Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
KENT'S HILL WINS
Second Annual Invitation Meet
at Brunswick.
Westbrook Seminary, Second, and
Skowhegan High School, Third.
Most Successful Field Day with 10 Schools
Competing and Six Records Broken.

| interScholastic athletic meet was held
on the Whittier field, Saturday after
noon, and was even more successful
| than the one a year ago. To Kents
Hill again goes the championship of
the Maine schools, and the victory was
won by a wide margin. Sixteen Of the
| leading high schools and academies
| sent entries for the field and II Of
| these were represented by sturdy
young athletes who struggled for
points and prizes. When the exciting
| events We're at an end it was found
that the points were divided as follows:
kcnt's Hill. 46: Westbrook Seminary,
%; Skowhegan High, - 10: Edward
Little High. 16 As; Bangor High. 3.
Westhrook High, 3; Portland High, 2:
Thornton Academy. | As; Frceport
| High. | 50; Deerng High. /: Bruins
| wick and Pennington High schools
| ana Fryeburs academy failed to score.
| The fractions We're caused by four
men being tied for second place in the
pole vault
Kent's Hill expected to win, but not
| by 80 big margin. Last year it won
| by only one point over Brunswick
| High. which in turn beat out Bangor
| High by only one point. This year.
| through the graduation Of their star,
| Brur sWick failed to get point. and
| Bangor dropped to fourth place. The
| splendid showing Of SkoWhegan was
| the surprise Of the meet, Parker doing
| lis best work. Portland was unfortu-
nate Its best man. Rowe, who was
counted on as sure Of a place in the 100
yards dash. was disqualified for start
ing IN tho wrong trial heat Later. IN
| the low hurdle. he fell when well in
the lead. and got only third place in
stead Of the first he was sure of.
The individual star Of the day was
| Denning Of Kent's Hill. who Won first
| in the hammer, Shot ana discus. break
| ing the records made. last year. in all
three events. In the hammer. he threw
4 distance which excelled by several
feet the distance which won first place
ut the meet of the y W England col
la1ae HI Worcester. q week before. Al
| In If Kent'a Hill. was another star,
| winning first in both The 100 and 500
yards dashes without being forced To
his best speed. Grinnen Of kcnt's Hill
wln first in both the quarter and hall
mile runs. showing both speed and
head work in both races. For Auburn.
| Clement. who won the broad jump ana
scored in the shot put ana go yards
dash, showed himself an exceptionally
| good all-r0und athlete Perhaps the
most exciting event Of the day was The
victory in the bicycle race by Snyder
Of Westbrook Seminary. Dufee, who
| won the high jump. and Sennett, who
| showed versatility ana pluck in win
ming two records and two-thirds, We're
men of whom Westbrook Seminary
was doservedIy proud.
| 1t was a perfect day for the meet
and large and enthusiastic crowd en-
joyed The contests. many schools send
| ing good cnntingents Of rnoterS. The
| management Of the meet left nothing
Il be desired. A record for promptness
| was established in that the track
events We're all run off at 4.15, and the
| field events half an hour later. There
We're no delays and not a kick for the
| day. Everything was done for the
| convenience and pleasure Of the con-
| tcstants. and all We're loud in their
| praise of Bowdoin hospitality. The
| College Athletic Association gave the
winning team a beautiful silk banner.
| appropriately inscribed, and medals to
those winning places in the events. AL
ready. before the teams left the field
the boys were talking about next
years meet. and the prospects of the
| various schools.
| Following is the summary of the
events:
| 100 yard dash-Won by Allen. Kent !
| Hill: Leighton Westbrook Seminary.
second; Foster kents Hill, third.
Time. 10 BIS.
| l2O-yard hurdIes-Won by Currier.
Bangor; Sennctt, Westbrook Seminary,
second; Chapman. Portland, third.
Time. 1Ss.
22O-yard dash-Won by Allen. Kent's
Hill: Clement. Edward Little. second;
| Leighton. Westbr1Ok Seminary. third.
Time. % 2-5s.
220-yard hurdles-Won by Parker,
Skowhegan; Sennett. Westbrook Sem
! inary. second: Rowe, Portland. third,
| Time. Dos.
| Ouarter-mile run-Won by Grnnell,
Kent's Hill: Lowell. Westbrook High,
second: Body. Deering, third. Time,
- 1-5s.
! Ore-mile bicycle race-Won by Sny-
der. Westbra0k Seminary: Bacon. Fan
cor. second: Clark. Skowhegan, third.
Time. 2m. IS 4-5c.
Hnlf-mile run-Won by Grinnell.
Konts Hill; Foster Kent's Hill. sec
ond: O'Connor. Bangor, third Time
2m. Il Sos.
Running high jump-Won by Dufee.
/ Westbrook Seminary; Goodwin. Skow-
hogan. second: Phillips. Thornton,
third. Height. ; it.. l in.
/ Mile run-Won by Robbins. Edward
Little: Thomas. Skowhegan. second;
Libby. Kents Hill, third. Time, 5m,
T. 3-5s
( Pole vauIt-Won by Parker, Skow-
hogan: Allen and Curtis Freeport;
Renedct. Edward Little; Harville,
SI,ovhegan. and Phillips. Thornton,
tied for second. Height 2 it,
Putting 16-pound sh3t-Won by Den
/ Irortinued on D9pa o.