Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-05
B0WDOIN VICTOR
In the Maine intercollegiate
Meet at WaterviIIe.
BOwdoin, Isl u. Of Maine, SO;
Bates, 10; Colby, 8.
Five New Records Established Including One
for New England.
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Waterville. Me, June 3.-(SpeciaD.-I
That the Colby cinder track is the fast
est college track in the country was
proven, this afternoon, in the fifth an
nual meet of the Maine intercollegiate
Athletic Association, during which
BoWdoin was an easy winner. when
among the five records broken was
that Of the 100-yard dash. Not only
was the State college record broken but
the New England college record was
smashed when II. H. Cloudman came
down over the track, establishing a
new record of 8 4-5 seconds.
The lO0-yard dash was not the only
record broken. The 220-dash, for which
a. +. Curtenius. Amherst. and II. c.
lde, Dartmouth. held a record of % SIS
seconds was equalled, and the Maine
intercollegiate record of % seconds was
lowered.
IN the putting the 16-pound Shot the
New England intercollegiate Athletic
Association record Of 81 ft 61s in. ana
the Maine intercollegiate Athletic AS
ISOLATION record Of IS it., 101a in, were
both lowered by A. L. Grover of the
University of Maine.
Although \. L. Grover, L. Of NJ, was
not able to touch the NJ. |. A. A. rec
ord Of 1852 feet which he held he
broke the record he holds in the n. +.
|. A., of 10S it,, Il in, by throwing the
discus 1O9 it.. in.
The fifth record was broken ny H.
Cloudman of Bowdoin. in the running
| broad jump. He did not touch the n
T.. l. A. A. record but beat the record
held by w w. Bolster. now athletic
instructor ut Bates, in the VI. /. A. A.,
of % it.. 2la in. by jumping p it.. 5la
in. Even Hal Hunt of BoWdoin, the
second man. went over Bolsters record
BY jumping 20 it,. in.
Taken all in all it was one Of the
greatest days for record smashing that
has been in this part of the New Eng
land states for long time As the re-
suit Of the broken records Colby, on
whose campus the meet was held, will
furnish new gold medals for the sue
cessful men.
The meet commenced in the forenoon
Of Saturday, although the men arrived
| in the city. Friday night. From the
| on the track in the bicycle races it was
| evident that each team was out to win.
At the morning meet there was but
| few people present 1T was then that
| heavy events. those requiring great
| physical strain, We're run off. This
| was done that the men might be given
4 chance for rest before the afternoon
| events There was more or less disap-
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| fondly hoped that Godfrey. Bowioin' S
| strong man. would carry off the honors
but in the morning events he dropped
| out of the race before the others were
half through.
| 1t was in the afternoon that there
began to be some semblance to meet.
That Bowdoin was in evidence was
| seen by the number of banners carried
by Bowdoin girls These were in evil
dence in number Of places. but among
them all there was none that attract
ed the attention Of that carried by one
distinctive and pronounced BoWdoln
! Girl. The hand that carried the silken
/ banner on which was embroidered a
black b was daintily gloved in white
in contrast to the black glove on the
left hand. The black and white Bow
dom stripes were pTOuuCeu pS lll
white shirt waist and the black skirt,
while Oh the top of her Bowdoin head
was a Bowdoin hat. unmistakable on
account Of the black and white chefion
that added a new beauty to the white
straw sailor. The Bowdoin colors We're
I even in evidence when to prevent their
dragging in the dust she lifted hef
skirts.
Z Other college girls were in evidence
NH their only distinctive marks We're
simple knots Of ribbon OF the college
4 colors pinned on their shirt waists.
,rbara was very little enthusiasm
manifest at the meet. only half a
in1an times was a college yell given
nd then if was the long drawn out
i o-W-D-O-I-E. as some Of the win
,ars hard pressed by the other men,
,,, r,-ine down the cinder course.
7,ba onIv accident of the day was in
49,, ,,-o1iminaries for the 2-mile bicycle
race when Small Of BoWdoin, on the
ta(I, stretch was forced over into the
a;ndars which had not been fully clean
- f.o,, the track and was piled up In
nam As he was among the taliend-
III IL niIeup resulted. Beyond beng
..i,,,,,od,' = little he was uninjured.
NIL naryiest piece Of work was IN
araliminaries for the 22O-hurdie
.na = :. Hadlock was too anxious
fo a., start in the second heat and be
f fore the noise Of the pistol had fairly
: f GfrS I away Vas fiat on the ground i'd
- daunted however, he was up
and off again and by me tm nS , ~ n@ -
sail''u md and thumb his nose at the
nearest man. aord heat it was
men .,at C,loudman Of Bowdoin, had
shown y.nd '" the tape in 9 A. seq in the
crosseu d dash the judges began to look
; 1oo-yaru 18th .'a+cbes to see if there was a
aos shSn of ms1aSe stc The s.% 8p'S Kim af
of second econ me ssss dn %s T Tas
that The 1S'yaFd them GeuF5 tha T' the
feet too ia the officials began TO