Notre Dame at Nebraska

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], December 1, 1922, page 12

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  SMASHING DRIVE -. Of CORNHUsKERS IS IRRESISTIBLE Notre Dame Goes Down Before Powerful Nebraska Team in Great Battle. PERSHING WATCHES GAME By United Ne4os LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. Smash ing through the opposing line, alter mating end runs and successful aerial program. the Nebraska corn huskers trimmed the fighting Irish” from Notre Dame In the annual Thanksgiving classic of the Middle West at Nebraska Field. II to 6. Except for one period. the third when Notre Dame made her lone touchdown by combining a series Of line plunges and a brilliant forward pass attack, the Cornhuskers out played the South Bend eleven. Captain Hartley, full back, and Noble, at right half, plowed through for gain after gain. in the ample grooves torn In Notre Danes defense by the line OF Nebraska. The fourteen points Of the Corn huskers We’re established In the SEQ, ond period, which began with the ball in Nebraska’s possession on her own forty-seven-yard line. Among the $4,000 spectators who crowded the stands was Gen. John ]. Pershing, who was given great ovation on entering the field, and later Joined the ovations given to the brilliant flashes by the players. Huskers Start Strong Nebraska began to demonstrate her superiority in the first quarter. A series Of line bucks dating from her thirty-eightyard line carried the ball twenty-five yards: penalty lost Notre Dame five. and a variety of play made nineteen more. After an incomplete pass. Nebraska punted out of bounds on Notre Danes twenty-seven-ya rl mark. Losing a couple of yards. ami failing to gain thereafter. Notre Dame punted to Nebraska’s twenty fve-yard line and the Cornhuskers started down the field. The first quarter ended with the score. 0 to 0. Nebraska’s march toward the goal was interrupted only by a Vineyard penalty for off-side, and was featured principally by line,bucking of the powerful corn-husker backs. From the twenty yard line Scherer advanced sixteen on an end run. Noble ADDED seven more on two line smashes and Hartley crossed for a touchdown and kicked for the extra point. / Thinks looked better for the irish when they recovered a tumble on Ne. braska’s thirty five-yard line. but only / for a minute. for Crowley also man aged TO tumble, and it was Nebraska s ball on the same spot. An exchanges OF punts followed. Degree again kicked out of hounds on Notre Danes | thirty-eight-yard line, whereupon q / long and beautifully executed forward 1 rass from Hartley to Noble, with praiseworthy field running by the lat ter took the ball over the line again ard Hartley kicked the goal. Ne I braska appeared on her way to an / other touchdown when the half end ed on Notre Danes thirty-two-ya yard line. Notre Dame Opens UD Notre Dame flashed at the begin ming of the second half, and took the hall from her twenty-four-yard line &c the Nebraska goal A little line hucking, short aerial gains, and two ! great passes brought the Irish their touchdown. I4ayden hurled to Vegra for a twenty-four-yard gain, and an otoher to Don Miller took the ball forty yards for a touchdown. Then Layden missed the kick. The quarter ended with the ball on Nebraska s | thirty-five-yard line. Another drive by the Irish threat. ] L \ Nr.k ~, -.,eIrr “a / the ball after Notre Dame had adj / Tanced to the Husker two-yard line. A series OF line smashes terminated with a tumble, which Notre Dame recovered on her forty-fve-yard line. More punts and more incompleted passes ensued. the game ending with the ball in Notre Danes possession on her thirty-nine-yard line.

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  The Rock Island Argus and daily union, Rock Island, Ill., December 1, 1922, page 1

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  NEbRASkhlN 14–⁠6 VICTORY over n. DANE Powerful CornIusker Tea. ~, SmashessOvercomes Aeril Attack. Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. l,-,n . :, rife battle featured by ths w. smashing of the winners ana y. forward passing of the hssr, y braska defeated Notre Dame = yesterday before $4,000 en,s,. asu tic gridiron fans, IA to G 1t was a contest which ks,. :, largest crowd which ever ss W game in the state on its ~, tinually and cheering fran,,ss,vnaE. for Captain Hartley and his “ braska warriors to stop tho ~. Ne head attack of the Hoosiar. ‘ the second half. Notre Dana h.. = decided advantage in the aeriai A. ;, tack. while the Cornhusker,’ ~ .s a.. the best at line plunging ana AL s ing off the tackles. WV Kip Up Notre Dame Lin. The teams played the direc, ., posites of football. Nebrasl w backs. working behind a poude Sra and aggressive line, tore the No,rs s Dame forward wall to bits in tss frst haif zach the locals did Al tteir ~cofing. Try as they mirht – Hoosiers could not check ths fdrives of Captain Hartley and Ma. Bile, while Quarterback Russell walked through the center Of the Notre Dame line whenever shor, yardage was needed for first down In the second half, however. No. ire Dame opened up with an aerial attack which for a time made The situation look dangerous for tia locals. Captain Carberry and his Notre Dame warriors with every. thing to win and nothing to lose | threw the ball to all corners Of The field in the third period. The eli. gible players jumped high in the air and caught the ball on then finger tips. Nebraska appeared powerless to stop the attack, bu, at times when the situation looked bright for the Irish. passes were either intercepted of the ball fun. bled. Sotre Dame-Vergar, Mayl, re; Oberst. TT; Degree. Kizer, re-; Re gan, Walsh, Voss, c; Brown, Wei bel. lg: Stanase, Cotton. 1t; Car berry, McNulty. lie; Thomas, Stub dreher, Oh; Connel, D. Miller, G Miller, rh; Bergman, Crowley, lh Livergood,- Leyden, fb. Observation-Disclosures, Thomser lie: Wenke. McGlasson, It; Base lg; Peterson, C; Berquist, re-; We’ll er. TT; Scherer. re; Russell. H. d. witt, OBJ; Lewellen. III; Noble, DEWITT, rh; Hartley. fb. ! Touchdowns- Hartley. Noble. Miller. Goals after touchdown Hartley, ?. Referee Eckersa / Chicago. Umpire-Schommer. Oh cago. Head linesman-Young, Ill nois Wesleyan. Field judge Hedges, Dartmouth.

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  The New York herald, December 1, 1922, page 14

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  NEBRASKA CHARGES DOWN NOTRE DAME Huskers Plow Way to Two Scores in Second Period and Win by 14–⁠6 Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALp. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 3o,-Nebraska’s $ terrific line smashing assault through the light but game Notre Dame forwards enabled the Cornhusker’s to score brill liant IA to victory over Notre Dame in their annual Thanksgiving clash here to-day 1t was the first victory Ne braska has won from Notr Dame in four years. After being outplayed and forced to assume defensive role throughout the entire first half and with Nebraska hold ing fourteen point advantage. Notre Dame came back in the second half by opening a brilliant passing attack that netted one touchdown and three times threatened Nebraska’s goal line. Ere quent funibles and poor selection or plays, however, cost the Hoosier’s the victory. Tho line am.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, December 1, 1922, page 8

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  Notre Dame Beaten. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1.-Nebraslsa’ terrific line smashing assault through the light but game Notre Damo for. wards enabled the Cornhnskers tc score a brilliant 14 to 6 victory over Notre Dame in their annual Thanks giving clash here yesterday, It was the first victory Nebraska has won from Notre Dame in four years, After being outpiayed and forced te assume defensive role through out the entire first half and with Me- braska holding 14-point advantage, Eotre Dame came back in the second hajf by opening brilliant passing attack that netted one touchdown and three times threatened Nebraska’s goal line, Frequent fumbles and poor esi6etios of plays, ks~ssaf, cost ths Hoosiess the .istS=ys

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Nebraska leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the eight since this game.