Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-15
MAINE ATHLETES
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Whitman, Colby; scorers of field
events, j. =. Minot, Bowdoin. w. II.
Pulsifer. Bates; measurers of mile
events, T.. T. Minott, Bowdoin. Benz.
Coffin. Colby.
There was an immensely of rivalry
between the Portland and Bangor
teams. and the delegations appeared to
think that the more noise they made
| the better were the chances OF their
favorites.
The first finished event was that OF
| the pole vault. The State record of 8
feet, 3 inches. was broken by +. ~.
Dunlap of Brunswick High school,
. feet, 6 inches; K. r. Chapman Of
Portland High second, who eaualled
the old record of . feet. 3 inches. u.
Royker Of Thornton third. $ feet. s
inches. The first track event of trials
was hat of the %l0o-yards dash. four
heats. First heat won by Kurdish Of
Brunswick; Eumcry Of G.. G. /. second,
best time. 10 30 seconds. Second heat.
Waugh of Portland, first; Foss of
Thornton. second: time. II seconds.
Third heat. Marston OF Portland. first;
Gannett of Cony High. second. time.
II seconds. Fourth heat. Hun of Ban
| COR. first: Sullivan of Portland, second.
| time. II So seconds.
Heat for second mon in the 2o0-yards
dash. was won by Rummery Of Gel,
Foss of Thornton second.
12o-yards hurdlc-Trials. Robinson OF
Portland. first: Watson of Portland.
second; time. ~ Is seconds. Second
heat. Chalmers of Bangor. first: SWEET
Of Bangor. second; time, 10 seconds,
one-fourth mile run-Snow of Ban
eor, first: Ncwcnham of G. G. t.. sec
end, Dow Of Thornton, third. time,
| a 1-5 seconds.
The finals in the 100-yards was won
by Kummery OF c. c. L.: time, 10 So
seconds. Gilman of Bangor. second,
Kurdish of Brunswick. third.
Bicycle race This event excited
| much interest. Turner and Doten of
Portland. and Wood of Thornton were
favorites. The first heat was won by
Turner in 2.44-5; Wood of fhornton,
second; Wyer of Bangor. third. In
the second heat. Doten of Portland.
was first; Thompson of Portland. sec
ond. The final was close and inter
esting. Wyer paced for two laps,
Thompson trailing. Thompson n
poten made fine spurts on the last lap
amid enthusiasm. They crossed the
line in the following order: Dotcn.
Thompson. Turner. all of Portland.
Best time. 40 2-5.
100-yards dash-Rummery of c. c. L..
first; Gilman of Bangor, second; Fur
bish of Brunswick, third; best time.
10 30 econds.
Half-mile run-Won by Chase Of
Portland; Knight of c. c. /, second;
Goodwin of Thornton. third. time.
III %.
Coburn Classical Institute We're not
expecting anything, but they performed
very crcditably, as the result in points
will show.
Putting shot-Won by Connors OF
Bangor: distance. % 40 feet: Dunlap
Of brunswick. % 40 feet: Lane of
Portland. - 3i2-10 feet.
l.0-yards hurdlc-Final. won 10y
Marston of Portland: Robinson Of
Portland, second; Chalmers of Bangor.
third: time. II 4-5 seconds.
Hammer throw. II pounds-Lane of
Portland. 103 3l2-l0 feet: Connors of
Bangor. l01 4-10 feet; mclaughlin of
Portland. . feet.
Running high ~jump-First and sec
II divided between Jordan and
Sprague of Bangor: distance. 5 3t.-l0
feet; third place divided between Phil
lips of Thornton, and Edwards of
Portland.
20 yards-hurdlc-Sccond men. won
by Edwards of Portland: Hunt of
Bangor. second; time, 2S 2-5 seconds.
One mile run Dunbar of Bangor
took the lead at the start. and for the
first w laps held it Is feet running.
On the third lap he had a lead of $50
feet. His strides were long dntiI the
home stretch. where he spurted. cross
ing the line 115 feet ahead of the near
est man. Time. s minutes. 4 seconds.
Boyd. second: Lyon OF Bangor, third.
The running broad jump was holly
contested between Hunt of Bangor,
and Newenham and Totman If Co.
burn Classical Institute. 1t required
considerable time to settle the event.
but finally it went to Hunt of Bangor,
~ $40 feet; Newenham, second. 70 40
feet; TOtman, is $40 feet.
22U-yards dash-This event was also
very interesting, particularly from the
fact that Cotton of G. c. l. won. The
hioN hVdl WdS NoH ny WduSH OF FORT
land in "a 2-5 seconds; the second heat
by Cotton of c. c.. L.. in "A SIS seconds;
third by Hunt of Bangor. in "a 2-5 sec
onds. and the finals by Cotton of
G. G. l.. in "a flat.
One half mile walk-This event pos
sessed some humorous points, mas
much as three trailers IN the first lap
when they found themselves dropping
behind too fast. would run until they
caught up with the bunch. Pearl OF
Bangor, won easily in 4 minutes. 3-5
seconds.
220-yards hurdles-Finals. c. c. /.
scored again in this event. taking sec
ond. Edwards Of Portland. won in
% rs seconds: Newenham of c. c. L.,
second; Robinson of Portland. third.
220-yards dash-Final. 1t was in this