possession of the ball.
Another Notre Dame casualty,
zggy ~Czarobski, the regular right
tackle, who pulled a hip muscle in
last weeks Navy game, was re-
ported considerably improved and
It was thought likely he would be
IN there barring the gate against
Army'S fierce lunges.
lie prospect of cool weather-in
the mld-fifties - was particularly
cheering to the Cadets. AS Army's
oAce-oountiful squad has been. re-
ouced to little more than one real
sood team, as opposed to Notre
Danes three, it probably will be
necessary for most of the Cadet
Stars to go the entire 60 minutes,
ana they will stand a much better
cAance of lasting it out than they
WOULD on a warn day.
a majority Of eastern fans, hav-
ing watched Army's brilliant array
pound out % straight victories, were
sucking with the Black knights to
make II 70 and to clinch their claim
" a third consecutive national
championship. They have come to
oelleve that no team can stop Davis
a!o %Bl5nchard for an entire game,
Ior muzzle the bullet passes of
arnold Tucker.
WI me other hand, the contingent
ro0I ing INTO town from the middle
t %ss' IS almost unanimously positive
tS NuJack S passing, together with
: sustained pressure which will
VIZ applied by coach Frank Leahy's
II ,earlAg ball carriers-Jim Mel
~, NED Sitko, Gerry Cowhig, Ter
~ brennan and the others-Will
fo1ple Army's defenses long be-
''Is lac contest ends.
h. me Cadets do buckle it will
D. pad' for the boys from South
5 aLlq nave long memories of the
snS IdclAg they took two years ago,
s s,u me 1870 shambles of last sea-
s sT1 The Irish still hold a comfort
Any,. iead IN their long series with
o.r'' having won % of the 80
:---les played and tied three.