South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-23
NOTRE DAME
FACES ILLINOIS
ROCkne'S Green TraCkmen to
Give IIIini a Stiff
Battle.

Illinois VIII open the Notre Dame
indoor track season fin the cold and
Blue gymnasium this evening at
o'clock. nc vil be- the first visit of
the Irbaua school 90 the local gym
uasiIm since 1916. when the Uliui
defeated <otre Dame by "a close
margin. Au indications point 90 an
exceedingly close contest tonight.
and 10 would not surprise some
dcpesters ir the one mile relay race
tho last event ON the program
would decide the meet. Both teams
have suffered frcm the war. but
Harry Gill and Knute Rockne have
regulations for developing green
material. and surprise performances
are bound Co bee the feature of the
meet
Eocknc harbors no secret I'm Earl
GHmlan. tho ex-JoHet high school
athlete. who has been "a sensation
since coming 10 Notrc Dame Last
spring i'm an nter-hall meet ne
scored uo less than a. points. He
is adept az the 40 yard dash the
40 ward high hurdles. the 44O ward
dash. the high jump. the broad
Jump and the shot put. If he can
pick up l. or % points for Notre
Dame this evening the Gold and
Eluc will come mighty close to
.I1assing 80 points. or enough TO
win the meet Gilfllan will meet "a
worthy opponent i'm Kriedler Of Illi-
nois over the high hurdles. and
again in the broad Jump. but If the
local favOrite can cop I'm these two
events DE viii have accomplished
something that will go long ways
towards putting Notre Dame I'm the
lead.
capt Mulligan is being doped 10
win The 40 yard dash only
broken leg or bad start can keep
him from breasting the tape first i'm
the first event Of the evening The
44O yard dash is another matter.
Hockue has a group of candidates
for the quarter mile Miller Barry,
Iockard. Insley Patterson. Gildl-
Ian. and capt. Mulligau. Up TO late
last night he had not decided who
he would send 10 their marks. lie
Is under the necessity of saving
four men for the relay race which
may decide the meet i'm the final
event OF the evening.
Gufllan and Hayes will run the
hurdles and Notre Dame confident
Is expects Gufllan 10 win the bar
rier event I<riedler Of Illinois.
should finish close up with Cliff
Ian. while Hayes viii fight il out
Sweeney the eX-SOuth Bend high
school star. if he is able 70 dupli-
cate his performances that made
him such a local favorite. will dis
lance the IlIini runners i'm the mile
and half mile. Harbert. Smith.
Call Van Wonterghen and Murphy
will also do their best TO minimize
the illinois showing in two longer
events.
Gndnah and McGinnis are two
classy broad jumpers. and they viii
bring some points home for Notre
Dame in the leaping contest. Gill
Milan is Notre Danes best i'm the
high jump. yet DO is predetermined
whether he can clear the bar placed
higher than the Illinois men can
top it, Philbin HoIton. and Gilfl-
iau are the shot putters upon Notre
Dame is banking for points Philbin
and GInllau are about on par,
though 10 is rumored they will have
,heir hands fun in one Weiss. who
Is studying al Illinois.
Rademacher. a monogram pole
taulter OF last year viii make a
stroug bad for honors against Lang.
the Illinois aerial artist. who is
doped 90 win the event Powers may
sprue "a surprise among the re-
manning NOtre Dame men
No would be foolhardy TO predict
Notre Dame victory when it is
considered that the majority of
Bockne's athletes ase performing
tor the first time i'm Intercollegiate
circles. They are lighters though. as
AN men who have felt the influence
of Rockue.