Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-04
EASY FOR B0WD0|N.
Sixth Consecutive Victory in
intercollegiate Games.
Bowdoin, 90 u Points; Colby, Y;
Bates, 10; U. Of Maine, Y ~.
Hard Fight Tor Second Place-Five Maine
Records Broken by BOwdoin Men.

Maine lntcrroll'Slatc Atnlellc A%SO-
citation WAS held on The Whittier field
Saturday afternoon, and for the sixth
time Bowdoin won sweeping victory,
scoring, as it has at every previous
field day, mere points than the three
other Maine colleges combined. There
are l. events in the meeting. with tirst
place counting five points, second
place three points and third place one
point, a total Of l35 points. When the
totals If yrsteday's contests were
ummcd up ii was found that Enwdoin
h,td Won ~. points: Colby. IL; Bates,
II; ana the University Of Maine. 12h.
pf the l. events. Bowduin won II
iirStS, II seconds ana four thirds. Col
~ WIN two frsts. two seconds ana one
third: Bates won one first. one second.
ana five thirds: the University Of
Main" won one first. one second ana
four thirds. The point for third plac,
in The high hurdles was divided be
| tween RoWdoin ana L. Of NJ. two men
being tied. Five Maine intercollegiate
records We're broken. during the af
trrnonn. all by BoWdnin men. These
athletes. who thus earned extra gold
medals, were Edwards. in the low hur-
dies. SNOW in the quarter-mile run.
Natter in the half-milr run. Wheeler
in III" mile run. and Dunlap in the
hammer throw.
But though Howduin's overwhelming
| victory was fully expected by Bow
| drin men. and conceded. with some
what smaller figures. by the other col
| l'ges. the meet was. nevertheless. fun
IF interesting contests. There were
| several brisk showers. during the day.
| nut these did not prevent q large
crowd from being present, nor did they
| prevent the officials from running off
each event promptly on time the last
| contest being over before : o'clock.
| The fight Of the day was f1r second
pace ana in this U. If NJ. which has
h-ld the place for several years. was
| crowded out by Colby. Moody. in the
| long distance runs. ana little Hatch i'll
| he pole vault. carried off the chief
| honprs for colby. The mile run was
won ~ Wheeler IF Bowdoin i'll record
breaking time. after a hair raising fin
| isu in which H. beat out Moody by a
| tuN feet This WaS an unpI. lsant sur
ltI $50 a. the W 81 FL nv I'N isut III
! ;hr tNo-milc run NJ audy had an easy
vi,tory. running in handsome styla and
! leaving the others far behind. though
he time was slow Newman of COL
| by, pat up good race in the quar-
| ter, but was outcldSScd by speedy Don
AID snow of BoWdoir. who hrok" the
! Maine record in winning this event.
| I. of Ms. only first place was won by
| Watson i'll the discus throw, and Bates
only first was won in the bicycle race.
! BuWdcin's best rider was badly injur-
ID. Il few days ago. in practice. and
could II compete in III" bicycle race.
| hut its remaining men captured Sec
rnd ana third places
In individual honors Of the day.
| Cloudmun ana Hunt Of Buwdoin, were
tied. each winning two firsts ana 4
second Clnudman. the hero Of the
| Worcester meet, where he captured
| three nrSts. was the center Of attrac-
ton. He won the two dlshcs hand
-nmrly ana in record time. though not
| it III pushed. In the broad jump. hs
| WAS not in form ana could mt 10 his
usual work. In the broad jump ANA the
30 yard dash All three places went "a
| i;uWloin. ana in fiVc other events both
III Il ana second went to Bpwd0in. The
" .rk Of Nuttcr in winning the half
mile in rec undertaking time won much
praise He is only freshman and
| viii be heard from at Worcester, next
year. as will Dunlap. who threw the
| 6-pnund hammer farther than il was
ever before thrown by a Maine college
| man. Edwards. the popular and
plucky little captain Of the l. Wdpin
team. duplicated his Worcester per
| f,rmance of winning the low hurdles
ana second place in the 100 yards dash.
and ne also gathered in third place in
the broad jump.
The field day. in the afternoon. was
| not the only event of the day which
set the bell in Kings chapel ringing for
victory The base ball victory of the
| morning over Tufts was especially
gratifying. since that team had just
made a triumphal tour among tn, other
colleges Of the State.
Following is the summary OF the field
day contests:
| duin Edwards Bowdoin. "a; Garluugh.
| Bates 81. Time. los.
| o30-ylrd daSh-Won by Cloudm1n Bow
doin: snow. Rowdoin. n: Hunt. Enwdoin,
II iao-y i,i'i hurdips-Won by Hunt Bow
loin: Davis. l.. Of NJ. II: sylvester. Bow
ion. ana Thompson, L. Of NJ. tied for 81.
| Time Il 2-5s
| 2aC-yard hurpcs-Won by Edwards.
Row,ioin: Hunt. Bowdoin. 2d; Davis. L.
of NJ, 81. Time. . 4-7s.
40-vard run-Won by Snow. H"wdoin;
New6nham. Colby, ID; Gray. Bowdoin. 3D..
Haif-miIe run-Won by. Nutter, Bow
doin; Ham. Bates. I'd; Silver. l. OF NJ
3D. Time. I'm. i-5s.
Twomiie bicycle racfnW" n by FH Iher
| Bnwdoin. I'd Time, I'M. rs:
One-mile run-Won by ,Wheeiier, E9w-
doin: Moody. Colby. 2d: Tate. l. of NJ
3D.. Time. i'm. - 2-5s. ,,, ,....
Two-mile run-Won by Moody; G,9ioy;
Thompson. Bowdoin, "a; frrhch' l. Oh
NJ. 81. Time. Pm, 2,5S ,,,,,
Running high juml'-M1ore 2hd H mn
1 H5tes hc "a u'i Height 5 #, 81 in.
Trimming broad jump-N3n by HUNT
,,ImInin. Clnudman. Bowdon, "a; Ed
wards wards Bowdoin. 3d. Distance !" f.