The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18
Especial to the PRESS.

Especial to the PRESS
Brunswick. May l..-This morning nine
young men left hereto uphold the honor of
old Bowdoin in the contest with the sturdy
athletes of other New England colleges to
take place tomorrow at Worcester. AS Bow
doin is the only Maine institution of learn
ing to send delegates to this meet of the
New England intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation, all the wide interest taken in
Maine college athletics is just now centered
upon them. Bowdoin has many strong men.
and more would.haye gone to participate in
the friendly tests of powers and skill but
for the stern reality which sometimes
bothers even the college man. The athletic
fund was low. so only the nine went in
search of the laurels. The records of these
delegates give reasonable basis for the
hopes of their friends that they will return
not without hOnors. George Is. Kimball of
Waterford. who captains the team, has been
prominent in Bowdoin athletics for several
years. He has played on his class and the
Varsity football teams for three years. and
for the past two years has been a member
of the athletic team. Kimball has thrown
a hammer farther than any other Bowdoin
man, and holds the college record. One
day last week, while practicing. the hammer
travelled through 100 feet of space after
leaving his hand before it struck the
ground. He is entered at Worcester for the
hammer and shot putting contests.
j. II. Bates. '36 of West Summer, bears
the proud reputation Of being he best all
round athlete in the college. He has thrown
the hammer l0B feet and put the shot 81
feet, in practice, and will try to do as much
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captain tine football team next fall and play
guard.
SO much for the men who will show the
strength of their muscular arms. Now for
the fellows who can jump and run. First
and foremost. perhaps. is l.. f. Soule.
senior from Phillips. whom a Massachusetts
paper called breath from breezy Maine
after he had ambled through the two mile
run last year in advance of all competitors,
thus earning the championship. Soule is
expected this year to cover the Two miles in
very close to ten minutes. The intercolIe-
giate record is ten minutes and eight
seconds.
c. F. Kendall of Saco, who is in for the
quarter mile run has covered that distance
in 50 seconds, and it is hoped that lie may
get place. G. t. Pettengill, '9S, an 4Au-
gusta boy. has Deaten the college record in
the mile walk. and will be in the procession,
perhaps at the head, at Worcester.
e. r. q. Borden, future doctor. whose
home is in Portland, jumped SO high at
Worcester last year that be won third
III zee, his mark being five feet and four
inches. This year, in practice. he has done
better than that by five inches, which is
only fraction of an inch less than the
intercollegiate record.
j. n. Haskell, '69, will figure in the pole
Walt. He has done nine feet and one-half.
J.sH. Horne. '97. who is one of the best
hurdlars in the college, will try conclusions
with the other hurdle racers at Worcester
tomorrow. JUS. French, '95. has entered
for the broad jump. He has jumped twenty
feet, which is only two feet under the inter-
collegiate record. French has been a men,
Der of the athletic team of his class and was
the marshal of the class last year.
These are the men who will take part in
tomorrOw's contests. Most of them will
take part in the field day sports of the new
state league at Colby June 8. and compari-
son with their records will show what the
mighty men of the other colleges can do.
Besides, there willabe at WAterville, Fair
banks, Stanwood. Dougherty. Andrews and
Borden, who will run in the dashes. Lord
and Dougherty will take the hurdles, high
and low. Knowlton and Shaw are expected
to be in the quarter mile run aid Bisbee.
Lord, Soule and Bass in the half mile.
Warren, '96, will try conclusions in the mile
walk, and oule and Bass in the mile run.
In the pole vault, Bates. Smith. Brun-
swick freshman, and Minott, freshman
from Pbippsburg. will appear. KimbalI.
Bates. Spear. SO. and Worthing, medic"
will try putting the shot. Smith. Bates and
Stanwood will make running high jumps;
French, the running broad jump and
kimball. Bates and Worthing will throw the
hammer.
A time was when the EoWdoin Navy was
famous organization in the collegiate
athletic world. but that has passed now,
and the only boating event of the year is
tbs Sophomore Freshman race, which this
year will be OF Thursday, June Is. The
Freshmen crew of last year was beaten by
only length, and the ;aen who composed
it ara likely TO be in the Sophomore shell
this season. They are G. NJ. Sewa1l, bow;
II. Is. Rines. F. A. Thompson and John M.
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