Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-06
AT BOWDOIN.
Great Interest Being Taken
in Foot Ball Practice.
Sophmores Name Their New Debating
Club After George Evans.
condi;ion OF Horne. Shot at Grovcton. N. H..
reported to Be Worse.

brunswick, Nov. 5.-(Special.) Foot
ball practice at Bowdoin has been re-
newed with increased energy. The
varsity eleven returned Saturday from
its extensive tour through Massachu-
setts and New Hampshire. This trip
was regarded at best as a doubtful eX-
pertinent, and in the end proved oe-
cided failure in many ways The team
met with a severe defeat at Nllllalhs-
town. in the hands of the strong VIII
Hams eleven. IT was beaten again py
Dartmouth, and weakened ana erlp-
pied by these hard fought games, sue
ceeded in defeating Andover by score
of only L to >. For the first few days
after it's return the team was too GRIP
pied and fatigued to do much more
than to run signals, but Wednesday
afternoon. practice for the Colby game
began in earnest. A good second elev-
en- lined up against the Varsity and
the practice was hot and exciting.
II is reported that Colby is putting
forth every effort to win the game to
be played with Bowdoin at Watervilie,
Wednesday, Nov. II. Bowdoin. how
ever, is not anticipating defeat at the
hands of Colby. and expects to send
large delegation of students to Wat
erville next Wednesday,. to cheer the
Bowdoin team on to victory.
The freshmen eleven has organized
with Robert Franklin Chapman Of
Portland. as captain. and William Jo-
scph Abbott of Rockland, as manager.
The team has commenced practice for
the annual sophomore-freshman game
which will be played sometime in the
near future. The freshmen have ar
ranged a game with Thornton Acad-
envy for next Saturday. A game was
also arranged with the Colby fresh
men. but Manager Abbott was com
PEELED, for various reasons. to cancel
the game.
At a meeting of the sophomore class
at BoWdoin a debating society was or
ganized with the following officers:
President, Byron Strickland Philoon of
Auburn: first vice president. Frank
Leslie Dutton of North Arson: second
vice president, William Lawton
Thompson of Portland: secretary. Lu-
Glen Percy Libby of Westbrook: treas
I'll I'll, w llltlu rue lSiDDy VI <AQDQl Ii
executive committee Francis Wayland
Briggs of Pittsfield, Harold Fessenden
Dana of Portland. Ralph Milo Green
law of South Paris, Lincoln Lewis
Cleaves of Bridgton.
1t was decided to name the club in
honor of that able debater, George
Evans, who graduated from Bowdoin
in the class of 1916. 1t is fitting that
the society be thus named. for Evans
was perhaps the strongest debater that
ever graduate from old Bowdoin. His
public life is We'll known. He was
speaker of the Maine House of Repre-
sentatives in 1929. and was member
of Congress from 1929 to 1871. He was
United States senator from 1871 to
1898. and held the position Of State at
torney- general from 1858 to 1855.
1t is not intended to confine the mem
hership of the club to the sophomore
class, for all students in college are
eligible TO admission. The existence
Of such an organization will supply
long felt want at Bowdoin. President
Hyde, in one of his recent chapel talks,
spoke of the growing necessity of such
an institution, and suggested that the
various college fraternitieS make de
bates Il special feature of their weekly
meetings. Both Colby and Bates sue
ccssfully support such organizat tons,
and it is hoped that the existence of a
club at BoWdoin may bring about
series of intercollegiate debates. 1t is
eha intention Of ,ba now, dchatire So
c;o+.- "a bold ,ooctin~e on ever,r T,ies
dav evening throurho,,t the coming
winter and with the s,1ooort of the