Notre Dame Scholastic Football Pages

Volume 77

Issue 10

11 December 1942 The last page of another chapter has been written into the glorified annals of Notre Dame gridiron history. Another Notre Dame Football, IS 2 thi-ill-packed season of skirmishes has been respondent to the final gun, but not without the usual typical, fighting BILL M spirit that makes Noti-e Dame an out­ standing team in the country year after The amazing exploit of Clint Castle- year. Once again it was Notre Dame on berry, freshman sensation, the capable the lips of the major gridiron onlookers. and disheartening punts of Pat McHugh, and the revived "Statue of Liberty" After spending ten trying weeks with stunned the audience and lads them­ the toughest competition in the country, selves. the Fighting Irish encountered the un­ beaten, unscored upon Great Lakes ag­ Defeat Stanford, 27-0 gregation. Being a decided underdog in pre-game write-ups and then succumbing Never daunted, never down,.the spirit in the first half, the boys retaliated with was destined to be foremost again and that radiant glow of spirit that has thus it was as the one-sided triumph over sparked Notre Dame teams onto vic­ - Stanford, 27-0, proved that the stuff tory for years. And with the snow-crust­ wasn't lacking here. Marchie Schwartz's ed field as a closing feature the loyal boj'S displayed stalwart line efi'orts but Irish followers can review and bid ad!eu the pitching arm of our Springfield rifle, to another top-notch season. Angelo Bertelli, was superior to the op­ position's secondary as Captain George Murphy, Bob Dove, Paul Limont, and Tie Badgers, 7-7 Bob Livingstone all received heaves that Bucking the much publicized combina- carried their toters into paydirt terri­ tiion of Elroy Hirsch, and Pat Harder tory. "Bert" also put three kicks between in their first contest, the Irish settled the uprights to find himself receiving the Smiling Cornie Cldi oys for a 7-7 tie despite tlie statistical ad­ Player of tlie Das'- award. vantages that marked the true aggres­ sive spirit that was to mark the greater Seahawks Smashed, 28-0 on and the Green-jerseyed Irish put on a portion of the season. dramatic rally that brought a pair oi- Now came the highly touted Iowa Sea- t.d.,'s and a 21-14 victory. The line play^ Jim Mello i^lunged over from the two hawks, a team that not only embellished of the boys was emphatically displayed' in N.D.'s only score. Bertelli was very a squad of ex-All American and ex-pros as they stopped an lllini drive in the much amiss; as the wet, snow-soaked but one that had a coach who had not opening minutes which had advanced to ground proved a problem for heaving tasted defeat in two past college seasons the N.D. one-foot line. Spectacular run^-i the slippery pigskin. and was carrying that record forward as ning by Clatt, Livingstone, Ashbaugh;" the Seahawks came to Notre Dame as and Cowhig, gained a lot of needed yard-^ administering death defying blows to Lose to Georgia Tech, 13-6 age and eventual victory. Michigan, Minnesota, and Northwestern. Soon following the outset of the sea­ son, an underrated Georgia Tech team First quarter play was accentuated by Sink Navy, 9-0 I invaded the campus only to be the early the star-studded actions -of the Pre- thwart to an undefeated Irish season. Flight squad, but without crossing the Cleveland's municipal stadium furr|, Coach Bill Alexander's Yellowjackets, diagonals. Then came the fireworks, but nished 65,000 fans to watch N.D. gain C01 possessing one of the most aggressive in reverse, as the Fighting Irish played a hard fought 9-0 win over Na^'y on the, lines opposed all season and with a the greatest game since their encounter mud-covered gridiron. Fumbles were com-l bag full of successful backfield maneu­ with Oliio State in '35. In less than two monplace with the sort of w/eather that! vers, brought a note of desolation to the minutes the lads scored a pair of tallies prevailed. Bert completed two aerials team as Georgia went home with a 1-3-6 as Clatt jjlunged over and a few plays all afternoon but one was good to Dove victory under their belt. after the kickoff he intercepted to run on the one-foot line from where the for back for another 40-yard score, and fin­ mer plunged over for the score. Later in ally a 28-0 victory. Thus made way for the game, Coach Leahy, back from the popular Clatt entrance into the N.D. Maj'o's, sent in John Creevy as the Irish gridiron limelight. had command with fourth <^^ 14 on the Middle's 12. Tom Miller held on the 26 It was during these two games that and the hall sailed between the uprights Coacli Frank Leahy was at .Mayo's re­ for a final 9-0. Navy aerial attempt at covering from a back ailment, but effi­ retaliation was only in vain as Lou Rym cient supervision of the team under Ed kus and his line colleagues ended the i McKeever and his assistants put the fond hopes of the midshipmen. we: team in their hest condition of the season. 