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.•«*tr:..'i aiDegcbolastic DISCE- QUASI- SEMPER- VICTURVS- VIVE - QUASI- CRAS- MORITVRVS Entered as Second Class Mail Matter Published Every Saturday During the School Year. Vol. LV. FOOTBALL NUMBER, 1921 No. 13 They live right, they have a good coach TURNING IN THE SUITS—A BRIEF and they like each other. They are big kids REVIEW OF THE SEASON. who like to play football and Rockne teaches FRANK WALLACE. them how to play it correctly. They pass because it is easier than to buck a line. They NOTHER football season has passed have beef—speed—^brains—^and intellect. —another year has gone^a year And while others look upon the game as a in which the boys of the land and highly complicated affair that requires men the coaches of the land and the and coaches—^Rockne and his gang go out on educators of the land have enjoyed their .Cartier field for a little fun every night and yearly virtuous spree of sport. It is over then go out and upset the world. now—and who sits upon yonder throne se­ rene and proud? Gosh—'tis our own Notre SEPT. 24—NOTRE DAME 56; KALAMAZOO 0. Dame. Chet Wynne lost no time in disclosing his Can you beat it? intentions toward the season by returning Each fall we watch them drop in from the first ball pitched by the Kazooks through Norton, Kas., and here and there in Iowa— the entire opposing team for 80 yards and a just ordinary looking chaps who have picked touchdown. Buck Shaw made the occasion Notre Dame in preference to bigger schools truly historic by chalking up' the first goal —even as you and I. They go out on Cartier of his season's mark of forty. Danny field where an ordinary-looking person Coughiin turned in a 35 yard run which was named Rockne takes them in charge and con­ converted intb a touchdown by Thomas. Mo- vinces the surrounding blades of grass that hardt, Lieb and Coughiin circled the ends this gang is terrible. They go out and for long gains and Wynne made tJie next smash and bang and slice and crash and run score. De;§ch and Wynne ploughed through and pass for a few months—^when lo, and for big gains and Thomas sneaked through behold—once more we find them sitting on once more. Gus Desch came back strong the world—^the toast of Broadway—and of and scored, on a straight dash of 15 yards. Hughie Fullerton. The second team went in and Rease chalked Just a scrubby-looking crowd who move up another marker. around the campus and come late for class— In the second half the first string went in even as you and I; just an ornery-looking orce more and Johnny Mohardt scored two gang that can yell and bellow in the trees touchdowns after runs of 30 and 40 yards. or loll in their subway beds—even as you or Mohardt shot the first of t^e Notre Dame whoever else's prefect will permit: Just an passes which were to become famous and inquisitive crowd that are always snooping Capt. Eddie made a pretty catch for a 35 around the telegraph offices with a "what's yard gain. The third team went in and the the dope on the game"—even as you and I. game slowed up considerable after which a This, my friends; the country has conie to rain began to fall and everybody was g^ad . this. How do they do it—these Lochinvars when the session was over. Every man oh who annually^ steal the Soldiers' bride—these the team starred witii Mohardt, Desch and Cinderellas who win the favor of the public Wynne dividing honors. It was a wonderful from their conference step-sisters who are start and everybody was pepped up for a all bedecked with pretty press notices? bigsieason. ^ 206 '^& Hocre dome dchdascic E. ANDERSON—KANE—SEYFRIT—DEGREE—REASE OCT. 1—NOTRE DAME 56; DEPAUW 10. Kansas cyclone for a run of 60 yards through Depauw came entirely surrounded by mys­ the mystery team. A pass from Mohardt tery—and Rockne's men took the mist from to Kiley, a run by Johnny and Chet went ovei* the mystery in a big hurry. Mohardt was again. A bit later Gus Desch dashed madly the big star of the game with Wynne and for 65 yards and another score and Johnny Desch continuing to figure very strongly in Mohardt added another touchdown on a 35 the scoring. Danny Coughlin took a shoe yard run. in the head on the third play and was carried At the beginning of the second half Johnny from the field. Mohardt intercepted a pass and did a Paul Depauw had a game team and later de­ Revere for 70 yards and a touchdown. Later