The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-14
THE HIGH SCHOOL MEET.
Steady Practice Going On-List of Off
cials for the Different Events.

Yesterday afternoon, despite the
threatening weather, most of the young
High school athletes were out at Presump-
scot park practiciDg for the Field Day, to-
morrow, when it is expected that all the
High school records and many of the NJ. l..
s. rec ords will be broken.
ghe events will begin al $50 p. m. tomor-
row. and will probably continue till past
five o'clock. Mr.. ". +. GaTcejon of Har-
yard. will be referee. and will : practically
manage the entire occasion. In the track
events he will be starter and judge of walk
ing. be timers and judges of finish will be
W. B. Perry, Jr.. Everett Joselyn and Prof.
G. f. Lee of the Athletic club.
The clerk of course will be NE. j. II.
Fuller '95, Captain of the athletic team. His
assistants will be Merrill, '95; Dana, '95.
and Clark, '95.
The announcer and scorer will be Skillin,
1885,
In the field events the judges and measur-
will beaMr. ". 6. Garcelon and Mr.. W.
B Perry. Jr.
PIaisted's Plans.
Fred Plaisted. the noted oarsman now
expects to spend the summer largely, If not
entirely at Long island. where lie may train
some of the noted oarsmen Of the country.
The Portland crews will make Long Island
their objective point when they go out on
for spin. Mr.. Plaisted may also make
some short Engagements during the sum-
mer.
He believes that there ought to be at least
one grand regatta in Casco Bay during the
summer and is disposed to think that the
Fourth of July would be good date if the
he do
The Latest Davis Invention.
1t will be remembered that some weeks
ago the PRESS announced that NJ. F.
Davis, the noted oarsmen and inventor,
passed through this9 city. Mr.. Davis it is
understood, went east for a car load of
extra fine ispruce lumber for the Detroit
Boat. company with which he is connected.
His latest invention promises to be very
important. 1t is an adjustable steel oar
handle, so curved as to give the oarsman
the full benefit of every bit'of exerfion he
puts forth. Mr.. Davis thinks it will make
difference of thirty seconds in a three mile
race. Fred Plaisted has tried the new in
vention and thinks highly of it.
Wants SWEET Reinstated
Chief Consui Marrett of the Maine Wheel
men has been in lengthy correspondence
with the members of the national racing
board with view to securing the restora-
ton of L. P. SWEET of Norway to class A
fl ON which he was transferred a year ago.
Amateur Pr ess Association.
The frst meeting to form the Maine
Amateur Press association will be held at
High school building, Portland. May 81.
Among the scholars and papers represented
will be- Bangor High School, "Oracle," the
Deering High echocl "Breccia'' and West
brook Seminary Messenger" the Thornton
Academy TRIPOD and Bowdoin "Orient. -
Bates Student and Maine State College
Cadet"
No Game Yesterday Because of Bad
Weather.
The game with Brockton yesterday was
postponed because Of the weather and the
bad condition Of the grounds. A few of the
franks went out o the grounds, where the
Rrocktors were slipping about on the soft
diamond, and were disappointed at the
post2onement. it would, perhaps, have been
better to have posted placards at the head
of Preble street stating that there would be
no game. as the grounds could not possibly
be anything bu; slippery, and theHa clouds
looked ready to drop water by the buckets
full at any moment.
Drinkwater will pitch for the Brocktons
today. Yesterdays post poned game will be
played next Friday, and therefore The
Portlands will not go to Biddeford.