Notre Dame at Army

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, December 1, 1929, page 1

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  ocal Coaches Attempt to Bring Port Arthur Here AS Elder Notre Dame Star Spirits 100 Yards to Defeat Army by 20 Score to be overhauled with q touchdown Coach, was far frcm his team, suffering phlebitis at his South Bend home. and the players were deter mined TO beat Army today for Rock” The situation had changed with dramatic suddenness. just before Elder made a Notre Dame touch down a fact an Army counter seemed about to materialize. The Cadets had been given a chance early Il the game but could do nothing with 1t ard then opportunity knocked again In the second period. eagle and Murrel tore off two first downs to drive into Notre Dame territory at the tart OF the period. Notre James great line with Cannon apparently here, there and everywhere. stopped the drive and the Ramblers took the ball ON the 20 yard me when a rass fall ed. Nearly Score TWO smashes into the line avail ed nothing and GHrideo punted. The ubiquitous Perry rushed i’m TO block the kick and when the smoke cleared away. Army was found In possession OF the ball on Notre Danes 13-yard line. eagle and Murrel plunged In the Notre Dame forward wall but gained only three yards between them end then the pass. eagle shot a looping toss into a corner Of the field. just to the goal line and Elder did the rest. Elder was the hero Of the game. For all around football playing the honors went to captain eagle, play ing his last football game in the east. The elusive eagle. for four years one of the games gre-test runners. not only contributed a goodly share of Mere Danes an xious moments when the Army had the ball but he played one of the greatest defensive games OF his brilliant career. Time after time, the star Notre Dame backs were met at the line OF scrimmage BY the Army red head and stopped there. He MADE the longest run Of the game from scrimmage with a 25yard dash and with the exception Of Elders epochal sprint. his “a yard run after receiving a punt late in the game. vas the longest run OF any character. This was the Army’s last real scoring threat. Passing Blocked IT was the third time for eagle to see a Notre Dame eleven beat the Army by one flashing play. In other days a great halfback named Flanagan n away with a senEational touchdown, the only score OF the game. Last year the Cadets were beaten by a touchdown. The winning marker being contributed by OBrien. q substitute end who caught q great pass from Niemec.

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  Seward daily gateway, December 2, 1929, page 1

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  AR|NY’S FOOTBALL TEAM LOST GAME LAST I SECONDS NOTRE DAME STOPPED FIGHT ING ARMY MEN BEFORE CROWD G3,0CO NEW YORK, Dec. ?, (P-The Army’s fighting football team stopped Notre Dame for the en- tire game with the exception of the last m seconds, in their am nual football battle, but that Il seconds spelled victory for the undefeated Notre Dame squad Score; Notre Dame ‘, Army 0 More than 83,O0O fans, an East ern record, saw the game des- parately fought in a bitterly cold day. Jack Elder, one Of the fastest men in football uniform in this country, won the game for Notre Dame early in the second period on an intercepted forward pass on his own goal line and ran the length of the field, which was the only score of the game He caught Cagle’s pass to Hutchinson at the corner of the field; he was the hero of the game. Cagle, of the Army, was playing his last football game in the East, and won the all-around playing honors of the game play ing a great defensive and bril- liant ball packing game. It was the third time for Cagle to see Notre Dame beat the Army by one flashing play

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.