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Daily News from New York, New York • 64

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64 SUNDAY NEWS. NOVEMBER 27, 1932 o) n3 IS VMM Ml Affil fPA ID it I Via the Spy-Glass 80.0 a36 ivotre EJame PAUL GALLICO. Outclass Cadet Eleven By FRANCIS WALLACE. UNDER perfect weather conditions, before 80,000 people, and in a glorious setting1, Notre Dame gave one of its most glamorous performances of all time at the Yankee Stadium yesterday, and completely outclassed one of the best Army teams in history by a 21 0 SOMETHING happened before the start of the ball game that sent a little chill down the spine. The Army band suddenly burst into a melody unfamiliar at Army-Notre Dame games.

Unconsciously, all of us in the press box were singing it before we realized what it wras "March, Navy, down the field anchors aweigh!" The massed Cadets let out a great roar of welcome. It marked the entrance of the entire Navy football team, come to scout the Army for the game next week. An Army cheerleader escorted the Midshipmen to their seats. The stirring march of the Navy rang through the crowd-banked stadium. The bitterness between the two schools is dying out.

Much of it must have dissolved yesterday when Army gave a courteous and gallant greeting to a traditional foe. Army wore helmets of burnished gold. Notre Dame came dressed in their brown silk panta and their green Jerseys, one of their many uniforms. Notre Dame's colors are blue and gold. The green is the concession to the nick-name of the Irish fastened on them.

It was fascinating to watch the play 3lS liNCOLM, A8Mt( TAOriB-Sf on 1H6 ecuN9 Nrm his abmS tAMERS'tESS AMD GSlNKED At Tfte- Irish sacks. Lukats (arrow) drives through Army line for 4 yard gain in first period. score. It might have been 42 0, so complete was the mastery of the green-shirted team. Except for one 33-yard dash by Pick Vidal, and three passes, Army was never in the game offensively.

No two of its four first downs came in succession. Notre Dame, on the other hand, wa3 always moving IT And They Rambled! of expressions overthe faces of the linesmen. On one play, big Lincoln, Army tackle, stopped the ball carrier who was trying to run over him. He sat on the ground with his arms wrapped around (he Notre Darners legs and grinned np at the Irish backs, a cheerful delighted, mocking grin. Dame team since Rockne's time, hit its top with a completeness seldom achieved.

The score was the biggest margin Notre Dame has earned over Army since 1922. It was the 13th victory for Notre Dame against five defeats and one tie. The Notre Dame machine got up- NOTRE D. Kosky Krause Harris Robinson Greeney Kurth Host Murphy Lukats Sheeketski Banas 7 14 021 0 0 0 0 ARMY. Pos.

Lawlor Lincoln L. T. Suramerfelt Evans Jablonsky Armstrong T. Kopcsak R. Vidal Fields L.H.

Brown R. H. Kilday F. B. Notre Dame ..0 Army 0 VIDAL caught a kick and ran back with it.

Big Krause, the Notra Dame tackle, stopped him, and then there was some funny business went on. I saw it. Mister Krause gave Vidal a sort of a frisk and tried to get the ball away from him, or yank it out of his arms to make it look like a fumble. When it didn't work, he looked around quickly and sheepishly to see if any one was looking. Ah, there, Mister Krause! steam early and threatened three times in the first half before a Scoring Touchdowns kovich, (sub for Banas), While I was hardly looking for a beauty chorus, the magnifying lenses trained on the Notre Dame team indicated the set of beezers, echnozzles, mugs and pans I have ever Been on a ball field.

Inspected them closely, looking for some physog that might cause a feminine heart to flutter a little faster. There were plenty of Army players with "It" but I can't hand the Notre Dame students much. They all looked like prize-fighters. This is not a vital matter and I don't know why I bring it np. It's just something I noticed.

(sub for Host), Harris. Points ing inside the 5 yard line, they took the air and made a quick touch-down on two flashy pass plays, with Melinkovich scoring. The second score came early in the second half and climaxed a 73 yard advance, with Devore getting the score on a 37 yard pass. The final touchdown came late in the third period, when, after Banas kicked Army into a hole on its 3 yard line. Fields fumbled the ball on an attempted punt, and Jim Harris recovered in the end zone.

All three goals were kicked. Notre Dame was threatening all through the final period, and Viaro dropped a pass in the end zone as the contest ended. after touchdown Murphy 2, Jask-which (sub for Murphy). Referee Joe Magidsohn (Michi-can). Umpire John Schommer (Chicago).

