Purdue at Notre Dame

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 18, 1934, page 1

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  Big Ten Pilots Worried Over Next Clashes Noble Kizer Appears to Be Only Conference Coach Not ~PeSSimiStic. CHICAGO, Oct. lathe Big Ter coach with the best license to cry about the breaks. bemoan a stag. gering injury list and predict defeat for his team is Noble Kizer o. Purdue. Strangely enough, Kizer is thu only conference coach with a cheerJ note in pTe-battle statements fol this weeks games. The others are definitely pessimistic about wha’ may happen TO their teams in Sat urdays tits. Even Elmer Layden at Notrt Dame is fearful OF what Carnegie Tech may do TO the Irish, but he has some right to pessimism in view of the fact that the Skibo: have frequently knocked off NotrC Dame when it was least expected Kizer Has Confidence Purdue lost its first two games to Rice. 14–⁠0. and Notre Dame 18-7-and is riddled with injuries, n Of which will keep all-America half back Duane Purvis on the sidelines for Saturdays home-coming game with Wisconsin at Lafaycite. Yet Kizer says: Our team is set for a supreme effort to hit the comeback trail. Those two defeats may have done us a lot of good. We are trying hard. and 1 think Wisconsin will find US tough” Coach Doc Spears of Wisconsin has little to say about the Purdue game. I don’t know what my boys will do” he said. They are too in experienced and haven’t been tested under fire in conference COMPETE ton” Both Clark Shaughnessy Of Chi cago and 30 McMillin of Indiana expect to see their teams lose Saturdays game at Stage field. and of them probably will be highly dis appointed as a prophet or a coach, and vice versa. McMillin Predicts Defeat Chicago is now riding the crest of a revived football spirit and In diana can not stop the MarOons, said McMillin. Indiana will give It’s best but that won’t be enough” The boys are still playing the Michigan game and they’ll get bumped by Indiana if they don’t come back to earth at once” said ShaughnesSy. The other conference coaches are very sad about what may happen to their teams Saturday. Francis Schmidt. Ohio State: colgate will be trickier than Illinois and We will be in for a licking unless we show improvement” Harry Kipke. Michigan: Reports say that Georgia Techs season will be a success If they beat us. That makes it look like they’re just one of the crowd ganging up on us” Ossie Solem. Iowa: I’VE are so handicapped by injuries I don’t see how we can be claSsed favor1tes over Iowa State. Logically, we are the underdogs.” Bernie Bierman. Minnesota: pittsburgh can easily lick Mime sofa” Elmer Layden expects a hard game from Carnegie Tech, basing his opinion on scout Tom Conley’s reports Of Michigan States hard won victory over Tech. Conley is the lad who told coach Layden Texas was capable of beating the Irish after watching the Longhorns in action.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 15, 1934, page 5

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  Locals N0TRE DAME WINS OVER PURDUE 18–⁠7 SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 15.-A dazzling second quarter attack brought three touchdowns for Notre Dame last Saturday afternoon for an 18 to victory over Purdue. Forty-five thousand spectators wit messed the game.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 60–⁠26–⁠2; as played, 62–⁠26–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.