Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24
B0WD0lE'S VICTORY
Continued from page H.

| 81 his congratulations and told of tn
state Of the college athletics when h.
was in college, 81 years ago. lie sait
| Professor Chapman was at that time
the star pitcher Of the team. Many
cheers. He told of his own interest il
! college athletics. he said he was ont
Of the first to hail Bowdoin victory
and to lament a defeat. II had three
times three in his honor at the end OF
his speech.
Now Mr.. Dutton introduced DR.
, Whittier. He said a celebration was q
good thing: a victory was a better one
He went over the history of the Bow
doin teams at Worcester ana said tina,
ii had been predicted. in 81 that. il
80, BoWdoin would win the meet. He
laid the credit of winning 10 two facts:
First. careful training; he said the
track team had trained more con-
scientiously than any other Bowdoin
athletic team h. had ever seen. Sec
ondly. the Maine Interscholastic meets
Of the past few years. The members OF
the winning team had nearly all had
training i'll interscholastic circles, Ed
wards and HaGlock at Portland, Cod
frey. Snow ana Hunt at Bangor. He
asked all u aid to their utmost the
now Bowdoin Interschollstic Associa-
ton which Captain Godfrey is rum
ming.
The college now Joined i'm singing Phi
Chi. MI Knowlton introduced as the
last speaker, Professor Emery. He
said he felt more like getting into the
crowd ana shouting than speaking.
f., 4 10 y 10Th
since he had been in Brunswick When
he was in college he said he was not
an athlete. but he was q great rooter.
He congratulated the college upon its
team and congratulated the team upon
its success. He received at the close
cheer after cheer, and three times
three thrown in.
This closed the meeting. The fellows
then marched cut Of the hall to the
campus where 4 barge was waiting for
the team. Tho whole student body fell
in behind the team ana marched over
q the Delta whore an immense bon
fro had hecn built. Tho march was a
continuous cheer mingled now and
then with familiar strains of Phi Chi
and "BoWdoin Bcata." The procession
proceeded to Professor Chapman's
house where ne was called out and
made a speech Of concratulation to
the team. The merchants of the town
built fires on both sides Of the street
ard in every way helped the college
boys i'll their celebration. The side
walks were crowded with people from
Brunswick, Bath and Lewiston. Bow
doin supporters among the fair sex
were not wanting. BoWdoin flags and
banners were waved along the whole !
march. After marching down almost
to the bridge the procession counter !
and visited the neighborhood |
of Professor Macdonald. who had a |
few words of congratulations to say |
Next Professor Lee was called upon |
He said he had prepared a long speech !
Oh The Eternity of Hope" but as it |
was rather late he would not read it, |
He WAS glad the team had won and |
was glad Of the chance to say SO to |
50 large a crowd. Professor Files was |
next called upon: he said he heard the |
news in Portland, Saturday. and had |
had his celebration there. Professors
Johnson. Woodruff Houghton and |
Mitchell were called upon and express
ID themselves as greatly pleased at the
outcome al Worcester.
The procession went out to the cam
pus and broke up in front of the
.hapel. 1t was the greatest time Bow \
loin has ever had and it was the
greatest event in athletics that Bow
loin has ever had the chance of cele-
1rating.