South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-14
TRACK MEN ARE
BUSY At N. DAME
Rockne Giving His Men Good
Workout in Preparation for
Chicago Meet.
BY Charles A. Grimes.

Coach Rockne insists that his
Notre Dane track men are going
20 start the indoor season in the
big Chicago meet next Friday in
regular big league fashion--or-
the going will get mighty warm in
future practice. If work and plenty
OF IL counts I'm the making OF a
track man. then Rockne's proteges
need fear any hot times after their
first public appearance next week.
The Notre Dame mentor has
planned another big indoor meet,
the Annual Gold and Blue affair.
which will be held in the university
gym Saturday afternoon The var
sity and freshmen candidates have
been split up into two teams. one
the Gold. captained by Ted Rade-
macher and the other, the Blue.
captained by Red" Douglas. Be
cause OF the Intentionally well-bal-
anced teams plenty of keen COM
petition Is anticipated
Gold and Blue track meets were
introduced by Rockne several years
ago. They give him a line on the
ability or his men, and on the show
ing OF individual competitors I'm this
years event will depend the per-
sonnet Rockne will take to the l. A.
c. games.
Gilnlian Is entered i'm seven
events. He will start first for the
Gold in the 40 I'd. dash. and al
though he Is hardly expected TO
breeze home ahead OF Hayes he
ought 20 make the pace a gay one
for Bailey. the freshman sensation.
'Gnlie" will then turn his efforts
20 the 270 yd. dash. TO the high and
low hurdles. high jump, broad jump
and shot put.
Hayes will run for the Gold in
the short events. Frank Munigan,
McGinnis and Bailey viii do the
speeding for the Blues.
Rademacher and Hoar will pole
vault for the Colo while Douglas
and Mohn. the latter a South Bend
high grad viii do the sky work for
the Blues.
Great doings are looked for in
the mile run. Van Worterghen, a
monogram man. Shanahan. Clancy
and Rosenthal will start for the
Colds. Opposed TO them Will be j
william Burke. a freshman who
gives promise Of being another Nor
man Taber in a year or two. HE
Sweeney former South Bender who
cleaned up at Illinois. Jenny. White
and OConnOr.
Eddie Meehan got into a track
suit yesterday afternoon and for a
man who has done absolutely no
track work In twenty months dis
played great form. Andy Melon
ough who teamed with Meehan in
the Notre Dame relay champion
ship four two years ago is gradually
rounding into form. He and his
brother Pete" a half-miler are
close to Rockne's best bets in the
half
The inter hall relay champion
ship will decide at the meet Sat
urday afternoon. Corby and SOrir
will compete Both teams were dis.
qualified Wednesday and the race
called off because of infractions OF
interhaIl rules.
Eight Notre Dame freshmen ac-
companied by Chief Meyers left
early this morning for Ft. Wayne
where they will play the Catholic
Central FIVE tonight. Meyers has
been acting freshmen coach since
his return to school. Captain Mehre
Mohn. Trafton. r. Anderson. II
Anderson. F'rlbley. Kirk and Kiley
are making the trip. The yeariing'
stacked up against the varsity In
fifteen minute scrimmage YESTERDAY
afternoon but failed TO show theii
early season form.