Notre Dame at Army

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  ARMY ROUTED BY NOTRE DAME In HARD GAME Hoosier Team, by Superior All Around Work. Wins by ~ to L.. GIPP’S BRILLIANT PLAY Walter French’s Long Runs Redeeming Feature Of West Points Game. GIPP’S BRILLIANT PLAY ny DANIEL. gSectal Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD. WEST POINT, N. T.. Oct. 30.--Notre Danes speed. power, cunning and stiffness, Notre Danes versatility and above all one George Gipp. made combination altogether too effective for the Army football team to cope with on the plains this afternoon. AS the time honored war cry of tho cadet battalion, Eight” roared repeated enenlargement across the field to the aggressive stalwarts who bore the West Point standard they struggled hard, and they fought with most COM mendable grit But in so far as VIC gled in vain Notre Dame triumphed by a score Of 27 to II, and that after the cadets had held the lead at the end Of the first half by II to IA n was a football exhibition well worth 5 gring many miles to see. It was a hard contest, fought with vigor and vim by be tn sides all the way. but il also was the greatest game, both for attack and 3 Oe1enCe, WHICH mas Deen seen III lH- East this season. The Army was beaten, hut even in defeat 1t covered itself with glory. The points which it did score was a striking tribute to the fighting qualities of the West Pointers and their splendid morale in the face OF odds In so far as the comparative strength Of the Army and the HOLSTERS was conoerned. the Cadets had no license to score. In the development of offence In n orOnnd effart yanpsg IN both the old and the new football. in sheer brilliancy the eleven from Indiana, with the scintiiiattng Gipp always in the van, pract.cally outclassed the Army. Notre Dame made twenty first downs, as against only four for the Army. We do not think that any team in this country could have won over the team I from the West as 1t played here today. Army Starts Well. The first half saw the Army out score Notre Dame in spite of the fact that the Hoosiers greatly outplayed the home eleven. But Notre Dame had a bad habit at that stage of fumbiiny away its advantages after 1t had Tough! hard for them and appeared on the way 20 a touchdown. Every break was taken : advantage OF by the Cadets. But despit, the fact that the recess found the Army In the lead, it was very eviden that Notre Dame would win the game. L. : was felt that the Hoosiers had not We. started In earnest and that once they went on their way there would be no stopping them. Events in the second hslf justified that feeling. 1t was O. contest replete not only with great team effectiveness on the Notre Dame side. but with sensational individual deeds. Notre Dame had practlcally two teams on the field Gipp was one and ten mates composed the other The Army could not stop this man Gipp, 10 matter what he did. He was q Titan In attack and a concrete wall In defence. Gipp ran like deer. He rounded ends like Harold Weeks and broke through tackle like a Ted Coy. Tie threw forward passes and punted In q manner TO satisfy the most exacting. He kicked the goals from touchdown. II there was anything which could be done on . football field which Gipp could not, and in fact, did not do. 1t was not CIscernible to the naked eye. This man Gipp is an all American. or there is no real all American eleven this season. French Army Hero. The Army was defeased, but it was not without its doors of sensational deeds. What Gipp was for Notre Dame . Walter French was for the Army. This , Is French’s first year at West Point, but he came here not without a reputaton. When he played with Rutgers last , reason he earned reputation az one of the most remarkable backs in the East. Then he was injured and had to stay out of the big games. Foster Sanford at that time declared that French was a player on par with the best In the country. And this after noon French showed that Sanford was right. French turned the biggest individual feat of the day when in the second period he received n punt on the Army’s 40 yard line and dashed sixty yards for q touchdown. Breidster kicked the goal and tied the score at II TO II. That sprint of French’s was about as pretty n run as anybody would want to see. F’rench’s chance to make the run had its origin in Notre Dame direct pass which went wrong and left the visitors on their own 20 yard line. A penalty of fifteen yards also helped and put the Hoosiers In ono of the very few bad positions In which they found themselves this after noon. 1t was up to Gipp to punt and go he did. French received the ball on minute stood stock stlll. Gipp for once on the Notre Dame side, fell asleep. The Hoosiers were bit overconfident In their ability to stop anybody on the Army side and they did not go after French with their usual vlgor. French turned as IL to run toward his right but quickly reversed himself and fooled the Notre Dame defence. perhaps the only time 1t really was fooled In the game. Over toward the side line went French and down toward the Notre Dame goal line he scooted like thing which was almost too fast to be human. While the Army stands roared him enenlargement French kept right on his way running through nearly the entire Notre Dame team and eluding tackler after tackler. II was a decidedly pretty piece OF work was this run. French kept right on until he had crossed the anal chalk mark and put the Army back on even terms In struggle which APP reared TO be far from even. Army’s First Touchdown.

