Quarterback Charles "Gus" Dorais' long and perfectly placed spirals awed the witnesses at the Notre
Dame-Army game 100 years ago.
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until he learned to catch the ball with his
hands. So, Rockne got Dorais to throw
him a few.
"Together they spent perhaps a couple of afternoons at it. The pass plays
were rehearsed for weeks by the entire
squad."
The First Half
On the mostly overcast and cold day
at West Point's Cullum Field, about
5,000 spectators have been listed as the
official attendance for the game. Admission was free, and it was comprised