Field judge J. J. Lipp (Chicago). Linesman James Masker (Northwestern). THERE was plenty of conversation going on in the line of scrim- mage.

I wish my glasses were wired for sound. It is exasperating to see the lips of a tackle move as he says something to hi solved the attack and Banas punted to the Army 10 yard line, where Vidal was stopped without gain. On second down. Fields punted to Notre Dame's 45 yard line and Murphy returned 11 yards to Army Notre Dame therefore scored the first advantage and was in Army territory. Army was using a 6-2-2-1 defense.

Army Holds. Banas and Lukats made 9 yards in two plays and Army took time out to reconnoiter. When play was resumed Banas plunged for first down on Army's 33 yard line. Banas swung left behind three-man interference for 3 yards. Lukats spun and popped through a hole at center for 6 yards before the Army secondary stopped him.

Banas was a foot short of first down on the next plunge. Murphy, Notre Dame quarterback, chose to continue his running game and Banas slipped through the weak side for 5 yards on a first down on Army's 18 yard line. Kil-day was hurt on the play and Army took time out. As Army swarmed to defend its goal Lukats broke through his right tackle for yards. Lukats was stopped on the next First Period.

W5SS A V- 1 Armstrong kicked off to Shee-keteski who returned 15 yards to lis 24 yard line. Notre Dame introduced a change in its offense, with leading halfback in motion. He cut back to take out, the Army end and as a result Lukats and Banas made 11 yards in two plays. Army then op ggezegs, gWHozztes, moss and 9ms. y-Li'O1 opposing end.

The end grins and you see his lips going as he replies. The play runs over the tackle who made the first crack, and the end grins and says something again. The remarks were probably no more than "Hello, Pansy," and "Pansy yourself; stop this one!" and finally "What's tjie matter, didn't you see that one coming?" But one would like to know. A Rambler on the Loose -I play around his right end. Another play failed and it was fourth down with 5 yards to go and the ball on the 13 yard line.

Lukats dropped back and tried a flat pass to right. It was almost intercepted by Fields who would have had a clear field. He dropped the ball and Notre Dame lost the ball on downs. After failing to gain on first play. Fields punted to Notre Dame's 44 yard line.

Army stopped Notre Dame's running attack. On third down, Lukats threw a long pass to Host but Host went out of bounds to make the catch on Army's 25 yard line and the play was nullified. Banas punted out of bounds on Army's 25 yard line and Army had its first opportunity. Army Passes Fail. On first down, Vidal circled his right end and scampered along the sidelines for 35 yards and first down on Notre Dame's 40 yard line, where he was forced out of bounds.

Notre Dame played a 7-2-2 defense. Army's first play was a pass down the middle which was incomplete. Vidal muffed a one-handed try for a wide pass and Army was penalized 5 yards. Another Army pass was incomplete and a penalty pushed Army back to midfield. Fields punted to the Notre Dame 15 yard" line where the ball was grounded.

Notre Dame lined up in pant formation but Sheeketeski plunged for a yard. Banas punted to Army's 39 yard line. Vidal tried the line but Kurth stopped him. A long pas3 failed (Continued on page 68) The Army linemen developed a surprising number of bloody noses. Every time I'd look, another West Point forward would be tasting his gore.

I examined the Notre Darners carefully for evidences of hastiness, ill temper or carelessness with hands, but saw none. This left but one conclusion. The Army linemen were using their noses as weapons of offense. They were charging in on the Irish and striking them violently on the skulls with' their smellers. This is neither food football nor good sense.

BSERVATION The men uho make a lot of preliminary face om 4 i the line of scrimmage usually don't do much. A substitute tackle us i put up a terrific pantomime toward the end of the game as he waited for Notre Dame to snap the ball. He worked himself up into a lather, growling, snarling, showing his teeth, grimacing furiously, and then got himself promptly set on his panties when the play was run. Another obseroationi If the ball club I saw yesterday is the same one I saw in Pittsburgh, then the Notre Dammrs weren't trying against Pitt. All the interference that was missing against Pittsburgh was there today.

The Army tacklers weren't merely bumped out of the play they were blasted out. They were so well disposed of they didn't have a ghost of a chance of getting an ankle or leg as the ball carrier went by. There was all of the old Notre Dame interference working yesterday afternoon, perfect team play. The blocking was savage and efficient. Yon can't beat a team that blocks like that- Murphy, Notre Dame quarterback, runs back punt in opening quarter..

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