South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06
n. D. TRACK STARS
OFF FOR BIC MEET
IN CHICAGO GYMN
Coach Harper Takes l3 Men to
First Regiment Meet -
HandiCapS Encourage Team
to Hope for Big Winning.

Thirteen varsity athletes and one
prep star Will start with Coach Harper
for Chicago this nom as Notre Danes
representatives IT. the annual First
Regiment invitation meet. The handl-
caps for the dashes and runs were an
nOunced Thursday and Notre Dame /
Jared pretty well IN the apportiOu- /
ment OF allowances. The freshman /
forty yarders. Won ThrOn and Hardy, /
each received a handicap OF four feet /
IN the 4O-yard dash. Newning and /
al Bergman were allowed three feet /
apiece Art Bergman, the only prep /
man entered by the local school, is |
10 compete in a scratch race and thus
received no handicap.
Capt. Henehan and Rockne were |
each given IS yards in the quarter |
mile. Lindberg, the G. A. A. speed |
merchant, is running from scratch |
and, as Henehan defeated him I'm the
Notre Dame gym last year. il is likely /,
that Marty" will lend a first for !
NOtre Dame in this event. Cid Birder |
has been allowed 3 yards Plant was
given handicap OF three yards in the |
half mile and Wage was allowed five. |
Several Northwestern and Chicago
stars Will compete in this event so that
the half mile run will serve as a test
OF the strength OF many of the big
colleges IN the $50 event
Wagge, Of NOtre Dame vas scratch
cd in the mile, but his teammate, Mil
Ter, has been given a handicap Of 3 5
Yards. NOtre Dame viii also enter
men IN the high jump. shot put.
hurdles and in the college one mile
relay.
The following men made the trip:
Capt Henehan. Newning, Al Berg
mann. EfchenlaUb. Rockne. Miller.
Birder. Plant, Hardy, Won Thron.
kirkland. Wagge, Bachmann and Art
Bergman.
NOtre Dame has landed in the rum
ner up position FOR many years, but
has failed to capture the team trO-
ply In the past this has generally
been due to the athletic clubs prac-
tice OF entering a large number OF
men in each event so that the col
lege athletes have usually been
boxed, especially in the distance
races. This year. however. NotTe
Dame Will be represented by strong,
well-balanced team with good men In
almost every event
Harper has sent IN a number Of
tentative entries but will not
finally select his men till the handi-
caps are officially announced. NotTe
Danes quartet Of 40-yard flyers
composed OF Hardy, Bergman.
Newning and VonThron have been
entered in the short dash. Bergman,
the tape two years ago a winner in
the 4O-yard dash over such men as
Belote and WATSON. The DutChman
viii not be given SO liberal allowance
this year. but ne is expected to land
well Up with the leaders.
Four Fast Men
Newning Hardy and VonThron
should alsC land points in the Chi
cago meet Tor every man Of this trio
"a - IN o.
only is Of a second slower than the
worlds record Capt Henehan, Bird
er and ROCkne will enter the 44O.
Henehau Won. this event two years
back and Notre Dame fans are doping
him to repeat though he will be
pitted against Lindberg, a man who
won points for Uncle sam in the
Olympic games at London in 1912.
Birder and ROCkne will also be very
much in the running Birder is
travelling faster than ever and he is
expected TO bee the dark horse i'm Sat
urday's 40 event
In Plant and Wage. NOtTe Dame
has two men who can hit two minutes
for the half mile almost at will
Wage viii also compete I'm the mile
Miller Will also run the mile and
Judging 10y his work in the varsity
handicap meet he should land point
or two Iut h. team. NOtre Dame
VIII have three entries I'm the shot
pat. Eichenlaub. Bachmann and
Rochne. Both "Eich" and "Roch"
landed points in the weight event last
year. Eich taking first place with a
mark or - feet Bachmann has
been coming fast of late and Harper
is depending on the big freshman to
help the varsity to victory.
Kirkland. the speedy freshman
hurdIer from the Pacihc coast. viii
have his first chance OF showing his
worth I'm the middle west. for ne will
DE opposed by the cream of Chicago
hurdlers. The hurdles are open events
and no handicap Is given 20 any man.
and thus only the very best are en-
tered Kirkland has been stepping
the barriers. high and low. in time
only is Of q second lower than the
best worlds mark. and local fans are
looking 20 the western boy 20 carry
on the good work of SmithSon. Drap-
or. Fletcher and Williams. who ~houe
FOR Notre Dame I'm this event iu other
years.
Prep school Events
Young Dutch Bergman Of the
Notre Dame preparatory department.
is entered in the 4O-yard dash open
20 runners of nigh schools and acad-
emies- The little fellow has been
tearing through the short dash i'm
8 SIS seconds. and Will make "a
stronE bid for first place in cempeti-
tion with the other prep stars Notre