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The Peerless Squad of the Gold and Blue.

OF old when brave knights in the tourney had vanquished the last of their foes And were crowned by the Queen of Beauty, full sweet were the shouts that arose Of acclaim from the thronging thousands who had Avitnessed their valor and. might,. But the pride of their near and dear ones was the core of their heart's delight; E'en so Avith our Knights of the Oval who have travelled the farthest afield Of all the squads in the country, and have forced all their foemen to yield,— They have joyed in the cheers of spectators in the West, East, and South, it is tcue,- But the praise they love best is the home-praise— Their home of the . . Gold and Blue.

Then, sing we-the song of their triumph, their glory, fair-shining afar. And tell Ave our pride in their proAvess uplifting oiir fame above par,— ' - - The thrill of delight that enthralled us and lingered in eA'^ery breast When West Point Avatched our boys meet the Arihy, and Aactory pointed Avest. , Penn State was made pensive indeed by oiir score, and the " Christians" uhchristianly sad, . But our hearts only shouted Vce victis the,more, as our souls grcAv increasingly.glad; I . Then, to cap the fair climax of triumphs, the Longhorns bowed low to us, too, ' So, here's to our,stars, the ,"AU-UniA'^erseV' , .:-' • - The squad.of the _ . ' " r . - Gold and Blue! _

"There were brave men'before Agameranon," Yes, heroes we'Are had before, . . ; Nor pluck we a leaf from thegarlands they Avon and right worthily bore: ... 7 ,s7 There Avere Farleys..and Salmons and Dolans and "Red" Millers in the years gone by, , And their-Alma Ma,ter femeinbers that they planted her.-colors W , - ' % But in vain,,will you search the-records, Brother._Boha. himself, has ne'er-seen. - ' The equals of'Harper's invincibles, oiir peerless orproiid'13. - ..;..--;' i-;-:-=x»:i;Sjft Their game?marked an'epoch'in football, and Fame; pays^^^^J^^ homage due ^ .:.'.:;-;.,: ,To \Dorais ,andj ".Eich'V and.;.Rockne, .with ;, . -•,-'.•'•,. =^ . r K;>-' " •;/',- ••-•,:•,.'-"• ^' . -. • •- "^ : Their 'mates.= of' the . ~ ';. . V;, - :"-_V:7 .kV?::^ •"•;•.._•-. ••'•-•',•;'->''. • -.•"_; V .- ^ ." ' ... •'.." '^- ''--•• Vf 7'Gold'-and:-Blue,.':'";-\ ':.,-.•",'-fr.^l "•'-•' •'"'- -'-• ''r~'' :'''"' •' /'* '['- ' ' .'•' "-''7 ' '. .•.. '•' • .. '=.'"- •• '' ' *. ^- - " J'„ ARTHUR"--BAiutr:';-'.^

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Rutgers played" an original game of football, Notre Dame in Football History. partaking of the natures of both "soccer" and "Rugby." Columbia followed in the succeed­ ARTHUR J. HAYES, 15. ing 3'-ear and Yale in 1872. Then Harvard tutored in Canadian "Rugby" by McGill, The declining sun was casting long blue challenged Yale to play under the same rules, shadows over the rugged slopes of the Lace­ and intercollegiate football in "the United States daemonian hills, and flooding in golden light was fairty launched. the vast gathering that thronged the broad It was still a comparatively recent innovation Plain of Sparta. Near, the centre of a great in the West in 1887, when the University of square flanked on all sides by thousands of Michigan sent a team down to play Notre Dame. alert spectators, half a hundred 3-oung men The local aggregation were so little conversant struggled in a chaotic group. Suddenly from with the game that their sponsors had to stage out of the agitated mass there bounded a large an exhibition contest in order that the pioneers leather ball, and a stock}'- young man, detaching of the Gold and Blue might know how to proceed. himself from the rest, sent it soaring toward But Notre Dame's initial effort, thus inau- two upright posts at one end of the field. A spiciousl}' inaugurated, was worthy of the name mighty cheer went up therewith, for Flavins she has since upheld. For the invaders were Maecinus—013'^mpic hero. Spartan prototype, able to score onl}^ eight points against the and predecessor by twentj'^-two centuries of our neophytes of the Hoosier school. Two con­ own all-American star, Dorais—had kicked goal. tests the following 3''ear, resulted in a double With the advent of the Roman legions, victor};- for Michigan by margins so narrow substantial modifications were made in the old that the result of the game was in both instances Laconian game, and when introduced into problematical until the last few minutes of Britain by the soldiers of Julius Agricola, the pla};-. The following season saw but one per­ square had been changed to a rectangle, and formance on the local gridiron, a featureless of the twenty-seven men comprising a team, contest resulting in the defeat of the Harvard fifteen were designated as "forwards," five Law school of Chicago. were so-called "defensive backs," four cor­ In 1889 occurred the first foreign invasion, responded to our halfbacks, and the remainder and Northwestern University succumbed to constituted a trio of fullbacks. According to Notre Dame at Evanston, after a bitterly con­ one chronicler of legionar}?^ pastimes, the ball tested game in which Cartier and Prudhomme was either kicked or carried between the goal starred. After this meinorable battle there was posts, two fouls counted a goal for the side a lapse of two years, following an expression of offended against, and goals were changed as disapproval b};- the faculty. In 1S92 the mar- - often as points were scored. Inveighed against velous punting of Ouinlan enabled the locals to as an "ungodly" sport, decreed against as register a tie score with Hillsdale. Four games detrimental to perfection in archer}'-, football the next season resulted in four victories for continued to be popular in England throughout "the locals," and then in-1894 Notre Dame was the centuries that ensued after the legions of pitted against the renowned eleven of Chicago. Rome had first introduced the sport. Year As was the case in the Michigan game, in which after year, this form of play persisted without the Gold and Blue ma};- be fairl}'- said to have radical change or modification. Then in 1823, made its debut, onl}'- eight points were rolled up, "Rugby" footJaall was born of a deliberate but they were all on the wrong side of the ledger. infraction of the rules of the game by one This defeat was retrieved by five other victories, William Webb ElHs, who violated all precedent including among them wins from Wabash and and tradition by running with the ball in a Rush Medical., desperate endeavor to score in the last minute The annals of .1895 have inscribed in them of play. This spectacular feat, though palpably but two games—a. victor}^ over the Chicago a foul, so commended itself, to devotees of the Physicians and Surgeons, and a defeat at the sport, that the practice of running with the hands of Northwestern. Two defeats ad­ ball was incorporated into the game. ministered earl3r in the season of 1896 by Chicago The year 1869 witnessed the first college and the Chicago Ph^'^sicians and Surgeons contest in this country when Princeton and augured ill for Notre Dame, .but out of the three THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 363.

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remaining games, they managed to secure two his fellow warriors in 1902 Avere the Michigan victories, losing the third b}'- a margin of six Aggies. Indianai Ohio Medical, Depauw and points to Purdue. Of the six games scheduled the American/Medicals met the same fate. for 1S97, but one was lost, and that to Chicago, Micliigan and .Knox proved the exceptions, 34 to 5. Among the victories may be noted while Purdue with its remarkable faculty for a 4—0 defeat of Depauw, and a 34-6 win from tying the locals, again held them 6 to 6. the Michigan Aggies. Indiana and IlUnois The season of 1903 Js,especially noteworthy appea.r for the first time on the '98 schedule, because not one of the eight competmg teamS the former winning 11—5, and the latter losing was able • to score a single point against the 5-0. Michigan appeared again as our Nemesis, defenders of the Gold and Blue. Northwestern, garnering the protracted end of a 23-0 score. however, held them to a scoreless tie. Against With the termination of that year, it may the uninterrupted ser;ies of ciphers that bear be said that Notre Dame had concluded her testimdn)'- to the efficiency of Notre Dame's apprenticeship. After that there appear such -defensive tactics, there, is martialled a grand schools as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, total of 260 points., ' jMichigan, and Chicago. The percentage of The "Little Giants" led off the following defeats diminishes appreciably, the number of 5'^ear, and were forced to content themselves victories expand in proportion. with four points as against the 12 registered An ambitious roster of nine games for 1S99, by Notre Dame. American Medical, Ohio resulted in decisive defeats for Indiana, North­ Medical and Depauw were easy. Not so, western, Michigan Aggies and several, smaller however, Wisconsin, Kansas or Purdue. These colleges, and losses to Chicago, Micliigan and latter annexed the substantial end of the score the hitherto vincible Chicago Physicians and ,by margins rather too liberal to leave much Surgeons. The 3'^ear of the double cipher re- . solace for the vanquished. . suited in two ciphers for the Gold and Blue But it reihained for 1905 to sound the depths and taUies of 54 and 7 for Wisconsin and Mich­ of defeat and vicissitude. Deprived of the igan, respectively. Indiana txirned the.tables invaluable talent of \Salmon and several of on the locals, and they in turn reversed the his most noteworthy teammates, the colors count of their conquerors of the preceding of Notre Dame;were "trailed." by Wis,consin, year, the Physicians and vSurgeons. [ Rush Wabash, Indiana and Purdue. In partial Medical and Cincinnati also succumbed, while atonement for these defacers of our. escutcheon, Beloit by herculean efforts earned a tie. ;And. we succeeded.in swamping .the. MichiganjAggies, this year, it ^ere not irrelevant to remark^: is Depauw, Bennett Medical. a.nd American Med­ memorable for other reasons. It witnesses ical, the last by the .overwhelming scoreipf;i42 to the' beginning of the great career of the justly. nothing.- . renowned Salmon,—Salmon whose .marvelous The sweetness of ireyenge,-not long:deferred, line smashing was the despair of opposing elevens, was experienced when Purdue was vanquished whose, wonderful, kicking averted many . an ^ . in a desperate encounteri 2 to o. The Michigan impending-defeat, whose football gehius^^ was, Ag^ie.r game.. .was featiired only by, the -small ; siich. as to earn him the position of fullback on score rolledup by Notre Dame., But; the five , G. W. -Axelsou's AH-American selection.! for ^ fMDints recorded,: f^^^ the Hoo.siers ha'd-s all the AU-Time. • Apropos of the peffprmanSes: of; the . merit bfiathQiisand, for they sufficed to win. : aubiirn-haired paragon, Axelson remarks,'" That;, .The;;Physicians arid Surgeons accepted defeat Salmon was able to carry the baU, nine _tiines' .TOth .the-good gra^ of: repeated experience, • oiit^of ten; and\ make, his ;(iistance.ey^ry, time,..; and ^ the 5 smaller. coUeges' B.elpit, Fra.nklin and , stamps; him: as thie greatest-line plungmg^mll-: HiUsdalfe= (of {. 10. toj^ip. ;fame) bowed to the : « back .in the history^ of tie garne.'!' '<-/£'%;>' ;:. 11/meyitable ^ m^ engendered : {'Tb&f^sifjeai^ ofy the;, new cehtnip^rmarked^ ;of il.ongl|)r^^ice^ 2 to o victory pre- IJ the jrecprding bfc but 'one defeat: in aj^series of • •yented; the;;" \moleskin, heroes from ;:^;3ght ^batoesj. and;^ by but; twb'rpbmts ;to >; jbpastmgja%cleaii slafe. ; Again the next: season |. ISrbrtfiwe^^^^ We.iiefeatedl'urduei^t^ ' Vvf^&J^tmayLbe^ andfKiipx^^^^^ The sinaU fry went y-:^ndf ^e^rCficagc tPhysicra^ doWn .&:s:::lusual;!^^^ (tti^ autumn;'of. ,1908 [:f :;^^;TEe-&sC cariie thej^^&st reaU^

