South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
HARPER EXPECTS
To UNCOVER NEW
STARS BY MEETS
Will Introduce Series of Inter-
hall Contests to Select Pos
SibIe Candidates for Next
Years Track Team.

When school opens after the hol-
idays at Notre Dame, Athletic Di-
rector Jesse c. Harper will spring a
unique innovation in local athletics
that should go a long way toward
strengthening the varsity track team.
/ Owing 10 the new rule in vogue at
the gold and blue school. no freshmen
will be allowed TO compete in inter-
collegiate contests this year. The
football team was little affected by
| this change in athletic policy the
basketball and baseball squads viii
be represented by many veterans, but
the freshmen rule hits the track men
pretty hard. Notre Dame did not
have a wonderfully strong team last
season and with the inception OF the
new eligibility rule Harper viii have
10 depend on other than first year
men 10 bolster his track team.
The system that Harper has per-
fected calls for three preliminary
interhall meets and a final All men
who have not won a point for the
varsity are eligible to enter and the
hall that wins the most points in the
final meet wins the interhall track
championship. The first preliminary
meet is carded for some time in Jan
month. The men who win first and
second places in the events of this
meet. viii be qualified TO enter the
final for the championship.
A week following the first prelim-
mary will come the second, open TO
all who have not won first or a sec
ond in the initial gathering. As in
the case Of the first meet winners OF
first and second places in this second
attraction will be allowed TO compete
in the final and the same applies 10
the third preliminary. This makes
rfx IN =.
championship meet and from this
collection Harper hopes TO CLEAN some
promising varsity material.
All VIII Get Chance.
This plan has much in its favor. In
former years there were but two pre-
liminary meets and oftentimes good
man was unable to break into the
finals. According to this years sys-
tenn the best men will place in the
first meet, or even if there are more
than two 10 each event they will get
a chance to prove their worth in the
second and third preliminaries. IN
the final meet winners OF places prob
ably will be rewarded with medals.
In past years too, il was customary
to let the interhall meets go till late
in March. BY scheduling the interhall
track activities for January. Harper
will be able TO grab a good many
stellar indoor performers The wealth
of material that can be gathered
from the hall teams should greatly
aid in building up the varsity aggre-
cation.
Duggan last years interhall cham
pion both in the high and low hur-
dies, is a man who may shine in var
sity company this year. He can run
the barriers in close TO good inter-
collegiate time and is also a speedy
dash man. With a little training UNI
der Harpers direction he should be
able to fill the shoes of Pritchard. last
years star hurdler. Larkin is an
other man who can step the sticks in
fast time. Both Of these should show
something IN the coming interhall
meets.
Most of the men that shone in the
interhall dasheS last year are not back.
"Whiff" Dolan. Red" Regan and
others have left and the coach viii
have to rely on next months meets
to bring out 40-yarders. The middle
distance events should profit by these
interhall meets. NOelkers and DundOn
travelled the quarter. indoors in s.
seconds and should go even better this
year. VOelkers is also a capable $50
yard man and he. with Bartholomew.
last years interhall champ. should
show the way in the half mile in the
&C ming meets.
Notre Dame is very weak in the
distance events having no stellar per-
formers in the mile and two mile. and
mile run to supplement his
present varsity distance candidates.
Costello. Kinsella and BacigalupO
travelled the mile at good clip last
season and not only these men but
others should show to advantage IN
the interhall gatherings.
Eichenlaub is the only man Harper
can at present depend on for the shot
put "Eich" is able to heaVe the pill
well over 40 feet but the coach Is de-
sirous Of getting men who can add
seconds and thirds 10 the hrsts that
"Eich" usually pulls down. The via
ner of the interhall shot put last year
was forced TO go over Sc feet and a.
such men as Fitzgerald. Finegan and
other heavyWeights are back AGAIN
Harper can get a line on their abilities
in the interhall meets.
Five foot seven was the mark reach
ed in the interhal high jump last
season and IL this is duplicated this
year Harper viii have some good
material on which 10 begin work.
'Rupe" Mills. the big basketball cen
Ter. and other interhau men may be
called upon 10 help out on the varsity
sound DOrais can 90 over 10 feet IN
he pole vault and may 90 higher II
pushed in the coming meets.
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