South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-15
ROCKNE GIVES OUT
TRACK SCHEDULE
Illinois A. C. Meet is First on
LiSt-HeId in Chicago
Next Friday.

Attractive dates, keen competition
and a number Of worthwhile trips
are features of the track schedule
Athletic Director Knute X Rockne
has arranEer for his proteges. The
schedule was officially announced at
Notre Dame yesterday afternoon.
Failure of the Michigan Aggies to
keep their engagement for an indoor
meet at Notre Dame his evening
was a disappointment to Gold and
Blue track followers, but Rockne
has supplied an excellent substitu-
ton in the Gold.and Blue meet That
will be held this afternoon.
First on the list Of public per-
formances for the track men comes
the meet at the I. A. c. in Chicago
next Friday night Rockne is plan
ming to enter at least a dozen Notre
Dame athletes. Trials are being held
daily in the gym TO determine the
personnel Of Notre Danes represen-
.tion at the meet It is certainty
that Gilhllan will be one of the Sc
lections, and upon him the y. ID.
mentor is placing considera BILE re-
sponsibility. Rockne thinks the big
boy is due for a splurge, a showing
that will set the Windy City Ath-
letic gags to talking. Captain Rade-
macher will compete in the pole
vault.
The first dual indoor meet is with
Michigan at Ann Arbor. March 1st.
Notre Dame Michigan contests
whether on the diamond or gridiron.
basketball court or track have al
ways been holly contested. Michi-
gan has a track team this year that
is bound to cause lot of trouble
and anxious thoughts for coaches Of
other conference teams. A number
of old-timers, including Johnson,
GnhNan's greatest rival for all-round
honors last year, have returned to
the Ann Arbor institution. Just watch
the fur fly when Yost's and ROckne's
teams meet Later on, in the out
door season, May 18th to be exact,
Michigan comes to Notre Dame for
an outdoor meet.
A week after the Michigan meet,
Notre Dame will meet Wisconsin at
Madison. The Badgers were not
particularly anxious TO 60 through
with their match, according TO news
paper dispatches from the Capital
City. when they learned Gilhllan had
returned 10 Notre Dame. Two years
ago in an indoor meet here Notre
Dame trimmed the Badgers by win
ming the final attraction of the ev-
ening, the relay meet.
Coach Gill will bring along his IL
linois trackmen for an indoor meet
here. March 18th. Rockne looks
for revenge, sweet revenge for last
years heartbreaking defeat. 1t will
be recalled that the Gold and Blue
lost to the Suckers by two thirds of
point in the last event on the pro-
gram.
The Drake relays. at which Notre
Dame set a new two-mile relay rec
ord two years ago, will be run this
year on April 10Th. Meehan and
McDonough OF that famous team are
now at school, and about them
Rockne hopes to build a four that
will at least make a favorable show
ing in this years event.
Notre Dame will be represented
at the Penn Relays at Philadelphia
n week later The Philadelphia meet
is an intercollegiate classic. Con-
ference teams from the Middle West
will send big representations and
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown.
Dartmouth and a score of other
send a coterie of stars. Competition
eastern institutions are planning to