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years. Indiana, Wabash, Marqiiette) •" Ohio laub, our marvelous fullback, was unanimous Northern and the smalier colleges,' as St.'Viateur's choice for the all-Western eleven. This .year's Franklin and Hillsdale, fell before the brilliant greater achievements will be dealt-with fully slashing onslaught of the ^Notre Dame 'eleven. elsewhere. , SuflSce to say that - we' have con­ Only the phenomenal kicking' of Allerdice quered in the East, the West,' and .the South. ^averted a similar fate for Michigan, and' even From the picturesque banks of the Hudson to then the best that' Yost's aggregsLtion could the placid plains of Texas, the Gold and Blue do was to run up twelve points against our six. has flown in triumph. In defeating the^Army With the defeat of Indiana came the champion­ we exhibited the "finest forward passing ever ship of the state, and the assurance that the seen in the East." ^By comparative scores representatives of Notre Dame constituted we are better than Yale. By actual battle-test, ' one of the very best teams in the entire West. the • Notre Dame team is superior to West In the stirring struggles of' '08, Miller, Dolan, Point, Penn State, Texas). South Dakota, Edwards and' Philbrook gave some intimation Ohio Northern and Christian Brothers. • • jOne of what they were to accomplish during the man graces an ail-American selection as quarter. next' campaign. Another is second choice for ail-American honors Nineteen hundred and nine! What memories as fullback. Three have been unanimously it holds for Yost! What glories for the G'old and selected for the all-Western.., Two more Notre Blue! When indeed shall fade the memory of that Dame stars are second-choice, selections: . Of all "practice game" when Notre Dame was" the claims to the Western Championship,-ours is practicer and the Wolverines to all intents .and probably the strongest and most logical. ^ purposes the "practicees?" Probably no line Notre Dame's deeds on the gridiron have in the country could have successfuU}'-'; with­ been chronicled for over a quarter of a century. stood that smashing onslaught. ^ Certainly Mich- ^ Such names as those of Salmon, Mullen, Farley, igan could not, and when Miller and Dolan, Eggeman, Harley, Philbrook, Dimmick, MiUer Vaughan and Philbrook had done their worst, Vaughan, Eichenlaub, Kelly, Dorais and Rockne Michigan's supremacy was a thing of fondest will not be soon forgotten. Yet they are but memory only, and Notre Dame, in avenging . a few of a list that could be extended indefinitely. past defeats, had incidentally won the champion­ Such, coaches as Tiering, McWeeny, O'Dea,"^ ship of the West. How fitting that Notre Dame Barry, Longman, Marks and. Harper will - be should have been initiated into the mysteries long, remembered as the unseen factors in our of the game by Michigan. How maddening success. _ /> ' that Longman should have been, the erstwhile Schedules, "stars," and plays,.like the shin pupil of Yost. • '" : guard, the "flying wedge" and the nose guard, Miller was the All-Western selection for have gone the way of the buffalo. The football right half, and Vaughan for fulltack. The world moves rapidly. What was an innovation season, the men and the games will long be yesterday will be obsolete tomorrow. 'The remembered. • ' i^ ' ; • great Adctories, the stars of the. moment, are Notre Dame was willfflg to repeat thelper- soon lost sight of in anticipation of the. next formance in 1910, but Michigan cancelled the schedule. They are merged, enveloped •'as it tilt at the last hour. Then to add to our dis­ were, in the past. But the records they, have comfiture, the Michigan Agricultural College made, the reputations they have buildedi up, "got the jump" on the locals in some inex­ still remain. They are the heritage of a brill­ plicable fashion, and won 17 to' o.;^ They iant pasti making for a stiU more glorious future. thereby achieved the distinction' of being the Notre- Dame has battled East and> West with last eleven to defeat the Gold and Blue.? Over ^ most remarkable success. And :to those^ of the lesser lights,—and they predominated on discernment, it will be evident that the, end-is the schedule—Notre Dame scored easy vic­ not yet. And when other men and.other teams tories. A victory over Wabash and ties -with have achieved other "triumphs,; we who cherish Marquette and Pittsburg featured the ;^ season the memories of '11 and '12 and^'is, will rejoice of 1911. Last year we won the;State .Cham­ to inscribe the record of their ;^ attainments in pionship from Wabash, defeated Pittsburg 3-0, those deathless annals of the Gold and Blue, swamped Marquette 69-0, and' snowed' under now bright with the .names and deeds of-Dorais, the usual quota of secondary schools.; "EicHen- Eichenlaub, Rockne, and other heroes of today. ;66 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

sit}'" '13 is the greatest eleven that ever did The Champions of the West. honor to the Gold and Blue, and our belief is borne out by the "old timers" who saw the WILLIAM M. GAL\r[N, 14. excellent work of the '01 wonders and of the '09 Champions of the West. It is the greatest Reviewing the season of '13 puts the writer team in many wa3'^s. It pla^'^ed a greater in the same class with a swain tr3dng to de­ schedule, against greater foes, displayed scribe his" lady love. Words utterh'- refuse to greater team-work, won greater renown, and be gathered into a combination that will do counted among its number greater individual it justice. All the descriptive power of Homer stars than any other team Notre Dame has added to the insight of Shakespeare would known. fall short. And leaving these bush-league • The year began auspiciously in some ways; writers for the trul}'' great, we believe . inauspiciously in others. The sched­ that even the New York, sporting ule arranged by Coach Harper scribes with all their "brilliants," was the best ever gotten together '' spectaculars," " dazzlings," and for our eleven, including, as it did, "superbs," that greeted our team South Dakota, the Arm}'^, Penn after the Army game, must get State and Texas. But to get less than a passing mark on their these games worthy of the mettle work. But the}'' did their best: of our Varsit}'-, it was necessary we can do no more than follow suit. to go a thousand miles to the east Here in the V/est, we are con­ and fifteen hundred miles to the ceded an equal claim to sectional south, handicapping our men by honors by even the most biased. distance greater than any other Chicago critics admit that the Var- team in the country did this sit}'- is the equal of the Maroons seasjon. It meant, besides travel­ and concede that we have the edge ling long distances and playing our on Nebraska, Michigan, and the strongest enemies on their own Michigan Aggies. Detroit critics,- fields, that we would have to over­ in turn, admit that the Gold and come the added handicaps of new Blue eleven is the equal of any­ water and strange weather. We had thing in Michigan, and believe we to pla}' under ever}'" conceivable are somewhat superior to Chicago. disadvantage, and when the season Eastern critics, whose judgments opened we admit we entertained .are tempered by distance, readily fears for the Varsity. concede the Western Championships To reassure us, we had the to- Notre Dame. The. East .how­ knowledge that most of the last ever, is inclined to place Harvard 3'^ear's men would be back. "WTio ahead of the Varsit}'- as the all-round could ask for a greater heritage team of America. The West, view- . than Capt. Rockne, ex-Capt. Dorais, ingthe same field, thinks that there Eichenlaub, Feene}'^, Jones, Pliska, CoACH HARPER. are at., least a quartet of elevens Berger, Fitzgerald, Finegan, Gus- west of the Alleghenies that are' better than hurst, Larkin, Lathrop, andj a generous quota the best in the East. All this reminds us of of .first class reserves? It is true,, we -lost the vote, taken hj the Greek generals after the Crowley and Dolan, an excellent pair of ends, battle of- Salamis to determine which general and Harvat and Yund, tackles, which losses showed the greatest bravery. Each voted him­ made -room. for misgivings concerning the self first and Themistocles second. In sectional strength of the forwards. and national championship tangles, Notre Dame As the season advanced, however, our con­ holds the place of Themistocles. It is awarded fidence grew. The beautiful fighting spirit second by aU, although, they vote themselves with which the Varsity played and won the first;. /Hence it is no idle.boast to say that* we South Dakota game, after an accident had are Champions of the West. allowed the " Coyotes" to take the lead, in­ We of the present have no doubt that Var- spired hope that never grew less. Then when

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our perfect forward any other team in the West for passes added to ter­ the season just closed. Dorais, rific line - smashing than whom there is no better trailed West Point's football player, has grown to colors in the dust we such a height (speaking foot- felt sure, as we do bally) that Eastern critics have now, that Varsity been forced to see him above '13 has no equal in the Appalachians, and he has the countr}'-. Penn been picked by practically all State was taken into who have made all-Araerican camp b}"- our men selections. Western dopesters after we had covered have been unanimous in select­ twenty-five hundred ing a trio of our stars for all- miles the previous Western honors: Dorais at quar­ week. The score of ter-back, Rockne at end, and 14 to 7 does not Eichenlaub at fullback. There adequately tell our is one ridiculous exception, superiority over the where a coach has picked Quakers, but it can practically his own team for CAPT. ROCKNE be gleaned another all-jSIichigan, all-Western, and DORAIS. All- All-Western End way. Varsity hum­ all-America n. His only mis­ AmericanQuarter bled the Army 35 to 13; Army trounced the take was in not awarding himself both end- Navy 22 to 9; the Na^^ in turn defeated Penn positions. On second all-Western choices we State 10 to o. At St. Louis the Christian find Feeney at Centre and' Pliska at halfback, Brothers were hopelessly outclassed. The field making Notre Dame's representation by far was as heav}?" as a ncAvly plowed field; the re­ the greatest of any school in this section. serves played most of the time, and then had We believe that the experts are overlooking no difiiculty in winning. As a fitting close to something mighty good when they pass the season Capt. Rockne led his men against up Jones, but it's a great deal to ask to Texas, Champions of the Southwest. Here get half of one eleven on the all-Western. again the superb physical condition of our men The all - Indiana critics' opinions can't be and their knowledge of the game made them­ given much weight. Last year they refused selves apparent. In summer weather and against to give Dorais an all-state berth when he men who outwcighted them, came within" an ace of the Varsit}'- first wore out and hooking all - Western. then scored at will on the This 3''ear they have strongest team ever devel­ had to recognize our oped in the SouthAvest. all-Western first team More than ever before men, and. they have Notre Dame has been also recognized Eeeney given the recognition that is as all-State centre (one, its just due. Both in head­ by the way, leaves noth­ lines and in cartoons we have ing to be asked for by taken our place with the us, having put "Al" greatest in the country. on the all-State, all- Perhaps the most pleasing Western, and ail- of all our • successes is the American), but when recognition wrung from" the such men as Jones critics who have picked all- are slighted to give section and all - American place to a member of teams. This year we have some normal school we won more distinction than begin to think that BrcHENLAUB, All- any other Notre Dame team the state critics are LINE COACH' Western Fullback • in history, and more than no more serious than EDWARDS 368 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Gardner was when he picked eight Eastern Looking Backward—1953. men on his all-Western eleven. Besides winning all this renown for Notre .Dame, the Varsity has brought laurels to the HUGH V. LACEY, '16. West b}' winning from Army and Penu State. Coach Harper, a product of the West himself, The old "gink" sat in,his big arm-chair has raised the West above the East in football And never a move moved he. this 3'^ear, and to him much of the season's There on his chest was a sweater vest success must be attributed. He found the Of blue, and .bright loomed up the crest ver}'^ best of material, it is true, but he added or a great, big, gold N. D. finishing touches, here and there, developed His dome was bowed with the heft of years new men, w^orked out new pla3"s, inspired the And gray as a badger's fur. never-sa3''-die and stick-together spirit in his And in his eyes I could recognize men, and his reward is a perfect season. He A "pine" for the days of the old, old guys,— has brought Notre Dame athletics to conform He sighed for the teams that were. to Conference regulations, by ruling freshmen ineligible for the Varsity; he has made the Past glory's staunch custodian. success of the season possible by scheduling Immovable he sate.. big games for the Gold and Blue; he coached When I sneaked near to his one good ear the best team that ever graced Cartier Field. And said '-We've got some team this year," But when we search for the ultimate cause Thus did he ruminate: of" our triumphs w^e must admit that it was 'Have you a 'Rock' to lead your push?" the-machine-like precision of the squad. No His croaking voice began, man played for himself, but all pla3''ed for 'Or a midget 'Dory' to cop off glory victors'-. It is true that Dorias, with his perfect From fields with foeman's blood made gox}., forward passing, his nimble field-running, his Or a single Finegan?" accurate toe, and his heady generalship, was one of the greatest factors of our victories ;- 'Have you a Pliska or a Jones, it is also true that Capt. Rockne's catching of A Feeney or Lathrop, Ddrais' passes, his beautiful interference, and An Eichenlaub, to start the throb his deadly tackling made him the most valuable Of joy a-spurting through the mob man in the line, and that Eichenlaub's powerful When the other plungers flop?" line smashing made him occupy a like position in the backfield; but when all is said and done, 'A Gushurst holding down the wing, it was the team that won the battles. A Fitz. stuck in between, Yes, the teaiii won the battles, but the A good, old Keefe, and, to be brief. "subs'." and "scrubs," and their coach, "Cap" Great subs?—No chaff in the wheated sheaf Edwards, had a whole lot to do in putting them Of those 'Champs'—Nineteen Thirteen!" in condition to win. Theirs is a thankless Then reminiscent stirred his soul, ; task—rthe reserves'. They go out daily and He sighed-"Gadzooks,'alas, ... ' withstand the knocks and bruises of - their When they ran amuck, with ,that shifting buck stronger,squad-mates; they work as. hard as They hit the line like a Kelly truck. the nien on the Varsity eleven, but when the Or histed a forward pass.". day of battle is at hand, the}'- are forgotten in the greater glory of the regulars. But to cull a I harked unto the old man's words phrase from the classic vocabular3^ of the Texas .Then.beat it on my way. , / galler3'--gqds who greeted the teain, "We know The thing I spoke seemed but a joke you. Scrubs, and we appreciate 3'-ourv work.',' Beside the Ancient's truthful croak " How those warriors , could play "

