South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-09
NOTRE DAME To
PARTICIPATE IN
EASTERN MEET
Athletics Begin Training For
Outdoor Track Season and
Harper Expects to Develop
Some Individual Stars.

After a weeks rest the Notre Dame
track team is now beginning 10 turn
its attention to preparation for the
outdoor season. The indoor schedule
was completed Feb 2S. in the Central
A. A. L. meet in Chicago. but for a
time the men w.h be obliged 70 work
in the gym until weather conditions
permiJ practice outdoors
The Pennsylvania Relay Carnival
that VIII be held at Philadelphia dur
ing the latter part OF April will De the
first meet for which NotrC Dame will
work. The Pennsylvania games are.
next 70 the National Intercoueg iates.
the most important of the college
gatherings. At Philadelphia will as
semble the fastest college relay teams.
one, two and four miles. IA England
and IN the United States. for. this
spring, Oxford university Is 10 enter
a quartet in the four mile event
II Notre Dame enters a team in the
big eastern carnival, IL viii be in the
mile relay race. Last year was Notre
Danes first to enter a relay team and
although the gold and blue did not
land among the leaders, her men made
an excellent showing.
This year Notre Dame has left three
members OF last years four. Captain
Henehan. Plant and Birder. These
men averaged :51 flat outdoors last
spring and should do even better this
year. Dutch Bergman, the var
sity 100 and 200 man, could come close
10 81 in the quarteTmile. but the lit
tie speed boy is DESTROYS of devoting
his time To baseball He is a stellar
outfielder and is also able 10 pitch
and to play in the infield. so that Har-
per Will allow the baseball nine 10
profit by Bergmann's services.
WEIGH is the man upon whom Har-
per is depending to round out his
relay team. The former interhall man
has been doing good work in the quar-
ter and if he can come near the marks
of the varsity men, Notre Dame wiz
be represented by one mile team az
Philadelphia Welch is a big, husky
runner and is well able 10 stand the
gaff i'm a fast 40 yard run. He has
been running the quarter indoors
around "a seconds and should be
able 90 clip at least two seconds from
this mark after he begins training
outdoors.
Notre Dame has always counted
heavy in the individual events that are
held i'm connection with the PeEnsyl-
vania relay games. In past years the
gold and blue athletes have often tax
on first places in the broad jump, shot
put. discus throw and hundred yard
dash. although pitted against the best
individual performers in college ranks.
BY virtue OF his mark Of 2 feet &
inches. made indoors in the pole vault
at Chicago. ROckne looms up as a for
rnidable contender for premier honors
in the vault at Philadelphia. There
he will have chance 10 show his
ability for he viii be opposed by the
hest vauIters in college ranks. Eich-
enlaub should draw n place in the shot
put. Bergman IS having great year
on the track and should be up with the
hest in the 100 yard dash. Dutch
equalled the worlds sixty yard rec
ord at Chicago week ago and he rs
able 10 do the century in 10 flat.
In order 70 develop speed IN his
baseball candidates, Harper has di-
vided his SQUAD into two parts. Every
afternoon the men line UP for a relay
race. Every player is required to 60
one lap at top speed and some close
and exciting contests have resulted.
In addition TO this workout the men
run "a half mile after baseball practice
each Iav. The coach viii continue 10
keen the candidates for the varsity
nine on the Jump for the next two
weeks in order 20 be able 20 start the
work outdoors with a. we'll conditioned
squad. The baseball schedule is now
nearly completed and will be issued IN
\ few DAYS This years card will call
for a number Of splendid games at
home