Notre Dame at Army

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 27, 1932, page 2

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  IRISH BEAT ARMY |. 210, IN AIR ATTACK 10000 Spectators Watch Notre Dame Batter Cadets in Yankee Stadium. that baffied Pitt, Harvard and Yale. From that point on, the Army’s run ming game was covered and smothcred, broken up and beaten back and the Army’s passing game was broken up at almost every turn. Yet the Armys ground defense was so keen and spirited that two Notre Dame thrusts were wrecked in the first and second periods around the 5-yard line, forcing Notre Dame at last to win through the air. Twice the South Bend tidal wave In green had rolled to the Army 5-yard line. Twice it had been thrown back. On the third march the Western team put on one of the great plays Of the year. In a third drive that swept the ball into the shadow of Army goal posts, Notre Dame again had ar rived around the 5-yard line. Recalling the fierce resistance Of two other drives Koken then stepped back, faxed run and passed to Melinkovich over the Army line. Melinkovich In turn, cut back across to take the ball from a group of Army defenders for the first score as Murphy kicked goal. Hit With Terrific Force. 1t was a smart, daring play and 1t brought its reward. All this time the Notre Dame backs were hitting with terrific force. They were driving and spinning, twisting and fighting for every yard. 1t was far different team from the lethargic outfit that worked against Pitt. Here was a team full of flame and fire, out to prove its place. Leading z to O. as the third period started, Notre Danes second touch down was even more spectacular. A rush of green wave first downs had carried the ball deep into Army terri tory. Then penalty set the ball back to Arny’S 29-yard line, well over by the sidelines. It was fourth down when Banas dropped back to the 40-yard line, danced back and forth for Sec ond to two, and then threw a long As yard pass that sailed we’ll beyond the Army goal line into the waiting arms of Devore, a brilliant Notre Dame end The Army defense was SO completely fooled that two South Bend mates were standing at Devore’s side. The debacle was now complete. Once more the green tidal wave, still hitting with deception, speed and power, got under way. A great kick by Banas planted the ball on Army’s 2-yard line. Fields dropped back of his goal to kick, but low pass eluded his hands, fell away, and Harris, a Notre Dame guard, dived upon the ball for the third touchdown as Murphy again kicked goal. Later in the third period Notre Dame passes sailed across the Army goal line into the open arms of Francheau and Vairo for two more touchdowns, but in each case the ball bounded out to cut away two more touchdowns that only mechanical errors threw away. The Army put every ounce of fight int I,,,% Army was completely outclassed by a better foot ball team, the greatest show Of speed and force I have seen all year. Came With Spin and WhirI. The great crowd, filling every nook and Granny of the big Yankee Stadium, with thousands turned away, saw the tide OF battle start from the West at the first jump. Just after the Army had kicked off Lukas and Banas began their big ripping act. They came on with spin and whirl that meant business. They fought for every foot Time and again these big, fast Notre Dame backs were tackled. only to carry on for another two or three yards beforce they finally hit the green turf. The Army had no physical power to meet this wild charge of a team out to prove its place as one of the greatest OF the year. Notre Dame had something more than swiftness of foot and violence in assault. 1t had deception thrown in with an attack that was well drilled and well executed. Only a fighting Army defense, led by Capt. Summer felt, who was all over the field, STAYED off two early touchdowns that seemed certain after Western attacks that rip ped and rushed along the ground. 1t was not until the South Bend team took to the air that a badly baff1ed Army team finally gave way The startled crowd. expecting to see flock of hospital recruits. struggling to stand up, suddenly looked upon more physical power than it had seen in years. The flock of invalids out of a South Bend hospital we’re knocking down and running over the same Army stars who gave Pitt a scare and who ran over Yale and Harvard. Here was the chance for scme testimonial turning hospital into a set of athletes that could have cleaned up malady jungle in 20 minutes The fiu-stricken Melinkovich ran with the speed of a deer and the force of an African buffalo. He was about as easy to stop as tractor spin ming at so miles an hour He must have made more than so yards after he was tackled. Had Able Assistance. And he had able help from the rest OF his crew, Koken and Banas, Francheau and Skeet Keski, Lukats, Murphy and Jaswich Here was the team of all nations hurled against a line headed by Kurth and Kruause. two hard charging giants that could open a hole through granite. Capt. Summerfelt of the Army was on top of the job all afternoon. He was tackling all over the field, but he had a hopeless job. His team was too badly overwhelmed. 1t was beaten back by too much man-power, much more than the Army could face. The lighter Army backs, handling the secondary work, were often knocked aside or rolled back many yards before they could stop the play. Notre Dame had come a long, long way since the Pittsburgh game. 1t was a different team this afternoon, team that will give Southern Cali fornia all 1t can handle. 1t provided the show today for 10000 spectators who saw at last what tidal wave can do when it finally gets under way (Copyright. 1882. by North American News paper Alliance, Inc.) l.

