Semper
Victurus
- Excerpts from the
Scholastic
give an account of one of Joe’s greatest games. It’s from the November
1929 Scholastic and is
provided by the University of Notre Dame Archives.
Notre Dame Humbles
Carnegie Tech
Fighting Irish Win Close 7-0 Victory
Over Skibos
The Notre Dame eleven,
under the personal direction of Mr. Knute K.
Rockne, chief generalissimo of the forces,
safely patrolled the Carnegie Tech line so well last Saturday that they
surprised 65,000 odd fans, the largest crowd ever to witness a football
game in Pittsburgh, and blasted the Skibos'
fond hopes of three straight victories over the
Rockmen.
Rockne
Pleased at Victory.
Led by the inimitable
and flying colonel from the blue grass regions of Kentucky, Jack Elder,
the Rockmen plunged, dove, twirled, and
twisted to a slim victory of 7 to 0. Slim as it was, it pleased Mr.
Rockne, who could be seen in his wheelchair
amidst all the smoke and murk of the fair city of Pittsburgh, along the
side lines behind his men, grinning for dear life.
Elder and Savoldi -a
combination such as is likely never to again appear in the history of
football. If one of them isn't able to deliver the other can be depended
upon, and so it was against Carnegie Tech. It was Elder who got off the
only long run of the day for 33 yards, after slipping through tackle and
dodging the opposing backs, only to be thrown fiercely to the ground by
a flying tackle from Murry
Armentrout, Carnegie back, who seemed to
appear from exactly nowhere at the time.
Savoldi Again Saves Day
Gallopin' Joe Savoldi
finished the matinee session by cracking the Tartan line for no
consequential gain on three downs, but on the last try with three yards
to make for the score Joe dove high over his line and cleared the goal
for what proved to be the winning points. Frank
Carideo nonchalantly kicked goal from placement for the extra
point and cinched the win.
The ubiquitous Jack
Cannon again performed creditably on the defensive against Carnegie
Tech. Along with Eddie Collins, Johnny Law and Marty Brill, the
Skibos' offense was cracked at every turn.
Both Teams Show Strong Defense
Perhaps the reason for
the seemingly uninteresting contest last Saturday was the fact that both
teams showed what will be undoubtedly the best and tightest defense of
each squad this season.
Notre Dame counted
only eight first downs against Tech’s three, and the latter were not
made until late in the third quarter when a sudden flurry arose after
the Fighting Irish had made their touchdown and had relaxed a bit.
The Tartans put up a
good battle and were not easily downed, as some might be led to believe.
Notre Dame had to fight and fight hard every minute of the game; and the
best team was rewarded in the end.
Karcis
Punishes Notre Dame Line
Led by "Bull"
Karcis, the Skibos
tore and smashed their way against the Rockmen,
but time and time again were thrown back for no gain. The largest
advance made by the losers was a short eight yards, and that made on a
clever end play by Murray Armentrout,
halfback.
It was a bitter defeat
for Carnegie but their defense was just a wee bit undetermined. It
weakened just once but that occasion was sufficient for the Fighting
Irish to eke out their lone counter, and then coast along with victory
in their hands.
