South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-22
GREAT RUNNERS
ON BADGER TEAM
With An Even Break in Luck.
the Gold and Blue Might
Have Won.
BY JUNO KINERK.
(SpOrts EditOr.)

these two institutions. When the
final race, the relay, had been run.
and all the points tOtalled up IL
was found that the Badger team had
an'assed IS while the Gold and Blue
had but IS.
Good sDOrtsmanship more than
anything else lost for the Gold and
Blue thinly clads. and "A bad break
i'm luck was also costly. In every
race the Wisconsin men were given
the pole. an advantage that proved
disastrous 20 Coach Rockne's men.
In the 40 race. a victory which
would have given Notre Dame a
chance, Wynn stumbled at the first
turn and was obliged 20 fall out.
and Kasper was retarded by Wynn's
stumbling 20 such an extent that he
couldn't catch the leaders. on top
of this misfortune the actions OF
Wisconsin's two entries dashed Kas-
per's hopes. Donaldson and Kayser
started away in the lead, and when
Kasper was retarded these two men
formed a pocket from which Kas-
per could not extricate himself. and
ne had 10 be content with third
place.
Although no new records were
made the meet was interesting from
the first heat in the 40 yard dash
Until the end OF the relay race. In
every contest spirited competition
vas present, and each winner was
forced to exert himself to the ut
most Moh2rdt made a fine show
ing IN the dash, tieing for first with
Spetz OF Wisconsin in the fast time
OF So. Bailey OF Notre Dame took
third place in this event.
In the 40 yard high hurdles Wynn
finished first, but because he
knocked down all three hurdles he
disqualified himself. and Wisconsin
took first and second place. while
Starrett finished third. Had Wynn
left but one hurdle standing
he would have been the winner. and
these points would have given Notre
Dame a chance for victory.
The mile race was won by Dayton
OF Wisconsin in the fast time OF 4.
2S-1. less than two seconds shy Of
the gym record. This event was one
OF the prettiest races OF the day
Sweeney and Burke Of Notre Dame
hoped into the lead at the start OF
the race, and there they remained
for 10 laps. although Dayton passed
them several times only TO find him
self running again IN third place aft
er a burst OF speed would put
Sweeney back In the lead. These
bursts Of speed and the fast pace
set by him was too much for
Sweeney. as he wavered in the last
two laps. his team mate, Burke, /
finishing second.
The half mile was a nice race, but
Capt Meehan OF Notre Dame. had
things much his own way. He re-
NAMED In the back during the first
five laps. and then in the final lap
ne tore around the track with such
speed that he won by 80 yards Had
ne been pushed NIeehan might have
set a ney sym record. Murphy ran
"A good race for Notre Dame in the
two mile event, but Brothers and
Meyers were too strong at the finish
FOR him and he took third place.
The time for this event was 1G.O6.
The vaulting of Powers and the
high jumping OF Hoar proved
pleasant surprises for the entire
student body. Powers cleared the
bar at IL It. inches, but failed 10
get over il at Il II. 9. Willie OF
Wisconsin also cleared the bar at 1
II. c, but he too failed 10 clear il at
~ II. 9. and these two divided first
and second place points. Hoar won
the high jump with a fine leap OF
s Il. 10. while Douglass, a team
M
second place.
Herzfield OF Wisconsin won the
shot put with a mediocre heave of
81 II. = inches. n. Anderson and
CoughIin OF Notre Dame took second
and third places respectively in the
weight heaving event. The sum-
mary:
80 yard dash-Mohardt Notre
Dame, and Spetz. Wisconsin, tied for
first: CO Bailey. Notre Dame. Time
1875 seconds.
20 yard high hurdles-U) An
drews. Wisconsin; CD Knollin, Wis
consin. 60 Starrett. Notre Dame.
Time. 5:3-5 seconds.
Cne mile run-U) Dayton Wis
consin; CO Burke Notre Dame: (3l
sweeney aM0AAG Dtl4llE- inc 4 MN.
IS Is seconds.
go yard run-G) Donaldson. Wis
cOnsin; CD Eayser. Wisconsin: C5J
lSasper. Notre Dame. Time, 81 sec
onds
Two mile run-(1) Brothers. Wis
consin. 60 Meyers, Wisconsin: CD
Murphy Notre Dame. Time. 10 min.
6 seconds.
$50 yard run-G) Meehan. Notre
Dame. 60 Wall, Wisconsin. CD
Meredith. Notre Dame. Time min.
IS seconds.
Shot put-G) Herzheld, Wiscon-
sin. CD Anderson, Notre Dame. CD
Coughlin. Notre Dame. Distance
80 n. b = inches.
High jump--G) Hoar Notre
Dame. CD Douglass. Notre Dame
and Rusham Wisconsin. tied. Height
o. 10 inchc--
Pole vault-G) Powers. Noro
Dame. and WHie. wisconsin. tied;
60 Endres. Wisconsin Height III
H. inches.
Relay race-Non by Notre Dame
Burke. Hoar. kasper and Meehan).