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  The Waterbury Democrat, November 28, 1932, page 13

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  If the South Bend Ramblers can be used as a measure, it’s going to be mighty hard to pick a certain winner in this first officially sched- uled football meeting of the Cadets and Midshipmen since 1927. This element of uncertainty combined with the tradition and pageantry of the game, should pack Franklin field to its S0,OO0 capacity. Before the Soldiers played Notre Dame at Yankee stadium Saturday. Army was easily Q 2-to-1 favorite to sink the future admirals who have the worst 1882 record of any important college eiev in the east. But the Ramblers’ 21-O triumph over the Cadets changed the situ- ation considerably. Terrible As “Rip” Miller’s Miishipmen pointed toward their SSrd clash with Army, they fioundered through the season with record of two wins, five defeats and one tie. It appeared to be one of the worst teams since Annapolic and West Point started football hostiii- ties back in 1890. Some thought when they held Columbia to 7–⁠6 victory, but others pointed out that Clifford Montgomery, Columbia’s ace back was in the gar1ie only 2 few minutes. Meanwhile the Cadets marched proudly through opposition, hailed as one of Army’s greatest elevens. They trounced Yale 2O-0 and -,n. St. T TIo r,,r,rI 4 hytxy Dtfftu Partners could stop them, 1S-13, before the Notre Dame rout. But 1t seemed that Nays play CTS really had begun to click in that game. Two weeks later they went to Cleveland and held Notre Dame on a muddy field, to a 12–⁠0 victory--the same Ramblers who beat Army 21–⁠0. Hunk” Ander- son used the same manpower as in the Army game. So What? Another fact that confounded the experts was that Notre Danes heavy powerful team had the ad- vantage of a muddy field against Navy. The Cleveland field was far sloppier than the slightly soggy turf at Yankee stadium Saturday. The Ramblers are an excellent mud team. Yet, Annapolis actually gaiend more yardage by rushing than did the Cadets against the Ramblers. The sailors advanced Il yards by rushing while Army made only 61. Both were held to four downs. However, Notre Dame made 20 first downs against Navy and only IT against Army. The green shirts gaiend 282 yards by rushing against the Admirals and 273 against the soldiers. To the Hospital Ih addition. six of Army’s best played were so battered up Satur- day they have gone to the hospi- tai. They won’t be able to prac- tice for a couple of days. at least, and it’s uncertain if all will get into the game. They are Tom Kilday Pick Vidal, Ken Fields, Pete Pouc- sak, Abe Lincoln and Harvey Jab- lonsky. Meanwhile, Navy has had an extra weeks rest since the N0- ire Dame game and should be at full strength. It’s entire team watched Army play Notre Dame, and as Navy uses the Notre Dame system, 1t should know Armys weaknesses against 1t. They saw little of Army’s offense because the Cadets had the ball only about 10 minutes in the entire game.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, November 28, 1932, page 6

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  NOTRE DAME SH|F rs STYLE SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. %. U.P)-Good blocking and new Notre Dame offense which has been kept under cover since last spring were given credit today by Coach Heartily Anderson for Notre Danes victory over Army. The coach was happy over the 21–⁠0 win and inclined to believe his players would do we’ll against Southern California in the game December 10. which Anderson declared was devised last spring is based on a longer count after the shift and use of a backfield man in motion. ut was worth while to spill our new plays Saturday” Anderson said, “but If the boys will block as they did Saturday our old plays will be good enough TO beat any one” Anderson planned to give his men considerable new instruction before the Southern California conflict. He said he hoped to keep them busy enough in the next two weeks TO prevent them from becoming overconfident about the Army victory He predicted the new Notre Dame technique would be used widely by football teams trained on the Notre Dame system next fall.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 28, 1932, page 5

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  NOTRE DAME BOUTS ARMY, 21–⁠0 SCORE Eighty Thousand Witness One of Season s Big Surprises NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-Notr; Dame pulled off one of the big gest football surprises of the sea- son last Saturday afternoon by putting the Army eleven to rout before 80,000 spectators, the big gest crowd of the season, by a score of q to 0. The Aamblsrs, packing terrific drives that baffled the Cadets made brilliant aerial attack and scored once in the second period and twice in the third. Melinkovich, big fullback who has been i’ll with the flue, and Dsvore, star end, tailed the first two touchdowns with passes. Harris, guard, dropped on fum- ble behind the Army’s goal line for the remaining score. The crowd was alternately thrill ed and stunned by the failure of the Cadets to justify the pre- game odds in their favor. The Army’s only two flashes of attack consisted of a 36 yard run in the first period by Pick Dival and two successive and completed passes and first downs in the last period.

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Notre Dame leads 40–⁠8–⁠4 in 52 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.