South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-05
AMATEURS WILL
COMPETE TODAY
Some Lively Competition is Ex-
peCted When Athletes Meet
on Oliver FieId-TraCk in
Good Shape.

Promptly at . o'clock this afternoon
the big field meet Of the Amateur Ath-
letic federation viii be started. The
rain Of Sunday will not interfere with
the staging Of the event. according to
"A statement OF Recreation Director
Barnes sunday night. and the only
possible thing TO cause a postpone
ment viii be a heavy deluge during
the morning hours today.
Instead OF running the track. as
many thought the rains would. Barnes
said. that it was just the thing need
ed and had put the track into the
best possible condition. But one or
two spots on the big oval were dam
aged and these viii be repaired this
morning
With the track I'm such good condi-
ton. and with any kind Of cOmpeti-
ton some good marks should be hung
up FOR coming athletes 10 shoot at
The marks made in today's meet will
stand as official federation champion
ship marks until they are bettered.
This should encourage the athletes to
herculean efforts.
Dope on the entries shows that
there should be some lively tussles for
ably the best race of the day should
be the mile run, which has one OF the
classiest entry lists of any Of the
events. Walter sweeney, high school
crack miller, who broke the North
ern Indiana record this year and fin
ished third in the state meet In better
time than he did the Northern Indi-
ana classic, has been entered for st.
Joseph's Holy Name society. against
him. the St Patrck's Holy Name So
cicty. has pitted four good men,
Charles call, John COyle. Paul MOul-
der and Frank Butler.
Call and Coyle both have reputa-
tiOns as distance men Call was the
champion miller of the Notre Dame
freshman track team, and in the in
terhall meet hung up new interhall
record. In this race he was not push
ed 10 any extent and took it easy
Coyle ran in the two mile race at all
OF the NOtre Dame varsity meets and
when going this shorter distance
should be able to step along at q
merry clip. Moulder and Butler have
made excellent marks in time trials,
the past two weeks and will give any
one a battle for a position NioUlder
last year won the Y. NJ. G. 4. five
mile race and finished second this
year. This shorter distance should
prove easy for him
AnoLner event that promises to
bring out competition is the fedora
ton $50 yard relay between st. Pa
tricks Holy Name society and the 4.
B., No. 1 Falcons. Both squads have
"A quartet of 22O yard men that can
step lively and the race should be a
pretty one. st. JOseph's Holy Name
society has entered a team in the
Catholic church 40 yard relay and
will compete with the St Patrick lads
who viii run two relay races.
Failure TO secure enough entries for
the five mile run caused the canceIla-
ton OF that event, and also of the
two mile run. Two entries were re-
ceived for each event so it was decid-
ed to split the difference and make
the race a three mile affair
Director Barnes Sunday night an
nOunced that all officials and contest
ants should report at the Oliver
grounds at 1870 this afternoon.
badges and numbers Will be given out
then and minor details completed.