Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-27
THIRD ANNUAL
Bowdoin Invitation Meet Won
by Westbrook Seminary.
Kent's Hill and Skowhegan Tied for
Second Place.
Fourteen Schools Rcprcse ntcd. Seven Rccc rds
Broken. Most Successful Games.

haihc WAS tHe same unqualified Sue
cess that the first two had been. Four
teen of the leading schools Of the state
sent representatives to compete in .he
games. Westhrock Seminary was the
surprise of the day and carried OF first
honors by good margin over kent's
Hill which won the meet both in 1899
and in 1900. The plucky little band of
athletes from Skowhesan, won enough
points to tie them with Kents Hill
for second place. and then Auburn.
Bangor, Hebron, Brewer and the rest
came travelling along, the points being
well divided. The score was as fol-
lows: WcstbrOok Seminary, "a points;
Kcnt's Hill Seminary. 90; Skowhegan
High. %; Edward Little High of Au-
burn. 16; Bangor High. IA Hebron
Academy. 3: Brewer High. 6: Bruns-
wick High, l; Portland High. l: West
brook High, l; Freeport and Farming
ton High failed to score. The records
in the 4I0-yard dash, mile run, run
ming high jump, shot put, discus
throw and running broad jump and f20-
yards hurdle We're broken. seven in ALL
Practically all the records made were
better than those made by Colby
Bates or University of Maine in their
recent college field days.
Clement of Auburn. was the indi-
vidual star. winning both the dashcs
and second in the pole vault and ham,
mer throw. Denning of Kent's Hill.
won the shot and hammer throw with
splendid marks. Wilson of Westbrook
Seminary, captured both hurdle races
in pretty style. and rockingham of
Hebron, did a great quarter mile for
a preparatory school boy. Bangor won
both long runs with Brewer men sec
ond in both cases, the finishes being
very exciting. Skowhegan. for a small
school, did remarkable work. Harville,
Goodwin, Webb and Clark carrying off
the honors. The bicycle race finish
was one of the hair-lifting events of
the afternoon.
Following is the summary of the
events:
Clement. Auburn: f. +. Patten. Brewer
second: time. HIS. Second heat won by
J. \. Vaughan. Wcstbrook. Seminary; j.
J. Whirlcy. Auburn. second; time. lis.
Third heat won by d. Z. Campbell. West
brook Seminary; D. r. Porter. Eang3r,
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ID. rockingham. Hebron; W. Allen, Port
land second: time 10 ass. Heat for sec
ond men won by f. l.. Pattcn, Brewer.
time, IL 3-5s. Final heat won by w. o.
bron, second: time. II 4-5s.
SSOlyard run-Won by J. Crawford. Ban
gor: G. w. Pullcn. Brewer. second; X r.
Blaisdcl. Kent's Hill, third. Time. Pm
Mile run-won by w. OConnor. Ban
gor; y. II. Norwood. Brewer. second; |.
I'M - &c
220-yard dash-First heat won by W. O.
Clement. Auburn; f. +. Patten. Brewer
second: time. 26s. Second heat won by J.
y. Vaughan. Westbrook Seminary; g.. "
Beattic. Old Town. second; time. 70 los
Third heat won by d. r. Campbell, West
brook Seminary: G. r.. Merriam, Free.
port. second: time "a 1-5s: Fourth heat
won by d. Rockingham. Hebron: G. G.
Downs. Westbrook Seminary. second;
time % 2-5s. Heat for second men won
by f. f. Pattcn. Brewer: time. 2ss final
4. Vaughan. Westbrook Seminary. sec
ond; D: Frothngham. Hebron, third
l2o-yard hurdles-First heat won by g
Webb. Skowhegan, second: time. IL los
Second heat won by l.. f. Bearce, Au-
burn; l.. Adams. Bangor. second time
10 1-5s Final heat won by G; T. Wilson
Westbrook Seminary; w. Webb. Skowhc-
gan, secon: L. Adams. Bangor. third;
44o-yard dash-First heat won by W
Webb Skowhegan; w. Emery. Portland
second; j. A. Vaughan. Westbrook Scml
nary, third; time, I'm 4-5s. Second nea'
won by D. r. Campbell. Wcstbro9k sem
Third heat won by J. Mantcr. kents Hill
D. Frothingham. Hebron. second x: n
Blaisdeil. kents Hi; thirai thineham NM ~ He
bron: D. r. Campbell. Westbrook semi
nary, second: J. Manter. kents HILL
third time. a 4-5s. -. r
s. Wilson. Wcstbrook Seminary: G. 5
Owen rortamd Port nd, sesoTS sS I'd WsSb ,i%s ssowhs
Second neat TSn sareent. oH Brewer. second
time. dnm 5os. Third heat won by ?. B; Has
! kclI. Portland; S. Adams. Bangor secoHG .
time % 3-5s. Final heat won os dams
Bangor. second: P. b. Haskell, Portland
! third; time, % 2-5s.
One-mIe bicycle racc-First heat Gon,or W0r
Hebron. second; time, am . 4-5s SsronG eronI
SEMINAR: Sem M &. schofield. Brunswick. sec
ond time I'm s,Srod q lIs; rlnss Saminary: dIa NJ
clark. Skowhegan. second: c; Schoheio
Brunswick, third; time. I'm i5 3-os' r p
| Running high jump.Won ny West.
| Goodwin, SkOwhegan; +. y. Dupee' ctow
brook Seminary. second: A. Flags Sko"
! hccan, third: height. 5ft 6i@in: ,,,.;,,o
Pole vault-Won by g.. {. HarVl,ac snc,
Skowhegan: w. Q. Clement. Aupurn;;, @ ri
ond: f. Booth, Westbrook HiSh' 'iii"
height. oft Sin. ~, G.
Higgins. Kent's Hill; q: 9. HaTs, mt.
i Skowhesan, second; J; s. Reeo'
Hill. third; distance, 103ft 1Oin -, O.
Putting ls.pound shSt,WSnI g, y S9,Iensni. ny t. Aa
hurn. second: w. b Brown. McstbrooH
Seminary. third: distance. sSft iWnr IN; bv A.
Throwing 16-pound hammer1WT Ha;rsins ns
c. Denning. Kents Hill; A. Z, H1Sst:: Ksmt:s
Kents Hill. second; ,c., :; 5 .,n neco'
Running broad dun jumpsWSin sAminarS: .; &: G. G
| Downs. Wcstbrook Seminary. se,,,,... seGoa nee
T. Harvile, Skowhegan. third; o's'""@e
c0ft sin.
| If was perfect afternoon for the
and a large crowd was in =.
The management of the games .oa ~
rectly in charge of G. r. Walker. w.
manager of the Bowdoin Athletic N.su
citation. and was faultless in every 49,,
So we'll was the meet run tina. ~" h.d
events were all finished at 3d. anu
<Oo~&ivuod IN mage S.)