Notre Dame at Army

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., November 6, 1921, page 8

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  FORWARD PASSES WIN FOR NOTRE DAME OVER ARMY MOhardt Is Outstanding Star in $50 Hoosier Victory. WEST POINT. n. Y. Nov. s. Mickey Mohardt. a little Notre Dame halfbsck with an Irish smile, today won his spurs as a successor to George Gipp, engineering the defeat of the Army, IS 10 o. Mohardt. working on the sending end Of a new forward pass formaton, tossed the pigskin like a base ball to Kiley. a red-headed end. whose fingers seemed magnets for the oval. The Hoosiers marched up and down the field almost at will behind these two men, bafTling the big Army eleven. Young Mohardt. when he was not throwing forward passes. was wig Cling through tackle. or circling the ends, slipping past Army tack lers like an eel. He personally attended to the business OF scoring one touchdown, flashing around end for is yards. He tossed the ball TO KIley and Wynne. enabling them TO score the other three touch downs The soldiers seemed unable TO get started and were never able to gain through the South Benders’ line Five persons were injured when a small grandstand collapsed dur ing the game, carrying down about 300 persons. including few women. The injured, who were said not &c have been seriously hurt. were given medical attention at the Academy hospital. The stand, at its greatest height, was only ten feet from the ground. Line-uD and summary.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 6, 1921, page 16

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  Notre Dame Wins Easily From Army West Point, NovsSibsr 5.--Forward passes that sailed over the scrim- mage line only after the Notrs Dame bsckfield had toyed with the ball in tbe manner of the old criss cross gave sparkle today to their 2s to o triur ph over the Army eleven. Nctre Damc’s incessant rush forced the Cadets to the defensive. and wh s,, the Army possessed the ballits on- slaught failed against the stanch line that Coach Rockne brought from Indiana. Two first downs was the best the army could do against it. The invading eleven crushed the line persistently. Four substitutes were sent out to stiffen the Army defense, but 1t never became punc- trre proof. It was an amazing stock of forward passes and brilliant zig gag dashes of the Notre Dame run ners that took three out of the four touchdowns over the Army goal line. Ovenrhead Attack Notre Dame started it’s overload fire in tho second period after fum- bles. penalties and the1 far driven punts of Wood, the Army fuilback. had checked earlier advances. The Army seemed unable to fathom No

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.