South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-19
ILLINOIS TRACK
MEN ARE GIVEN
ODDS IN MEET
Suckers Expect TO Down
Notre Dame Athletes at
University Tonight
Ticket Sale Big.

Before what will be perhaps the
largest crowd that has ever wit
messed an athletic event in the
$otre Dame gymnasium. Illinois
and Nore Dame will clash in track
meet here tonight, the events start
ing az o'clock
For weeks interest has been
steadily growing in tonights event
and the advance sale Of tickets in
oleafes that there viii be a record
hfeuking crowd i'm attendance when
the hrst gun is fired The new
movable stands purchased by the
e,otre Dame authorities will be
used for the first time at tonights
meet They viii accommodate as
many OF the students as posi- BILE
Others boz attendance will be placed
in the permanent stands. a certain
section OF which will be used for
reserved seats. Reserved seat tick
cts are now ON ssic att the Hull and
anderson and Welch cigar stores
and az the oliver hotel
Illinois Favorite.
ON advance dope. Illinois is the
faForite I'm tonights meet With a
team fully as strong as that which
has represented the orange and blue
in past seasons, the Suckers are
coming here hard set for victory
On the other hand Coach Rockne
VIII send against GilTs men a team
OF well trained men. younger in
experience. but ready TO fight from
the start 90 che dnish
For the past week. both coaches
have been putting the finishing
touches IN preparing their athletes
Tor tonght's clash and. with few
exceptions the men on each team
are In good shape.
Included in the Illinois squad are
such luminaries as Mike" Mason
and Harold Pogue Mason is "a two
miller. who has never been beaten.
and holds western ercollegiate
records i'm the event. Pogue is a
man Of football fame.
Warm Contests.
The majority of the events will
Ice holly contested and spectators
are assured of an interesting battle
from start 10 finish
Illinois Is given the edge i'm q
number OF events. but the Hoosiers
viii summon forth every bit Of
strength they possess i'm order to
beat the dope" and waUop the
strong conference school
I'm the runs especially is the COM
petition expected to be unusually
keen Illinois is supposed to have
AN advantage in the jumps and the
pole vault with Notre Dame almost
sure winner i'm the shotput
Coach RoCkue has had his men
undergoing rubdowns for the past
three days and the majority OF them
are I'm good condition. Reports from
Illinois are To- the effect that Gill
has succeeded i'm getting his men
into tiptop shape
list of Entries.
The entries.
4o-yard dash. Notre Dame
Hardy Bergman Freund Welsh.
HAYES. Fries Illinois Holman.
kreidler. Pogue. Guduer. Scupham.
Brandt. Carter Borg
ie-yard high hurdles Notre
Dame Kirkland. Fritch. Starrett.
1llnois-Ames. Bush. Carter Hop
kius
one mile rum Notre Dame
Waage Call Logan, Reynolds. Nc
Osker Mason. Gantz. Min
mis- Mckinney. Burgoon.
440-yard run. \otre Dame
Welsh. Noelkers SpaldinE. Nc
Donough. Hardy. Uinois-O' AIeara.
Stirton. spins. Pendants. kreidler.
SS0-yard run. No,re Dame-Mc-
Donobsh NIcOsker Waage. Logan.
Illinois sphinx CAN'T. Mason. som
ers Pendarvis. O'Neara
Pole vault. Notre Edgren.
YeoEer. McKenna. uhnois-CuIp.
Burgess. Carter
Running hieh jump. Notre Dame