veloped into a powerful secondary outfit but Johnny passed 35 to Rodge and the long end except for a few moments in the early part completed the first Mohardt to Kiley play of the game and in the final quarter when which was to make the Army look sick a few Rockne's third string was performing, the weeks later. Rock sent the second and then Tigers were not so good. Clark took a the third team into the game and we made blocked kick and ran 70 yards through a one more touchdown when Lieb passed to clear field for a touchdown and Bloodgood Seyfrit. kicked a field goal for the enemy's 10 points, all of which came in the final quarter. OCT. 8—IOWA 10; NOTRE DAME 7. Johnny Mohardt started the fireworks for Full of pep and confidence Rockne took his Notre Dame hy tearing off 25. Thomas made gridders to Iowa City the following week and the touchdown. Chet Wynne came to vi­ encountered a spirit of depression in the brant life a moment later and tore like a Hawkeye City. The western team's support- H. ANDERSON—LIEB—CARBERRY—REAGAN—FELTESr-MAYL 1S^ Hacre bame Schokisric 207 COUGHLIN—McDERMOTT—SMITH—DESCH—GILLIGAN—SHAUGHNESY ers expected a 14-0 defeat and told it out who ran it 40 yards to mid-field. The boys loud; Then when the game began Aubrey started all over again and Johnny passed 20 Devine and Locke plunged our line and ran to Rodge who ran it 30 yards for a touch­ the end for a touchdown. The line held bet­ down. That was all of the scoring. Just ter after the next kickoff and A. Devine before the second half ended Mohardt shot booted the field goal which meant everything three consecutive passes to Kiley, Grant and to Notre Dame and Iowa throughout the rest Kiley, which were good for 70 yards. Iowa of the season and we don't know how many was flustered but the whistle saved them. years to come. Iowa threatened again in the second half The backs came back strong. Mohardt following an intercepted pass by Devine, and circled right end for the longest run from ran to the local 6 yard line where the line running formation of the game—18 yards— held. We took the ball back* to our own 28 and 'Danny Cpughlin and Wynne added good yard line from where Paul Castner made his gains. • Everything was going lovely when first appearance of the season and'punted 70 the referee penalized us 15 and broke up the yards. Iowa was on the defensive through­ march. out the ]'emainder of the game. Grant and Steady gains by Mohardt, Chet and Panny Coughlir and Lieb ran the ball to the Iowa took the ball to the Iowa 25 yard line, as the 8 yard line as the quarter ended. Iowa took Quarter ended and Johnny passed to Eddie the ball on downs at the beginning of the who was downed on the-Iowa 5 yard line. fourth quarter but was completely stopped In three downs we didn't take it past the one- from gaining. Castner missed a 50 yard try yard line and the last attempt, a pass, was for a field goal by 5 yards. Iowa punted to intercepted back of the goal line by Locke midfield and passes by Mohardt to Kiley and ^':'r^mm^^m''w£-Am:s. VOSS—SHEA—COTTON—MEHRE—BROWN—CASTNER 208 '?5e Noure (Siame Sieholaeck? WALSH—THOMAS—CAMERON—MIXON—MILI,ER—MURPHY Anderson returned the ball again to the frequently enough in the first half to hand Hawkeye 14 yard mark. Belding intercepted us 30 points and Paul Castner added his sec­ a pass and once more the ball' went to mid- ond field goal of the day in the~next period field from where Desch ran the ball back for the total of 33. Castner's long-distance and Belding intercepted another pass. Notre punting featured the game while Hunk An­ Dame threatened again when Kiley blocked derson tore through for two fumbles and a kick and ran with the ball to the 25 yard touchdowns. Buck Shaw began to be recog­ line where Devine caught him by one leg. nized as the real hum-dinger of the line, Ed­ Castner gained and Mohardt passed to Eddie die and Rodger recovered fumbles and John­ who took the ball once more to the 8 yard ny Mohardt continued his steady work. line. On the fourth down another pass was Frank Seyfrit blocked two kicks in succes­ intercepted. Notre Dame made another game sion. The local passing game was not try when Castner took a pass from the 50 brought into play at all—^much to the disap­ yard line to the 17 yard line as the game was pointment of Steve Henegan, sport writer over.

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