South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
NOTRE DAME WINS
BIC TRACK MEET
GilfilIan Gathers Five FirStS
in 0ne-Sided Contest
Call Runs Last Race.
BY Discus Throw.

never stopped charging" until
they had run up a total OF 81
points. while the men from Michi-
gan were gathering but SO. Ii was
an ideal DAY for & track meet. There
was scarcely any wind and the sun
came out and brought a rise in the
temperature just as the teams came
on the track Had the competition
been anything like keen records
might have been broken As il was
the gold and blue men were con-
tent to win as they could. and they
nearly always could with ease.
Capt Mulligan put Notre Dame
in the lead in the first event on the
program, and thereafter the issue Of
the meet was never in question. Pat
terson was right on his heels, and
the pair a few minutes later finish
ed in the same respective positions.
The captains sprinting was looked
for; Patterson surprised everyone
by his great burst of speed.
Earl Gillian again demonstrated
why he is wearing the crown of all
around champion. The versatile
youth from Joliet managed TO gather
1--WE firsts-in the 40 yard high hur-
dies, 22O yard low hurdles. shot put.
discus, and high jump, and ran the
third lap OF the winning one mile
relay team. Ordinarily this would
be considered fair afternoons
work for one man, but gill insist
ed that he could have easily won
the broad jump had Coach Rockne
allowed him TO compete, ard the
javelin throw had IL been on the
program.
Walter Sweeney demonstrated
anew that he is just as much at
home in intercollegiate competition
as he was in the interscholastic
brand while running for South Bend
high school a few years ago.
Ee defeated BRANDED OF NJ. A. c.
by several hundred yards in the two
mile event in the remarkably fast
time of 10 min. pa sec. Had he
been pushed there is no doubt that
he would have run two seconds fast
er, which would have given him the
honor Of establishing a new Car
tier field record.
Van Wonterghen won the mile in
a walk, as did Call in the half mile.
II was the last appearance Of the
latter on the local track, as this is
his third year OF competition for the
gold and blue O'Connor pleased
the fans by finishing a close third
in the half mile.
The only sign of winning proclivi-
ties on the part of NJ. A. c. cropped
out in the quarter mile when Kurtz
and Stern OF the "Aggies" nosed out
Harbert in a close finish.
Hayes was third in both the high
and low hurdles Philbin aided the
Notre Dame total with a third in
the shot put. as did Slime in the dis
Gus throw. McGinniss hit his stride
In the broad jump and came
through with a jump OF over 20
feet. which was enough TO win. Wal
ter Miller's jump was close sec
ond.
NJ. A. c. got nary a smell in the
pole vault. Rademacher. Powers
and Patterson, wearers of the gold
and blue, monopoliZed all three po-
sitions in the order named.
Rockne put a trick" relay team
on the track for the final event. To
Harbert goes the credit OF giving
Notre Dame a lead that was widen
ed in the final two relays. Gilhllan
and Call brought the baton nome
in (non) record time.
The summaries;
Notre Dame $40 NJ. A. G. (33).
100 ward dash-Won by Mulligan'
Y D.; second, Patterson, y. D.;
third. Simmons, NJ A. c. Time,
10 10 sec.
22O yard dash-WoB by Mulligan,
n D.; second, Patterson, \. p;
third. Simmons, VI. A. c. Time.
22 As sec.
44O yard dash--VVon by Kurtz, NJ.
A G: second. Stern, NJ. A c.; third,
Harbert, n. D. Time. 50 sec.
$50 yard dash-Won by Call. y
D.: second, German, NJ. A. c; third,
O'Connor, n. D. Time, min. 4
sec.
One mile run--Won by Won
terghen. y. D.; second. Mitchell, NJ.
A. c. Time, min. so sec.
Two mile run-Won by Sweeney'
n. D.: second, BRANDED, NJ. A. c.
Time. &c min. s2-5 sec.
100 yard high hurdles-Won by
Gilfllan. y. D.; second, Taylor, NJ
A. c.: third. Hayes, y. d. Time
Il 3-5 sec.
22O yard low hurdles-Won oy
Gffllan. y. D.; second, Hatland, NJ.
A. c.: third. Hayes, n. D. Time
27 3-5 sec.
Shot put-won by Gilfllan. n
n. second. Atkins, NJ A. c.: third,
Philbin. y. D. Distance, IS #. Il
in.
Discus throw-Won by Gilhllan'
y. d.; second, Atkins, VI. A c.
third. Slime, y. D. Distance. $50 II.
Broad juRp-Won by McGinnls'
X. D.: second. Miller. y. D.: third
Harris. VI. A c. Distance, 20 It
in.
pole vault-Won BY RademacheI.
". D.: second, Powers. y. D. thiro-
Patterson. Y. .. Height. II #
one mile relay race-Won oN
Notre Dame (Insley, Harbert' Gil
hllan and CalD.
COLT WINS DERBY.
Associated Press Service.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May IL