Army at Notre Dame

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  New Britain herald, December 2, 1930, page 11

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  N0TRE DAME NOT SURE OF VICTORY Southern California May Be FaYorite in Game Saturday Los Angeles, Dec. (UP)- Skepticisn has overtaken Notre Dame supporters in this section, and the outlook today was that Southern California probably would enter Saturdays game favored to take the Irish. For the first time the pre- game odds were down to even money, with Southern California money very much in predominance, Until the Army pushed Notre Dame to win last week, 7–⁠6. the Irish had been fayorites at 10 to and 10 to in some quarters. Supremcly confident of the strength of Southern California, Trojan packers were not even in clined to smile at Knute Rockne’ s prediction that Notre Dame will lose. Southern California will win,’‘ ! says Rocknc, but by a close score. They won’t win by four touchdoWns as some are predicting Rochne, it Is recalled, made d similar statement on the eve of the Carnegie Tech game, and the Irish went out and won, 21-o. Among others competent to judge and who have switched to Southern California after favoring Notre Dame earlier are Pop Warner. Stan ford coach and Tom Lieb, who coached the Irish while Rockne was sick last season. For those who believe the game might be close it is we’ll to know that out of 5S touchdowns scored this season, Southern California has kicked only 32 extra points or about 55 per cent. Twice in the past two years Notre Dame has won games by the margin Of this single extra point. Frank Carideo, Notre Danes consistent place kicker. has made good 24 out of 29 attempts at goal after touch downs this year, and has kicked the last ten in a row. pF4Ol’ t4’‘ .NOl LII N N’Sl’i IT ‘lliD Army games I thought Notre Dame would win” says Warner. but now I believe those two games have taken too much out of RoCknc’ $ team for 1t to be at top form. Moth ing less than top form can stop Southern California; Lieb, d former Notrc Dame play CT who is now coaching Loyola out here, thinks Southern California will win because the Trojans have the stronger line. Southern Californias line hash { a weak spot in it and will wear down Notre Danes line” says Lieb. Jim Musick should rip the Notre Dame line to pieces as Russell of Northwestern did. Howard Jones cutback play through guard is going to be very hard 10 stop” Notrc Dame and Southern Cali. fornia have played four times in the past four years, with the Irish win ming three games by the margin Of a single point. Strict secret prac- tice has been instituted for the Southern California squad this week.

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], December 1, 1930, page 10

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  Notre Dame already has defeated Northwestern and Army, respective midwestern and eastern leaders, and a victory over Southern Cali fornia, rated as one of the two best Pacific coast teams, would eliminate any remaining doubt regarding the schools right to national recogniton. ROckne Not Kidding The Irish, worn and weary after their strenuous schedule of nine games, without a “breather,” and a 2,00O-mile railroad journey, will enter the game as the underdog in the betting-the first time such a condition has prevailed in more than two years. I’m not kidding you or attempt ing to use psychology on the players when 1 say do not expect to win, . Rockne told the United Press today. ‘Notre Dame will be on the down. grade after those two tough battles with Northwestern and Army, and while the boys may rally enough to give the TrojanS a fairly good game [ see no chance of victory” Perfect Play Scores Southern California, coached by Howard Jones, will be in much bet ter condition for the game than Notre Dame. The Trojans have had few hard games this season and since their early season 7 to 6 up set by Washington State, have won their contests by overwhelming scores. Saturdays 7 to s victory over the Army, although gained ny the I’M comfortably close margin of a kick after touchdown, removed any doubt regarding the teams championship calibre. The Irish outgained the heavier Cadets almost ten yards to one and after the mud, ice, rain, fog and sleet nullified many scoring oppo-tunitieS made their TOUCHDOWN on the one perfect play” for which Notre Dame teams strive.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 1, 1930, page 33 (results column)

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  NOTRE DAME NEEDS VICTORY TO CL|NCH Title Would Be Disputed by Several Teams if Southern California Triumphed. N IEW YORK, December IA M foot ball natural” with i Y the mythical n national championship at stake, brings together Notre Danes Rough Riders and Southern Cali fornia’S Trojans at Los Angeles on Saturday as the grand climax of a spectacular season. If Rockne’s brigade can check the Trojans the national title will be theirs with few, II any. dissenting votes. AL. ready the Rough Riders have crushed Southern Methodist of the Southwest Conference, Navy. Pitt, Carnegie, Penn and the Army in the East Indiana and Northwestern of the Big Ten and Drake Of the Missouri Valley Conference. May Be TangIe. On the other hand, a victory for Southern California will leave the sit,iaton IN a tangle with several unbeaten elevens ready to advance their claims. Among these might be Alabama and washington State, both unbeaten and united. who viii clash In the annual Rose Bowl game on the Coast New Year day. Southern California has been beaten once this year, losing a TO decision TO washington State. Notre Danes win. ming streak was seriously endangered BY the Army Saturday, but the Rough Riders crashed through to block a try Tor point after touchdown and won, 7–⁠6. There are close to q dozen other games on Saturdays schedule. In the East Navy clashes with Penn at Philadelphia, New York University attempts TO stop Colgateis high-powered eleven In New York. Carnegie and Washington ana JEFFERSON put on their postponed duel at Pittsburgh and Western Mary land, only Eastern team unbeaten, takes on Maryland at Baltimore. A Georgia Classic. In the Southern Conference Georgia and Georgia Tech meet in their an nual battle at Atlanta Florida and Ten neSsee are matched at Jacksonville and Duke plays North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Loyola of New Orleans, a mern- Der OF the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, faces the University OF Detroit at New Orleans. In the Southwest, Tulsa’s unbeaten and united eleven clashes with the Haskell Indians at Tulsa and Iowa State travels to Houston, Tex, to take on Rice OF the Southwest Conference.

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.