19C >oo Decision Over Army, 13-0 Trounce lllini, 21-14 I too Solid turf was again evident as 65,000, |sho Next a trip to Champaign proved to . onlookers jammed the Yankee Stadium' rMi( be a tough battle as the lllini held leads to see the annual Notre Dame-Army^J ,Pai of 7-0 and 14-7. The second half proved classic. Both teams Avere scoreless as bar All American—^Bob Dove to be climactic, however, as the push was the half ended. Eussell "Pete" Ash- "tha 16 Bertelli's toss to Creighton Miller from the Cal 48 was good to the 25 and the £2: Won 7; Tied 2; Lost 2 able dexterity of the latter carried him on into the end zone. Southern Cal tried to retaliate but they were crushed with >x vlGTON the severity of the Irish linemen plus imposed penalties. An 80-yard march put recognition during their previous games. the Irish on Cal's 13, the initial 67 being- For the third time in its history, the part of Bertelli's four heaves, two to Notre Dame Stadium was filled to capac­ Dove, Murphy and Clatt. A fifth and ity, but all that the Irish were able to final toss to Livingstone was good for capitalize on was the first touchdown of . a half dozen points plus one added by the game via Bertelli to Dove. Truly, John Creevy. the 13-13 tie at half time was not dis­ Thus the pre-season requisites for the couraging but Michigan's 19 point third successful season as outlined by Coach quarter was a sour note which Notre Frank Leahy were accomplished, that be­ Dame hopes were striving to survive. ing the mentioned "six or seven wins.'* Early in the fourth period Creighton Miller raced across for the score. Thoughts of victory again reigned but Draw with Great Lakes, 13-13 ne'er to be fulfilled as the boys in maize After beginning the season with a tie, and blue took advantage of a few Irish the Irish similarly ended vnth one, but miscues and held the coveted oval for the after having gone down in pre-game remainder of the game. write-ups as being the under-dog. Great Lakes had been unscored upon in their last six victories and were_just right Whipped the Wildcats, 27-20 to polish off the Irish. The 13-0 advan­ —Photo by Schacfer tage held by the saijors at half time of­ Ciat oys through the Sailors! Lynn Waldorf's Wildcat eleven had fered some criteria for the early predic­ been higlily geared as they came to to^vn tion, but ill less than three and a half II to take on the N.D. squad. They grabbed minutes in the second half, the green and the first score as Hirsch plunged over baugh's recovery of an Army fumble on gold clad Irish had put an accompany­ 1 a and made the extra point but a 60-yard the latter's 35 led to an eventful six ing 13.on the scoreboard. drive by the Irish finally brought the points as Clatt and Creevy toted the ball score one point from equality as Bertel­ Clatt's 82-yard jaunt, due heavily to on successive plays to the 15. Dick then li failed to convert. The 'Cats then the blocking efforts of a proven AU- skirted off tackle through an astounded marched 80 yards after an interception American, Bob Dove, was the first re­ secondary for the score. Bertelli supplied to go back into the lead, 13-6. Clatt then juvenation of victory. A few plays later, another point via the uprights. scored for the Irish after a decided Creighton Miller supplied the thrill of a ground attack and aerial maneuver had goalward bound patriot as he marked - • The final six points of the encounter put the team in scoring territory. Now off 68 well maneuvered yards, eluding came as part of the Bertelli-Murphy it was 13-13. Another Irish jaunt of 79 taeklers from every angle. Second half combine just a few seconds prior to clos­ yards, creditably given over to Creighty domination by the Irish was as true a ing time. Army's secondary had hobbled -Miller, Clatt and Li\angstone, put the spirit of Notre Dame as was witnessed the ball while in mid-air but "Murph" ball on the four. Bertelli lateralled to all season. In the closing three seconds, .finally retrieved the pigskin for the Livingstone for the tally. after being penalized five yards for back- im counter. field in motion, Creevy tried a placement ;hej The final N.D. score came as a result that was being held on the mid-field The most sensational feature of the m- of Clatt's interception and then Bertelli's stripe but it fell a few yards short of game was the star-studded efforts of the latl two completions to Limont and the t.d. undisputed victory. Notre Dame line. While the aerial ma­ alsj man, Creighty Miller. Then five consec­ neuvers were being kept from paying off, ive| utive completions by Graham put the And thus the end of another book of the ground attack,-led by Creevy, Clatt, n- 'Cats on the N.D. four from where thrill-packed episodes of Notre Dame's Cowhig, Ashbaugh, and Livingstone, inj Hirsch went across. That ended the game Fighting