South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-28
TRACK MEN REST
UP FOR MEET
GiIfiIIan viii Meet His Old
Rival Johnson at Ann Arbor
Saturday Night.

Coach Rockne's track artists, Il
IN all. rested on their oars yesterday
afternoon after a strenuous week OF
preparation for the big dual meet
with Michigan AT Ann Arbor next
Saturday night.
Capt. Ted" Rademaker. Notre
Danes veteran pole vaulter, viii
lead the team With Johnny Pow
high flying stunts for NOtre Dame.
Rockne decided on the pair in his
Thursday afternoon selections.
Great doings are expected OF Gil
fillan, who will have a worthy rival
in Johnson OF Michigan. The two
met I'm the Notre Dame Michigan
dual meet last spring and battled for
the all-around supremacy. Gill
fllan was not in the best Of condi-
tion at the time and lost 20 his rival
By a few points. With the big boy
going good now. however. Gold and
Blue followers look for a turn OF
fortune I'm the coming Saturday
night meet. Gilfl.an will compete n
the shotput, high and low hurdles.
and possibly in the high Jump.
Mulligan and Patterson will hold
up Notre Danes end OF the sprints.
Bill" Hayes, former national inter
scholastic 1O0-yard champion, will
not be eligible for collegiate compe-
tition until the outdoor season. In
asmuch as Muiligan has shown his
heels TO Hayes IN the short 40 and
5O-yard events, and Patterson has
been going exceptionally well in the
workouts this week, Notre Dame
should roll up a few points in the
sprints.
Eddie" Meehan vii make his
first public appearance in the $50
yard run after an absence OF two
years. In 1917 Meehan was anchor
man on Notre Danes champion two
mile relay team. he entered the
first officers training camp shortly
after the meet and did not get a
chance 20 show his wares again. IN
workouts OF late he has shown some
OF that old-time relay form how
ever. and RoclSne is depending upon
him for points in the Michigan meet
Barry. Meredith, Colgan and Nee
han will run the relay for Notre
Dame. Barry and Colgan wiz also
run the 40, and Meredith will
make his "big league" debut in the
half mile
"Hic'' Sweeney Of South Bend
will run the mile. Shanahan,
newcomer, who has shown consider
able form. VIII be Sweeney's side
kick in the distance event.
Jerry Hoar VIII act as Gilfl-
Ian's ward I'm the hurdles and high
Jump. He competed and landed a
place I'm the I. a. Q. meet in Chicago
last Friday night. His work OF late
has shown constant Improvement.
"ReT' Douglas will do the high
jumping. He cleared five feet ten
inches in the ]. A. 9. meet and tied
for second place. Grover" Malone
former football player, viii try his
hand IN the shotput.
Thursday. March 6, is the date set
for the first or the interhaU track
championship preliminaries. All
college men at the university except
those on the training table. ere ell
isible for competition in these meets.
Walsh and BrownsOn viii compile I'm
the first preliminaries The first four
men placing in each event viii be OIL
lowed TO compete In the finals.
Sorin. Corby and Badin will meet in
the semifinals March Is. and the
intsrhalI meet will be staged I'm the
university gym Thursday. March 90.
Pash Lockard, the Toledo Splinter.
viii not be allowed 20 run. as his
collegiate standing is below average.