South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-28
COLD AND BLUE
TRACK MEN WORK
HARD FOR PLACES
Struggle of Thin Clad Artists a
Warm One in Fight For
Chance to Get Into Big
Meets.

Although Athletic Director Harper
Journeye6 To Charlottesville Tuesday
with the varsity basketball team. he
gave strict Instructions that the track
men should work out just as If he
were on the job. over 80 men re-
ported to Capt. Henenan Wednesday
and spent an hour tuning up In their
special events.
The big First Regiment meet that
viii be held IN Chicago on Feb. 6th
and eth viii be the first athletic gath
ering that Notre Dame will enter in
this year. This meet is "a handicap
affair. it IS held annually and next 20
the Central A A. u. championship
games 4; is the feature Of indoor ath-
letics In the middle west but this
year the gold and blue track artists
are determined 10 make a strong fight
for premier hOnors, ard judging by
the way the men are going IN practice,
the chances are that Notre Dame will
gain the long coveted goal next
month.
The final meet for the interhall
championship will take place Thurs
day and the fans expect to see many
good marks made.
Hardy Won ThTon, Lacey, Berg
mann. Fritch and a few others have
qualified for the 40 and 22O yard
dashes. When these men meet in the
finals tomorrow the winner will be
clocked In varsity time. Won ThrOn
stepped the 40 in 4 8-5 seconds in the
preliminary meet. This mark is with
in fifth of a second OF the worlds
record and Is rarely bettered by the
varsity runners. The same men have
gone under :26 fat in the 220 and do
far better in this event in the finals.
The results Of t0morrOw's final
gathering will determine to great ex-
tent what men will be entered by No
tire Dame in the First Regiment meet
In the hurdle events there is good ma
tertal TO burn. Kirkland seems to
have the edge on the hurlers. al
though the Portland boy is only in
his freshman year. In the first pre-
liminary meet he topped the barriers
both high and low within One-fifth OF
second OF the worlds records. As
he was rot pushed in either race, il
appears that he will be able to fill
the shoes OF last years phenom
Pritchard. kirkland has all the ear
marks OF a champion hurdler and
looks the equal of the old varsity
stars. Smithson. Fletcher and WilI-
Jams. all OF whom had worlds rec
ords IN the hurdle races.
Notre Dame Is we'll stocked with
middle distance men. Besides the
varsity stars. Capt HenehRn, Birder.
EX-Capt- Plant and ROckne. there are
and McDonough reeled the quarter
OFF In fast time Saturday. while Hay
den and WEIGH made good marks in
the other preliminary meets. The
first two are also crack half-miIers
and when these men step to the start
ing mark with Wagge. Bartholomew.
Costello and Kinselle- there will be
lined up an Gray OF talent capable of
giving the veteran Plant the tussle of
bis life Costello. Bartholomew and
Wagge are also expected to count
heavily In the mile and to be of SER
vice TO the varsity In that event later
I'm the season.
Martin. a South Bend phenom,
seems to be head and shoulders in
ability over the other broad Jumpers.
He astonished the fans by his long
leaps in the last meet and he is ex-
pected 20 come close TO the varsity
record in this event. YeaRer. Brady.
Lynch and Mcdonald are among the
meR who will be eligible. for the pole
|ault In the high jump a number of
SOcc men are entered. Miller of
BrownsOn has gone the highest Of any
but the hope OF placing on the var
sity team will cause the other jumpers
To let themselves out TO the limit and
make the competition most keen.
The giant freshman, Bachmann. for
merly a member OF the /. A. c.. is
doped 10 win the shot put The going
in Thursday meet will certainly be
very fast. This meet. because of the
number OF freshmen stars entered. will
be the greatest interhal gathering in
Noue Dame track history.