South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-10
DUAL MEET NEXT
ON LIST FOR THE
NOTRE DANE MEII
Coach Harper viii Spend His
Time in Preparing Athletes
For Events With Illinois Ath-
IetiC Club.

spurred on by their creditable
showing in the First Regiment handi-
cap meet last week. the Notre Dame
track athletes are working hard to
get in good trim for the dual meet
with the Illinois Athletic club that is
booked Tor Feb. Fl in the gold and
blue gym.
Bowling only to the big athletic
clubs. the Chicago A. A. and /. A. G..
in the Regiment meet, the local col
legians landed in the third place
ahead OF the teams entered by IIH-
nols, Chicago and Northwestern. Tne
performances OF the varsity athletes
deeply impressed Chicago athletic
sharps and the Windy City sport men
are looking TO NOtre Dame as the dark
horse In the Central a. A l.. cham
plonship scratch meet that is sched-
uled for the first week in April.
George Wage, NOtre Danes crack
miller, created a sensation Saturday
night when running from scratch ne
stepped the mile in 4:2S 1-5 lowering
the First Regiment armOry record by
five seconds. Wages time is consid-
cred remarkable in that he was run
ming indoors on wood floor that has
no distinction as being conducive to
good records. Ii is unfortunate that
the speedy freshman will be unable
10 be seen IN intercollegiate cOmpeti-
ton this year. but in 1915 ne should
De one OF the best college milers in
the country.
VIII Go After Record.
Wagge Is going after the Notre
Dame gym record when the l. A. c.
appears here next week. Baker OF
Oberlin, the fastest miller the west has
produced In a decade. now holds the
gym record. 4:25. II will take phe-
nOmenal running to lower this figure.
but judging by Wages great work at
al
are confident that the first year man
viii be able to hang up a new mark.
II Wagge keeps up his present good
work he should be able to hit APO
outdoors which will rank him among
the cOuntry's best milers.
Bachmann is another first year ma,
VINO Is creating some stir in local ath-
letics. The big boy COPIED first place
IN the shotput at Chicago and lately
he has been consistently heaVing the
8 pound pill 43 feet. Last year wnen
competing in Chicago he seldom went
better than AZ and if he keeps on i'm
proving he will star in intercollegiate
meets IN 1915. He is eligible this
year 10 take part ,fn the club meets
and should help the varsity I'm her
contests with the Chicago athletic
clubs.
Bergman a Conner.
Young Dutch" Bergman IS a
9NAhboAtA Nho VIII DC one OF the
shining lights of college athletics in a
year or two. Though still prep stu
dent he has often been caught in
varsity time while running the 40
yard dash. He showed his class at
Chicago Saturday night by walkiDg
away from the field in the special in
vitatiOn scratch race open to runners
OF high schools and academies. He
recently best3d the freshman flyers,
Won Thron and. Hardy. in the final
interhall meet. At the rate he is now
going ~ Young Dutch" will probably
eclipse the records Of his brother.
"Old Dutch, who is now starring in
the dashes for NOtre Dame
For the coming two weeks the var
sity athletes will be thoroughly
grOOmed for the competition with the
i. y. G. Capt Henehan. Birder and
ROckne. the varsity's trio OF quarter
nilers. failed 10 place at Chicago Ow-
ing TO the crowded condition of the
track.