Shenanigans
Shenanigans will feature humor about life in the early years, which was often times no laughing matter. * * * * * * From an early campus figure: "Father Sorin always had his own ideas," "And by God, he saw to it that everybody around him had his idea's too!" * * * * * * In the early days, Sorin would be surrounded by more and more Irish, be supported by them; but he would never fully approve of them, because, as he said, "the Irish are not inclined to obedience." * * * * * * At this point, [late 1890s]
football had reached such a level of importance at Notre Dame that Hering
even had an assistant-James J. McWeeney, a onetime heavyweight wrestler with
the Chicago Police Department and a worker on the Notre Dame farm.
McWeeney's rugged philosophies were constantly being imparted to the Notre
Dame ballcarriers: "Go into the line with your free fist doubled. You
won't have to use it. Your opponents will get the message." When Hering
retired after the 1898 season, McWeeney took over as coach for one year. * * * * * * To read previous versions of Shenanigans click below:
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