Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-02
DAY OF SPORTS.
Maine intercollegiate Athletic
Associations Field Day
TO Be Held at WaterviI|e, Fri:ay
LONG List Of Entries.
First Place Conceded 10 BOwdOin Second
Place 10 Be Fought Tor.

brunswick. june l.-tSpociaD.-
Mcssrs. Morse Of Howdoin Taylor of
Colby, IIolyoke Of NJ. $. G.. and Foss OF
Bates. making the executive committee
If the Maine intercollegiate Athletic
Association. were in session here, this
| Afternoon, receiving the entries. max
| ing the cravings. and otherwise ar
ranging for the second annual field day
which is to be held at Waterville. Fri
| lay. June ).
All the colleges show much interest
and the meet is sure To be a very sue
eessfui one. Colby enters the largest
team, having "a athletes in the events;
!towdoin will take a team of - men to
WaterVille: Maine State college, l.
men; and Bates ii men. or course.
first place by "A very wide margin Is
conceded by all to Bowdoin. and the
fight for second place will be- hot
among the other three. Last year, Nj.
). c. was second, but Colby is feeling
quite confident of that position, this
year. All agree that Bates will again
| be fourth in number of points won.
Last year the result Of the field day
was: Bowdoin. 80 points: NJ. S. C.. l6
Colby. II; Bates, 8. Thus Bowdoin
won almost three times as many points
- the other three colleges combined. a
remarkable performance which the
most sanguine Bowdoin men hardly
hope to equal this year. But that Bow
ioin will win twice as many points as
her three rivals combined. is certainly
Fao rdpd -
Soule. the famous long distance runner.
who won Is points for Bowdoin. last
year. is not training. this year. and is
not entered. but Sinkingson '99 is fully
capable of taking his place in the mile
and two-mile runs.
The half-mile run will be a hard
fought race, and Colby claims to have
a man who will make the Bowdoin
stars hustle. NJ. S. c., in Holyoke and
Walker has two good men in these
long runs. The two hurdle races will
be easily won by Capt. Horne of the
Bowdoin team. who may also be
counted on to win the broad jump and
a place in the dashes. The quarter
mile will be pretty race, and Kendall
of Bowdein. ought to have no trouble
in winning it. The dashes are uncer-
fast man who will bear watching. but
i'll Mcmillan. Horne. Andrews. Stetson
and Kyes. Bowdoin has some winners
in both the 10O-yards and 22o-yards
dashes. Pettengill of Bowdoin ought
to have no trouble in winning the mile
walk. though NJ. S. c. has n man who
will push him hard.
In the field events Bowdoin is even
n f1,a, IL.
events. In the pole vault. Bates. Smith
and Minott may be counted on for
places. and the same is true of Horne.
StearnS and Mcmillan in the broad
jump. Borden. Smith. Bates and
French in the high jump, and Bates.
French and Godfrey in the shot and
hammer contests. The bicycle race
will be a hot event. Pratt and Har-
thorne of Colby, are crack men. While |
Stearns of Bowdoin, has numerous vie |
tories to his credit, and if no accident |
Details him, as there did last year at |
Waterville, and this year at Worcester, |
he will be a hard man to beat
The contests will begin at p NJ |
sharp, on the Colby track. The trials |
il the quarter will be run off. Friday |
forenoon. Large crowds of supporters |
W Ill accompany tltH team, anu water /
vile will be a lively city. next Friday |
The following officials have been Sc
lected for the field day: Referee, Prof
W. A. Moody of Bowdoin; judges at
finish, Prof. w. s. Bailey Of Colby.
Prof. G. t. Files of Bowdoin. II. G.
Robinson of NJ S. c. timekeepers.
Prof. J. N. Hart of NJ. S. c.. DR.. +. ~
Whittier of Bowdoin. +. j. Goodrich of
Waterville; judge of walking. n. b.
Marshall of Harvard: starter Prof. f.
II. Carleton of Dartmouth: clerk of
course, J. Colby Bassett of Augusta
scorer. F. A. Hobbs of NJ, S. c.: mar
shall, Geo. T. Ordway of Bowdoin:
judges of field events. D. P. Foster of
Watervile, and w. w. Bolster of Bates:
measurer b. L. Bryant of Bowdoin,
and F. G. Wakefield of Bates: scorers.
F. G. Marston of NJ. S. c.. and r. l..
Thompson of Bates.
Following are the entries in the var-
Gus events:
100 yards dash-D. B. Mcmillan. G. F.
Stetson, r. NJ. Andrews, j. H. Horne,
p. Kyer and A. w. Blake of Bowdoin:
H. A. Holmes. H. b. Watson. c. l.
Spear. E. E. Noble, c. H. Whitman, c.
E. G. Shannon. L. T. Patterson and F.
A. Robinson of Colby; p. b. Palmer
and L. l.. J. Brann of NJ. S. c.; r. H.
Turkey and N. Pulsifer of Bates.
22O yards dash-D. B. Mcmillan. G.
F. Stetson. r. NJ. Andrews, c. F. Ken
dali, P. Kyer, J. II. Horne and r. l..
Wiggen of Bowdoin: H. B. Watson. C.
I. Spear E. f. Noble. C. H. Whitman
and L. T. Patterson of Colby: p b.
Palmer and L. l.. ]. Brann of NJ. S. c.;
r. H. Turkey N. Pulsifer, R. B. Stanley
and H. L. Douglass of Bates.
440 yards dash-C. F. Kendall, r. NJ
Andrews. L. S. Hadlock, p. Kyes and
J. H. Horne of Bowdoin; w. II. Holmes.
J. E. Stevenson, and A. B. Warren of
Colby; H. A. Higgins of NJ. S. c.; r.
B. Stanley, N. Pulsifer and H. L. Doug
ass of Bates.
Half mile rune. F. Kendall, H. NJ.
Bisbee, H. E. Marston. w. B. Clark,
1. L. Cleaves of Bowdoin: H. NJ Gerry,
f. II. Bishop. c. r. Clement, W. L.
and ]. f. Stevenson of Colby;
". L. Holyoke and p. Walker Of NJ. S.
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