South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-25
THREE N. D. STARS
END CAREERS
Harper's MainStayS Will Per-
form at Home for the
Last Time.
Bv Chas. W. Can.

Todays game with the University
OF Purdue on Cartier heId will be
the last local appearance OF Capt.
Louie Wolf the popular South
Gender. whose long and brilliant
athletic career at south Eend high
school and at Notre Dame has en-
ocared him % "a large circle OF fol-
lowers. Also big Dave" Phubin.
first baseman Of Portland. ore. and
Bill Andres. catcher OF Bridgeport.
Conn, viii disport themselves for
the last time on the Notre Dame
lot
Two games viii be played with
the University OF Michigan at Ann
Arbor but Of the above mentioned
trio only Capt. Wolf and Andres
viii participate Dave Philbin yes
terday received his summons by the
Naval Ensign school 10 report at
tne Municipal pier in Chicago Mon
day morning. so ne will not be able
10 make the trip 10 Ann Arbor for
the two last games with the VOL
verines
Wins Harper's Recognition.
Philbin has had a long and varied
career at Notre Dame. After com
Peting one year at the University OF
Oregon he appeared at Notre Dame
in the fall OF 1915. He was imme-
diately a shining LIE n on the fresh
man football team of that year. In
1916 he was "A candidate for a line
position on the Notre Dame var
sity. Amidst some Of the keenest
competition any man ever faced he
forced his way 10 Coach Harper's
recognition. and before the season
was over he was holding down a
regular position at tackle
Last year Philbin along with
"Bodie" Andrews and big Frank"
Rydzewski, made up a trio of nus
kies in the NOtre Dame line that
never met it's equal in the east or
west Phllbin had no superior at
busting through a line and making
tackles before the opposing offensive
got under way. No man could hold
him. In the last game of the sea
son against w. & J at Washington,
Pa. il was his brilliant work in mo
Testing the backheld that ultimately
bought a 10 victory 10 NOtre
Dame.
Proves a Good Player.
Last spring Phnbin was a catcher
on the baseball team; this year for
the want OF a first baseman Coach
Harper transformed the big Ore
CONAN into an initial sacker Phil
bin picked up the finer points of
frst-saCking in no time and his hit
ting has been one of the main cogs
in the. offensive of the gold and blue
all year
Philbin has been an honor stu
dent IN the law department ever
since coming 10 NOtre Dame He is
almost one of the most popular men
on the gold and blue CAMPUS. He
has the confidence OF all in his
new undertaking.
Murray will pitch for Notre Dame
today The reliable southpaw who
avenged himself on Iowa Wednesday
for the lone beating ne has suffered
this year will be in the box for
Harper's aggregation. and that is
almost synonymous with a Notre
Dame victory Murray has improved
steadily this year and has now
reached his top form He should
have no trouble in tanning the boil
ermakers in the last home game OF
the season.
Promptly at O'Clock Coach
Knute X. Rockne viii put his i'm
mense mass athletic program in ac-
tiOn- Three hundred students viii
compete with a similar number Of
students from Iowa. Chicago. Min
uesota and Illinois m the greatest
teiegra phiC meet ever STAGED.
Rockne has devised an elaborate
system Of scoring for the colossal
meet. and IL is TO ne handled by AL
fred Alexander Szczepanik, one Of
the foremost mathematician in the
Notre Dame school OF journalism
The events 10 be contested are the
hand grenade throwing. high jump.
broad jump and 100 yard dash
There viii also he one mile Is
man relay team Each man viii