Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-22 | Page 4 | Here's the Goliath of Notre Dame

I HERES HERE'S THE GOLIATH OF NOTRE DAME I By Dean D DT Snyder I 1 are saying this year that 1 HEY has two George sG eorge Dame Notre o n. n T THEY u and Dame Damen ten n other men uThe The lithe limbed Hoosier halfback halfback half half- 1 I well wellI back is the Goliath of a big shifty powerful eleven J and drilled cant can't that If there Is anything discernible discernible dis- dis the tho football It isn't do on to the naked eye of the hailed as one 1919 ho he was rove In of the forward pass greatest put but this season throwers n he h hend he has has added added punting and end running to his repertoire of DOES UNEXPECTED During tho the Array Army game Gipps Gipp's s 's punts although for two quartel's yards averaged 60 0 Y the tho wind against tel's he was kicking us star Knute Rochne's Coach antelope down the field more an than a human always being possessed a penchant enchant lie He has are unexpected The batt battle battle- leory le- le f for fop r doing the has cry ory of opposing elevens as this year cia do thor never been to Get Gip But That also aso is a part of his gridiron smart smart- ness NO No Io matter haw hard hardi oPPonents man play to get him the tho Notre Dame Tarzan on ages to shine with wit g greater luster man man-I every appearance ALWAYS A i AV A 1 TARS STARS I ALWAYS A i AV A 1 TARS STARS duplicated In the Purdue game Gipp Red fled Salmons Salmon's great feat Gol running the so 80 yards to a tout touchdown through whole opposing field Salmons Salmon's Salmons Salmon's historic made back in in l 1902 O when he was run beat Michigan by h his long canter to the theS line S goal dropkicks from the 50 negotiates He yard line with regularity His greatest boot taped 63 yards PRESTAR DAYS I kick was made back in This record kb his prestar s r days He did the trick brick against I the normal while the Western Vestern normal of Kalamazoo he was playing on the freshman frema squad Gipp entered Notre Dame in 1916 He I had a reputation as a baseball player but had never played a football game in his 1 One life day Coaches Harper and Rockne I noticed a looking husky youngster booting bootIng booting boot- boot Ing the ball for or remarkable distances BORN PLAYER v and nd told They gave him an od uniform him to report for practice Soon after he the game against t the Vest Western ern and executed his record yard 63 dropkick Gipp was slat for the varsity in 1917 but an Injury early 1 in the season kept him out the rest of the Ye year He lIe got t his chance h in 19 1918 His work helped I W Notre tr Dame e into to play y l the Great t Laves eleven to a standstill Last year ear he showed more improvement Improvement Improve improve- ment and was honored with the All All- Western Vestern insignia HONOR AHEAD And this fall tall Gipp has sparkled his way to the crest of football fame His against the West Pointers made tho the Easterners sit up on their haunches and gaze g-aze in admiration like they used to do when Ted Coy was the whole works at Yale Gipp is not a big fellow but he is built for speed and versatility He stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs pounds It Is his last year at Notre Dame and it might be added that the door to the American All mythical eleven of 1920 19 Is I standing wide open to the great Hoosier back baele t x 1 r. r l 7 J it S J t t t 7 f t f fI 4 I iG p. p J I IJ Geore rde P J i rr r r i 1 S i S jd I I Ito to F f d. d 1 f s si i uJ l I fri Four Dame unheralded and un un- un years years' years ago ago George Gipp entered Notre football in in his life F Coach a honored He had never played a game Rockne discovered that the green kid had a penchant for kicking and gave him a uniform Today Gipp is the hero of the Hoosier Hoosier backfield stars in m mole mole mole- sc school ool and considered one of the greatest skins I