South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-03
MEEHAN AND KING
LEAVE FOR FRANCE
viii Represent Gold and Blue
Athletics in InteraIIied
Games.

at the interalIied track and field
events next Fourth OF July by two
athletes who will run under the
American colors. Lieut.. Edward
Meehan. half-miler, and Lieut..
Frank King. javelin thrower. have
left for New York and are due 10
sail with 10 other athletes OF the
American delegation this afternoon
Colleges and athletic clubs in all
parts OF the country are represented
I'm the American contingent. All OF
the men selected 20 make the trip
served either in the army or with
the marines during the war. Notre
Dame IS the only school in the state
10 win recognition for the A. +. r.
games.
After the American delegation
gets to France the athletes who are
leaving New York today viii COM
Eete with athletes in the expedi-
tionary forces still abroad and the
frst two men 20 place in each event
will be elected TO compete in the in
terallied meet scheduled 10 be held
the Fourth OF July. France, Italy.
Belgium, Serbia, Poland, Japan and
England Will send their best ath-
Ietes TO the meet. II will be the first
time an international athletic meet
has been held since the Olyinpics
which were staged in Stockholm in
1912.
Meehan n FavOrite.
Meehan has taken several firsts
in the half and in the mile in com
petition against the best college
leg has prevented him from showing
cracks in the west OF late a sore
his best form. but he is expected 10
be in condition 10 travel the dis
lance events in fast time when he
gets abroad This is his second trip
10 France. He got over there with
South Bends own field artillery a
few days before the war ended last
November and left France at the
beginning OF this year Returning 10
school month later he rapidly
rounded into condition although ne
had not done any track work in his
20 months OF army service. Should
his injury heal before ne gets across
Areehan's friends are confident that
the Notre Dame miller will finish
This is Kings first trip across
He enlisted in the army early IN the
war and was soon made an officer
but never got to see foreign service.
Tie returned 10 school in February
and since then has by hard and con
sistent practice improved his jave-
lin throwing till today he ranks with
the very best In the country. His
showing against Michigan and Ilu-
nOis won him recognition from the
A. A. L. officials I'm New York who
chose him 10 make the trip.
Prepare for Conference.
Capt. Ted Rademaker's track men
kept Coach Rockne perspiring yes
terday afternoon while he proceeded
10 put them through a first days
work out in the final week OF prepa-
ration for the big conference meet
in Chicago next Saturday afternoon.
Notre Dame is figured as one Of the
strongest contenders in the meet.
The comparatively weak showing OF
Johnson at the eastern intercoI-
leEiate meet last Saturday afternoon
tend TO prove that the Michigan
all around star is not going to have
his own way entirely in the confer
ence meet Rockne is not predict
ing the outcome OF the conference
effair but has high hopes OF a cred
liable showing despite the loss OF
King and Meehan. Several Chica go
critics have figured that Notre Dame
viii fight II out with Michigan for
first honors at the meet Hayes.
Gillian. Rademaker and HOar are
all considered exceptionally clever
and as good as the best on any con-
ference teams. ROclIne plans &c
take every man on the team 10 Chi
cago provided all are in shape 70
add points 10 the Gold and Blue
total
Alumni Game Monday.
Midsummer weather made a
snappy practice something OF "a de-
light for the baseball men yester-
day afternoon. The nine is on its
final week OF the season. but one
more game. that with Wisconsin
at Madison next Saturday still re-
naming on the college schedule
Next Monday the alumni. includine
Dubuc OF the New York Giants. Cy
Williams OF the Phillies and Roger
Bresnahan OF Toledo will stack uT
against the varsity for the enter
tainment OF the old grads who re
turn for the commencement The
rsity-alumni game s an annual