< The Gobbler Surpasses The Gipper A couple hours and a 198 yards from now, Notre Dame likely wilt have a new aU-time total offense leader. He's an easy-going fellow of many nicknames and many talents. The man whose record he breaks is a guy of many memories. Terry O'Neil tells about both on page 7. Today's Lineups --- Pages 4 and 5 r PAGE 2 A Funny Thing Happened to Allan By TERRY SHIELDS decision. Denny says, "I visited both schools but I was most A funny thing happened to impressed with Notre Dame Denny Allan on his way to because of its great tradition and oblivion. He became a first team the fine coaching staff, Notre Dame halfback and when especially Tom Pagna (offensive one plays first string at NO he is backfield coach)." His parents given a great deal of acclaim. But also were a great influence on his it was not an easy road to fame decision. (His roommate, Tom for Allan. Eaton, a sophomore end, says, He came here much like any "His dad calls every night and other freshman athelete. He had they talk about football for at a great schoolboy record at St. least a half hour.") John's High in Ashtabula, Ohio. So Denny Allan now had to In his senior year at St. John's prove that his high school he was All-city, All-conference clippings were for real. He Northwestern linebacker Joel Hall (66) will tell you that Denny Allan (22) is not very and All-state at tailback and (Continued on page 3) timid about hitting the line. middle linebacker. Allan then received the usual (at least for an All-state Ohio tailback) offers -I from schools all over the country. He narrowed the field down to Syracuse and Notre Dame before making his final Smittys All kinds of sandwiches Homemade Chile Special Breakfast We aim to please ow to tap a eg 127 . Michi happiness is eating (and tie into the best reason in the world to drink beer) at the ox Just before the party begins, tap 2 your beer. First, make sure the III.IITAUAANTa beer faucet is closed (you wouldn't Pick up a half-barrel of Bud"' U.S. 31 north want to waste a drop of Beechwood 1(good for about 245 12-ounce cups Aged Bud!). Then, insert the faucet­ near toll rolld. ... with foam) and the tapping equip­ and-pump unit into the upper valve ment on the day of the party. Just of the keg, give it a quarter turn set the beer in a tub of ice to keep clockwise, and lock it in place by it cold. .::: :·:· tightening the lower wing nut. Next, insert the lager tap 3 in the lower valve of the keg and give it a quarter turn. Now, set the keg upright in a tub and pack ice around it. You're now ready to draw 4 beer. Pump pressure to the proper point for good draw, usually about 15 lbs. That's all there is to it, but there's no rule against sampling just to make sure everything is perfect. Ahhhhh! It's no wonder you'll find more taverns with the famous "Bud on Draught" sign than any other! McDonald's. .. 1!1!: kind ~ ~: ~()Mc:OonMt'• Corp ,. South Bend Mishawaka ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. • ST. LOUIS • NEWARK • LOS ANGELES • TAMPA • HOUSTON • COLUMBUS Elkhart SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19,1968 THE10BSERVER PAGE 3 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Bess and Tom Kmiec will be playing in the offensive backfield. Bess is a starter. We respect lllinois' defense Irish Starters mainly because they are so big and strong. They are capable of shutting off anybody's ground OFFENSE DEFENSE attack. Coach Valek has two By Terry Hanratty, Irish quarterback All-America candidates on his 111111111111111111111~11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 defensive platoon, Tony Pleviak Remember the Wildcats and Carson Brooks. Last year, SE Jim Seymour (85) LE Bob Keuchenberg (75) Pleviak and led the Big Ten in LT Jim Reilly (61) LT Mike McCoy (77) Illinois is basically the same type there. throwing quarterbacks for losses LG Larry DiNardo (56) RT Eric Norri (72) team as Northwestern. And if The Illini also have a very and so far this fall he has been C Tim Monty (55) RE Chick Lauck (93) your memory is not too short, good split end in Doug Dicken. pretty nasty to opposing QBs. RG Tom McKinley (79) LOLBTim Kelly (42) you recall the Wildcats gave us a Dicken is leading Illinois in RT George Kunz (78) LILB Bob Olson (36) rough time for three quarters. receptions and he is only a The Irish came out of the TE Jim Winegardner (96) RILB Joe Freebery (57) lll inois will come into our sophomore. Northwestern game without any QB Terry Hanratty (5) ROLBL. Schumacher (24) stadium Saturday with the same Last year, Ulinois had two serious injuries. This week, Jim LHB Coley O'Brien (3) -LHB John Gasser ( 46) idea that Northwestern had in exceptional defensive halfbacks Wright will be back in uniform. RHB Bob Gladieux (20) RHB Chuck Zloch (27) mind-beat Notre Dame and in Ken Kmiec and Ron Bess. Jim will not be starting, but if he FB Jeff Zimmerman (47) S Don Reid (11 ) make your season a success. But Both are playing pro ball now. is needed, he will be close this is nothing new for the Irish. This sea son, their younger enough for Coach Ray to We realize this is the attitude of brothers are will Ulinois. Bob whistle. our opponents each week. The . only week we do not have to GO IRISH worry about our opponent Beat Illinois having this in mind is November Denny Allan 23. DUNKIN' DONUTS Illinois is looking for an upset, (Continued from page 2) but the Irish have a few surprises in store for them. Purdue has started as a halfback on the "Ara says that there are only six 1602 Lincolnway East been beaten and many of the freshman squad but when spring undefeated, untied teams in the Open 24 hours a day-seven days a week other top teams will lose. We training rolled around he was an top twenty. So anything can We pledge to make our donuts fresh every 4 hours, hope to be playing Southern Cal obscure third or fourth string. happen." 24 hours a day. for the National Championship But by the time of the Allan, who is a sophomore in next month. However, we are Blue-Gold Game he had moved the College of Arts and Letters, not looking ahead. Illinois is our up to second team. His hopes to major in the English. main concern and they must be determination finally paid off During the winter he keeps in beaten. when he was given the starting shape by boxing with the N.D. Illinois boasts a very good nod for the Purdue game. He has Boxing Club. Last year he made one-two punch in the offensive been in the starting line-up ever it to the finals in the backfield. Rich Johnson is a since. Denny explains this rather heavyweight division in the two-time All-America. In his simply. ·'I guess I just tried Bengal Bouts. He was beaten junior year, he rushed for over harder." (Denny must take by teammate Chuck Landolfi. 800 yards. Because of his team's lessons from Ara as the master This year he plans to "get record, he was overlooked for of understatements.) back." In regard to his alternating Denny is a doubtful starter national recognition. This year 1 he has shown more speed and is between flanker and running for this week's game against having an even better season. back Allan says that he "enjoys Illinois due to a pulled Bob Naponic, their the variety." But if he had to hamstring. (This is a recurring quarterback, is having a good pick which he preferred it would injury he first suffered in high year also. Naponic has had two be running back because "I get a school.) But with his major operations on his knees, kick out of the contact." determination he shouldn't be which slowed him down Like most men on the team, out of the line-up very long. considerably. So look for the Ashtabula flash feels that we Naponic to stay in the pocket still have a strong chance to and direct his offense from regain our number one ranking . ... " DIXIE WAY NO.· :.(NEXT TO HOLLY'S) The critique of sports car motoring available now from: CARRY OUT - DINING ROOM . .. ... f. :\;·::~~·;.~ J ~~.. •!~;~~)\ '. PEPPER'S IMPORTED CARS INC. · . t,l\f'~,·:., ..· H 0 U R S .. ·.. ,,., ~"·:·,·/ 3105 W. Sample South Bend, Ind. phone 289-7788 .MO~.~-. tf4uRs.- '11 A.M. TIL 12 P.M. 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