Yea, dowii in history they've goney :' , And nicked the Hall of Fame. / We dohot envj'^ Yost his. football squad, . ' Though they drop away in the world's decay • Far better-teams each one of us. can find, ;. Biitwheh.he^picked his all-American . j And. are resolved - b ack into clay, • - ;':"We envied Mrl Yost his state of niind. They'll live at Notre Dame.. .''

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The Team. which he has not mastered. Running a iream, punting, drop kicking, open-field running, fqr^ . ward passing—at all these he is at home and*, TIMOTHY GAI^VIN, '16. admits no superior in the East, South, or West.. It is hard to imagine a Notre Dame team.with^ Notre Dame's unparalleled success this year out a Dorais, but "Dorv^" will be hitting'the is due primarily to her team and not to any world with as much success next year as he was individual stars. The team is composed, how­ football this, and we must let him go: We ever, of eleven individual stars and as man}- offer you the full measure of our gratitude, substitutes who would be stars if they were on Dorais, for the glory you have won for Us. any other team in the country. To do justice To mention that you have been accordedc to the men on printed pages is impossible and all-American quarterback" position by even- we attempt the task only because to pass them prejudiced critics would be to repeat a »fact • by without mention would be greater injustice. oft told by now. " KNUTE RocKNB, Captain, End. RAYMOND EICHENLAUB, Fullback. To be captain of the 1913 team is an honor For three years, Eichenlaub has been the and it could not have fallen upon a more worthy mainstay of the backfield. We have become " man than Knute. He was a* willing, a faithful, so used to seeing him there and so confident an ideal leader, and a team that followed whither of-his ability that we shudder to think of the he led could not have failed to win. The duties time when the Gold and Blue must go on the of leadership did not interfere with Rockne's field without him. His terrific spe^d, his buU-dog playing, but rather inspired him to greater courage, and his ability to hit the fine for a efforts. "Rock" was severe!}'- injured in the gain when everj'-thing else fails, has made him . first game of^ the season, but he rejoined the one,of the greatest players of his day. This squad as soon as possible and fought his way to is the second time he has won all-.Westem hondrs, all-State and all-Western honors. He took which is some honor in itself, and "Eich" has care of his end in the way that had made him taken a place in Notre Dame's hall of footbaU, an idol for tAvo previous seasons, breaking up fame beside Salmon and Yaughan, making the plays and using his wonderful speed and strength greatest trio of fullbacks any school has ever > to the best advantage. It was in the open-field produced. Eich is the heaviest man on the work, however, that Rockne starred this 5'"ear. team, weighing 195 pounds, but he is fast-as Time after time, he raced away from the line a rabbit, and more than once this year he has of scrimmage and gathered in the long passes surprised" opponents by getting awa^?- on long ; from the unerring hand of Dorais, or downed in end runs. Luckily he will be spared to the '14I his tracks the opponent who received a punt. Varsity. When "Dorj^" is gone, "Eich" will "Rock" gathered in a forward pass for the likely be called upon to do the kicking. If- first touchdown against Army, and a week later Camp will but notice what our fullback can-do* repeated the play at Penn State. Our captain with his trusty right toe, and then consider his': finished his football career Thanksgiving day. all-round offensive and defensive ability, we-, His loss to the '14 squad will be severely felt. feel sure that he will escort Miss All-America - CHARLES DORAIS, Quarterback. on her second visit to Notre Dame. L "-' Alexander wept for .more worlds to conquer. ALBERT G. FEENEY, Centre. • --i^ : Well might our "Dory "do likewise, for today Feeney is one of the quartet of Notre Dam^j^' he is king of the football world. For four years stars who finished their college football careers ' he has directed our teams. He has led our against the Longhoms, Thanksgiving Day:; warriors to. twenty-seven victories, and only That he is an exceptional centre - is evidenced - one defeat. "Whether Fate smiled or frowned by the fact that Eckersall ranks him second^ upon our iiicomparable general, he was always only to Des J ardien of Chicago and by the,fact- the same. With dogged, but brainy.persistence that he has twice been selected all-State centre. . he kept chuckling Fame under the chin, as it '' Al'' was pitted against inenhea\aer than himself , were, until she had to smile. Year after. year, in almost ever}'- game, but he was always^able;-;, he has grown better, and this year h,e has at­ to outplay his man. -The Indianapolis youths tained to a perfection unequalled in the football was the key.of the Varsity attack and defense.j; world. There'is no department of the game He is perfect with his passes of the ball, couldi^^

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open holes on offense, and was a strong factor Crowley's old shoeS. He made good with a in our secondary defense. "Wide awake" bang. Hc-can gather in forward passes, and sums up "Al" in a game. This 3-ear he inter­ when called upon, can hit the line. He has cepted two passes, which, if completed, would few superiors in breaking up interference. He have meant scores for opponents. One of these -was especialh'- good against his South Dakota at Penn State would have tied the score. We compatriots, and against the Army. All-West­ \\dll be sorry to lose Feeney, and his memor}'^ ern honors Avere not too good for him, but will live mth all those who have seen him play. critics tremble to place more than five men of JOSEPH S. PLISKA, Halfback. one team on tlieir selections. Fleet of foot, a sure tackier, master of the CHARLES T. FINEGAN, Halfback. art of recei\nng passes, able to pick holes in an We are proud of Finegan because he has Opponent's defense or to rnake them for himself, been developed from interhall material. Two Pliska is an ideal halfback. This is Joe's third years ago he Avas a Corby star. Last year he year in football and as his experience grows, won a monogram as a substitute for Dorais and his worth to the Gold and Blue becomes greater. Eichenlaub. This year Sam has proved one Pliska struck his real stride in the Army game. of the surprises of the season. He was injured Pie picked passes out of the clouds, hit the at the beginning of the season but returned to Cadet line for long gains, and skirted the ends the game in time to take Berger's place when like the wind. He never plays below form, the latter was hurt. Finegan has a powerful although he is spectacular at times. Pliska plunge and a knack of twisting as he hits the was EckersalFs choice for second all-Western Hne that carries him through for good gains. this 3'^ear, and will have a chance to make the He can also catch passes, and best of all, he iirst pick next 3'^ear. loves the game. Finegan will return to the KEITH K. JONES. Tackle. squad next season, and if no new star is developed " Deac" is the one best bet that the all-section will likely be a candidate for quarterback. critics has overlooked this year. We do not FREMONT FITZGERALD, Guard. beHeve he has a superior in the countr}'-, al­ This was "Fitz's" second A'-eai: on the team, though all-Western, and even all^State critics and the big Oregonian played a splendid game have given positions to tackles who play on at guard. He was the biggest man in the line, normal schools in prefereiice to him. He is and not an ounce "of his strength was wasted. absolutely without fear, and although he pla^'^s In the Penn State and Arm}'- games "Fitz" a careful game, he .plays hard all the time. pla3'^ed the Eastern linemen off their feet. He He is a sure tackier and impenetrable-on defense. stopped pla^^s that came his way and often There is not a harder man on the team. Al­ broke up opposing pla)'-s before the}'' could get though knocked out in the first minute of play started. At the offensive game he is a "bear." in the South Dakota game, he came back He played at centre in the Christian Brothers with a grin on his face, and Capt. Brown of game, and may find a regular berth at the the Co3'-otes was forced to the wall. After pivotal position next year. . the Army gaine. Coach Harper said: "I wouldn't RALPH G. LATHROP, Tackle. trade Jones for any tackle in the country; he's Lathrop was drafted from interhall circles light, but he can handle them all." No wonder in the middle of the season last year and under Coach Harper made this, remark, for" "Deac" the efficient coaching of Dunbar developed into , had worn out five men in the game. In Texas a strong lineman. His work in the Pittsburg he wore out three men, the first enjoying the and St. Louis games won him a monogram. reputation of never having been taken out of This season he was shifted to tackle and proved a game in three AT^ears. He will 'pla)'':next A'^ear, a consistent player. Long and rangy he covers and refusal to-award him all-Western honors- a great deal of ground and is a power on de­ will put -the critics in a strange position. fense. "Slim" is a,; game fighter with plenty • FREDERICK GUSHURST, End. of football'brains. He and Jones vshoidd make r Tn Gusluirst, Rockne had a fit'rurining mate. another pair of-tackles such as Dimmick and Anbldinterhall selection of two years' standing, Philbrook= were; • ; ./ .he showed his mettle on the Varsity last season EMMETT" 'KEEFE,' Guard. as substituted half back. Ends'were-scarce Jthis Keefe was the only'new man on the team. fall, however, and." Giis'' went in to fill "Chuck-' '• He was on the squad all of last-year but ha^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 371

