Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-20
A WINNING TEAM
10 Be Sent Out By Colby for
the Track Events.
Candidates on Gym Work Preparatory
to Outdoor Practice.
Plenty Of Good Material From which 10. Pick
the College Team.

The Colby students will make an I'M
usual brace, this year, to put a winning
track team on the field at the INTERCEPT
legiate meet. which is to be held at the
Colby campus. June g. Brakeman, '99,
has been elected manager OF the team
and is doing everything in his power to
make this branch OF athletics a sue
cess.
1t has been the custom in the past to
devote all the time, funds and energies
toward winning foot ball and base
ball team. This year. there will be a
change and everything will be done for
the track team possible. especially 80
since the meet is to be held on Colby.s
home grounds.
Some of the men have already COM
menced work in the gymnasium that
they may be in the best Of condition
when the out-of-door work begins.
The men are being given every assist
ance by Dr. Frew. the athletic instruc-
tor. and it is being seen what an ad-
vantage it is to have such man to go
to for direction.
In the senior class there are several
good men who are looked on as being
almost sure of winning a place in the
events. Stevens who last year, broke
the intercollegiate record in the stand
ing high jump by going over the string
at feet, y inches, is picked as sure
man for the team. Spencer has shown
himself an unusual man for the hur-
dies and is looked on as a promising
man. For the 2-mile run Chase, the
winner of the 7-mile run. this year, for
the college cup, is a man who is looked
on as having one or two surprises tuck
ed up his sleeve for those who run up
against him.
Richardson has always shown him.
self strong in the bicycle races. He
has sticktoitiveness that is very try
ing on the back stretch, and at the fin
ish has remarkable way of develop
ing squirt that is hard on those who
are not accustomed to him and his
manner of riding. Withee is looked on
as coming man in the high jump and
a man who will make a strong bid for
a place on the team.
In the junior class there are q num-
her of good men. Cotton is picked to
go into the high hurdles and in the 200
yard dash. When a green man he
made the dash in "a and has cut that
down to % seconds. In the field events
Towne will probably go into the throw
ing the hammer event and Scannell in
to putting the shot. Fogg is looked on
to go into the pole vault events.
The sophomore class has in New
ingham, one of. the best all-round ath-
letes in the State. He will probably go
into the broad jump and the quarter
mile run. He has made q mark OF Sc
in that event He is also picked for the
hurdles. Rice is thought to be one OF
the coming men in the dashes. In the
freshman meet he showed up in good
form and furnished surprise to some
of those who We're not acquainted with
his ability in that line.
One of the strongest men for a posi-
ton is thought to be Bean. who has
thrown the discus 90 feet and broken
the college record.
The freshman class has an unusual
amount of good material. Among the
men are Crawshaw, lockwood, Mitch
ell. Haggerty. Kane. Woodman.
and Drew and Koch. Those men have
all done good work in the fitting
schools and are expected to sustain
their regulations when the out -door
practice begins.
Brakeman, the manager of the team.
al strength.
Among the Colby men the contest is
looked to be between the University of
Maine and Bowdoin, with Colby push
ing both colleges hard.