South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
BASEBALL, TRACK
MEN WORK OUT
Stiff Competition for N. D.
Athletes This Week
Men Batting Well.

Track Coach Rockne allowed his
men TO take. things easy Monday lie
was completely satisfied with their
showing on Saturday against iii
nois and feels certain that only hard
luck kept Illinois from beating.
Most surely. with GHdllan in shape
NOtre Dame would have won. The
ex-JOiiet star fought gamely but was
badly handicapped with as tiff knee
and scored only about tWC-thirds OF
the points he would have had be
. been in good condition He did not
enter the broad jump which he
would have won with ease. nor the
high jump. in which he would have
placed.
Yesterday Rockne's distance men.
Sweeney, Call and Van Wonterghen.
who swept the platter clean" in the
mile and half mile at Illinois, were
given a rest. They have been in
training continuously for two
months and Rockne faces the prob
lem OF keeping them in racing trim
until the conference meet on June
9th. lie thought a day of rest would
prove more beneficial 20 them Mon
day after their hard preparation for
the two races at Illinois than any
kind OF a workout
The rest Of the men OF the track
team worked out lightly. All must
be in shape for the Michigan "Ag-
gies on Cartier field Saturday.
Nothing is known Of the strength Of
the Lansing team on the track this
year. but EOckne is out 10 win and
he intends TO have his squad in just
the fighting trim they were at Hi
nois last Saturday.
There are two important games
on The NOtre Dame baseball schedule
this week-one Wednesday with
Purdue at Lafayette. the other Sat
urday with the Michigan "Aggies' on
Cartier field After the thrill of
pulling a game apparently lost by
scoring six runs in the ninth inning
at Lansing last saturday Coach Har-
per's men settled down 20 hard WORK
yesterday i'm order not 20 be caught
in such a predicament again.
Batting practice occupied most %
the time Monday. Smith ard Lally
served the assortment of curves and
straight ones from the box. and each
man on the team got numerous
chances 10 swat their offerings as
best he could Coach Harper is
gradually working APP formidable
offensive for his club. At the out
set OF the season the stick WORK
threatened 20 be the weakest spot
on the team. but the clubbing in the
games against Rose Poly. Wisconsin.
Indiana and NJ A c.. would indicate
that Harper has a hard hitting club
in the making.
Pat Murray will be Harper $
pitching selection against Purdue ?
Lafayette tomorrow. The southpaw
who has been invincible thus far
this season will try TO tame the team
that beat capt. Leo Klein and ILL
nos In "a . inning battle last week.
KIien is recognized as the best pitch
or the western conference has pro-
duced i'm a long time. and a team
that can beat him must be reckon
eG with Murray has not had 10 eX-
tend himself in the games up to
date lie has managed 10 keep the
runs OF opponents down in the early
innings and with Notre Dame far n
the lead he has either eased up him
self or gave way To some other
pitcher.
Murray will welcome the chance
TO go the route against the Boiler
makers lie has strength and plenty
Of nerve and can be relied upon for
some tight pitching If the occasion
demands IT,