little opportunity to show his ability in games. his old-time games against South Dakota He is a quiet worker and few considered him carr}nng the ball for many gains. Soon after for a regular berth at the start of this season. this game, Berger Avas again forced out by But the down-state boy has a world of weight injuries and he did not get into any of the games and strength, and he was just the man to fill in the latter part of the season. "Heine" the gap left by Yund. He played his best game AA'^as a splendid back in 'ii and '12 and if he against Penn vState when he was most needed. had been fit he would have been as good this He has two more years to play. year. ARTHUR B. LARKIN, Halfback. EDAVARD D. DUGGAN, Fullback. Xarkin, like Finegan, is a former interhall Duggan went out for full this year, knowing man. "Bunnie" was kept off the regular that there Avas no chance to displace "Eich," team only by such fast men as Pliska and but Eddie played as though there Avere no other Finegan. His expert dodging makes him a fullback in the Avest. Duggan starts fast^ and splendid halfback. He was used in ever)* big hits the line IOAV. He shoots through the line game except the Penn State conflict, and always like a bullet, and seldom fails to gain substan-. acquitted himself Avell. He will return. tially. Eddie Avent into both the South Dakota ALLEN H. ELWARD, End. and the Texas games during the last quarter,' Flward was the lightest man on the line, and Coyotes and Eonghoms Avere alike power­ but-his playing in the South Dakota game was less before him. He AA^U be back. nothing short of marvellous. Time" after time ALFRED BERGM.A.N, Halfback. he spilled the interference and threw the runner "We thought that Simmons Avas the fastest • and it was a delight to see him pull down article aliA^e, but when that little Bergman forward passes. When Capt. Rockne came got into the game, he Avent like a streak of back to the game, "IMal" had to give way, greased lightning." This comment from Texas but we alwaj's felt secure because Ave knew he sums up the situation when "Dutch" is con­ could handle the job if anA'thing turned up. cerned. Not heavy, but fast and brainy, he is WILLIAM J- COOK, Guard, Tackle able to make long gains. We can never forget Cook Avas one of the Reserves Avho took the his feat of tAvo years ago, when he caught the kicks and cuffs of the Varsity last year without ball behind his OAA'U goal and carried it no receiving any honors. This year he Avas one yards for a touchdoAvn. We shall be glad to -of the strongest men on the squad and the see him back next year. regular linemen had to fight every minute to THE RESERVES. keep "Bill" from displacing them. Cook got Kelleher, one of our most valuable plunging his chance against South Dakota after Jones halfbacks, was kept out of the game again this was forced out. He went in and held BroAvn, year by injuries, and he Avas not able to show the AA'^estern giant, in CA'^ery play. He also AA^hat is in him, but with better luck next year AA^orked the full gam.e against the Christian -he AA'ill be one of the most valuable men on the Brqthers and half of the Longhorn contest. squad. Mills and Nowers, of basketball ex­ ALBERT V. KING, Guard. perience, were a AJ-aluable pair at receiving passes King AA^as on the Corby team last year,, and and in playing the end positions as a whole. AA^on all-hall honors. This 3'"ear he was called "Curly" snatched the ball out of the air and out for the Varsity and made good. "Al" ••.carried it OA^er for a score in the .South Dakota dcAJ^eloped wonderfulty under the coaching of game, and Mills did a like feat at Texas. Both "Cap" HdAA'ards and surprised CA'-en his friends Avill return: McLaughhn and Voelkers worked by his playing. King charges hard- and is in at center all year. The return of Feeney pre­ every play. . He played in all the minor games, vented thern from securing a regular berth, but and was'Used at guard .against South" Dakota, they proved efficient-understudies for the all- Christian Brothers, and Texas. -. - ; • State pivot :man. . Bush , and Sharp were ALVIN BERGER, Halfback. the other men who- stayed out all; season. Berger was the most unfortuiiate man on • The former worked at quarter and ,the latter the team. Just when it seemed that he was" in the line. "Hardy" and "Art "are-worthy to have another great year at half, "Heine" of great praise, for. their part in developing our Avas forcgd to leave the squad with an injured great team,- and .we expect to hear from both leg. He-got- back--just. irfrtime to put sup- onHof— piLinext .y.ear':s.:squad;Jii'% : ^fl 1 372 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

in fighting ability. With little coaching and The Freshman Team.' " another ^i-ear's experience man}'- of these men will be able to secure berths on the first team. R. DOWNEY. The uniformity of team-work throughout the season did not interfere with brilliant in­ The husky Notre Efame Freshman squad dividual work done by such .stars as Cofall, deserves special praise because of |th^ successful Bachman, Yager, Thorpe and O'Donnell. In work accomplished b}';^ this neVly', gathered Bachman, Cofall and King the Freshmen had eleven. It was hard tr35ing work for them all three men who could punt close to fift}'^ yards the way through the season. Father Farley who at every attempt. had the team in tow worked witlijtiiem every Captain Cofall, the exrEast High School star afternoon and was repaid by tur|iing out one of Cleveland, is the open-field runner and line of the strongest first-j'^ear teams in' the country, plunger extraordinary of the eleven. He ex­ one of which any coach i might b^ proud. hibits wonderful skill at punting and drop It was the first year for a freshmani te4m at kicking, is clever with the forward pass, and one Notre Dame, and on this account 'onlv? a liinited of the best defensive, piayers in the backfield. number of contests were scheduled, ibtct the King and Miller both look like comers at showing made on every occasion was creditable, the end positions and if necessar}'- Yager can and their scrimmages Avith the Varsity, especially, easil}'^ be shifted to one of the wings. Kowalski showed the rnettle of the men. and Bachman did most of the line' plunging In the contest with Culver Military Academy, and even the strong Varsity line was not always October ii, they defeated .the Cadets by the able to hold. them. Bachman is heralded by score, 6^0. This game, however, was no cri­ the knowing ones as a coming Eichenlaub. He is terion of their strength as the team at that time a powerful linesman as well as charging fullback. had. only recentlj'^ been organized. On Nov. Thorpe, pilot of the- eleven, used splendid 8, - the yearlings journeyed to Toledo and judgment in running his team. He is a sure defeated the fast Tpledo High School, ip-o. . tackier, delivers the forward pass with great The,-showing of the freshman, teatii this accuracy,' and is. good at running back punts. ,3'ear should certainly make us confident of All in all we have nothing but praise for the strength of the Varsity during the. next every member of the new team and we feel few j^ears. The freshman line outweighed the siure that the work done b}'^ them this year is Varsity forwards and was not far behind them work done for next year's Varsity..

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The above selections were chosen from lists Heroes All. made up by the-men who refereed the games. Sing to us. Muse, who sang brave deeds at Troy; This plan was followed instead, of having the Sing in heroic verse the warriors bold. coaches select the men, as they did la.st year, be­ Who fast end runs and the forward pass employ, cause it was thought that the refereesi being Striving to triumph for the Blue and Gold. • in the thick of the games, could get a closer line Tell us with pomp how Dorais' accurate .toe' • on.the performers than the coaches. The only Dismayed the Army and brought Penn State woe. rule guiding their selection was that no man should be put in a position that he had not I've just had a line from-the poetic Muse , played regularly during the interhall season. With. many fond thanks for the generous invite,- While this.is hard on such men as Thorpe, star But saying: "I fear that it is of no use; " ' -, . quarterback for the Freshmen, Capt. Riedman Your gridiron 'Champs' are entirely too good. of Brownson and others, still it is only fair to With due credit to them I never could write. the men: who worked at one place throughout Besides I belong to the scribes' brotherhood. the. contests. For my dope on football, I'd be banished, by all. Badjan, at left end, is undoubtedly the best In tlie East by Walt Camp; in. the AVest, Eckersall.'' to be. found for that position. A hard, smashin,g W. L. C. «-»-» tackier", a fast man down the field under punts, The Interhall Season, 1913. and full}'' able to carry the ball when occasion required, Harry put up a "great game- King J. CLOVIS SMITH, 15. possessed an equalh' good claim to the other , wing. His tall, powerful build enabled him to Brownson, o; Corby, o; vSorin, 12;' Corby, 7 break through the interference and get the Sorin, 15; Brownson, 9; Walsh, 31; Brownson 6 runner "ivith regularity. His special depart­ Corby, 7; Walsh, 7; Walsh, 26; Sorin," 1-4 ment was receiving forward passes, and in this "way he" gained many yards for Corbj''. Mc- WTien Walsh and Sorin staged the last act Queeney and Morales have been given the end in the interhall football drama of 1913, -the positions on the second team. curtain rang down on one of the most successful -At fight tackle.. Bachman, the 200-pound seasons of recent years. The playing of the Englewood High star, .was without a peer. On Various teams was characterized iu general by the.vdefense," he stopped all the plays directed the same fast, snappy, clever work that won at his side of the line, and on the offense was fame" for their big brother, the Varsity. It is able to,make good holes jn his opponents' line.. no exaggeration to say that any of the interhall In ^ O'Donnell" of Sorin he had a fit mate. • aggregations could defeat a good many college .Built for the position he plaA^ed a powerful teams—in fact, they did it during the season. " aggressive game. He was closely rivalled b\' The new rules enacted this year, making "Riedman of Brownson and Carroll of Walsh, freshmen ineligible for the Varsity, but permit­ both, of whom were able to hold their own ting them to play interhall, greath'-. strengthened throughout the season. the latter. Another feature of this year's play, , ] Odam, playing right guard on the Champions, that.added greatly to the total success, was the made a splendid showing. Although a new man, fact that the hall teams were closely matched, he developed so rapidly under the coaching of which will contribute much to next year's Varsity. - " Deac" Jones that he became one of the best AI.IV-INTERHALL . SELECTIONS.. defensive players'in the league. At the other FIRST TEAM POSITION - SECOND TEAM. guard position. Holmes had a little the edge- Baujan;-Walsh , Left end ' . Morales," Brownson' ph iJie .rest* although • j\'Iiller and Playes were -j Bachman, Corby Left tackle '• y Carroll,-Walsh ;- Holmes, Brojvnson Left" guard" - -=' Miller,"^ Brownsoc"- _cldse seconds! . ;.:,_j.. V: .- ;Meehan, Brownson , - Centre . ' ."'.' Daley,.. Corby - 'At centre there were three men to pick.from/ ^ -Odam, Walsh Right guard y . ;- Hayes;. Walsh- all of/"nearly the.rsanie calibre.; Meeharirjof;" -.Oj-Donnell, SorinT .. Right-tackle^ Eriedtri^atf.jBrownson,; -;Brp\\nison,'VDaley.of Corby,>an'd Shaughness^'^r King, Corliy " Right',end -'-McQueeiiey, Walsh"- .of-Walsh,'form a-trip, any one of whom ,would ;' Wright,, Walsh Quarterback. - Hynes, Sorin not be out of place on.the-first tcarh. The Matthews, Walsh ' Right halfback Kinsella,'. Corby Cofall, .vSpriri "" 7- =' "Left "halfback'" ~Kowalski,*"Wa"ls"h;-- position-has-been-given" to -Meehan, however^' .Grady, Walsh " ' - Fullback •'• ~ "-'•-- Ni'gro, CloriJyC-.'bn-aecq.uat: qf^his good "defensive work, and es- :,: 374 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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pecially his success at breaking up plays through ference and get his man. On offense his speed the line. Shaughnessy and Daley were just enabled him to circle the.ends for Ion?: trains: as good on the offense. and his drives made his line-plunging equall}"- The quarterback position presented the hard­ spectacular. est nut there was to crack. Wright and Hynes To look at Matthews, one would never see stand out as two splendid generals, equally in him a star of the first magnitude. He weighs adept in advancing the ball and equally clever 125 pounds, is ver\' slender in build. An ob­ with the forward pass." What slight superiority server would sooner pick Eichenlaub as a there is belongs to Wright for the steady, even ping pong champion, than mark "Matty".for way in which'he ran his team, and his knack the fastest, cleverest, slipperiest player in in- of getting plays off fast. But when it came to terhall. His open-field running, especiall}' on catching the opponents off guard, Hynes was returning punts, was the treat of the season. a wonder. Time and again, he tricked Walsh We would not hesitate to match Matthews and and Corby with some unexpected play. Wright Cofall against most college halfbacks. is perhaps better in giving the runner inter­ Kowalski and Elinsella were both far above ference. the ordinan,' in ability and are deprived of Next to quarter, the fullback was" the hardest places only because of the very exceptional man there was to pick. Grady, Nigro and pair they were matched against. Finegan were almost equal claimants for the =i=*^ honor, but the place has been awarded to the former for his powerful line-plunging ability. The following selection is made from the In Nigro, Corby has a man who knew how to hit second preparatory'' teams. The first prepara­ the line low and hard, and could pla}'- a strong tory'' team is chosen entire for first place. game on the defense. ALL-STAR PREP SELECTION. Cofall and Matthews were the unanimous BY WILLIE CASE. choice for the halfbacks, and further than that, FIRST TE.A.M POSITION SECOND TEAM they \yere the season's individual stars. No R. Brown, Walsh R. E. A. Brown, Walsh Mcllwee Brownson L. T. Brannon, Carroll two men could present a greater contrast, and Robinson, Walsh R. G. Boylan, Brownson yet both were alike in that they possessed that Blackman, Carroll C. Berchem, Walsh rare" attribute, football brains, and an instinct Susen, Carroll L. G. Stonehill, Carroll to diagnose a play. Cofall's playing was all Hubbell, Walsh R. T. Casey, Walsh th^ -kept Sorin in the race, and when on the McCarren, Carroll L. E- Ffrench, Brownson Armstrong, Walsh Lockard, Brownson defensive, nothing can be said in his faA^or that Q. B. Barry, Carroll L. PI. • Hughes, Walsh would be an exaggeration. Very fast, and a sure O'Brien. Carroll R. H. O'Shea, Brownson tackier, he never failed to smash any inter­ Osterley, Carroll F. B. Taft, Brownson

