Notre Dame at Army

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., November 6, 1917, page 5

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  GRIM GAME OF WAR TRIPS ARMY TEAM Defeat by Notre Dame Proves Foot ball Only Secondary at West Point. The effect of the grim game of war on the game of football was evident at West Point Saturday when the Army team bowed In defeat before Notre Dame. The gridiron pastime is a sec ondary matter with the cadets at Uncle Sans service school The mas tering of military problems Is foremost in the daily life of the young soldiers who are giving every available moment to a more serious game than chasing the pigskin. Football at the academy has taken a back seat. 1t cannot have the attention it has received In other years. The game is being played this year merely for its physical advania ges. There is neither the time nor the desire to perfect winning eleven. The team which fell before Notre Dame Is a big. strong eleve but the lack of practice and the absence OF the incentive of an annual game with the Navy are evil dent. The soldiers have not had the e1tensive coaching they have had in for mer years. The players are too busy with other things. There is a wealth of good football material at West Point this year, which. under normal conditions. would undoubtedly result in one Of the most | powerful teams the academy ever turned out. The veteran players of the eleven have not been coached to that point which shows them at their best, and the plebes are crude and green. Notre Dame has received the coaching , and attention It has received in other : years and was far ahead of the Army in team development. The uncertainty of the season and cancellation of the Navy game seem TO have taken much of the ambition from the Army team. The cadet corps has the enthusiasm and lends its sup } port which 1t has given to other elevems al the Point, but the real object f~r q we’ll developed eleven ~ missing The soldiers didn’t know as much foot bali as Notre Dame, and the knowledge they had was not utilized to It’s best advantage. 1t is no discredit to the Army team or its coaches that II does not come up to the standard of other years, in view of the fact that the at tertion which usually goes to it’s de- velopment is given up to more serious UNDERTAKINGS Notre Dame Checks Oliphanf. y, The West Point team is one-n,an eleven. With a player of Oliphant’ IS great ability il would seem reasonable that the cadets could go through an ordinary schedule of games without developing any great amount Of team play But against a team as well drilled and as spirited as Notre Dame the task was roo much for one man TO shouidar. Few football elevens have been able to stop Oliphant, but the quick charging line OF the Westeners Yves able to stop him, but not until he had expeE~s~S nearly all his strength 10 a sixty-y~~s march down the field / Notre Dame. although light In weight had a fast pair Of ends tr King and Hayes and two well-drilled ia ckies in Philbin and Andrews Madi. gan, Philtin and King on the rfght side OF the Westetners’ line. were able 70 outplay Luce, Pulsifer and March West Points left trio OF forwar Dis West Point was weak at this wing. and Allison, the Notre Dame quarter back was quick to sec II. With the Notre i Dame hacks aligned In a diagonal for. nation, they were able to pierce thi. side of the Army forwards with dead. ly effect I The game was high tribute to ths phs-stcal condition of Metre Dame. for 1t went through the game withou making a substitution few week. arc thew did the Same thing agains I ANcttd Srd II IL one IHFOrdDJ 1oaturt of football this year that substitution ! ar: less frequent than in former yea RS The new rule prohibiting substitute from rushing into game with In sfructions ~ partly responsible. An other enjoyable feature of foothpli Thu season Is an absence OF fumhfing Players in most of the big games thu ) fer this season have handled the bal clearly, and the direct passing from the center is more generally practic ed With splendid material at Yves Point and the repid strides that Coacl Doh’e is making with the Navy eiev en-. the cancellation OF the Army Nav, game. is a matter OF much regre among the men In both branches o the service. In the last four games tn, uidshtpmen have scored 3oT poiut ana have not been scored on. Thei D one defeat was in the second game o the season. when West Virginia wol TO o. The Annapolis eleven reach

