South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
ROCKNE PREPARES
FOR ILLINI MEET
Gold and Blue Track Team
viii Miss Men Gone
to War.

Knute X. Rockne. the Noue
Dame track coach. viii this afte--
noon begin putting on the finishing
touches 10 his war time track team
which meets the University Of I'LL
nois next Saturday night in the
Notre Dame gymnasium in the first
dual meet OF the 1918 season. There
ls 10 installing the fact that the
men now working for Uncle Sam
viii be sOrely missed when Rockne's
squad takes the track against the
nlni at the end Of this week 30
men have been found that viii re-
place such stars as Meenan. Kas-
per. McDOnoUgh, Miller, Bergman.
Grant NOOnan. Starrett. Kirkland.
Douglas. Edgren and CouEhlin. The
kaiser must be whipped before
Notre Dame will ever have such
coterie Of satellites as represented
her 81 the track a year ago
Tndismayed by war conditions.
however. RoCkne has worked hard
and long TO have his team in the
best possible condition for the hard
season just ahead. Only four mOno-
gram men from 1897 were available
at the outset OF the practice season
Capt Mulligan, Call, McGinnis
and Rademacher. Around this quar-
tet ROCkne has had 90 build his az.
gregations Of tracksters with whoTn
ne hopes 10 humble Illinois, MiChi
gan and Wisconsin
MuIIigan Going Good.
In the 40-yard dash Notre Dame
viii be capably represented by Capt.
Mulligan. the speed sensation at the
gold and blue institution for the
past three years. lie is moving fast
er than ever and will not be beaten
over the short route. McGinnis.
also a veteran, is pressing the cap
tain close for first hOnOrs. and ne
is bound to figure in the scoring
Giidllan. the most impressive track
performe- Notre Dame has had in
years. is also entered in the 40-yard
dash and Is capable Of making good
time at that distance.
Gnfllan should be able to defeat
all corners in the hurdle races.
There viii be just the 4O-yard high
hurdles in the Illinois meet, but
Coach ROckne is counting on the
youth from Joliet taking a first IN
that event. Walters is the only other
entry on whom Notre Dame may
count.
In the quarter mile Rockne has
gathered together d group of run
ners who never to this year pro-
fessed 10 be distance men. They
are Miller. Barry. LOCkard, Patter-
son and Insley. Miller and Barry are
the fastest Of the crew. with Lock
ard pressing them over the entire
distance Some of the above men
toned men will be saved for the
mile relay event "a the end of the
meet
Weak i'm Distance Runs.
IL is ia the longer events-the
half mile. the one mile. and the
two mile that Notre Dame is weak
est From Call, Sweeney, Van Won
terghen. Harbert. O'Connor. Muir
ply and Smith Rockne must select
men to grab what they can of the
% points involved IN the distance
races. Cali and smith viii proc
ably start in the half mile. Sweeney
and Call in the mile. and Van Won
terghen, Harbert. O'COnnor and
Murphy in the two mile. But all
this is contingent on Sweeney and
Van Wonterghen recovering from q
siege OF sore feet Each is bei1e
counted on for points but they have
been unable 10 do any running for
the past week or two ON account
OF injuries.
Notre Dame ought 10 be able 90
hold her own Inn the field events.
Upon GunIlan viii deyolve the re-
spousibility of bringing \Otre Dame
90 the front tie is entered i'm the
broad jump the high Jump ami the
shot put 10 seems unlikely that H.
VIII Zoe beaten jim the broad jump.
and De has more tfau an even
chance 20 cop the other two events.
Big Dave Philbin will also bee en-
tered i'm the shot put. and the genial
football player lis likely 10 surprise
certain followers who have no con-
cepuon of his ability with the shot.
Hademacher, Powers and Suttner
viii pole vault for the sold and
blue. and they viii score several
points.
Little S known of the strength
Of Illinois 10 is understood that the
Jrbaua school has lost heavily hy
euuStmeuts and the inroads of war.
Most likely the teams VIII be ve-y
evenly matched Ilinois defeated
Notre Dame the last meet between
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