A Football Medley.

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Cap. Rockne came down like a wolf on the fold, Then came the brave Army with inflated chest And his cohorts were wearing the blue and the gold, To take down the pride of the "audacious" West: O their unflinching grit struck such fear in the foes. "We care not for 'Eich' nor care we for 'Plisk,' South Dakota got dizzy and turned up her toes. We don't even think we are taking a risk."

Then "Dory" put over a long forward pass. While the big Army line lay asleep in the grass. There was racing and chasing to break up the stride" But the brave Soldiers wavered, rolled over, and died.

O the "rep" of Penn State is now covered with dust. Time was when the Lone Star had never a care. And their record is strewn on the sands. And defeats for Penn State were but few: And the "Cow-Punchers'" irons are coated with rust. But now they are certain the way players fare gince they failed to deliver the brands. When they meet with the Gold and the Blue. 376 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

diculous. If you have such fine teams in the Conclusive. West why doh't more of your'me'h^ get on my ail-American? Why is it that only one man Mr. Camp—^Yes, I maintain that Eastern from the West is chosen while as many as eight teams- arp far superior to Western elevens, Yale men"have been picked? . , • principal^ on account of Eastern methods. W. C.-^Now, Mr. Camp, you've got me. Western Coach—But, Mr. Camp, Notre Dame That argument is conclusive. If you used it • defeated the Arm}'- and buried her under a at first we would have had no squabble. It larger score than Yale has been able to make overthrows-scores, and games, and coaches, and against West Point in the six previous years, methods. Now I, see thkt the East must and the result was due altogether to the Western be far superior to the West even /if it isn't. .—-method. You're like the Eastern teams. You always Mr. C—But didn't the Army beat the Na\^? hold your strongest, argument till after the game.

W. C.—^Yes, of course, and that proves ^ w ^ Notre Dame is far superior to the Na^^ as The Immortals. . well as the Arm}''. r Q. E. D—American Champions. Mr. C.—^Not at all. It simpl}'' proves the CAUSK. • __ Army was holding back for the Na\'3^ Notre, Dor A is Ro C kne Dame was simply practice for her. M ills Eic H onlaub W. C—Surely, Mr. Camp, you count scores Ke E fe .-LA rkin in the East, don't you? Army beat Colgate; Notre Dame beat Army, and Colgate beat Gushu R St Berg M an Yale bad—which proves— F I tzgerald . P liska Mr. C.—^Siinply that Colgate was lucky. Coa C hes ^ - F I negan "\5^nien you remember that Harvard couldn't L A throp Co O k. make a touchdown against Yale, you have to" Jo N es / Fee N ey' admit Colgate was luck}';. . S criibs W. C.T—Was the West liicky in all the games EFFECT. • played with Eastern Colleges? Four times,they Ro C kne Gush U rst ' played and four times they went away victorious D 0 rais - Ki N g which gives them an average of looo while you have simply ooo for an average. " Eiche N laiib D uggan Mr. C—-You . can't measure football ability F inegan Now, E res ^with a rule. .'You have to stand back and look Jon E s • Pli S ka at the teams, with a cool unprejudiced mind. Lath R op _ \:/ M I Us A man who is everlastingly looking at scores ,Ke E. fe . ~ Elwa R. d becomes coiifused. ^It's the ability of. players Fee N ey and teams one must take into consideration. LA rkin The East has aimed at developing scoring Cook B ergman machines—perfect scoring machines. Fitzg E.rald / Kel L eher W: 6".—Ajid as a result of these perfectly -- - '.- . , 'j • . Vo E Ikers

developed scoring machines neither Har^'^ard --., - . ,'•_. '-•'• •; . . —: J S crubs , - nor, Yale"was able; to make a tpuchdpwn when Proving that -things equal to the .same thing are „ they played .Neither, Princeton nor Harvard equal -to each . other. :' • ,•/•-' , . JIM SEIVINS.. - was able to make a touchdown in their'game; andi neither , Yale' nor Princetonv was able to ' ..'Stimulatmg fWater. :: 4.-mkke altouchdowh. .Is that the idea? : ;; - MrX Ci^Siihply adverse! conditions in thpsei -Who. eyer heard ;ofc,takiIlg^ water ; : Igames.. -Adverse -conditions; ;;:,;:•- j -. ' - V Wayjoff tolafpotbaiirgame? ./,'-. ' Biit; Harper:; said \they; really ^ought'er '/>r-^W:C>-^^^^ the fact;thkt N/ D.-rolled up. a . Cause; Texas {water's-not:the fsarii^; ' . Ikrger scofe.on;Axmydn bnergain^ . '^ ' i done iit- six^ games Jproves cohclusiyely that, the Thej*^ putithejwater:in:a barrel;/-.^^- " .. . - It oncei w¥slfull- of'"wine,-"' ^-:;.' - ; '^ i: .iWest. knpws^;iiqthlng faboutv-scqrihgfm^ ; ^And\.eyery|tirneathe\:!to6k;a'.drink -.. ;^ A :rJ? MrT= ;G!.^See1he^^^ hian,":dpn'l be.-^ii- . ;; :; piey. ;went :right;^t^^^ theV line. .;

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. Dope It Out for Yourself. Press Comments. Football men marvelled at the startling-display of., Notre Dame, 20; South Dakota, 7; open football made by Notre- Dame against the South Dakota, o; Minnesota, lo;' Army. Bill Roper, former head" coach of Princeton Minnesota, 13; Nebraska, 7; who was one of the ofHcials of the game, said that he Minnesota, 7; . Chicago, 13; had always believed that such-playing was'possible , South Dakota, 7; " Michigan Aggies, 19; under the new rules, but that he had never seen the forivard-pass developed to such a state, of perfection. Michigan Aggies, 12; Michigan, 7; —New York -Tzmes-. Michigan, 33;" Vanderbilt, 2;. Every Notre Dame Man Spectacular. Michigan, 17; ' Gornell, o; Dorais Makes Eyes Blink. Michigan, 13; Pennsylvania, o; Zigzag Runner First of His Grade Since Daly. Michigan Aggies, 12; Wisconsin', 7; No. Stopping Eichenlaiib. Wisconsin, 7; Purdue, 7; Headlines in NL"Y..5«'n. . The Army folks from General Leonard Wood down Wisconsin, 12; Ohio State, o; to the youngest substitute on the scrubs were shocked Notre Dame, 35; Army, 13; at the way the Army team was put to rout—N. Y. Times. ' Army, 34; vStevens Institute, o; Perhaps credit should be given to Western in­ Army, 29; Rutgers, o; fluence for the Army's success against the Navy. Army, 7; Colgate, 6; Four weeks ago when, the cadets met Notre. Dame Colgate, o; Cornell, o; they were dazzled and confounded,by the Westerners' open attack and the lesson struck deep—N. Y. Sun. Cornell, o; Carlisle, 7; Notre Dame played the fastest brand of football Cornell, 6; Harvard, 23; seen in the East in years.—New York Herald. . •, Colgate, 21; Amherst, o; And Notre Dame ypu thoroughly convinced .me Amherst, 7; Dartmouth,- 21; you were there. . Colgate, 46; Hobart, o; You whipped each tough opponent with.a bunch of Colgate, 16; Yale, 6; points to spare. And if 'twere up to me to pick the country's all-star Yale, .19; Holy Cross, o; team . = Yale, 20; Layfayette, o; I'd have old Gold and Blue for my prevailing color Yale, 37; Lehigh, o'; scheme. —W. Lardner, Chicago Tribune. .- Yale, 6; Wash, and Jefferson, o; No matter what the historians may say about the ^ _ Wash, and Jeff., 17; Penn State 6; days of Greece's glory being forever gone, there is one Yale, 17; Brown, o; descendant of the Athenians of" whom his ancestors' might be proud. His name is Dorais and' he. plays Yale,'3; Princeton, 3; in the backfield for Notre Dame. This Famese Her­ Princeton, o; Harvard, 3; cules came to life, plaj's marbles with 16-pound shots, Yale; 5; Harvard, 15; wrestles with. everything, including problems -in ' Harvard, 47; Holy. Cross, 7; trigonometry; speaks nine languages—many of • them > Harvard, 29; , Penn State, o; at once, and hoists men weighing anywhere -from. 200-pounds up over his head with one iand. ; *He is Harvard, 37; Brown, o; a hear of a football player and an expert ait opening Colgate, 27; Rochester, o; eggs at the breakfast table. It is said by a Phila- Colgate, 35; Syracuse, .13; delphian who has seen him in action that the whole fif­ Army, 2; Tufts, o; teen eggs do not tire him a particle.—^New York Sun. Army, 77; Albright, o; : According to D. Williams the West this year has several teams that are on a par Avith Harvard, Prince-, . Arm}'-, 22; _ Na.vy, 9; . ton and Yale and it is the opinion of the Minnesota Navy, o; Pittsburg, o; -• . mentor that.the rest of the eastern elevens would be;^ Pittsburg, i2 ; Carlisle, 6; easy victims if they were to face Chicago, Minnesota; Pittsburg 20; Cornell, 7; _ Notre Dame or Michigan.- He further opined that Navy, 23; Georgetown, o; any of the four teams named above would give'the-; West a gridiron distinction if- a game was played with ,: \ Navy,, 39; Lehigh, ,0; any of the three leading teams of the East. "- ; ' Na\'y, 70; Bucknell, 7; ^ Deducting from the statements made by the'Min-/ Nav}'-, .10; Penn State, p; , - nesota inventor of football tricks, Chicago,, Notre. Notre Dame, 14; Penri State, 7; ; Dame and Michigan lead therest of the western teams .,; Notre Dame, 30; Texas, 7;. in present ability, with Minnesota but a short ISagth ^ away.—Chicago jE.Yo/Kjwer. " ' .."'•"*;' VI Texasj 13; Sewanee, 7; .; ,". CREDIT TO NOTRE DAivre.^-:•-->'V::,V\^ Texas, 13; .Oklahoma, 6'5. ' ' Cadets Learii New Tricks froni-Harper^s Ghargesi:5-:f Texas, 42; '.Kansas Aggies. '7. ' The defeat of the NavyJSaturday-by'the'ArrayJfaa- -•-->--X..7'..V. 178 THE-NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

