South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-31
SMALL COLLEGES
WILL GET SHADE
At STATE MEET
Will be Permitted to Compete
Under Own Rules While
Three Big Universities viii
Not Use Freshmen.

Final arrangements for the state
track meet open TO the universities
and colleges OF Indiana were Complet-
ed Saturday at meeting Of repre-
sentatives from NOtre Dame. Purdue,
and Indiana, which schools make up
formed last fan. Athletic Director
Jesse Harper acted for Notre Dame
at saturdays meeting. Il was decid-
ed that Purdue Indiana and Notre
Dame will compete under conference
eligibility rules while all other col
leges Of the state may enter the meet.
subject TO their own rules. The meet
is 10 be held at Lafayette on May %.
1914
According to the plans OF the ath-
letiC triangle formed last fail. this
state meet is 10 be held annually az
one of the three schools OF which the
triangle is composed. Purdue drew
the initial gathering az the state ath-
letes. The winner OF this meet Will be
justly entitled to the state champion
ship. a matter which has been impOs-
sible 20 decide under the chaotic con
dition Of state track athletics during
the last few years.
The state track meet will be the
biggest event in Indiana athletics this
gear. 1t will bring together the best
track talent in the state and viii give
the minor colleges a chance To prove
their worth against the bigger schools
II is now seven years since Notre
Dame has entered an outdoor meet
open TO the schools OF Indiana In
1907 the gold and blue took third
place but a few points behind Wa
bash the winners OF that year. In
1909 NOtre Dame won the INDOOR
championship of Indiana ia an invi-
tation state meet held at Indianapolis
Since that time the locals have not
met representatives from Indiana or
Purdue except in the Western confer
ence gatherings. During the first years
of the present century the state meet
was always holly contested. Purdue.
Notre Dame. Wabash and Indiana be
ing the schools that usually landed the
highest h0nOrs. The regeneration Of
the state meet is heartily welcomed at
NOtTe Dame.
Because of the freshmen ineligibilitv
rule that went into force IT Notre
Dame last September, the varsity in
the state meet will have TO do with
out the services of several men who
have done stellar work during the
winter in club meets. Wagge. Bach
mann. NonThorn. Hardy, Miller and
Yeager have hung mp some good
marks in the meets in which they com
peted During the winter Notre Dame
engaged only in club meets and was
allowed TO enter her freshman ath-
leteS
Wage broke the Central A. A. 4.
record for The mile run in the First
Regiment Handicap meet Running
from scratch the local runner travelled
the distance in 4:2S 1-5. This man
would come in handy i'm the state meet
for Purdue has a miller who is able To-
go under 4:f0 at any time. Notre
Dame viii have To depend on Miller. a
sophomore TO win points in the mile
in the state meet
NOnThron and Hardy are two crack
sprinterS who would surely cop points
if they were eligible in the state gath
cring. The locals have the speedy
Bergman 10 fall back ON i'm the dash
Is. however and Notre Dame men are
depending on the Dutchman 10 land
either first or second honors in both
the 100 and 22O yard dashes. Purdue
is doped 10 win this years state meet
but Notre Dame men are confident
that the BoilermakeTs viii have 10
extend themselves 10 the limit TO nose
out the gold and blue. Notre Dame
has several stars in many events and
though the locals are little shy on
jumpers and distance men, IL is
thought that the work Of Bergman
and Newning in the dashes, Henehan.
Blrder and WEIGH in the quarter.
! Plant in the half. Rockne in the pole
vault. Larkin in the hurdles and Eich-
i enlaub i'm the shot put Will place the
varsity close to the top.