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Show Iowa Eleven Not Worried About Irish By JDi GALLAGHER IOWA CITY, lows, Nov. 10 (INS Informal as trip to Coney Island and just about as carefree are the practice sessions where Iowa's merry men are preparing to meet Notre Dame tomorrow in the football game of the week. Head Coach Dr. Eddie Anderson, who, with his assistants. Frank Carideo and Jim Harris, has accomplished ac-complished the finest coaching Job of the year, no matter what the future brings, spies a newcomer on the sidelines and walks over to talk casually of Nile Klnnick, Bob Saggau, lateral passes, the Chicago Bears, Notre Dame's defense. He seems amazingly nonchalant about it all. Take Things Easy There ts no high pressure, no overemphasis on Iowa's practice field. Their coach's attitude Is reflected re-flected by the kids. They scamper at their tasks, ribbing each other, enjoying themselves, getting fun even out of the bumping in scrimmage. scrim-mage. The boys seem to be giving absolutely ab-solutely no thought to Notre Dame as an unbeaten, unbeatable foe, but if you listen you can tell from .avers dffjaed koea-aad those that the Hawkeyes probably would rather brat Notre Dame than win the Big Ten championship. There Isn't the slightest sign of worry or strain among the players. They'll be ready to give the Irish tha hMt thav've ent. Various angles make this game a natural. Not the least is the fact that Iowa's 10-7 victory over Notre Dame in 1921 enables the Hawk-eyes Hawk-eyes to boast they are probably the only team ever to play the Irish that hasn't lost to them. Both coaches are Iowa men-Anderson men-Anderson from Mason City and Elmer El-mer Layden from Davenport And the game matches two of the greatest great-est football players developed in Iowa in years Nile Klnnick and Bol Saggau. Kinnick, who runs, passes, punts and blocks for the Hawkeyes, played three- years at Adel. Iowa, Bob Feller's home town, before moving to Omaha. Saggau was the greatest back ever seen at Denl-eon. Denl-eon. Iowa, before he went to Notre Dame. Iowa expects Saggau to start tomorrow, to-morrow, though he has been handicapped han-dicapped by a leg Injury all season. This Is Bob's only sppearance before be-fore Iowa folks In bis college career ca-reer and the locals figure It to Layden's psychological advantage to start the lad. A final factor adding Interest to this game is that Anderson, who now hopes to break Notre Dame's string of six straight victories, was an Irish end In 1921 when Iowa Inflicted on Notre Dame its only defeat In two seasons. A capacity crowd of 46.000 will see the game, the biggest crowd since the Minnesota-Iowa game in 1935, and the biggest money game in Iowa history with the possible c::-option of the Illinois contest In 1929. |