South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-18
No HOLIDAY FOR
MEMBERSOF THE
NOTRE DAME FIVE
Coach Harper viii Keep the
Basketball Lads Busy During
the Short VaCatiOn-Have
Hard Schedule Ahead.

Because OF the stiff opposition that
the Notre Dame basketball team VIII
run into after the holidays many OF
the varsity players have determined
10 keep up the daily practices during
the Christmas vacation. coach
Harper has prepared a hard schedule
for the present season and conse-
quently the gold and blue men Will
have TO work like demons TO pull out
winners in the rajority of their
games.
KeHeher. Finegan and fitzgerald
, hail from the Pacific coast ana Will
not go home for the Christmas va
cation. Rupe Mills and Joe Kenny
live In the extreme east in New
Jersey and Massachusetts,. and they
also will remain at Notre Dame
Coach Harper viii send them through
short practice every day and will
thus offset the likelihood of their los
ing the benefits OF the past two
weeks, work. Mills. Kenney and
Finegan are regulars on the varsity
five and Fitzgerald and Kelleher are
pushing hard for places With this
Guint Harper will be able 10 develop
good deal of team work. thus get
ting a flying start for the important
games after the holidays.
The next game is scheduled for
Jan. . and as classes begin on the
sixth the varsity would have but
three days practice. BY working the
players who stay at Notre Dame dur
ing the holidays, Harper will have
three regulars in tip top shape and
these should be we'll able TO take care
Of the vaTsitys destinies till Movers
ard Ca.hill hit their stride
Sure of Tip on.
In yesterdays practice Coach
Harper drilled his men in working the
bali 10 the basket Immediately after
the tip off. Because of Mills great
height NOtre Dame Will be almost
sure to get the tip off and with good
team work between the forwards and
center this will aid materially i'm the
scoring. Following the assing prac-
tice the regulars lined up against the
second string for a short scrimmage.
For time the varsity was unable To
get going and the play was even.
Rupe Mills dropped IN the first
basket To start the scoring for the
regulars. once started the varsity
played well together and ran in sew
eral baskets. The passing is imprOv-
ing daily but as yet the men have not
hit a clip that Will carry them to vic
tory in the big games of the season.
The track squad has also been
working hard 70 get in shape for the
indoor season that will open next
month. Harper has kept the men
humping every afternoon, taking oc-
casiOnal time trials TO see how they
are progressing. Up to the present
no work has been done in the field
events or in the hurdles. The men
who have been practicing so far are
trying for the dashes or distance
events.
Harry Newning. Bergman and
Hardy are training for the 40 yard
From these men and those who will
be developed in the interhall meets
Harper should be able 10 pick two or
three point winners. Newning and
Bergman have formerly proved their
work as varsity men but the others
are newcomers. Capt Henehan and
Birder have been tuning themselves
up for the quarter mile and Ex-Capt.
Plant is working daily in the half
Among the other men--who are out
for places in these events are VOelk-
ers and Bartholomew
Active work in preparation for the
hurdles and field events will be taken
mp after the holidays Such time as
the men have put in so far will serve
TO Timber them up for the long grind
that Will b,Sin next month.