The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
FOUR RECORDS SMASHED
NOTRE DAME MEN SEND LOCAL
TRACK RECORDS WELL DOWN.
Excellent Work in the 22O-Yard Dash,
Quarter and HaIf-Mfle Runs and
the Mile Relay Race.
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Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 15.-Four Notre
Dame records were broken as a result of
the handicap meet held yesterday between
the varsity and the reserves of Notre
Dame. The new marks were established in
the 22O-yard dash, the quarter and half
mile runs and the mile relay race.
In the 20 five heats were run. Herbert,
Gearin, Staples and Kirby, of the varsity,
and Reichardt. of the reserves. were the
winners. Counting by the time made in
the different heats the three varsity men
Herbert, Gearin and Staples-qualified for
the finals. and as the reserves had no con-
testant in this event the varsity men de-
cided not 10 run off the final, but TO save
themselves for their hard relay race. Her
bert and Staples won their heats in this
race in :23 2-5, one-fifth of second slower
than Corcoran's indoor worlds record
Gearin won his heat in % 3-5 One of the
three watches caught Captain Herbert in
his race at % 4-5 which would bring him
two-ffths 'of a second below the worlds
record
In the half mile Uffendell did the best
work he has done since coming to Notre
Dame and incidentally smashed the Notre
Dame record in this event by four-ffths
of second. His time taken by three
watches, was 2:OS 2-5. only two-ffths of a
second behind the worlds indoor record,
and he was by no means run ont
The mile relay was one of the best races
ever seen at Notre Dame. The four varsity
men-Staples UffendeH, Herbert and
Gearin-ran against six men from the re-
serves, the regulars running three laps
each and the reserves two laps each The
runners for the reserves were Lonergan,
Riley, Quinlan. Barrett, Carey and Reich
ardt. Staples started the race at a merry
clip and was ten yards ahead of I.onergan
when the latter was replaced by Riley
Riley closed up the gap and had lead of
three yards when Uffendel took Staples's
place gffendell caught Riley on the first
turn and pulled ahead of him for ten yards.
Quinlan took up the relay for the reserves
on Cffendell'S second lap, but was unable
| to gain on the varsity man and was still
ten yards behind when Cnendell was re-
placed by Herbert. and Barrett took up
! the relay for the reserves Barrett ran a
magnificent race and Herbert was still only
ten yards ahead when Carey replaced Bar
rett. Carey fresh and Herbert was
! tired out from the two laps he had already
run. and the reserve man rapidly closed
up the distance between them and finished
| five yards in front of the captain. Gearin
| then started the last quarter for the
varsity and he set a record gait. He passed
| Carey in ten jumps and leading him by
! fifteen yards when Reichardt the last man
| for the reserves, took his place. The best
! Reichardt could do was to cut the distance
down five yards, and the race ended with
the varsity man leading by ten yards The
J mile was run in 33S A.. one second better
! than the former Notre Dame record
Gearin ran the last quarter in this race
] In :53 LIB, two-hfths OF second better than
the indoor record held by Corcoran. Her
| bert ran his quarter in "a. The race brings
| out the fact that Notre Dame has undoubt-
| eddy the fastest relay team it ever had