South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-14
300 STUDENTS
WILL COMPETE
Gold and Blue, Northwestern,
illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
and GOpheTS Enter.
BY Chas W. Call.

Three hundred students from the
University Of $9tre Dame will COM
pete with "a similar number from
Illinois. Iowa. Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and Northwestern in tele-
graphic athletic meet. Saturday
May %. Each group Of students
will compete on its own athletic
field. and the results will be tele-
graphed 10 the 1--WE other schools
after each event. Already the pro
ject gives promise OF being the
largest and most successful attempt
at mass athletics ever staged in the
United States. its scope may be ma
terialy enlarged by the particiPa-
ton Of students of Ames, Nebras-
la. Ohio State and Chicago univer-
sites.
Knute X. Rockue has been an ac-
tive organizer OF this latest war
time program TO nc the youth IT
America for their part across the
sea- He has cooperated with sew
eral Of the western conference ath-
Ietic directors for the past month,
and he only regrets that so few of
the schools in this section have
finally decided to compete in the
big meet
Object of Meet.
The object of the athletics on such
a grand scale is 10 encourage ev-
cry physically able student 20 COM
pete for his college. 10 is thought
that t. will be a big step towards
stimulating the spirit OF intercol-
legiate competition and intensity
university loyalty. In the system
each contestants efforts will count
directly in the final result. 1t is not
intended that the new departure
should in any way interfere with
the present iDterhaH or varsity
competition at Notre Dame. Every
one at the Gold and Blue institu
ton. prep or college man, with the
exception Of the monogram men,
will be eligible 20 compete.
There will be five events on the
big program-Bomb throwing.
broad jump; high jump, 100 yard
dash and relay race.
Bomb Throwing Contest.
In the bomb throwing event. con-
testants will throw a bomb from
"a standing position at a bull eyes
IS feet away. The bulls eye viii
be three feet in diameter. Run
ming from the bulls eye there will
be three more concentric circles
each three feet larger in diameter.
Each contestant will receive two
trisls. Hitting the bulls eye will
count five points. and three, two and
one. for the others All contest
ants points will be added up and
the university scoring the highest
number of points will win the
event.
I'm the broad jump each contest
ant will receive one trial. In case
of a foul he will be given another
trial. Then. if he makes a second
foul. his score Will be nothing. The
distance of each Of the 800 COM
petitors will he added together and
the school having the largest total
viii win the event.
Must Get Largest Total.
In the high jump each contest
ant will be allowed 10 choose the
height the bar shall be placed at
on his initial jump. If he makes
the heighth ON the first trial he
may have the bar raised for another
trial Each contestant will get
credit for his best heights of all
the contestants viii be added to-
gether The university having the
largest total viii win the event.
I'm the hundred yard dash each
man will run against time. Three
men will run I'm a heat The total