to 9, was another victory for Avestern football. It was Excelling in open field play, in running back punts, and one more demonstration of the worth of western ill running with the ball from his position, he has gridiron methods, besides a clear avovval that one team displayed ability as a general that only few quarters of the West leads at least the Army and Navj- and the have ever equalled. His hurling the pigskin into the elevens which these two teams met during the season. hands of one of his.ends or backs is a qualitj'' that has While the Notre Dame players were gathered in won his place for him. their dressing-rooms after their game with West With the above named team and with Dorais to Point, in which the Army had been decisively beaten, general and Guyon and Dorais to do the punting, 35 to 13, Coach Harper of Notre Dame and Coach Brickley kicking the drops and Browne the place­ Lieutenant Dah;^ of \Ve.st Point were closeted and ments, the team would not be wanting in this de­ discussing the forward pass formations that Notre partment.—TOM THORPE in Albany Times. Dame had used to trim the cadets. Harper explained In the western football territory, which includes Tiow his men were able to complete thirteen out of Ohio State on the east extremity and the University seventeen passes in that game and showed Lieut. Daly of Nebraska on the-other end, the consensus of opinion the simplified method in general use in the central West. is that the section named has developed this fall some The fact that the Arm3^ threw off the ancient ideas of the greatest players it has ever known. vSo many • in vogue in the East and learned anew the more worthy were the stars that a great variety of selections are formations of the West and by so doing beat a team being made by various experts. that figured on paper at least once again as strong, is An approach to unanimitj'^ is found in the make-up not the only rebuttal held by the West to prove that of the backfield. Critics generally award Eichenlaub, teams of this section lead the world. There still the Notre Dame fullback, his position. There is hardly remains the fact that Notre Dame swamped the Army a dissenting voice as to him. Craig of Michigan and with ease when these two teams met. Norgen of Chicago were given the halfback places, Critics profess not to understand hov/ Notre Dame, and though keener rivalry was, felt for the quarterback with a smaller enrollment than 75 percent of the schools position, the abilitj'' of Dorais of Notre Dame to run which it wallops athletically, can turn out siich good the team and his expertness as a drop-kicker seem to teams. Any one familiar with conditions at Sou*^h make him the favorite.—Chicago Examiner. Bend can explain this. One Saturday this fall no less than eight Notre Dame teams had games scheduled. ALL-WESTERN SELECTION OF WATHEY. A boarding school, every class and every "hall," Des Jarden Chicago Centre as the various dormitories are called, has its own Allmondinger Michigan Guard eleven and it is small wonder that out of all this material Keeler Wisconsin Guard the coaches develop good plaj'^ers. Butler Wisconsin Tackle Again, Notre Dame is not in the habit of "playing Brown South Dakota Tackle up" its ineligibles. Some of the Conference schools Solon Minnesota End probably will be greath-^ surprised next fall when Shaughnessy Minnesota - End Charles Bachman, the. former Englewood high school Dorais, Notre Dame Quarterback star, appears in a Notre Dame uniform. Virtually Norgren Chicago • Halfback every school in the west and a great many in the east Craig Michigan Halfback were after this man's services, but the arguments of Eichenlaub JSTotre Dame Fullback his former teammate, Joe Pliska, were too much for A comparison could be made between Chicago, him to mthstand and he entered the Indiana school. Michigan Aggies and Nebraska, as they met a common Bachman's case merelj'- is cited as an example of the enemy, andif this comparison should be made many manner in which Notre X)ame "covers up" its ineli­ are of the opinion that the laurels must go to Chicago, gibles. Probably not one football follower in a hundred as the Maroons played the more consistent game and knew where Bachman was attending school, although seemed to have a better knowledge of the rules and most of them knew the higher institutions of learning tricks than the otlier. Giving the Maroons the edge have been seeking his athletic talent for two seasons. on two of the three remaining teams leaves Notre —Sullivan in Chicago Daily News. • Dame the only eleven having a right to demand any title higher than Chicago.—rChicago Record-Herald. ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION OF THORPE. Reports of results of games in the far east leaves O'JBrien Har\-ard Right End supremacy' v-ery complex in spite of the fact that Pontius. Michigan " Right Tackle scribes in the east would distinguish Yale, Harvard, Pehnock Harvard ' Right Guard and Princeton as the major body of football, Eletchem. Yale - , _ . . ,' Centre Butwhatever may be said-of them all it must be Browne _ . .Navy Left. Guard conceded that Notre Dame w^as represented by one of Balliti . " Princeton " Left Tackle the most wonderful football teams, as subsequent Avery . . Yale, _ - Left End events have established, . east, and - west. Dorais, Dora.is .. , ;Notre.JDame- , Quarterback Eichenlaub and Rpckne have vbeen the recipients of Craig- . .{Michigan., Left Halfback muQh complimentary,, newspaper notice.. But. while Guyon , j. Indians •„ , ;, Left Halfback these players .are- unquestionably great men in. their Brickley;. ;. -Harvard/, - : ...... Fullback respective positions aiid have "tWrigh be eulogized V; ..Dqrais. of Notre- Dame= is a- manjwho, sizes ;Up to, the fact must not be lost sight of that without assistance : the^-qiiarterback situation in,much .better ;shape. than frorn their.fellow players" much of tlieir. efforts would be .anv:-.other.^;He;';is-;a:•.star-;of,-the highest^magnitude.- vain.-^South,Bend%Wew5-rtwei.-> :, ' -r --

