South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-20
WISCONSIN HERE
FOR TRACK MEET
Will Meet Gold and Blue Ath-
IeteS at Notre Dame
Saturday Afternoon.
BY MAURICE STARRETT.

By MAURICE STARRETT.
Track enthusiasts Of South Bend
and vicinity are due for the treat
Of the year Saturday afternoon,
when the University OF Wisconsin
squad clashes with the Notre Dame
athletes in the university gymnasi-
UNI at 3 o'clock. The meet will be
the first appearance of the year for
the Badgers, who are out for the
conference title this year with ILL
nOis and Michigan as rivals The
Gold and Blue tracksters. led by
Capt Meehan. hope to repeat the
successful season start made last
week against Wabash.
Wisconsins entry list includes a
former conference star or point
winner for nearly every event and
desI tie the fact that Notre Danes
entries are already running in mid
season form the struggle for points
viii be nip and tuck From any
angie the dope gives the Badgers
the bare edge over Rockne's fighting
crew. which will fight for the lead
till the last man of the relay
crosses the tape. IN previous meets
each team has won twice. In 1915
and 1916 the Wisconsin team took
the honors. In later years. 1918.
the Cold and Blue fiiers have been
winning
Hurdle Event Fast.
In the dash event both teams pre-
sent new men with fast records
Mohardt Miles, Patterson and
Bailey for the local university
should take their share of points.
The hurdle race will be one Of the
closest events of the afternoon,
with Wynn, the ace" Notre Dame
hier, topping the timbers with Reed.
who defeated Earl Gilfllan here last
year Andrews. OF the cardinals
is a Milwaukee high school star who
will give both Wynn and Starrett a
hot run for place.
The middle distance events will
show time very close to the best
indoor records ever made il the en-
trants show true 10 form. Kayser
is the cardinal bet for the 440. He
won the quarter here in last years
duel meet and is primed to give
/ ICY" Kasper a race that should
force new gym record. In the
half mile run Capt. Meehan and
Meredith will meet Nash and Ram
sey Of the Badgers. both Of whom
placed in the conference meet in
1917.
Swccny I'm Mile Run.
The long distance events will be
as holly contested as the dashes,
with Walter Sweeney, the former
South Bend high star, and William
Burke running the mile for Notre
Dame. Wisconsin has entered two
of the best men IN the west. Krump.
the 1917 conference meet sensation.
and Brothers. who defeated Capt.
Meehan here three years ago. In
the two-mile the cardinals have en-
tered another lair of western cham
piOns, Burr. with a record OF less
than 10 minutes indoors in the
event. and Dennis. conference win
ner Frank Murphy and Johnny
Heuther will take care of the NOtre
Dame honors in the race Murphy
has developed into the strongest
distance man the Gold and Blue has
had in many years and with the
stuff exhibited in the Wabash meet
he should stand an even chance OF
breaking the tape a winner in his
event.
Field Events Look Good.
Notre Danes weak spot will be
in the 16-pound shot put event.
Shaw. who is RoCkne's best man. is
in the west with the basketball
team. COughlin has been slow in
getting into shape and Dooley still
has trouble in getting the weight
over the 3S-foot mark. Sundt, the
Wisconsin all-western football star.
is heaving the lead for the cardinals
and has mark of over 40 feet The
with Edwards. Of the visitors, the
Slight favorito. He has a five
eleven record. Douglas and Hoar
are going five-nine and ten and will
be a bic TO push the favorite 10 the
limit Notre Dame has the best
prospects in the pole vaultinS
event. Powers in in rare trim and
should go his opponent. Endres. one
better. Douglas will also compete
in the aerial stunt.
Campus fans figure that NOtre
Dame has an even chance all along
the list of events and that the relay
will decide the meet Plans are
completed 10 make the meet the
big track event Of the season. Ac-
commodations for scores Of South
Bend fans have been made and the
university band will aid in pepper
ing up" the minutes between events.
Tomorrows meet will indicate the
caliber OF the Gold and Blue squad.
which has been talked OF as the
greatest aggregation representing
the university on the cinders in sew
eral years Notre Dame completes
the home indoor schedule tomor-
row Illinois and the Michigan Ag-
gfes follow I'm foreign meets.