Evening star., 1946-11-08
Irish Ready 10 Explode
But Leahy Does Not
Share in Optimism
! By Sid FEEDER
Associated Press Sports Writer

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+ Associated Press Sports Writer
BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y, Nov.
I8.-As hoped up as high-octane
gas and twice as ready to explode,
lthe angry Irish of Notre Dame
moved East today to settle two
year grudge with Army-and about
tho only man in the invading array
who didn't think they could do it
was Head Coach Frank Leahy him.
self.
Trainer Hugh Burns said that the
swelling in Quarterback Johnny Lu-
jacks sprained right ankle had
gone down further after q second
night of treatment and that Tackle
ziggy Czarobski had a good stretch
this morning for the first time since
he injured his hip against Navy
last Saturday.
36 footballers who wasn't as tipped
up as tank full Of soda pop over
the chances of this set of moleskin
shilellagh swingers to even up
things with the Cadets for those
$50 and 48-0 thumpings Of the
past two years. And even some of
the assistant coaches are picking
"the lads" by 20 points In tomorrow's
hit production in Yankee Stadium
in New York.
But the master is an old hand at
these gridiron rhubarbs. He admits
there's no way of telling just how
far spirit and zing can make talent
go and he knows he has the clas-
siest collection of Notre Damers In
three years. But the master refuses
to wear the same rose -colored specs
the rest of them are looking through.
Bear Mountain Drill Slated.
The way Frank figures 1t is that
any outfit expecting to put the slug
on the 25-game winning run OF the
baleful Black Knights Of the Hudson
must score three touchdowns.
"And Idon't see how we'll 60 that
far" his prebattle statement insist
ed today, as his squad reached the
Bear Mountain Camp, where it will
pass the time until four hours be-
fore the 1:30 pm call to the post
tomorrow, when they'll bus down to
the big town.
The aches and pains the Irish
have picked up during and since
their scramble with Navy last Sat-
urday - especially the apparently
rapidly recovering sprained ankle
Quarterback Lujack suffered day be-
fore yesterday-have made the mas
ter even more pessimistic than he
was on Sunday, when he tabled
Army to hang it on the Irish by
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Certainly, the bumps and bruises
have made a large and important
portion of his starting lineup a
mystery even to him until he sees
just which of his charges is able to
sit up and take a little nourish-
ment after a mild workout at Bear
Mountain today. z
Lujack Cowhig to Open Attack.
He does know that Lloyd SIM
mons. the Oregon galloper who has
just hit his peak, virtually is lost
for the full game.
Lujack, who worked for q while
in the two-hour pass-offense drill
before the squad left South Bend,
Ind, yesterday, and Gerry Cowhig,
the high stepping Massachusetts,
halfback, will be in the starting
lineup if Notre Dame receives the
opening kickoff. Lujack is depend
ent, of course, on whether his ankle
is all in one piece Cowhig, who
might go "all the way" any time,
now that the infantry feet" he
picked up in the Army are cured.
replaces Terry Brennan, the Mil
waukee youngster who's better on
defense.
Two varsity 1inemen are doubtful
starters-ziggy Czarobski, whose
torn hip muscle still keeps him from
taking a long step, and Texas
George Strohmeyer, who has COM
bination Of cracked ribs and banged
up ankle that isn't doing him the
least bit of good.
In another change he revealed
this morning, Frank is figuring on
starting Jim Mello, the veteran, in
stead of Pep Panelli at fullback,
although Jim hasn't been operating
too well lately.
Leahy's Analysis Held Sound.
Somehow. YOU must go along with
the masters analysis of this game.
After watching the Irish fight their
way through this last week of prac-
tice with so much git-up-and-go
you wondered If the gridders
shouldn't have a saliva test and
you're convinced the Cadets-not
excluding the monster and his pal"
in the backfleld--are in for their
toughest tussle in their three-year
reign. But like a fellow with a
knife against guy with a black
jack-and this three-deep Notre
Dame set is just that-the former
has the edge because he can hurt
you more all at once.
With Blanchard and Davis the
knives, Army figures to hit the
jackpot at least three times, while
the Irish are grinding out two. BY
adept use of a Chinese abacus,
among other things, this makes it
Army by one I'd. That's our stab
from the grab bag.