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., November 5, 1917, page 8

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  BIC VICTORY STIRS NOTRE DAME BOYS Well Deserved Win Over the Army Results in Demon StratiOn. ~ tltAS. “. CALL The NOtre Dame man is a peculiar animal. He apparently prides him self on hiding his emotions. IL takes something awfuuy biz 90 arouse him. he loves his schools atlA G .eams-but he Is not given shoW ais lone. The gold and blue may 20 through a string OF victories that WOULD set any other school all agog. and said N0tre Dame man VIII not wrinkle up the corners OF his mouth. Bur something awlully big hap pened Saturday. Notre Dame STAN peded through all the dope 10 wonderful victory over the West Point cadets on the historic Plains” gridion on the Hudson. The score is Incidental was 20 2 When the details Of the play i’m which the midget. Joe Brandy. went over the Army goal line for the lone touchdown Of the day. were read TO the assembled students in the Notre Dame gymnasium Saturday there came a terrible reaction. Good for the peace and order az Notre Dame bare gymnasium. where steel and concrete are the high resistance forces that faced the electrified nerves OF the studying profession. Such riot Of noise never was” Undergraduate smashed brother undergraduate’s hat. tore at his clothes. then fondly embraced him. then hit him. JOY was enthrOned and she” reigned supreme There was only a short interim between Brandy’s touchdown and the final whistle. and then came a formal celebration The frantic. disorganized celebra- ZION Of the afternoon was discarded Mono the less excited, not one bit less jubilant each Notre Dame man saw 10 it that every other Notre Dame man celebrated in an orderly way. IL was no funeral COrtege that ‘‘wended it’s way” down Notre Dame av.. South Bend bound. right after the supper hour Saturday night. There was yelling -voluminous. or ganized impressive. There was the usual shaking” and kindred past times 4 street car or two might have had TO hesitate here and there ON account OF the cougregating when the crowd reached town. but South Bend street cars are better stop peers” than ‘goers’ anyway and their schedules were not seriously inter rupred. Prepare TO Meet Team. Like the Klu Klux Khan they gathered by the hundreds at HuHe and Mikes when the clock struck 10 last night. Notre Dame students, a thousand strong thronged the street and sidewalks i’m front of their smoking hangOut” and wait ed orders from their chiefs. AT 1913. headed by ElbeTs band, they started To- snake-dance 20 the Lake shore depot where they were 90 give the old team grand and glorious reception old team that had made West Point look like ham sandwich at Jewish picnic the old team. who with Brandy Rydweski. Miller. Zoia and the rest had laid a tombstone on the Army’s grave and covered il over with sweet scented lilys OF the valley and sun flowers until next year. Team Arrives. ARRIVING ar the station after wboopine ont the y u wells and cheers an tho vov tbav waited inn ,.rieDt1,- for the Nev York flyer which was bringing the bows back. 20 null mn az the storfon with red .,5 ,,reo,, torches sorirr I’m the .,t-,,. 80 49,. ,.ous +bs,. e-,,-o 49,, fqb+ir.- eleven ono Of rho biowhen they alishted from the train.

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  The Washington herald, November 4, 1917, page 14

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  INDIANA TEAM DEFEATS ARMY IN BIC BATTLE Notre Dame Captures Hon ors in Intersectional Game with West Point Cadets. West Point n. Y. Nov. .3.-For three sensational periods this aft ernoon West Points line stopped Notre Danes sharpest attacks and held the Indiana huskies at bay. But during these same three periods Notre DANES attack was gaining in momentum and at the end of the third period it started on a mad rush down the field to a brilliant victory. The score Of the fifth annual Army–Notre Dame game, 7-to-2. does not fairly represent the strength Of the two teams for the Army was outplayed. outgeneraled and outlucked in every detail OF the game. West Point never had chance Of crossing the Notre Dame line. The Army fought cleanly and gamely against heavy oods. but il succumbed in the end TO the best team that the Westerners have ever sent TO West Point. With a sharp, biting wind sweep I ing across the field the teams took their places for the kickoff. Notrs | Dame had won the toss and chose to defend the north goal. The Army presented an unbeaten lineup; Notre / Dame had exactly one veteran who played against West Point last year. But before many minutes Of play / had passed IL was clear that the Indiana youngsters were prepared TO marshall a strong defense against the terrific rushes OF the army back field. I Coach James Harper brought team trained to the minute and went through the contest without making q substitution. | Oliphant. the army captain never / played a harder game in his career. Hahn, the army back WAS thrown for 10-yard loss at a critical period Of the play after O.iphaUt had car ricd the ball :” OF the – Yards where | the soldiers had rushed IL. / The cadets began scoring early. They got their safety at the very start Olipdant kicked OF to Gipe on the 5-ySrd Inc. With Gipe down. cd in the TRACKS by Shrader. a punt / from behind the goal line was the only logical thinE. i came i’m mediateiy and KNIGHT blockrd. it. The } bell rolled b-hi-d the fence and the army got \ safety. After that both teams resorted to more punting than has been seen on the plains in a de- 3! Caae. ! II was an intercepted pass. one which Olichaut meant to toss TO Horr. but which went 10 Brandy that was the turning q tie game. Notre Dame wheeled its biz guns into action and started the last quarter with the ball on the army l5-yard line. A smash ing play enabled Brandy to wrizcle between Eorr and KEi=ht for n touch down. EgGzcUsl-i kicked goal. After the kicA on O.Dhant boran his march down thu field only 10 be halted by Hahn throw back. The summary:

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  Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, November 3, 1917, page 5

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  West Point Beaten by NOtre Dame by Score of 7 to z West Point, N. Y, Nov. g. Notre Dame beat the Army in their annual struggle here today, 7 to 2. The Hoosiers put over their touchdown with the first play in the final period, when Brandy went over from the even-yard line and Rydzenski kicked goal. The Army scored on the first play of the game when a tOuehback was scored on q blocked kick. Steady hammering at the Army line advanced the ball to the point from which Notre Dame scored. A slippery field prevented Cap tain Oliphant, star of the Army team, from performing in his usual style, but he was nevertheless responsible for most of the army gains.

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.