South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-31
BOWLING
SWEENEY STARS IN
HIGH PREP MEET
"HiC" Wins $50 and Mile Run
in Two Fast Races
Locals Cor 56-48.

"Hic" Sweeney's wonderful per-
Torrance in the $50 yard and one
mile run. was the feature Of the an
nual track meet held in the Noure
Dame university gymnasium yester-
day afternoon between the Notre
Dame props and the local high school
clnder path artists The local lads
nos ed cut the collegians after a close
and exciting meet by the score of 90
10 4S.
Four Prep" gym records were
broken and ono tied The four were
made by the athletes from South
Bend while Conrad for the props
tied the high jump mark at feet ?
inches. Sweeney established two new
marks when he ran the mile in 500
minutes clipping Il seconds off the
marx formerly held by Art Mehan
of the props, made in 1914. Alter
resting only a few minutes Sweeney
again appeared on the track and this
time, taking the measure Of the
much tOuted Sorensof of the preps.
winning the half mile in the new
mark Of 2:09.
Sweency's Mark Fast.
Coach Rockne OF the varsity track
team of the university said thai
Sweeney's performance was one Of
the most wonderful ever recorded in
any high school meet which ever
came under his direction. His run
ming Of the half indoors in the fast
time Of 2:O9 was considered remark
able as the state high school record
outdoors is only 2:O6 and that made
last summer by Butler of Indianapo-
lis who started the lace fresh.
High scorer Of the meet was Jim
ME" Kreuzbereer the "Jo LOOMS"
OF the local tan and blue outfit. lie
was set back i'm the 40 yard dash and
had To be content with second place
only suIrendering to O'Byrne of the
preps in a blanket finish. He ran
second in the 22O yard dash being
defeated by Barry who was fresh ut
the start. without leaving the track
he took up tho 440 yard dash and es
tablished a new mark of 55 seconds.
Running in magnificent form he
came within / 60 seconds of tying
the best mark made in any of the
college meets at the university this
season.
South Bend made a slam in the
pole vault when Notre Dame forfeit
ed 10 Henry. Goodenough.- MOhn ami
Cunningham. All broke the prep
gym record by clearing feet The
only slam made by the props was in
the high jump when Conrad. Clerl1in
and Walters all cleared feet.
Summary and Events.
4O-yard dash-O'Byrne, Props.
first: Kreuzberger, s. B., second;
Beroth. s. b, third. Time-4:O4 sec
onds.
4O-yard low hurdles - Clerlxin.
Props, first; Smith, :. B., second;
snyder. s. b., third. Time-5:O4 sec
onds.
4O-yard high hurdles-Smith. S.
b.. first; Clerkin. Props. second;
Wrightsman. 5. B.. third. Time
6:O2 seconds.
22O-yard dash-Barry. Props. first;
Kreuzberger. s. B., second: O'Byrne.
Props. third. Time-26 seconds.
440-yard dash-Kreuzberger. s.
B., first; Glickert, S. b. second: Nc
Connell. Props. third. Time-55 sec
ends Cnew record).
Ss0-yard dash-Sweeney < B.,
first; Clybourne. s. b., second: Sor-
enson. Props, third. Time-2:O9
minutes new record.
One-mile run - Sweeney. 5. B..
FIRST; Miller 5. g., second; Good
enough. 5. B.. third. Time-5:O5
seconds (new recOrd).
Shotput- Props. first:
Jackson, Props. second; Zilky, S. B.,
third. Distances feet. inches
High jump-Conrad, Props, first;
Clerkin. Props. second; Walters.
Props, third. Height feet, in
Ches cites record.
Pole vault-Henry Goodenough,
Cunningham. Mohn. South Bend. all
tied for first Height-1O feet (new
record).
Broad jump-Conrad. Props first;
Snyder. :. b. second: BerOth, s b.
third. Distance-19 feet, inch.
Relay Won by Notre Dame
Props. Sorenson. Bayne. Conrad and
Barry (2S mile relay.