Irish. ,came into its own and a 13-0 win. The )m| as far as scoring. sh I diminished record of Army's first' down he! ^ column was due to the aggressive quali­ 26 ties of the N.D. line. Trojans Crumble, 13-0 its at Downed By Wolverines, 32-20 The trip to Los Angeles proved to be n- the most exciting and most eventful for he. After a 33-year wait, the Wolverines the columnists as the Irish battled their were determined to avenge a defeat of way to their fift;h and last, seasonal 1909 and that they did as their perfectly shutout, 13-0, over the Trojans of South­ ,-,-oordinated running attack proved to be ern California. The slugfest, as reported I too much for the Irish, the scoreboard by the papers and Cal squad put four )0. [^showing a 32-20 evidence of the^ fact. of the boys on the sidelines. EAridently m" Michigan's great backs, Tom Kuzma, the Notre Dame play was overcoming the ,Paul White, and quarter George Ceit- show that the officials were trying to put IS haml exemplified the type of team play on, and thus a few of our more lively that had brought Michigan.into national boys were ejected. Signal Caller—Hazr; Wright 17 defeats against it as. this interview was move in adopting the "T" formation conducted, had no soft spots along the wdth a man in motion? route. Notre Dame's 1919 team listed A. If you measure the value of a sys­ IM I among its victims:. Kalamazoo, Mt. Un­ tem by the record it produces, Notre ion, Western Normal and Morningside. Dame is doing all right with the T. I ad­ Suppose this year's squad played Kala­ mire Leahy for having the courage to mazoo the day it faced Georgia Tech and make a shift which he knew would dis­ Morningside the afternoon it engaged turb some of the old tune Notre Dame Notre Dome Michigan? Maybe it, too, would be rated supporters. There is no one at Notre among Notre Dame's greatest football Dame more interested in developing a HUDDLE units. winning team than Leahy. If he decided the time had come to alter the old rout­ Q. Do you think Leahy made a good ine, his judgment is good enough for me. GYM SHOES PLAIN "T" SHIRTS N. b. "T" SHIRTS N. D. Stages Red Fighting Irish Comeback; GYM PANTS SUPPORTERS Ties Favored Great Lakes Sailors, 13-13 SOFT DRINKS PHIL KEEN CIGARETTES CANDY To those who are acquainted with Clatt and Bob Livingstone set up the TOBACCO Notre Dame football teams of past years, lone Irish threat of the first half. The last week's game was just another ex­ attack stalled on the Navy 25 as a fourth PIPES ample of why they are called the "Fight­ down pass went incomplete. It was ap­ ing Irish." Outweighed almost 20 pounds parent that the gas rationing was ham­ per man by a team of veteran profes­ pering the usually smooth running sional and collegiate stars who were un- "Model T." scored on in six games, the underdog PROFESSIONAL CARDS Irish team came from the shadows of At the half Coach Leahy refueled the humiliating defeat to "conquer" the Irish football machine and pointed out Great Lakes Bluejackets, 13-13, and end some methods of getting quick pick-up. a gruelling 11 game schedule ^^ath a rec­ _ The ftm began a few seconds later. After ,- Tdephone 3-4269 ord of seven Avins, two defeats and two Tom Miller took the kickoff on the 18, ties. Harry Wright called for a weakside ROSE DENTAL GROUP LEONARD A. ROSE, D.B.S. cross-buck by Mr. Corwin Clatt. Bertelli CYRIL F. ROSE, D.D.S. Seniors and probably many of the oth­ faked to C. Miller and handed it to Clatt, PETER J. ROSE, D.D.S. ers played their last game for the Blue Murphy and Neff opened a hole in the 623-629 Sherland Bids. South Bend, Ind. and Gold as 40,000 shivering fans right side for a split second and Comie watched the spectacle. When the two shot through. Wright, White and Dove teams met in 1918 the result was a 7-7 pulled out with him. Harry spilled the tie. Two days after tliis game was played DR. O. J. GRUNDY the first backer-up. White set another the Armistice ending World War I was member of the secondary on the turf. Registered Podiatrist signed. Dove took care of the safety man Har- FOOT AILMENTS The game started as another offensive rell Avith as beautiful a block as has ever been seen in Soldiers' Field, and the 406-408 Tower Building Phone 3-2B74 demonstration of the Sailors when they took the opening kickoff and marched 72 "Moose" journeyed on across the double yards for the first score of the game. stripe. Bert's try for the extra point was wide, but the Irish were just getting DR. ROBERT F. LUCAS The Navy defense proved just as strong warmed up. - GENERAL DENTISTRY as their offense as the Irish were held to Diseases and Surgery of Mouth and Jaws a net gain of minus one yard in the first X-Rays and Consultation period. An inspired Irish forward wall stopped the sailors cold and Harrell punted to Tel. 4-5661 702 J. M. S. Bldg., South Bend, Ind. The Sailors struck first, taking the Tom Miller who was doAvned on the 32. kickoff on the 23 and marching 77 yards Wright took a look at the defense and for the score. Bruce Smith and Bob called a similar play with Creighton Mil- i DRS. PROBST AND SINGLER Sweiger picked large chunks of yardage ler taking the ball from Bertelli, instead I DENTISTS as they marched to the one yard marker. 