South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-13
THIS IS A BUSY
WEEK FOR N. D.
Baseball and Track Teams
Have important
Contests.

There VIII he no let-up JIM athletic
circles this week following the big
carnival Of saturday Coach Harp
er's baseball nine has two contests
scheduled. one with Valparaiso uni
versity az Valparaiso on Tuesday.
the other with the University OF
Iowa on Cartier field Friday Coach
ROckne must prepare his track team
for the annual outdoor struggle with
the University Of Michigan at Ann
Arbor on saturday
BY rather remarkable coinci-
dence Coach Harpers baseball team
tasted defeat for the first time this
ear on the same day that Coach
Rockne's track squad got its first
sample Of victory The baseball
team was defeated Saturday for the
simple reason that il could gather
no more than two measly hits of
d. Mond the " a c. twirler All
their brilliant work i'm the field went
for naught when they could not
come near 10 scoring a run of the
offerings OF the opposing pitcher
There were several reasons why
Coach Rockne's tracksters defeated
the "AggiesF ON the track The
principal reason was because among
their numbers were men who score
a first i'm nearly every event. and
one who had little difficulty in scor-
ing five hrsts The issue OF the
meet was never i'm doubt after the
first race had been run. From the
vine that Capt. Mulhgan and Pat
tersOn broke the tape almost
abreast i'm the 100-yard dash until
they crossed the finish line in the
one-mile relay race NJ A @. never
had chance 10 win. Tt was merely
"A question Of how large the Notre
Dame score would be.
iowa Friday.
Nothing is known OF the caliber
OF Valparaiso or Iowa. the two
teams the gold and blue baseball
,ea.n viii battle this week VAL
paradise viii probably prove the
weaker opponent of the two Iowa
will he the fourth western confer
ence nire that Harper's men have
met this season. Victories over
Wisconsin. Purdue and Indiana al
ready grace the record of Notre
Dame: Will Iowa be added to the
list Though Coach Harper has
made no announcement IL is more
than likely that the Notre Dame
mentor will save his star southpaw.
the RECOGNIZABLE Pat" Murray, for
the contest with the gentlemen from
Iowa City.
Murray stepped into the box in
the fifth inning OF the NJ. A. c. game
Saturday and held the fast-going
"AgSies" TO one lone hit for the
remainder OF the contest He has
conc through the season undefeated
thus far despite the fact that he
has had TO work I'm nearly every
game that the gold and blue has
played. Murray is at his best when
rnder PRESSURE When the game
is an important one he bears down
hard from the very beginning; with
rren on bases he is almost invincible.
II Re works against Iowa on Fri
day ne can be relied upon 70 keep
the runs Of the westerners at
minimum.
Meet Michigan.
At Ann Arbor on Saturday Coach
Rockne's track team Will face the
" 0lAtIANe SVudQs the dEEItEdllol
that defeated il in the Notre Dame
gymnasium last winter With Gil
Milan back in shape following his
injury at the Pennsylvania relay
games at Philadelphia the last Sat
urday i'm April Coach Rockne be-
iieves his team ha~ a fighting
chance to down the Michiganders.
Though he has lost "a few men.
several of the gold and blue squad
have shown vast improvement since
the indoor season. and there is good
reaeou 10 believe Notre Dame may
re able 10 win the final dual meet
of the present season.
After the contest at Ann Arb0r
Coach Rockne will commence point
ing his squad for the annual west
crn conference meet at Chicago on
June g Rockne entertains hopes
OF making a crediable showing in
the western track classic