Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-26
u. OF N. ATHLETES
Hold Fifth Annual Meet on
College Athletic Field.
The Glass of 1900 Wins the Honors
Making 50 Points.
Glass Of SO Scores %: 80 Makes 20 and
1901. 80.

Orono, Me-, May 25.-(SpeciaD.- The
Maine Athletic Association was held
on the athletic field, this afternoon, be
fore a large number of spectators. The
events We're all interesting. y new
event in Maine athletics. the throw
ing Of the discus. was tried for the
first time and the record made by
Grover Of the junior class breaks the
record made at the New England In
tc"co.leg.ate meet recently held at
Worcester, Mass. by several feet.
T..ere were seven starters in the first
event The 100-yards dash as follows:
Sawtane '9S; Palmer, 80; Hotch, 90;
Gray 90; Grover, 81; Fernald, 90; Rol-
Inns. 90. The first heat was Won by
Hatch. Time. II seconds. The second
heat was won by Rollins. who is a
WaterVille hoy, and his time was 1914
seconds. There three men in the final
heat Rollins. Grover and Hatch. They
finished i'll he order named. Rollins
time being 10 20 seconds. The college
record was broken il this event one
fifth of a second.
In the half mile run there were three
starters. Miles. 'oG; Merrill. '9S and
Goodwin. '01. The race was won by
Goodwin. Merrill being second and
Miles third. Time 2-16 80.
There were three starters in the 100
hurdle race, Merrill. rs; Cole, 90; ana
Belchcr, 50. They finished in the or
der named. Time, 10 50.
IN the two mile bicycle race there
were five starters as follows: Clark,
OF: Sawtelle '9S; Page. 90; Linn. OF:
and Watts. '01. Linn took the lead at
the start and kept it until the last lap,
when Watts forced him. On the home
stretch Linn made a pretty squirt and
Won the race Watts was second and
Page third. Time 6.21.
-Four men started in the 4ii0 CARDS
dash. Merrill and CosWell 80; Good
win. OF: and Fernald, SO. The men
finished in this order, Goodwin. Cas-
well. Merrill and Fernald. The time
was 56 seconds and the college record
was broken tWo-ffths Of a second.
The mile run brought out five men,
Cary. Libby and Goodwin, OF Tate
and French Of 1900, Cary dropped ont
on the trial lap Tate won, French |
third. Time. 5Sl 2-5
Only one heat was run in the 220- |
yards hurdle race. The starters We're
Beicher. go: Merrill, '9S: Doris, '01 and |
Cole, 90. Cole Won Doris was sec
ond and Merrill third The time was !
26 % and the college record was
broken by two seconds.
1t took three heats to decide the 200 |
yards dash. There were six men in it,
Palmer. Gray. Caswell, Rollins. Hatch |
and Cole. The first heat was Won by
Palmer Gray was second and Caswel |
third. Time, % 50 seconds. The second |
heat was won by Rollins. Hatch was
In the third and final heat, Rollins won.
Hatch was second and Palmer was third
Time. % 3-5 seconds
The two-nile run brought out five men,
as follows: Tate. 90. cary, Libby and
Davis, '0l, and French, 90, Cary dropped
out ON the fourth lap. and Tate followed |
the same course in the fifth. Davis fin
ished first; French. second and Libby,
slowest in every way of any held during
the afternoon.
In throwing the discus. eight men took
part. as follows: Caswell 90; Armes and
!
Sabine 90: iIoyt, OF: Grover. 80. 1t was
a long time before this event was finished
and the spectators had a fine chance to
get Il line on the most famous sport |
among the Crecian games. Grover won
this event in Il throw of le6 feet. inches
Sabine won second place and Merrill
third.
Hersey 90. Palmer. 80 Thompson and
Boardman. o. took part in the pole
vault. Hcrsey won, Boardman being sec
ond aud Palmer Third. Hersey's vault
was feet. inches which was two inches
better than the college record. After this
event was finished, Hersey valuted for Il
record and cleared the bar at . feet.
Caswel, Sabine, Bartlett, Edwards,