South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-21
BASKETBALL AND
TRACK MEN LEAVE
Notre Dame Trackmen Go to
Chicago, While Quintet
Goes to Kalamazoo.
BY CHARLES A. GRIMES.

Two athletic teams headed by
Coaches Rockne and Dorais will
leave Ia university this afternoon
for foreign competition. Rockne's
track squad OF IL men vii go to
Chicago 70 compete in the big 1. A
&. meet. and Dorais will take his
basket ball cripples up 10 Kalamazoo
Normal for a game with Western
State Normal.
Although the entire team is not
vet IN the pink Of condition. the
Notre Dame track men should bring
home the bacon in two or three
events at the meet this evening. Gill
lillian, who still suffers from injuries
TO his knee sustained at the Penn
games last spring. is Notre Danes
big ace. Upon him the Gold and
Blue Will depend for points and rec
ignition.
The athletic cream OF the middle
west will show at the meet tonight.
and Notre Dame is bound TO have
some mighty tall competition. In
Gilhllan, Burke and Hayes, however.
Rockne has a trio that will make the
best Of the big boys step some to
land a first.
Burke is one Of the best distance
men ever 70 show at the university.
He is a freshman, but the bars are
not down against first rear men a;
rOnight's meet and ne will be allowed
20 compete. He cleaned up in the
New England interscholastic meets
held at Harvard and Yale last spring,
winning both the mile and the half
mile at the same meets. Rockne
will enter him in the half mile to-
night and in the mile relay.
Should Hayes get keyed up and
start IN the sprints he is bound &c
surprise mis- rival flyers. Hayes was
former national interscholastic 100
yard champion while at St Johns
prep. Danvers, Mass. He depends
on his tremendous driving powers tC
carry him through, and consequently
does not get to tearing along until
the 40 or 50-yard line is reached
He is entered in the broad jump to-
night.
Scallan. Burke. Meredith and
either Colgan OF Barry will run the
mile EeAdl lOI @NONlb OdAAANs ANNh
Douglass. who starred in the high
Jump for Notre Dame two years ago,
will compete in a similar event this
evening. Jerry Hoar Will pair off
with Gilfllan in the high and low
hurdles.
South Bends presentation 10 the
Notre Dame cause is "Hic" Sweeney.
He will run the mile.
Capt. Ted Rademacher, who was
next 10 unbeaten in indoor events a
year go, will do the pole vaulting
for Notre Dame tonight.
Coach DOrais and his basket ball
squad with a lot OF high hopes. and
that's about all. Most OF the men
are still in a battered condition, and
are hardly in form 20 meet a team
OF the Aggies' caliber.
Tonight Notre Dame meets West
orn State Normal at Kalamazoo. In
the early season Notre Dame was de-
feated by the Celery City teachers.
The spell may be broken again to-
night.
The Michigan Aggies furnish the
opposition at Lansing Saturday night
opposition at Lansing Saturday
night. In their appearance here a
few weeks ago the Farmers edged
out a victory in the last few minutes
of play. The game Saturday night
should be close, If nothing more.
Included in the squad which will
make a getaway this afternoon are
Coach Dorais. Capt. Bahan, slime,
Bader. Brandy. Vohs, Hayes. Smith,
Ward and Pearson.
GiIhlIan will compete in the ath-
letic meet at Chicago and will not be
available for either game. Slime and
Bahan will alternate at center,
Brandy and Bader will start as for
wards. and Hayes and Smith will do
n guarding.