Georgia Tech at Notre Dame

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  Imperial Valley press, October 13, 1939, page 4

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  NOtre Dame NOtTe DuW4 A tough football schedule is as much a by-word at Notre Dame University as block and tackle” and when a Notre Dame team goes through its scheule undefeated, that is why the Irish are seriously considered as national champions. Many football teams in the ma ton, however, line up schedules which are just as tough as that Of Notre Dame on paper, that is. But the Irish schedule differs in this respect: Every team on the Notre Dame schedule points for the Notre Dame game, simply because a victory over the Irish is likened TO a vic tory over the New York Yankees in baseball. Take the Irish in their first game of the season. The opposition was furnished by Purdue University. Purdue prepared for that game by scouting the irish all during the 1888 season. Purdue pointed for the Irish, but dropped a 80 decision. Last week Notre Dame played a Georgia Tech team which had prepared for Notre Dame from the opening practice. But the Irish smashed Tech, 17–⁠14 Saturday the Irish face Southern Methodist’s great football team, a team which tied the Oklahoma Sooners. and which outgained the Cklahomans in tieing. Oklahoma, you should remember, defeated Northwestern 23–⁠0 last week. Add those statistics to the fact Southern Methodist is pointing for the Notre Dame game. SMU realiyes what a victory over Notre Dame would add to the Mustang prestige, record and National ranking. Football Ratings Don’t take the football ratings systems, as doped by such so-called experts as Deke Houlgate, DR.. Baker, Polings’ and Collyers’s, too seriously because there is no ac-

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Notre Dame leads 31–⁠6–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.