Notre Dame at Northwestern

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  Evening star, November 16, 1947, page 42

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  r EVANSTON, ILL.,, Noy. 15-The jdogged mud-splashed Northwest ern Wildcats, Inundated by five defeats in seven earlier starts, al most made a myth of Notre Danes football invincibility today, but the desperate Fighting Irish shook of the surprise for a 26–⁠19 victory their seventh in a row. Playing on a soggy field In a drizzle, the Wildcats marched 81 yards for one touchdown, turned pass interception into another and then sent a sellout throng OF 48, 900 to their feet In the last quarter when third-string Pewee Day filched Frank Tripucka’s aerial ano pranced 18 yards for third marker Northwestern fumbled the bal seven times, and lost it on fou1 occasions. Two of the bobbles were recovered by the great Notre Dame tackle, George Connor, at opportune times. AeriaIs Net Three Scores. The Irish, who netted 284 yards by rushing while holding North western to 40. passed to three touchdowns and drove go yards or the ground for the fourth. Only twice did they tumble the slick ball and lost it once. That time came late in the final period when Terry Brennan let it escape from him or the 3 after the Irish had marched so yards. End Stan Gorski pounced on, 1t to end the threat. Some Of the greatest defensive play of the game was turned in by Center Alex Sarkisian of North western, who played with a special cast on his broken arm. He played the entire game on defense, was ir on the majority of tackles and late in the first period intercepted a pass by Johnny Lujack and ran ii back As yards before being pushed out of bounds on the Irish 20 Northwestern fumbled and the ball was recovered by Connor. ending the Wildcat thrust. Four players scored for Notre Dame as the Irish rolled up a 20–⁠6 halftime margin. 60-Yard Ground Drive. At the outset of the first quarter Fullback John Panelli and Brennan combined for the 60-yard parade along the ground, with Panelli brushing yards around end folthe touchdown. Center Bill Walsh then recovered Tom Worthington’s bobble on the Northwestern 18, and Lujack, after failing on a series OF passes, hit Brennan on a fourth down aerial for another score. In the final minutes of the open ing period, and on play similar to the one in which Sarkisian had participated, Art Murakowski intercepted Lujack’s pass and raced % yards to the Irish 20. On the first play of the second stanza, Don Burson passed 13 yards to Don Stone sifer, and Ed Tunnicliff finally punched over for a Wildcat touch down from yard out on last down Midway in the quarter, Lujack’s understudy. Tripucka, pitched 80 yards to Reserve Halfback Lam caster Smith to give the Irish their halftime advantage. After holding Notre Dame for downs on the 10, Burson hit End Joe Zuravleff and Fullback Art Murakowski with four passes for a total of 50 yards in scoring march topped by Burson’s 7-yard toss to Frank Aschenbrenner. Notre Dame then pushed Sc yards in 10 rushing plays featuring Mike Swistowicz only to be checked on the Z. Entering the final period with a 20–⁠12 lead, Lujack uncorked a T. yard, fourth-down scoring pass to end Leon Hart to cap . 3s-yard push. Then came Pewee Days scoring In Perception for Northwestern. With five minutes to play, the Wildcats punted out of bounds on the Il. Two line plays failed to gain for the Irish, and Tripucka faded back

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Notre Dame leads 37–⁠9–⁠2 in 48 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.