South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-01
To BEGIN INDOOR .
ATHLETICS SOON
Basketball and Track Activities
at Notre Dame Begin Within
a Few ~DayS-Harper Has a
Biz Job Ahead.

Now that the football season is over
indoor athletic activities will hold the
attention Of all at Notre Dame.
Though as yet no official call has been
made for basketball and track candi-
dates, preparations are being made TO
begin work in these sports during the
next few days.
1t is likely, as in other years that
Notre Danes first appearance in
track will be made at the First Regi-
ment handicap which is held annually
in Chicago during he last week in
January. Though no hard work will
be done till after the holidays, the
track candidates will take advantage
Of the next two weeks 10 get ia shape
for the long drill that will follow the
Christmas vacation.
Big Job For Harper.
Athletic Director Harper will have
his hands full in building up a good
team this year. The gold and blue has
not been any too strong in track ath-
letics during the past two years and
I the varsity coach will have TO develop
new men for several events. The team
this year will be %captained by Marty"
Henehan. the star quarter miller and
relay man of last year.
~EX-Captain John Plant will be Har-
per's standby in the half mile. Plant
Is a good man in the middle distance
race and has gone under two minutes
for n $50 yards. cid Birder is an
other man of good calibre. He runs
the 440 and always gives his team
mates and captain. Henehan. a good
chase in the quarter. Harry Newning
won a monogram last year in the 100
n 22O and he will be IN the job TO
help out again.
Football Men Track Stars.
Two prtminent football players are
numbered among Notre DANES most
valuable trackmen. Knute Rockne,
captain OF the gold and blues wonder
full football team is a crack pole
Vaulter and lash man. Rock can
always be counted upon TO go well
over eleven feet and when pushed he
has done as high as twelve feet. He
is able TO reel off the 440 in fast time
and has often been used to advantage
in filling out a relay team. The shot
put is taken care of by E~ichenlaub.
Notre Danes stellar fullback The
big fellow al heave the iron pill AZ
and AZ feet and copied eff several
first places in the weight event last
year. His improvement in putting the
shot has been rapid since his coming
to Notre Dame and under careful in
struction this season his heaves are
expected TO be good for 45 feet.
tOOO did the nlEn jumping TOT
NOtre Dame last year. The Westerner
has gone 3 feet 10 inches and will
probably do better this year. In the
distance runs Notre Dame has Miller
and Bacigalupe in the mile and Gibson
I'm the two mile. None of these men
made very fast time last season but
under Harper's direction they may be
! able TO help in the scoring for the
gold and blue.
VIII Miss Dash Men.
Notre Dame is badly crippled this
year because of the failure of Pritch-
ard to return to school,. "Pritch" was
an Olympic star in 1912 and was one
Of the best college men running the
hurdles last ear Bensburg, a dash
man. also did not come back. Dug
gan ran the hurdles in good time last
season. taking first place in the final
iuterhall meet in both h high and
low barriers.
The freshman rule that came into
effect this e deprives the gold and
blue Of many promising freshmen.
Bachman competed for the !. a. G.
last season and on one occasion de-
feated E~ichenlaub in the shot put, but
the freshman rule forces Harper to
Hook to the interhall men and the
coach is planning to hold many meets
this year with the idea OF bringing
out capable varsity material.