Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-29
AGILE ATHLETES
Of Bowdoin College Give
Eighth Annual Exhibition.
The Work in All Parts Finest Ever
Done by the Boys.
Details Of the Exercises and tbs Happy ciass
Prize Winners.


College Athletic Association is one CT the
events Of the year for Brunswick, and One
70 which town and college look forxa ard
.nxiously. This eveLinx the Dowccin boy $
gave their eight annual athlete exhibition
in Town hall, and it is unanimously pro-
aouncsd the best one ever given here.
Si'ce Thanksgiving every student har
~.rked an allotted time each day in the
yn,nasium. This work j.. compulsory and
i, meant F, give needed exercise, but il IS
,e, dtess to say that the desire to take part
Ind 80 brilli.ns work ia the annual exhibi-
lou is O leading Ie.son why the student
with athletic tendencies works in tn,
gym" SO conscientiously and enthusiastic
lily all winter
Tonight was the night of nights to the
owdo II boys, and ov. GO Of them appeared
IN different acts on the Town hall stage.
The hall was filed TO its utmost
'-pacity, large number being
PRESENT from out of town. ]. W.
Crawford, %, was manager of the cxhibi-
ion, and under his direction ever, thing
passed off most smoothly. The programme
vas long but the interest had no chance to
lag, and the applause and chaering vas al
nost CONTIGUOUS. The stage was beauti
fully drsped n white, the college colors, at
,o,b ends and the back, Will. "BOwdoin,
1884," in great black letters extended across
be back The many colored tights of the
.gile acrobats and gymnas's, and of the
lass squads going through their intricate
irills in perfect time to music, presented o
nd nil stntt III
hestra of Portland furnished music
throughout the evening.
The fencing drill by the '94 squad was
first on the programme. W. T. Thompson
of Bath was the leader. and the other sem
yors who went through this graceful drill
nth the flashing foils, were Messrs. Glover,
Bryant, Littlefeld, Simpson, Chapman,
Leighton, knight, Thomas and Flood.
IA fine exhibition Of pole vault
ng was given by Bates, Smit h,
ind Haskell of '96, and Horne and McMil-
Ian of 81. Then came the parallel bar
| quad, of which Smith and Bates, 90.
Lorp, '94, Gahan, 81, and Foster, '95,
we're all star performers. Horne, McMil-
Ian and Hubbard also won applause on the
bars. A dozen juniors, headed by W. S.
| Kimball now marched on and went through
he inspiring broadsword drill in as perfect
manner A. one could wish. The Click,
lick, of the flashing swords was in perfect
| ime 10 the music. This 80 tquad was
made up of Lord, Stubs. Shaw. Hicks,
fla, kell. Simpson. Blair, Dewey, French,
G. Kimball and Mayo.
The horizontal bar work called out per-
,aps as much applause as anything, and
the whole audience held its breath during
ONE of the thrilling acts. Perh,ps Smith,
| 96, did rather the best things, though Fos-
| er, Gahan and Hubbard all did some bril-
liant acts. All four performed the giant
wing, an act requiring great strength and
,erve. Mcmillan and Davis also ii good
york on the bar. The tparring
,outs were interesting and stientifi
but not especially exciting. The contest
ants were Stubb., '95, and Eastman, '96,
Laffy, '96, and Robinson, '9G, and Webbsr
| 95, and Dana, 96. These were thu win
,ers of the three classes, heavy, middle and
light weight, at the recent college tourna-
nent. After the boxers and their big
doves had retired came the tumtlnR. and
the audience was kept in aroar of applaus'.
rhe triple acts of A. J. Lord, Gahan and
n. A. Lord were the best ever seen here
md the work of A. j. Lord and Gahan,
Bates and Leighton, Horne and Mcmillan,
ind Hubbard could not be excelled among
professional.
Then came the sophomore dumb bell
.quaa, q dozen yourg athletes in sleeveless
siahts of black with red cinctures, led by j.
Il. Bates in whi'e tights. Tlis class drill
a the most difficult of all to do well, bu
the '96 bows went into it with kind of Phi
Chi determination to retain the silver
cup won by them last year when
f,esLmen. The members of the fquad
xere Ackley, Andrews, Bass, Clough,
Frost. Robinson, Thcmpson, Kyes,
W;tehell Lyford and OAkes. For this drill
he piani.t was X. w. Leighton, an Au.
mat, b,y. After this there were three well
Scrformed special features; fencing by
Wes,r.. Thomas and Harrington, single
tick work by Messrs. Bryant and Little
all and broad sword contest between
Nessrs Dewey ani Shaw. Foster 80 led
,he squad on the fsing rings and did the
hest there, though Gahan, Haskell. McMil-
~ Leighton and Hubbard all did well.
The Indian club drill by the freshmen
Quad. led by J. H. Horne, was the last
LAS drill and was almost perfectly execu-
ID. The SQUAD was made up of Mcmillan,
| An0f0g.
FINLEY Dole. Remick. Brett, Hagar and
Lord. The Roman ladder work which fo!-
owed the 81 drill was one of the new
festnrea Of the exhibition and proved most
,ucce..ful. Foster, S.ubbs, Lord, Mitchell,
nd Kimball did the work on this unique
annaratus, Then came the, wrestling
There was : rough and tumble bout be-
tween Stubbs and Mitchell. two of Bow
doio's foot ball stars, and then collar and
elbow match between Kimball and Thomp-
son. Both were exciting and the contest
ants were we'll matched. The pyramids, -
Ssual. formed the closing part Of the ex.
hib,Son. They were under the charge OF
Dewey, De M s5, and we're the best ever seen
hs,s Oyar ! score Of men participated,
and some exceedingly difficult IT. and .as os;as, S;s
m m az he big crowd tremble. There were
about : score in all. and then came the
srsnd closiog salute to Bowdoin. This
"a, ! new feature. Twenty-hye men
formed ! long high pyramid on the stage.
a-aSs~- Aeea hannern and long white