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  CADETS HELPLESS BEFORE TERRIFIC ATTACK OF IRISH Make Typical Notre Dame Rally in Last Quarter to Win Came. Anderson. Eatre Dame end stood out. o. half q dozen occasions no was down under punts 20 stop The speedy French in his tracks French was the bis gun % the Army attack. lie Wed with GiDp in all departments II offensive play with the exception Of the pass. The Army relied on straight football throughout The <otre Dame team lyeft d. reCtlv after The game for New York city where they were GUESTS of c.. New York alumni tOuieht at thaater party and dinner. The team VIII leave az midnight tou.--t lul south Bend. FIRST Quarter. Notre Dame won the toss and chose 20 defend the north goal. Clark kicked Off for The Army 20 Gipp on Notre Danes Is yard line and the Hoosier half was dowued IN his tracks. Gipp. Wynne and M0hardt tore immense gaps IN the ARM line and carried the ball 90 the 3s yard line on three plays. Mohardt went eight yards around right end but on the next play Wynn FUN bled and ID. StorCk recovered. French tore of 1G yards and placed the cs.I on N0trc Danes – yard lire Two plays through the line carried the ball over Lawrence maxi ing the touchdown. Breidster kick cd goal Clark kicked of 10 ElIey and he ran IT. back % NotTe Danes 2S yard line Glpp. Brandy and Wynne made first down but NOtre Dame was penaIized yards. Gipp and Mohardt regained the distance with dashes off tackle. WyRue Gipp and Mohardt made four five yards dives through the Army line and Gipp placed the ball on the Army five yard line when he recovered tumble and went through right tackle for 10 yards Gipp made four wards through center and Mohardt went through for the touch down from the one yard line. Gipp kicked goal Gipp ran Clark’s kick back from the 10 20 the % yard line. Gipp made nine through center but Notre Dame was penaliZed five yards. The Army line held and Gipp was forced TO kick TO Wilhide on Army’s 40 ward line. French returned the kick after Lawrence had failed 10 dent the Hoosler line. Gipp recover ed the ball on the is yard line. He kicked and French recovered on the Armys 90 yard line. He was downed in his tracks as the whistle blew. Army e NOtre Dame Z. Second Quarter. French kicked TO Glpp on Army = As yard line and ne ran 10 back eight yards. Mohardt and Gipp cIrried IL on two plays 90 the y yaJd line and on the next play Gi7p q q ever for tE= second touchdown Sibp kicked EoaL Clarks kick hit the goalpost and Notre Dame took the ball on it’s 20 yard line Brandy and Gipp made eight yards and Mohardt was run out OF bounds after a 10 yard run. The Army held and Gipp kicked to French on his 2 2 yard line Failing 10 gain French returned The kick. Gipp took the ball for 20 yards around end. NOtre Dame lost the ball In mid-field and French made the most sensational run Of the game going through the entire field for So yards and touchdown. Breidster kicked goal Clpp ran Clarks- next kickoff from the five TO the 80 yard line. Notre Dame was penalZed IS yards and Gipp kicked. The kick went high and in the scramble Army recovered on the Notre Dame 10 yard line WilhIde. Dodd and French failed to dent the line. French dropped a perfect field goal between the \Ctre Dame uprlghts from the five yard line. Clark kicked off 20 Gipp and the IToosier flash returned IT, from the seven 20 the 20 yard line. starting a march down the field which was stopped in West Point territory 10y the whistle Army IL, Notre Dame IA Third Quartcd. Larson Of Notre Dame retired with a disIocated hip. Mehre sue ceeded him. Gipp returned CLARK r kick from the 40 10 The so yard line. He made l. yards on two plays through the line and when the Army held puuted 10 French on the Army’s u yard line. French was dowued where he stood. The ARMY carried the ball 10 yards ana kicked 10 %otro Danes 40 yard line. Gipp made 10 and Wvn0e carried the ball % Army SO yard line Gipp’s attempt at q drop kick failed and army TOOK the hai ON their 90 ward line. After gaining 10 yards the Army failed 90 advance and licked NCtre Dame took the bah on its 20 yard line and M0hardt dashed off end for 81 yards. Wynue made y through center but Notre Dame was penalized five. A for ward pass. Gipp 10 MoharGt placed The bali Cu Armv’s yard line Mohardt. Wynng and Gipp advanced the quarter ended Army j.. Notre

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1920, page 28

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  ARMY LOSES, q TO II Notre Dame Scores Twice in Last Period-French Stars for West Point. WEST POINT, N. Y. October 81 The Army went down to defeat for the first time this year when the fast and powerful Notre Dame won today, u to II, in an exciting and hard fought battle The Cadets led for three quarters of the game. but Notre Danes at tack overcame the lighter Army men in the final period and the Hoosiers were able to register the two touch downs which gave them the game French ran sixty yards for one of the Army’s touchdowns. He also kicked a goal from. placement from the 33-yard line. Gipp and Mohardt starred for Notre Dame.

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  Bisbee daily review, October 31, 1920, page 5

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  Army Football Team Goes Down to Defeat; 27 to 17 WEST POINT, N. r., Oct. 30. = The Army went down to defeat for the first time this year when the fast and powerful Notre Dame team won 27 to IF. The Cadets led for three quarters of the game but Notre Dame’s attack overcame the lighter army men in the final period and the Hoosiers were able to register the two touch downs which gave them the game. Fullback French ran 60 yards for

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.