Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-02-07
AT OLD B0WD0IN.
The Athletes Preparing for the
Coming Seasons Sports.
Students Have Raised Entire Sum
Needed to Pay the Debt.
Candidates for Base Ball and Foot palI
Hcnors--Social Events.

Brunswick, Feb. G.-The foot ball team
got together. Tuesday, and elected Frank
L. Stearns, '97, captain for the coming
year Stearns has played end in the
Varsity two years. and is very conversant
with the game III ali its phases. He
weighs 1866 and is very strong and sandy,
seldom having to leave a game on account
of injuries. He is also a crack bicycle
rider. Al a meeting Of the Foot Ball
Association in the afternoon, Coggan, '97,
was elected president; Cook, ~, vice
PRESIDENT Buxton, 9S, secretary and
treasurer; Brett, '91, first director and
manager Spear, '9S, second director
Dunnack, '97, third director: Veazic, 81,
fourth director.
The base ball squad numbers about 26
men, divided into two parts, The juniors
and seniors under Capt. Hull, and the
sophomores and freshmen under Dane, 96.
The prospects in this branch are brighter
than they have been for number OF years
In mass meeting held recently, the
students raised $500 to pay off the debts
in all athletic associations. Doctor Whit
tier and Dane. '96, will attend the meet
ing of the Boston Alumni Association and
lay the matter of new track before them
This year, in place of tie regular
athletic exhibition, there will be an in
door meet. 1t will consist of short dashcs
hurdles, high and broad jumping, putting
the shot and pole vaulting. Each class
has elected a captain to take charge of the
class squad at the meet. As 96 has won
the for IA hact Ir.ill
successive years, Dr. Whittier is going to
put up another one to be contested for In
the indoor meet, the class making the most
points winning it. Horne 81, Dyer. '96,
Kendall, '9s. and Godfrey, 80, will ente,
the great indoor meet of the B. A. A. at
Boston, Saturday,
The Glee, Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar
Club will start on their eastern trip, next
week. They will give concerts at Pitts
field, Bangor, Old Town, Ellsworth,
Brewer and Houlton. I<otzschmar of
Portland, who is drilling the Glee club,
says it is easily the best ever sent out by
the college. Out of the numerous the
following have been picked out: Briggs,
Jones and Neazie, first tenors; Bisbee,
Peakes and Stockbridge, second tenors;
Holmes and .Sinkinson. baritoncs; Drake
and Willard, basses.
The Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club is
made up as follows: White, Merrill and
Webster, mandolins; Ward. Coburn,
Gribbin, Drake, Pulsiter, baDjos; Potter
and Hamin, guitars.
The college orchestra is rehearsing
steadily and furnishes music for all the
dances not only of the college and towns,
but also for some Of the surrounding
towns.
The young ladies of the town gave "a
leap year to their college friends, Tues
day night. The hall was very prettily
decorated, and the young ladies managed
the floor and the whole dance very well
They took pains to have more gentlemen
than ladies, but provided card room for
the wall flowers. Tasty refreshments
were served at intcrmission, and the col
lcge orchestra furnished excellent music
Invitations are out for the reception
and dance given annually by Psi Upsilon
fraternity. This will be held on Feb. IA,
and is one of the society events of the
season.
The snow shoe club has organized, this
winter. and will have runs on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons, as usual One
OF the features is to be IA game of lacrosse
played on SNOW shoes.