▁Notre ▁D ame ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁Indiana , ▁falling ▁by ▁only ▁two ▁points . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁other ▁concerns ▁took ▁preced ence ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 9 - year - old ▁Barry ▁entered ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁for ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁recommended ▁Jeff ▁C rav ath ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁US C ▁football ▁coach , ▁Jul ie ▁Bes cos ▁as ▁basketball ▁coach , ▁and ▁Rod ▁D ede aux ▁as ▁baseball ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁As ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁commander , ▁Barry ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁physical ▁and ▁military ▁training ▁of ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁receive ▁a ▁Naval ▁Comm end ation ▁from ▁then ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁James ▁For rest al . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Barry ▁res umed ▁his ▁positions ▁leading ▁the ▁US C ▁basketball ▁and ▁baseball ▁teams , ▁while ▁also ▁returning ▁as ▁a ▁football ▁assistant ▁under ▁C rav ath . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁basketball ▁program ▁to ▁a ▁nation ally ▁compet itive ▁level , ▁and ▁found ▁his ▁greatest ▁success ▁yet ▁in ▁baseball . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁College ▁World ▁Series , ▁the ▁Tro j ans ▁captured ▁their ▁first ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁a ▁Y ale ▁team ▁capt ained ▁by ▁future ▁President ▁George ▁Bush . ▁The ▁final s ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Hy ames ▁Field ▁in ▁Kal am az oo , ▁Michigan , ▁settled ▁by ▁a ▁