The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-22
NOTRE DAME TEAMS
 HAVE NINE GAMES BOOKED FOR WEEK
Spring Football Game Is Carded May 5-Golf,
 Baseball Scheduled

Notre Dame, Ind, April 22 -. (SpeciaD D--Although Easter vacl tion does not end until Wednesday Notre Dame's spring athletic teams will have the busiest week of the season next week, with nine contests scheduled.
 The golf and baseball teams each have three contests carded the track team will split to attend the Drake and Penn relays, and the tennis squad will open i's season with one match Friday.
 Director of Athletics Elmer Layden has announced that the spring football game between tn. varsity of last year and the po- tential varsity of 1895 will be played May instead of May II as originally announced.
 Coach John F. Nicholson is not sure yet just who will represent the Irish at the Drake relays, b.t he is sending his two star weight men to the Penn games at Phila. delphia Friday and Saturday. Don Elser, who made the best toss l., the shot put of the indoor season this year, 4S feet 9% inches; and John LeviclSi, promising sopho- more javelin hurler, will go to Philadelphia. Elser has an officiai mark of more than 51 feet to his credit outdoors in the shot put. Levicki hurled the javelin nearly 210 feet as a freshman last spring in practice.
 
 Capt. Vincent Murphy, who cleared feet 9H inches indoors in the high jump, will lead tie NOtre Dame contingent to the Drake games. George Meagher, who has cleared more than 24 fee. inches in the broad jump, is an- other definite entrant. Nicholson Is also contemplating sending the following relay teams: one milo, position of these teams depend largely on the showings made in today's dual meet with Purdue and practices early next week.
 The baseball team will face Iowa here in games Wednesday anI Thursday, playing Illinois al, Champaign Saturday. The diamond team got off to promising start by defeating ohio State, 4 to ., in 10 innings last week.
 The golf team will compete e.s- clusively with Detroit teams next week in three matches. The group will meet Way U. at Detroit Mon- day and Detroit university at De- troit Tuesday. Detroit university will play a return match here Saturday.
 The golfers are heavily favored to win their matches against MicE E- igan competition. having won cas- lily from Detroit U. in past seasons. Led by Capt. Johnny Banks, fol . mer western junior cham pion, and Winfield Day, quarter -finalist ir last years national amateur, tkc team promises to be one of the best balanced in Notre Dame his tory. Day was medalisL in the Chi cago district qualifying la.t year for the amateur, and has h e '. d the Chicago district junior title the past two years. Banks was CO., medalist in the national intercoi legiate two years ago and quarter linalist last year.
 Bill Cole, state college champion two years ago, and Pat Malioy, medalist in the oklahoma state amateur tourney last season.
 Notre Dame fans will get their first look at the 1895 tennis team. reputed to be somewhat stronger than those of past seasons, Wh sn Wabash opens the season hers next Friday.
 Improving
 Coach Pedro de Landero. who recently turned out an undefeats:i fencing team, has been working the squad indoors and outdoors when weather permitted ever sin cs the latter part of February. Lasl year the Irish were able to WIT their first two matches in mos; sets, but succumbed to the better. conditioned opponents in the latte; | two sets. The conditioning of the | team this year should do a great deal toward eliminating sthc fatigue element, according .c Coach de Landero.
 Five veterans of last year form the nucleus of the 1885 team Capt. Frank Weldon, Joe Wal dron, Joe Prendergast, George Cannon, and Norman Frederick are the returning lettermen.
 Ed Buchard, Kentucky stats amateur champion, is among tbt more promising newcomers to t.s ranks. Falion and Joe McNulty who finished one-two in the fni tennis tournament last year. arc also outstanding prospects.
 There will be an admission charge or 40 cents for all Notrt Dame home track meets and base. ball games, t was announced rc gently by Director of Athletics Layden.