South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-28
CHICAGO TRACK
MEN WILL TAKE
PART IN EVENTS
Stars Who Were to Contest
Against illinois viii Oppose
Notre Dame and Other Men
at TOday'S Meet.

The Notre Dame track squad. 10
strong. viii leave South Bend this aft
ernoOa with Coach Harper 20 try con-
illusions with the best athletic talent
in the middle west in the Central
A. A L. championship meet in Chi
cagO. The first event will start at
eight this evening. NOtre Dame will
compete against teams from the Chi
cago Athletic association. the Illinois
Athletic club, Chicago university and
against many stellar unattached attn
ietes- The entry OF Chicago. occa-
stoned by the cancellation Of the Hi
nots-Chicago dual meet because Of the
scarlet fever epidemic at Champaign,
ILL.,. will lend an intercollegiate flavor
10 the A. A Il. games.
Athletic sharpS are picking the &.
\. A TO take first place, and are con
Ceding the /. A. c. the runnerup pO-
sition, but many ore keeping on eye
ON Notre Dame and Chicago as pos
sible winners OF the championship
banner. Even though the big Chicago
clubs land the FIRST two places the
battle for supremacy between Chicago
and Notre Dame Will be intensely in
teresting, especially 10 followers Of in
tercOllegiate sport
NOtre Dame won more points I'm
the First Regiment meet than did the
met I. A. G. while on the same day
Chicago and Purdue were struggling
for mastery on the track In nearly
every event the marks made by tIo
sold and blue were better than those
OF the Chicago athletes. and thus
judging by comparisons Of these two
meets Notre Dame should do better
than the maroons.
Notre Dame. though entering men
In only eight events, presents a we'll
balanced squad and many Of her ath-
letes are feared by the Chicago track
men. The gold and blue is especially
strong in the dashes and distance runs.
while her entries in the hurdles. pole
vault. shot put and middle distances
should also land several points
In the 60 yard dash. the varsity
team will start four men who have al
ready proved their worth in cOmpeti-
ton with the Chicago club athletes
Bergman, Newning. Hardy and Won
ThrOn easily bested the ]. A. C. sprint
ers here a week ago and these men are
expected 10 draw a good share OF the
points in she dash.
Wagge, the crack freshman miller, is
a man whom Chicagoans have been
watching and waiting for ser since
he made a new Central A A. l. rec
ord. 4:2S is, in the mile run at the
First Regiment meet. Wagge will
have an excellent chance TO lower
this mark some more tonight. for the
track conditions in Patton gym are
most favorable for good marks.
Notre Dame will enter a relay team
i'm the game tonight. but Coach Har-
per stated yesterday that he would
not know whom the four men would
be till the final call for relay teams is
sounded. Henehan and Birder are in
bad shape and are not certain to run
in the quarter-mile Should they run
in this event IL is likely that the fierce
going in the 40 will kill all chances
OF their being part of the relay team.
Without the services of these men.
NOtre Dame is likely to make a sorry
showing although there are several
good men. Rockne, Plant. Wagge. Won
Thron and Bergman who may be
pressed into service on short notice.