South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-26
n. D TRACK MEN TO
GET REAL TEST AT
DRAKE RELAY GAMES
Fastest Field on Record En-
tered in Ciassio-MuTphy
10 Compete at Penn.

Wth four relay teams or several.
OF which Gus Desch and Biu Hayes
VIII lie performing. with Llel as
discus thr0ucr. Noes IS iaFc.n
tosser and one ~ the pole raul-er7
a. special men, coach R0ck1e VIII
invade che Drake relay games az
Des lTo.ues next Saturday. deter
mined 10 make a cIedltahle showing
10 offset the clsast rOus indoor sea-
son shat The irish encountered Tine
Norre Dame athletes VIII be com-
peting against the greatest field Lhai
has ever been assembled ~ The an-
nusi Drake games. The pick OF the
west will re represented. The crack
relay teams OF Illinois. Ames. Iowa
and Drake wlH be rac.lg to lower
world records and tho No.re Dame
men W.u have 20 sep faster taan
ans men have stepped before them
90 win.
with only a few DAYS REMAINING
before the opening Of the events
Rockues mile relay seam looms as
the dark horse. OF the dsld I.l-
nols. represented by one Of he best
group Of quarter mllers THAI have
ever attended that school IS cone
GdentIy 8waE.ug the outcome The
Eorre Dame team has never run
officially in an outdoor meet, and
outside of the university the abili-
ties of the Irish are largely "a matter
81 conjecture. But those who have
watched the Rockre entries pracr
tice day after day believe that Notre
Dame. too is represented by the
swiftcst mile relay quartet iu o. h.s-
tory. a team that can pace tho mile
in 1920 If pressed The race between
the Suckers and The irish should be
epoch making.
Desch May BE out
However, a fy has dropped into
1-otre Danes ointment recently.
The tender ankle which has both
cred Gus Desch so much. while %
wiz not prevent him from par
ticipating in the shorter events ls
likely 20 keep him out Of a quarter
mile race I'm the relays Iu that case
his position viii be taken by Billy
Hayes. former national champion BOO
the 100-yard dash. and one OF the
greatest sprinters that ever stepped
the cinder path Barber a runner
who has been working ont with the
track SQUAD for bis FIRST year. but
who has not yet performed in am
official meet. may also he substituted
for Desch
The special events viii also be
watched with interest az the local
school for the reason that Lieb.
Noes. and any OF the pole vaulters
whor1 Rockne may pick are sure 20
make a strong bid for honors. Lieb
VIII make his hrzt appearance as n
discus thrower for the varsity. and
all Notre Dame is pulling hard for
him 10 come through. He ia the
drat man OF high caUhre that has
represented the school 10 this event
since Guhllan. and before he is hn-
ished with athletics. he Isl likely to-
shatter an the records made hy that
husky Irishman. I'm practice he has
already done this sailing the plate
on one occasion for 141 feet about
FIVE feet better than Gilhllan's best
Cartier field mark
Noes has been working with the
jaFeliu regularly, and has reached
I65 feet frequently This distance
IS good enough 90 win am ordinary
meet. bur Noes must go up against
some great harpoon tossers i'm the
Drake games. Hogan VIII probably
be Rockne's chotcs for the pole
vault. although the coach has ro-
fused t0 commit himself as yet.
Eddie has gone III feet 8 inches i'm
doors. and while this falls about a
foot short OF what Merrick Of Wis
j "a ID.