Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-23
COLBY FIELD DAY.
Sophomores Win Meet With
Total Of 46 Points.
Colby 22O-Yards Dash and Sho,
Putting Records Broken.
All the Contests Interesting and Evcrv,b;no
Passes of Very Smoothly.


The annual field day of Colby was hela
on the college field, this after
noon. and was won by the sophomores.
who took 46 points. The seniors wcrc
next with 81 points. the freshmen
third with 80 and the Juniors last with
10.
The weather was all that could be
asked for the event. being warm and
sunny. All the events were hotiy con-
thing was kept moving along smoothly
ana rapidly so that there were few
waits. There were A entries, an I'M
usually large number for Colby and
shows the interest that is being taken.
Some of the men entered did not start,
cutting down the list of contestants
somewhat. although there were
enough in each event to make them in
tcrcsting and hot.
TWO Colby records were broken and
one cqualled. Those broken were in
the 220-yards dash and the shot put
ting. The former was held by Carl
Cotton of Fairfield. captain OF last
seconds and S. Ii. Allen of the fresh
man class did it. today. in % 2-5.
The shot putting record was held by
Willard Mcradden of the class of '9S
and was 80 IT.. in. Cowing. also OF
the freshman class and catcher of the
ball team. put it SO IT., 1872 in.
The record that was equalled was
that of the 11-yard dash which was
held by Whitman of the class of 81.
Allen. who broke the 220-yard dash
record, also did this in the same time.
Allen, by the way, showed up splcnd-
idly in all of the sprints he was in and
as he is a freshman with three years
more training in prospect he ought Ia
make a very dangerous man in his
senior year.
The l00-yard dash was the most hot
ly contested of the events, three heats
being necessary to settle it. The other
track vents all went off in one heat.
In the 120-yard hurdle Brakeman
knocked down every hurdle from the
start to the finish but came in ahead.
This did not disqualify him for the
race, so he took first.
y
the start and he won it easily. Black
burn made a splendid sprint on the
finish. With a little better judgment
he might perhaps have won. Ec start
cd his sprint a little too late and Arey
beat him out.
The 22O-yard hurdle WAS a very pref
ty race. the runners making their dis
lance in fine form and at good speed.
This was won by Halves but it was a
hot contest.
The two-mile run was surprise par
ty. Blackburn was reckoned as a sure
winner of this and took the lead all
along until the last lap. Steward
Rugged him close all the time but did
not run so easily and did not look as
if he could stand sharp finish. Black
burne, however. had just run hard
race in the mile event. while Steward
was fresh. On the back stretch of the
last lap Blackburn slumped. His stom-
ach balked and he had n vomiting
smell. This broke up Steward also and
he wobbled some, slowing down for the
finish.
RI,ckburn. however, showed that he
has the right stuff in him for runner
as he sprinted the home stretch as If
he was doing 1O0-yard dash instead
Of finishing two miles. When Steward
heard that he was coming he pulled
himself together and managed to break
the yarn first.
Arey started this race but was taken
with n cramp and had to drop out IN
the third lap. Bryant took things easy
as he was sure of third place. and al
though he lost lap. finished stronger
than the other two. and had a pretty
good sprint for the finish.
Uowes was not pushed very hard in
the pole vault, so did not do his best.
which accounts for the low height
reached. Much better has been done
bv Howes in practice. There was
long list OF entries in the running
broad lump. as the contest between the
classes was getting rather warm when
II was started and each one wanted 1t
to fat up the total. Three sOphomores
came together in the final and this
class got the total nine points.
There was not even the slightest &C
cident all the afternoon. the part1cl-
n,nts not even getting a bad tumble.
Taken all IN all IL was al SuCeeSSIot
meet. and the sophOmores are much
clated over their victory which was
taken bv rather a small margin.
The following are the officials who
had charge of the affairs: Marshal, N.
p Thayer: assistant marshal, F. w.
Thyng; clerk of course, c. II. Wither-
oil. referee and starter. DIR. Frew: an
nouncer. w. J. Abbott: scorers of fixed
events. S. T.. Butler, A. l.. Goodwin;
track events. F. w. Alden: timers.
prof Chamberlain. Prof. StetsOn and
y IT Lockwood: judges of finish, Prof.
ucdman. A. f. Drummond. J. f. Mel
.on. Judges of fixed events. T.. r. Wy
man w. w. Drew: measurers, G. T.
sweet. J.. r. Dudley: assistants OF
track events, II. W. Soule, c. L. Whit
tcmn-e: assistants of fixed events, j.
II Roberts. f. w. Tarbell.
Tho following is the summary of the
events:
TRACK EVENTS.
harvard dash-trial heats: First heat
alien first: Brakeman. second: Morton
tn;rd. time. 10 3-5. Second heat. Leigh
IN t;rst: Daggett. second; time. H. SEMI
a., heat Leighton, first: Dagcett. sec
I'D. time. II % Final heat. Allen, first;
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