South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-05
OLDTIMERS WILL
MEET ALL-STARS
Football SCrimmage Will be
Held this Afternoon at
Notre Dame.
By AID. ALEXANDER.

Following the line ScElIlmdBe
with a set OF aspirants on Cartier
Field. yesterday afternoon. Football
Coach Knute X. Rockne announced
a scrimmage between a picked team
or former Notro Dame stars against
the Freshmen for this afternoon at
gao O'Clock. II is probable that
Coach Rockne will don a football
uniform and show the yearlings how
ne would break through the line
with the oval when he was a MEM
Der OF the famous 1913 team that
thrilled the East and West with the
forward pass Assistant Coach Do
rails may get into the game since the
baseball team will be excused from
practice today, resting for tomor-
rows battle with Goat" Anderson's
E9i-Stars on Cartier Field In the
event that Coach Dorais decides to
play he, will pilot the team
Two football players who have
won monograms playing with Notre
Dame and who Will appear an the
lineup are Raymond "Hard" Whip
pie and Frank Madigan. Whipple.
the crack end Of the 1916 team, re-
turned from France recently where
he saw nearly two years OF faithful
service with the American engin-
GERS. He belittled the three wounds
sustained while in action and ex-
pressed himself as yelling to don a
football suit once more. The ex-
soldier managed and coached a regi-
mental team in France which won
the divisional championship. Whip
pie asserted that his team won
chiefly by using the plays which
Coach Rockne taught him while he
played on the Gold and Blue team.
Madigan Returns.
Frank Madigan, stellar guard and
substitute center. recently won a
commission as an ensign. and taking
advantage OF the short furlough he
had paid a visit TO his Alma Mater
and to Coach ROckne. He may be
used at center in today's game.
Coach ROckne would not announce
the lineup for today's scTimmage.
but intimated that practically the
same men who appeared i'm last
weeks battle viii again lock horns.
The NictOrs scored "a weil-earned
win over Capt. Owens Indians"
who today will be greatly strength
ened by Trafton and Kiley. both Of
whom were excused from duty last
week. Madigan played with the
Naval Reserve team stationed at
cleveland, tHe only team that de-
feated the strong Pittsburg eleven
which was coached by Glenn Warn
or. the wizard OF football.
Coach Rockne gave his undivid-
ed attention to the linemen yester-
day, while Brandy. Mehre and
MOhn were drilling on drop and
place kicks. The men who were
given instructions i'm tackling and
guarding We're Hunk" Anderson,
Cudahy Saunders. Shaw, Prokup,
owens and Stuleher.
The work OF the candidates dur
ing spring drill has pleased Coach
Rockne very mach. The men are
showing more interest in the grid
iron pastime and are eager to ac-
quaint themselves with all the plays
and signals that the coach desires
them TO know. The candidates re-
alize the keen competition that
awaits them since word was re-
ceived that a number of players OF
the 1916. 1917 will be on deck TO
make dispute the claims of the can
didates for their positions in the
fall. The men. especially the line.
looks promising and the candidates
ont for tackle and guard decided 10
make the best OF the spring prac-
tice.
Track Men Work Out.
The Gold and Blue track nien re-
sumed activities yesterday. Favored
by the "OI Sol" the sprinters took
few starts on Cartier Field and
ended the training period by jog
ging around the oval for a few laps.
MuIligan and Hayes set the pace for
Colgan, Smith. Meredith. McDon-
Ough and Van Wortghem i'm the 100
yard dash across the field The
sprinters will continue their grind
today so that 10y next week Coach
Rockne viii be in position to test
the speed and time Of the men whom
ne viii take to Des Moines for the
annual relay classic
II is uncertain today whether il
wiz be a mile or two mile relay
team that viii represent Notre
Dame in competition with the other
teams for first honors For the
nucleus OF the two-mie team. Coach
Rockne has Edward Meehan and
Andy McDonogh. the only wo re-
naming OF the 1917 team. which es-
tablished a new western record. The
pick from the squad 10 assist Nee
han and McDouough should Coach
Rockne decide on the two-mile race
viii be made from Sweeney. Mere
dith and Van Wortghem. the latter
being the only one 90 participate in
a relay event qt Des Moines. He
ran IN the four-mlle relay last
spring, Notre Dame taking second
place and finishing ahead Of Chi.
cago and Nebraska universities