South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-19
FOURTH NAN IS
NEEDED To FILL
OUT RELAY TEAM
WEIGH is Trying Out For Place,
and if He Shows Enough
Speed, Notre Dame will be
Represented at Philadelphia.

Despite the fact that the Notre
Dame track team is not scheduled to
appear in any meet for over a month,
the gold and blue knights Of the spiked
shoe are working daily to keep in
trim for the coming outdoor season.
The Pennsylvania relay games IS
the objective point for the work OF
certain members OF the team. Coach
Harper intends TO send a mile relay
team 10 the eastern classic, il a local
quartet can be found fast enough 10
give a good account OF themselves at
Philadelphia.
Notre Dame already has three crack
quarter milers ana Frank Welch, a
former Corby athlete is training
faithfully 10 I'LL out the team. Upon
Welchs ability 10 travel the 40 IN
good time depends Notre Danes
chances for representation at Phila-
delphia. Although the track team
was given a two weeks layon after
the c. A. A. L. games on Feb. 2Sth,
WEIGH did not quit practice, but kept
on working so that he viii be able TO
show something when the men go out
doors.
In the I. A. C.-Notre Dame meet.
Welch landed in third place not
great deal behind the winner, capt
Henehan of Notre Dame. In that
race Henehan was clocked in :53 sec
onds fiat, the fastest time he has ever
made in the Quartermile indoors.
Welch must have gone the distance
in ga and he should be able TO clip
two seconds from this mark after two
weeks work outside Welch has an
excellent build for a quartermiler lie
is heavy and strong and has a good
stride and should be able 10 stand the
gaff in the fierce relay race at Phila-
delphia.
Henehan. Birder and Plant, the 9TH
Co nF Ntnrr
should the varsity enter the eastern
game, have also been working hard.
Plant and Birder are again in good
shape. Plant was not able to run IN
the c. A. A. L. games because OF "a
prained ankle but the little fellow IS
again in good condition and ready 10
do his share in the relay race. Birder
was seriously handicapped during the
/ past season because of injuries 10 his
feet He was not able 10 do his best
IL the recent meets, but he IS now
back on the job again. Capt. Hene-
han has been working out almost
daily and judging by his stellar run
ming indoors this winter. he should
/ have a big year on the outdoor track.
Nor has the rest of the track team
/ remained idle. After the {. a. \. T.
I games Harper turning the main floor
4 OF the gymnasium over 10 the bast-
I ball players. but the track men took
/ To the apparatus room. BY working
on the parallel and horizontal bars.
/ on the flying rings. the horses and
other gymnastic paraphernal!a, the
track men have managed 10 make up
| for their loss of the big gymnasium
/ Kirkland. Wage. Won Thron and 9TH
| ers are clever acrobats and their
! practice in the apparatus room VIII
/ tide them over till the outdoor work
outs begin.
Should Notre Dame send a relay
\ team TO the Pennsylvania games
/ Rockne viii accompany the relay four
TO compete in the individual events
/ The individual competition at the re-
/ lay games always brings out the best
/ college athletes in every event and
! Rock" VII thus have a chance 10
/ match his skill against that OF the
stars Of the eastern and western col
F leges. Rockne viii enter in the pole
vault. During the winter Rock has
been doing fine work in his pet event
and will make a strong bid for pre-
mier honors in the east.
Rockne took first place in the c. A.
A. l.. games with a vault OF Il feet
four inches This is an excellent mark
indoors and when the varsity Vaulter
gets outside he should come close 10
Is feet Rock" has been practicing
regularly for the pole vault. both I'm
the big gymn and in the apparatus
/ room. I'm the latter place he has
/ been developing form by using long
rope hung from the ceiling. by
working on this rope, he can get the
T same motion that is required 20 throw
his body over the bar in Vaulung. AZ
soon as the weather warns up suth-
/ GENTLY SO that there will be no chances
Of colds. sore muscles or charley
horses. Harper viii practice the
/ track men outside