503 Sherland Building of faking as in the last play, and broke v Smith smashed through for the touch­ into the secondary. Creight sent two - Phone 3-1254 South Bend, Indiana down. His try for point was smeared by backers-up sprawling to the ground as ;? rampaging Bob Dove. Great Lakes' sec­ they tried to pull him down. Dove again ^ ond score came early in the second per­ blocked the last man out of the play and ; iod. After they had been stopped on the Mr. Miller tore across the goal line with- ' SOUTH BEND two yard line, Bertelli punted out to his out breaking stride. John Creevey added own 30 and the Bluejackets again surged the conversion to tie the score at 13-13. X-RAY LABORATORY goalward. This time Steve Belichick and After this rejuvenation the green 825 Sherland Building Ed Heffeman carried the burden, Bel­ shirts held the upper hand for the re­ L. E. Fisher, MJ). M. J. Thornton. MJ). ichick going over. Nelson added the one mainder of the game. As the gun sound- j pointer. Bertelli, Creight Miller, Comie ed John Creevey's attempted field goal |. 20 I (Continued from page 20) from the 40 yard line fell a scant five yards short of the uprights and bounced up to hit the cross bar. Senior Bob Dove proved himself to be RUO^aNER one of the greatest ends in Notre Dame CIGAR Q^ STORE history as he blocked and tackled all over the gridiron. Captain Murphy's cross- block of Odson, Navy's 250 pound tackle, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA sending Clatt on his way, was another of those plays that had to be seen to be believed. Yes, the Irish only tied this one, Bruggner's in the I. M. S. Building but the game is destined to go into the have a fine line of Tobaccos, Cig­ books as a brilliant moral victory. arettes, Pipes —Novelties — Foun­ tain Service — Billiards. Fencers Lose Close Decision to Buckeyes The Notre Dame fencing team opened its pre-Christmas season last Saturday Let Wyman's shortly after the Leahy-men had trotted oif the gTidiron with an amazing tie with be your Santa's Great Lakes. Possibly inspired by the NEUIS CORNER uphill fight of the football team, the GIFT BAG fencers clung desperately to the Big Ten Maim amd ^z^ojtMm champions, Ohio State, only to be nosed SOUTH BEND, INDIANA out in the last two bouts, 14-13. Don't forget to buy: The Buckeyes jumped oif to a fast start taking three foil bouts. Angel Gon­ MOTHER that Bruggner's News Comer has your zalez, Jim Madigan, and Bitsy Eepilado new purse; home town papers — or will get them for you — also magazines — came back to tie the score at three-all. books, maps, and greeting cards. Captain Jim Madigan sandwiched an­ DAD that shirt other win between two Irish losses to and tie; come out of the foil bouts with a 5-4 deficit. SISTER Virginia that sweater; Herb Melton, Dave Roney, and Gene Slevin kept the Irish within easy strik­ little sister Alice BRING yOUR GIFT PROBLEMS f ing distance with wins over Hunt, Mas- that doll; to g sar, Crosby, and McCarthy. Entering the decisive epee bouts, the Ohio boys had a BROTHER Bill HANS-RINTZSCH | 10 to 8 lead. that football; Captain Madigan led off with a 3-0 win \ lor lovely, practical gifts of leather and don't forget over three-weapon man, McCarthy. Gil­ to buy HER that bert boosted their lead back to two points new perfume. with a tight 3-2 decision over Bitsy GLOVES Eepilado. John Watters and Bitsy took LUGGAGE over here and won two of the next three points and pulled up even with the Buck­ HANDBAGS eyes. With only three bouts remaining, TOILET SETS the Madigan-Selinger duel presented all the marks of being the pressure point. For the NAVY man, ZIPPER BAGS The tension gi-ew as each man scored one and busy student — and then two touches. The final point was BILLFOLD SETS call, write or see really something to \yitness. Both men Joan Navarre, MANICURE SETS attacked at the same instant. The fenc­ your personal ers stepped back and watched the judges DRESSING CASES shopper at frantically search for sign of red ink ' Wyman's. as an indication of a touch. Many anx­ ious seconds passed before the director Phone 3-5101 straightened up and announced—Point— Ohio State. The Buckeyes put the clincher on the meet in the next bout as iron-man Mc­ Carthy rang up the necessary three WYMAN'S I HANS-RINTZSCH touches and brought victory to the Big DEPARTMENT STORE {: LUGGAGE SHOP Ten champs. Coach Langford was well pleased with On Michigan at Washington \ 138 N. Michigan Street the spirit and "fence sense" exhibited by (Next to the Bank) ^ _ _ his boys and gave special words of praise 22