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Still you've got to slip it to the widespread alma- and its wonderfully coached formations of attack and matric enthusiasm of Mr. Charles E. Brickley. In defense that sent the favorite Navy eleven down be­ his review of the Army-Navy game he said the Army fore its musket-carrying opponents from West Point. victory was a "triumph for the Harvard system." When Messrs. Dorais and Eichenlaub journeyed'to Unfortunately we arrived at the Harvard-Princeton the lair of the infant infantry and beat the men of and Harvard-Yale games too late to see the crimson Daly, they showed the progress by which the Navy machine scoring touchdowns by long forward passes could be defeated. Dorais, the star pivot-man of the over the goal line. It must have been a thrilling NotreDame crew, disclosed ways of making the forward spectacle. Sorry we missed it. pass that the Army men hadn't realized. The Notre The facts in the case being that the Army victory Dame team worked formations that they had learned was a triumph for the Notre Dame system. A Mr. from the fertile brain of Coach Jesse Harper that rent Dorais showed what a forward pass looked like. And the Army line and wings. Coach Daly saw, he grabbed Head Coach Daly was keen enough to absorb the and conquered.—New York Evening Sun. situation immediately.—New York Mail. When the Soldiers were beaten by Notre Dame, EAST VS WEST. the Army coaches learned something. They paid " The East is East, and West is West, close attention to the manner in which the western 'And never the twain shall meet—" players executed forward passes, and obtained a good idea of the formations from which the pass was hurled. When Kipling twanged his w. k.' lyre The team then was pointed for the Navy battle and He overlooked a bet— stress laid upon the execution of forward passes.. For often have the sections named —^W'ALTER ECKERSALI, in the Chicago Tribune. On the gory gridiron met. ' ALL-WESTERN SELECTION OF GILBERT G. STJLLIVAN'. Three times this year the Wolverine Rockne Notre Dame Left End With Eastern foemen fought. Butler Wisconsin Left Tackle Whose vaunted backs and stonewall line Harris Chicago Left Guard In each game went for naught. Des Jarden Chicago Centre And Notre Dame twice left South Bend Leonardson Michigan "Aggies" Right Guard To conquer seaboard teams— Pontius Michigan " Right Tackle This dope, gleaned from the sporting page. Solon Minnesota Right End Proves Kipling v/rong, it seems. •Dorais Notre Dame Quarterback Craig Michigan Left Halfback" But Rudyard knew whereof he wrote— Norgren Chicago Right Halfback The East alone will stand Eichenlaub Notre Dame Fullback «, When Camp selects his all-star team Dorais of Notre Dame outshines other western From the squads throughout the land. quarterbacks as the sun outshines the stars. It is —Mat Foley in Chicago Inter-Ocean doubtful if there is another man in America who could Having carefully studied Notre Dame's gridiron be compared with him, for he is easily the best since and baseball records, the "big Nine" unanimously the days of Walter Steffens and Pom Sinnock. voted not to admit the Catholics to the Conference. There is no part of the game in which Dorais did —LARDNER in the Chicago Tribune. not show himself great. Kicking, running, passing Notre Dame, too, displaji^ed a machine of speed and and generalship were merely departments of his game power. Coach Harper's eleven ranged victoriously and he shone in all of them. It was his stellar work from the Far West to the Army ramparts onthe banks in throwing the forward pass which gave Notre Dame of the Hudson, and tliere administered the most both the West Point and Penn State" games and which, cru.shing defeat West Point has ever known. It -put the South Bend aggregation on the top of the had been stated that the open Western style of play western heap. would be ineffectual against any standard Eastern His kicking was far above the average. He can .defense. Yet against the Army, which has always average from forty to fifty yards on his punts and held in check any Eastern attack, Notre Dame for­ places them as well as any man in the west with the ward passed her way to five touchdowns and ran up possible exception of Norgren of Chicago. Although 35 points against 13. When it is remembered that he was not called upon for field goals this season he _ Yale has for years considered one touchdown against is accurate anywhere within the forty-yard line. the Army a good, hard day's work, the magnitude of Not only could he carrj'- the ball himself with more Notre Dame's achievement can be seen. than usual skill, but his judgment In selection of plays . . -The open Western attack scored more touchdowns for his teamma.tes was unexcelled by any quarter in against the West Pointers in one afteirnoon than the the division. He used his great backfield. with best Yale attack had been able to score in six previous possible results and Notre Dame was one of the few seasons of effort.—E. C. Patterson in Colliers Weekly. teams which found ground as easy to gain near WEST'POINT, N. Y., December 5—^At last the secret opponents' goal as in the centre of the field. is out. How did the Army beat the Navy? Was FiiUback. First place is awarded to Eichenlaub it Fielding H. Yost and-his advanced form of open of Notre Dame. The South Bend player is fully the football, or some of.the coaches from other big schools equal of Julian and.Shaughnessy In plunging, and in in the country? Nix. ; - addition Is a star kicker.ahd as good at the open game^ Listen, gentle reader, listen. It was Notre Dame as he Is in line phmging. Defensively, and offensively." 38o THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Eichenlaub has proved a lower of strength to his team The Notre Dame captain was quick to size up for two years and in that time has been largely re- situations and directed his men accordinglj'^. Oppos­ sponsi1-)le for his school's assuming the r61e_of a ing elevens seldom made gains around his end and he championship eleven. never failed to hit the interference on the outside, Knd: Rockne is a trackman when his attention thus turning the runner to the inside, where he was is not occupied by football,' and his speed stood- him stopped by either the lineman or the secondary de­ in good stead in the gridiron sport. He was fast fense. Rockne Avas a sure tackier iu the open and going down under jjunts and usually made his mates' never failed to drive the catchers of punts to the inside kicks yield every inch of possible ground. It Avas of the field. He was an ideal leader and his words of well-nigh impossible to circle him from an3'^ other encouragement to his teammates never failed to formation, and he was one of the few wing men who bring forth results. combined driving power with his ,«^peed Gushufst Feeney of Notre Dame is the nearest approach to of Notre Dame was also a good plaj'er—Chicago Daily the Midway player [Des Jardien], with Glossqp of News. Purdue not far behind Feeney. Dorais of ISTotre Dame, one of the greatest quarter­ Dorais of Notre Dame is selected as quarterback, backs developed in the history of the game, deserves the best developed in the west since the days of Walter the call at quarterback, where he shone all season for. •Steffen. Dorais is a great general, a sure catcher of the Catholic school. To this fast and clever athlete punts, a fast and elusive runner, a great punter and is due much of the success his team attained against a field goal kicker. His open field runs and general- " teams of varj'^ing strength. He owes his selection to ship were important factors in the decisive defeat of "no one or two qualities, but to all-around efficienc}' the Army. His run from kickoff to touchdown in unmatched in the West. the Christian Brothers game at St. Louis is only one. of his sensational elTprts. Dorais had the happy Dorais is, first of all, a wonderful drop kicker. facultj'' of finding a weak spot in an opposing eleven His goals from the ' field counted heavily in Notre. and kept sending plays there until the spot was either Dame's total of points, and no team in the country' strengthened or a fresh player .sent into the struggle. could have felt safe when his'gifted toe was within The Notre Dame player ran his team with greater striking distance. The same Dorais, moreover, was speed than any other quarter in this section, and if the leader in advancing the ball, his generalship and eastern critics care to glance over western players speed-gaining ground in gilt-edge style. His cleyer-. for Ail-American material they should focus their ' ness in. handling the forward pass, was one of his ej'es on this performer for careful study. strong points all year. Pliska of Notre Dame was another back who was Eichenlaub of Notre Dame is given precedence over' a tower of strength offensively and defensively. the other fullbacks because of his all-around abilities. He secured attention . through'out. the country last Eichenlaub of Notre Dame is placed at fullback j-ear and repeated during the season just closed. His because of his great line plunging in the Army game. wonderful line plunging is his chief asset. He probably The soldiers are considered to be the best defensive hit the line harder than any player in the section and eleven in the country'-, and the way the Notre Dame never failed to gain when called upon. player made gains through the soldier forward wall is reason enough for his selection." He combines a remarkable open field game with his line plunging, the mi.xture giving him a unique position. Aside from his line plunging abilities, Eichenlaub In addition to these talents, he is a kicker of great was a good end runner and a valuable man in the merit, and is as good on the defense as on the offense. interference. He was of great value to the team iu He hit low and seemed to derive pleasure from pulling backing up the line and his ability to size up an oppos­ several would-be tacklers with him for extra yards. ing team's play and direct a defense to meet the He handled forward passes in glittering fashioii.and attacks was a strong feature of his play.—^From the sized up plays in masterly style. He is given fullback Chicago Examiner. position.—WALTER ECKERSALL'S "All-Western. THE AIYSTERY. But this is what most puzzles me. Rockne, Notre Dame R. E. Huntington, Chicago Where football gossip flames;— Butler, Wisconsin R. T. Pontius, Michigan The East gets the Ail-Americans— AUmendinger, Michigan R . G. Gallagher, Missouri . But the West wins all the games. Des Jardien, Chicago C Feeney Notre Dame . . Col. Edwards is evidently among those who refused Leonardsoh, M. A. C. L. G. Keeler, Wisconsin to credit the rumor that football is played west of the Halligan, Nebraska L. T; Gifford, M.A; C. Alleghanies, even in a. crude, slipshod way. For Solon, .Minnesota L. E. -Kenning, M. A. C. exartiple, he picks Pritchard and Merrillat, of the Dorais,. Notre Dame Q. ?-. , Russell, Chicago.. Army, for the wonderful way in which they manoeuvred Norgren, .Chicago ' R. H. Rutherford, Nebr the forward pass. They were both deserving. But Craig, Michigan z: H.' • Pliska,' Notre Dame h'ow. about" Mr. Dorais and a'Mr. Rockne, of Noti-e Eichenlaub, NotreJDame FF. B.' - -Julian,^ M. A. C Dame, who showed Pritchard arid Merrillat the way, Capt. Rockne,. who led the'Notre Daine eleven" shooting no less tliat fourteen forward passes athwart .through such a successful" season, is placed. at right this astonished pair for a total'of five, touchdowns? • end.. This plaj'-er"possesses,-kll the qiialificatioris=of Theydon't; belong,,that's all. They probably never .an ideal: end.rush.arid the clevei: mariner in which he set'foot on eastern "soil-ttritil they began makirig and handled forward passes was one of "the i-easons why his ' catching forward passes.all over it a month ago. .teairi negotiated -thirteen successful passes/ , ' >^Grantland Rice in "New York. Evening Mail. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 381

by a score large enough to leave no doubt as - Notre Dame Scholastic to which was the better team, and neither the Army, Penn State, South Dakota, nor Texas Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter may be considered anything like secondary Published every Saturday during the School Term at the teams. It seems impossible Lo get a post season , University of Notre Dame game with any «other undefeated eleven, but Terms: $1.50 per Annum. Postpaid our triumphs have already been sufficients Address: The Editor Notre Dame Scholastic We bid farewell to the season of '13 looking Kotre Dame, Indiana forward to other triumphs of the Gold and Blue, ' and hoping that the future may hold even VOL. XLVII. DECEMBER 13, 1913. NO. II. greater victories than the past has brought! Board of Editors. —^When one says Southern, the word hos­ WILLIAM M. GALVIN,'14 JOSEPH M. WALSH, "'14 pitality follows as inevitably as longhom fol­ WALTER CLEMENTS, '14 GEORGE SCHUSTER, '15 lows mention of the v^ ARTHUR J. HAYES, '15 HUGH V. LACEY, '16 Southern Hospitality, word Texas; or, as MARK DUNCAN, ' 16 CLOVIS SMITH, '15 we might say, were, TIMOTHY GALVIN, '16. we not too modest, as victory follows Notre- . Dame. But we really didn't know what —When the final whistle blew in the Texas hospitality was until our eleven came home to.; game on Thanksgiving day, a fitting close tell us of the royal treatment received at the- was brought to perhaps the most brilliant hands of the Southerners. The team, on their : - and spectacular season way to Austin, saw cultivated fields and busy Three Cheers for in the football history of towns, but in all their five hundred mile ride - The Team. Notre Dame. Finishing through the Lone Star state they did not without a single defeat see a single longhom steer, which gave them one of the hardest schedules a Blue and Gold cause to think that the old order had passed squad ever encountered, travelling east, west, away; that Southern hospitahty niight have and south, and always bringing the "bacon" gone the road of the coyote and the cow puncher. home, the Notre Dame football team surely When they arrived at the capital, however,' deserves the title of Champions. While number­ they found that warm welcomes to strangers ; ^ ing many individual stars in its line-up the team are still in vogue there, and that the people work of the squad was always above par and of the South have earned their reputation for the machine like -work of- the line, together with hospitality. Dances, theatre parties, auto­ the smashing work of the back field and the mobile rides, banquets^-all the pleasures per­ ever-ready toe of the fleet and brainy Dorais, mitted to the boys in training, and soine that: afforded a combination unsurpassed by any are not—were tendered the representatives of team in the country. Of course dope is some- the Gold and Blue. On the field Texas played r ; tiines deceiving, and a difficult proposition a hard, clean game and fought every minute; ." confronts the dopester, who tries to figure out they put up one of the hardest games our men ''-\:_-z'-<^. the Western Championship on' comparative met,on the schedule this year, and although scores, but even on paper our husky eleven seems they lost by a big margin, they were as solicitous, to have the lead on the Michigan "Aggies," for our boys' needs after the game as they were Nebraska, and Chicago. When the South before it. Not only the-Texas football squad,, \ Dakota team was in its best running order, not only the university students^ but the entire our eleven defeated them by a larger score population of the town made an effort to inake -' than did M. A. C. after the "Coyotes" were the boys of Notre Dame feel. a,t home. They severely crippled. This fact would give us succeeded. St. Edward's College, too, where ^ .- prestige over M. A. C. and the teams.defeated the boys stayed from Monday till Thursday, y_.: by them—^IVlichigan and Wisconsin.. However, • turned itself inside .out' to entertain their., . -; our best claim to the championship, lies in our big cousins from the North. Texas, ^we ap^^' :1; clean-cut and.decisive victories in every game predate your kindness and we adroire your C;\ played. From the opener.with Ohio Northern fighting- spirit. We would like to renew ovi%y:^. to the final with Texas our team always won .acquaintance. * . - . :r.r,y;r -"^-i,-5-i? ?82 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

