South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-05
MONOGRAMS FOR
TRACK AWARDED
Nine Athletes are Honored
With Usual Notre Dame
Insignia.


during the season just closing will
be awarded by the Notre Dame
athletic board OF control according
TO a statment made by Track Coach
Knute X. Eockne. The men 70 be
honorec are Capt Frank Mulligan,
Walter Sweeney Chas w Call
Harold Van Wonterghen, Joseph
McGinnis. Dillon Patterson. Earl
GlfUan, Theodore Rademacher and
John Powers
Capt Mulligan competed IN the
40, 100, 220 and 40 yard dashes
for Notre Dame He had his most
success in the forty yard affair at
which he proved almost invincible
indoors. He also won the 100 yard
dcsh and the 22O yard dash against
NJ. a. c. at the only meet held on
Cartier field this year. He ran a
creditabIe quarter mile against the
University Of Illinois at Urbana but
was beaten out by Kreidler. the IL
iini star. II rs the ca plains sec
ond monogram. He has another
year OF competition. is in the en-
cheering reserve, and probably viii
be back for next years team
Walter Sweeney ran i'm the half
mile one mile. and two mile events
for Notre Dame this year. The eX-
South Bend high school star eX-
perienced no trouble in demOnstrat-
ing that ne was just about as good
in intercollegiate competition as he
had been in interscholastic circles
an previous years. lie hung up a
mark Of 5.37 En- the Illinois meet
and came near smashing the Cartier
field record in the two mile when he
stepped that distance in 1900
against NJ. a g. This is his first
year OF competition and his first
monogram After running In the
western conference meet at Chica-
go Saturday ne reports at Indian
apOlis sunday morning where ne en-
listed in the navy last week
Charles ". Call ran the half mile
and the one mile for the Gold and
Blue for his third successive year.
Twice he won both events in one
meet--against the University OF IL
linois and the University OF Alichi-
gan This is his final veaF OF COM
petition and his second monogram.
He is awaiting call 10 the ensign
school In Chicago I'm which he has
been enlisted for "A month
Harold Won Wontergnen paired
beautifully all season with Call IN
the mile and half mile His best
performance was in the Illinois
3, a
the Urbana track in the fast time
Of 2:02. He won the mile with
ease against NJ a. G. He is far re-
moved from military age and will
probably be on hand for two more
years OF competition. This is his
first monogram.
Dillon Patterson. though meet
ing stiff competition at every turn
in the person OF Capt Mulligan.
nevertheless demonstrated his abil-
ity as a Splinter during the season.
In the NJ A. g. meet ne finished
second the Gold and Blue leader
in both the 100 and 22O yard dash
es. This Is his first monogram. En-
HCtment officials have turned him
down repeatedly on account Of his
weak eyes. He expects TO take his
place in the conscript army within a
month or two.
Earl Gilfllan the Joliet wonder
was the star Of the Notre Dame
team throughout the season. Out
side Of winning the all around
championship at the Illinois Relay
carnival in Urbana last March and
gathering in from % 20 so points in
each dual meet he les entitled TO
much recognition Had he not in
jured a knee at the Penn relay
games his record might have been
even more noteworthy. This is his
first year or competition and his
first monogram. He is only 70 and
hopes 10 be in school another year.
Ted" Rademacher and Johnny
Powers pole vaulters added many
points in the aerial event for Notre
Dame during the season. and both
will be hack helping RoCkne an
other year. Rademacher is in the
medical reserve Powers is not near
the draft age