Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-06-03

Bangor and Portland Tied at the Ban
gor Events of Saturday.
Several Records Broken-The Weather Perfect
and the Contests Exciting.

Bangor, june 2.-The most successful
meet ever held by the Maine Interscholas
tic Athletic Association was seen at
Maplewood park, yesterday afternoon.
There was large attendance and gay
scene was presented. A large delegation
from Portland was decked in blue, their
tealn's color, while Bangor turned out in
crimson. The weather was beautiful, and
nothing occurred to mar the success of
the occasion.
The contest for the championship was
among Portland, Bangor and Thornton,
| and it was great day for recordbreaking
The State school record was broken in the
pole vault, shot-put throwing IL pound
hammer standing high jump, running
high jump, running broad jump. 120-yards
hurdles, half-mile walk, 220. yards hurdles,
22O-yards dash and half-mile run.
The result was a tie between Portland
high and Bangor high, each winning 371S
points Thornton got but / points
The ending was an exciting one Port
land leading Bangor 10 points, with only
| The hammer throw and standing high
nors got the hammer throw. with Wake
field Of Thornton third, Godfrey breaking
the record by nearly eight feet. Godfrey
then went into the standing high jump,
some discussion ensuing over it, but he
was allowed to go on, being obliged to
start at the best record, however, feet
z inches, and without any preparation
Godfrey cleared it, tieing Jordan at that
height, and bringing Bangor's score up
to a tic with Portland. This will count
rs one year each for Bangor and Portland
in holding the silver cup now in Bangors
custody.
The officials were: Referee, Eugene
Buckley, Boston; marshal, George W.
Beals, b. A. A; judges at finish, W. W.
Robinson; W. w.. Bolster, Jr., L. X.
Folsom; timekeepers, Thomas McAloon,
Fred r. Smith, Fred G. Lancaster; judge
of walking, Charles 1. Haynes; starter,
John Graham;, B. A. A. clerk of course,
Ewing HI. Hamlin; measurers of field
events, J. Clair Minot, Frank Marston;
judges of field events, H. l.. Douglass, L.
S. Dewey.
The events and winners follow:
Running high jump-Jordan, Bangor
first; Perry, Portland, second Somers,
Portland, third. Distance oft. 3 llin.
Putting shot-Godfrey, Bangor, first;
Conners, Bangor, second; Fairfield, Thorn
ton, third Distance 35ft. Tin.
Running broad iump-Somers, Port
land, first; W. Hunt, Bangor, second; ;
Wakefield, Thornton, third Distance,
Gift. sin.
Pole vault-Perry, Portland, first; Eos
tar Dortlay,d II
gor, and Chapman, Portland, third. Dis
tance, Oft. Bin.
Throwing hammer-Godfrcy, Bangor,
first, 101ft. SAin.; Conners, Bangor,
second. 95ft. Sin. Wakefield, Thornton,
third 94ft. II l%in
Standing high jump--Jordan and God
frey, Bangor, first Aft 7iin.; Hidgdon,
Thornton, third, Aft 6I2in.
One hundred yards dash-First heat
won by W. Hunt. Bangor, 10 3 IS. second
heat, Somers, Portland, II 2-5s. third
heat, Sawyer, Bangor, lis. final heat
Hunt, Bangor; Sullivan, Portland, second;
Sswyer, Bangor, third. Time. 10 5s.
Mile bicycle-Kaler, Portland, first;
Came, Thornton, second: johnson, Port
land, third. Time, Pm. IA 2-5s.
One hunded and twenty yards hurdle
First heat, Chalmers, Bangor; second
heat, Robinson. Portland, 1888; third
heat, both disqualified; final heat, Robin
son of Portland. 1irst Chalmers, Bangor,
second; Parsons, Bangor, third. Time,
Is 35s.
Half-milc walk-Wheelden, Bangor,
first; Farnham, Bangor, second; Perry,
Thornton third. Time, 3m. 40s
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle
First heat Edwards, Portland; second
heat, Hadlock, Portland; third heat,
Sullivan. Portland; fourth heat McCann,
Bangor. Final heat, Sullivan, Portland,
first; Edwards, Portland, second; Hadlock,
Portland, third. Time 2Ss.
Mile run-Sinkinson Portland, first
Stevens, Portland, second; Chamberlain,
Portland, third. Tmie Som. IS.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash
First heat. W. Hunt, Bangor; second heat,
Sawyer, Bangor. Final heat, Hunt, Ban
gor, first, Sawyer Bangor, second; Berry,
thornton, third. Time, 90 2-5s.
Half-mile run-Hodgdon, Thornton,
first; Dunbar, Portland, second; Griffith,
Portland, third Time, IL 4-5s.
Quarter mile run-Marston, Portland,
first; Snow. Bangor, second; Sullivan,
Portland, third Time, SOS.
The score of the three schools is as
follows:
Portland Bangor Thornton
100-yard dash....... 2 o.
220- yard DASH. 40 3 i