so this evening owing to the fact that our boys Jones is Captain. have been out in uniforms only a week. The material for a good team this season is At the annual banquet of the football squad, promising. From last year's squad we inherit held at the Oliver Hotel, Tuesda)^ evening, Capt. Cahill and Kenney for the fowrard Keith Jones was elected captain of the 1914 positions, Mills for center, and Nowers and eleven. Jones' wonderful performance at tackle, Finegan at guard. "Bill" Kelleher is a his hard aggressive pla3-ing throughout this monogram winner from 3'-ear before last who and previous seasons, his popularit}'" with was unable to play last 3^ear because of injuries faculty, students and squad, make his selection sustianed in football, but the old guard is in as captain a most admirable one. No pre­ excellent shape now and will prove a most ceding banquet has ever witnessed the close valuable addition to the squad. Besides these^ of a more memorable season, no "festive board" Fitzgerald, "Dutch" Bergman, Smith and a has ever drawn together a greater galaxy of number of others are going well in practice. football stars. It was certainh?^ a glorious We shall greatly miss our old star, "Peaches" tribute to the men of 1913, that Line Coach Granfield, but a team composed of such material Edwards, captain of the wonderful 1909 as we have will surety uphold the high standard Western Champions, paid to the assembled set by previous Gold and Blue fives. veterans when he congratulated Rockne upon ha^dng captained the greatest team the Gold The schedule for this season has not been and Blue has ever mustered. completed, but it will be one of the hardest Seventeen monograms were awarded to as arranged for our bo3'^s since the Eastern and many participants in gridiron strife, and the Southern expeditions of the famous '08 team. recipients of the honor had the additional Among the games that have already been se­ satisfaction of hearing the big golden N. D.'s cured appear the names of some of the strongest lauded as symbolic of the greatest factories fives in the country, including Princeton, ever scored b}'^ their Alma Mater. Cornell, Colgate, and the Michigan "Aggies." It was a great evening for performers TRACK SEASON OPENS. Now that "football is over, the limelight of and coaches ahke. For the outgoing heroes it college sport must divide itself, giving part of terminated careers of unbroken triumph; for its attention to basketball, the other part to those who received their first monogram, and track. Nothing in the line of meets will be for others who are veterans, it marked another staged until the holidays are over, but Coach notable milestone in the athletic history of Harper has his men out daily getting the stiff­ Notre Dame. ness out of their bones. Capt. Hennehan, The. men whom Coach Harper rewarded Plant, Rockne, and Birder of last 3'-ear's relay with monograms are Eichenlaub, Jones, Dorais, team are all on hand and in good shape. Rockne, Feeney, Pliska, Gushurst, Finegan, . CORBY, 32; FORT WAYNE FRIARS, O. Bergman, Xarkin, Elward, Duggan, Lathrop, In the annual turkey-day combat at Fort Cook, King, O'Keefe, and Fitzgerald. Cap­ Wayne; the. Braves handed a crushing defeat tained by the greatest tackle in the West, or to their old rivals. Though the latter were as Dunbar said, the "greatest that ever wore much stronger than usual this year, having a uniform," and numbering so many widely in their line-up Hutzell, an old Notre Dame acclaimed performers, next year's eleven bids man, and Baird, the former Wabash star, they fair to ecUpse even the great achievements were completely outplayed greatly to the dis­ of the season, whose triumphant close has been appointment of the 2500 spectators. Kinsella so recently celebrated. and Kane in the halfbacks, starred for the Basketball Enters. locals with long end runs, while Bachman, Sharp and O'Donnell, in the line, completely Tonight Capt. Cahill will lead his five against" smothered their opponents. The kicking of Xewis Institute in. the curtain-raiser of the the former was. by far the best he has displayed 1913-14 'basketball season. Lewis Institute this year. "Germany" Schultz, the Wisconsin has appeared here in the pre-Christmas game line coach; refereed the game, and afterward, for several years, and although they have the victors were the guests at a banquet given jiever before proved dangerous, they; may do by the Friars. - THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC •3^3

^Pres.—Gentlemen! Remember-you are gentlemen. Turning 'Em Down. Indiana Representative—I understand that Notre Dame also is requesting admission. From the Indianapolis Star. Purdue Representative—^Yes, and I wish to Join my Time—Last Saturday. Bloomington brothers in hoping Notre Dame will be Place—Room in the Auditorium Hotel, Chicago. admitted. Dramatis Personae—Representatives of the various Iowa Representative (with an attempt at sarcasm)— universities in the Western Athletic Conference. So the Hoosier state can win a championship some time, I suppose. President—^Having transacted our other business, Tnd, Rep.—Then I presume you object to the Corn we will now consider the applications of Marquette, Huskers being admitted? , Nebraska, and Notre Dame for admission. Chicago Representative—Reverting back to this Illinois Representative—I move we admit Marquette. Notre Dame matter, I suggest that we do not admit Voice from the Rear (later identified as from North­ them. western)—Why? N. W. Rep.—Oh, so you, too, have observed Notre ///. Rep.—Why not? They never beat anybody, Dame's record? did they? Ohio State Rep.—I know of at least three good reasons Northwestern, Ohio State and, Indiana—Then for aside from Notre Dame's record, for Chicago's refusal heaven's sake, let 'em in quick. to consider that application. Wisconsin Representative—Well, maybe Marquette Chi. Rep.—And, pray, what are they? didn't win this year—but they,—yon never can tell; O. S. Rep.—Dorais, Rockne, and Eichenlaub. they mighti-ge.t Jeneau back there some day. We President—Well, gentlemen, it appears to be the can't be too careful. I suggest that Marquette be sense of the meeting that until these colleges reach refused admission and that Nebraska be accepted our plane— instead. Voice from the Rear—In playing strength and purity Minnesota Representative—I object, and have reason. of requirements? Wis. Rep.—Only one, a 7 to o reason, I believe. President.—^As I was saying, until these colleges Minn. Rep.—Since you feel that way about it, I get on our plane, we should refuse to admit them and suggest we request the Michigan ''Aggies" to come in. I will instruct the secretary to so inform the press. (Business of glaring at the Badger representative.) T will consider a motion to adjourn. Thanks.

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thej"^ have not seen him in action. It is, in fact, very Safety Valve. hard to see him in action. Anyone, however, who doubts his ability should go over to St. Edward's The following all-star team is not meant to expunge, hall and ask for him. He is built on the ground and abrogate or annul other selections made by critics, has a tendency to dig even deeper. but is simply our honest endeavor after a painstaking J. McDonnell is our choice as left halfback on account search to pick out the notables from the different halls of his superior ways. He impresses one as though and make one luminous team. he were talking from the top of some high building.. A. Durbin R. E. . Sorin He has a voice like a hatpin and would, we think, Robert Pinkerton Cavanaugh R. T. Walsh be able to pierce any line. Dyer < . R. G. Day Dodger To W. Case goes the position of fullback. Xt simply Vincent O'Conner C. Carroll . goes there of its own accord. We could not Iceep it N. Ranstead. L. G. Sorin away. His ability at sharpening lead pencils has been Eugene O'Connell L. T. Corby the sole cause of his being chosen. Besides this, how­ . J. Sholem I/. E. . Sorin ever, it may be noted that he is the most ubiquitous G. Blount Q. B. Brownson man at the University and would we think bob up Pugnet R. H. - • St. Edward's behind the goal posts at the most unexpected times. J. McDonnell L. H. Walsh The team will be generaled by Peter Yerns who will W. Case . F. B. . Walsh sit on the left side of the players' bench wearing a red P. Yerns (Capt.) O. B.*" St. Joe and blue stocking, which same he will use in making *0. B., on the bench. signals to his team. A. Durbin is far superior to any other man for the YiEi-DiNG FosT PICKS ALT.-AMERICAN. position of right end. His facility for putting his foot Player School Position in it, and for bawling up things without the least Yielding Fost Michigan Left end provocation makes us sure of his football ability. Huerta Alexico Left tackle We would never have chosen him for the beginning, Pontius Pilate Judea Left guard but we think he will be good at the end. Besides, Sylvia Pankhurst Travelling Centre he is a good mixer; he told us so himself. And best Venus de Miio Cosmopolite . Right guard * of all, he is speedj^ as he proved one night between September Morn Chicago Art Inst., Right tackle • Prof. Hines' house and Sorin Hall. Yielding Fost Michigan Right end Robert Pinkerton Cavanaugh is chosen for right Lasca • Down by the Rio Grande Right end •tackle. We know of no other man who would look Gunga Din • Burma Right half back sweeter in a football suit. His long eyebrows, too, Buana Tumba Oyster Bay Left half back have prejudiced us in his favor. 06m Paul Zud Afrika Fullback. I^yer on account of his accurate knowledge of the We have tried to cover up the fact that this selection law would be a great help to this.team at right guard. is composed of dead ones by placing Sylvia Pankhurst He would guard his team promiscuously from being at ceiitre. But should you discover that the rest ' imposed upon and would be ready to answer all are has-beens, it should not make any difference. This questions the referee might ask. Besides othei: critics teafn was picked by,me. Therefore it ought to be have awarded him all-American——^pesti I accepted throughout America, and beyond. What The shape of the uppermost part of Vincent O^ Con­ does Eckersall know about football? What do any ner when he bends in-ppsition to pass the ball has,; _of them know about it, except.me? Heretofore the led to our selection of hiin as center. He would one great objection to all-American, selections has . confuse all the other teams as they would not know been;^e fact that there has been too.much holding in whether he was going or coming. ,: . the liiie. .To prevent fthis, I have selected .Venus de ^ Ranstead was chosen as guard "'simph' and solely -Milo who lias never been caught holding; Pontius Pilate on account-of his fighting spirit'.- His readiness to "and Lasca,' being deid, "need give us.no grave cause , - engage in a fistic battle, and his eagerness for it makes for worry, nor September Morn for that matter. him easily one df.the best men for the team. Yielding-Fost-promises.not to. hold during a game, Eugene O'Connell, the mighty, has- told iis himself but :will .take", his revenge By keeping his .rivals off , -. that he is far superior to Milroy and Twining in debat-' his all-American team. I am too modest toniention ing, "and as„ for football, Eichenlaub and Dorais are the many reasons why:I-have given Yielding Fost : - :: mere squibs. _ Watch him tackle things this year, both the end': positions. , I never brag about myself. r ,, J: Sholem is indeed head and shoulders above all I've. produced the best -team in the West this year." . - ,;\. the. ends'in the school.- His-proficiency at barking up The Farmers won froiif us;on a fluke.^ Besides, we J =;• a^line, and his dogged perseverance has been-a *great; could'have licked, them-later;in the season^—we im­ -J- }.: factor;in-determining oiir choice:, :' ..-'ij.t; ;- ; .' proved and developed as. the season, progressed. .The . > . ; .G: Blount isthe oidy man, so.far as,we know, who:. Aggies couldn'j:^jhaye. improyecl with time because if r.f ;; , ^can^sleep in".class:during a heatdd discussion and di- theyj^^cotUdiJvre.wouldn't b^^ of the; West. •i;~ -! .: rectly un head, 1T5 haye=tiitteriy>'igno^^^ little) runt of a. school, . ; j; } .-; :i:arid iin6xcitablfe disposition have led to his being, chosen. -{ ;N6tre\:l3ameV''beca^ .beat me four years ago. 5.,,-":;, He can;not punt,;ha.s neverjcaughtla footballmihiis Besides; I li.ateJiJiat;red-h£a^.;Harpr M they pro­ ;;>;,: fvijiijfe and knows nothing about signals, biit he is other- duced in^igog.; ;,I give'as.iiiiy;re% the fact that they '}y"'tyns&'a:z !l I rv'i,-;t:=«. X •. ., --;,.'d: o not conform to stahiiard football playing regulations. ^,-it .'l." ::/Pugnet ,Vi The^fact. that this Is^^^ difference. •mmmi. iiiiiim.'^'^-^^-iy^iy-^.Ci^^^:i