Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-03
EASY FOR BOWDOlN.
Usual Sweeping Victory at In
tercol|egiate Field Day.
Bowdoin SO Points; U. Of N. 81;
Bates 10; and Colby 5.
'hree Maine Records Brokcn.-A Large Crowd
and Exciting Contests.

Ava bo"uoih. AS III the pre-
'ious six field days the Eowdcin
atnietics won more point; than the ron
resentativcs of the three other college,.
combined. In fact. they won obort
tWice as mlny as The others combined.
the maj score being: Bowdoin 50
points; University OF Maine, 81: Rates,
~. and Colby, ). The home team sat
isicd its supporters by winning see
! ond place in splendid style over Bates
and Colby. Bates OF which little was
expected. surprised its rivals ny cap
turing both the long distance runs.
Colby made a plucky fight, but was
clearly outclassed in al events cxcept
the pole vault
large crowd was present to enjoy
the contest. The games were run off
promptly and without a hitch, reflect
ing much credit upon the officials and
management. The afternoon was cold
| and raw. not the kind that athletics
IKE. The track was slow. Evidently
| a mistake was made in covering il
with too coarse cinders which do not
| admit of being rolled hard. Yet in
spite of the Unfavorable conditions
three Maine records We're lowered by
Bowdoin. Irving Nutter. Bowdoins
| wonderful little half-miler. who cap
tured place at Mott Haven. week
earlier, cut down the half mile record
made by him. last year. Had he been
at all pushed he could have knocked
off another second or two. Dunlap of
Bowdoin. threw the 16-pound hammer
122 feet. 8 inches. beating by . feet the
n -f.,h Ii-b l. l. II
of Bowdoin, six years ago. The Maine
high jump record was beaten by Ham
ilton of Bowdoin. who made mark of
> feet, : inches.
The individual honors went to big
Capt. Cloudman, who repeated his
usual performance at Maine field days
| and at Worcester, of winning both the
dashes and the broad jump. - points
! in all. Hunt of Bowdoin, was a close
| second. winning the high hurdles. and
| second in the low hurdles. the 100 yard
dash and the broad jump. Dunlap of
| Bowdoin, won 10 points by capturing
both the hammer and the discus throw.
| There was special interest in the two
| dashes from the fact that Allen Of
| Colby, sprintcr of interscholastic
| fame, was expected by his friends to
push Cloudman hard and perhaps
| snatch a first from him. But he simp
! ly wasn't in it. In the 100-yards dash
| Cloudman rompcd away from him as
| he pleased, winning with 10 yards to
spare in 10 seconds fiat. Allen was
| second for most of the distance, but
| Hunt of Bowdoin dashed by him and
| left him to be satisfied with n poor
third. After this experience Allen did
| not have the heart to start in the 22o
| dash, though mad he done 50 he might
have won third place there.
The long distance runs were both ex-
/ citing events. and in both the winners
| were a surprise. In the mile run Luce
| of Bates at once left the crowd behind
and opened up big gap. Nobody
! seemed to think he could hcep it up
and the rest of the runners loafed
| along in a bunch. But he kept it up
surprisingly well and was third of
| a lap to the good on the last lap. when
| Wheeler of Bowdoin, picked as the
| winner. awoke to the situation and
started after him. Wheeler made q
wonderful sprint and gained fast. 1t
was hair-liftng finish down the
stretch. But Wheeler had not sprinted
|
race by foot. The time was very
slow. II seconds slower than the marx
made by Wheeler. last year. In the
| two-mile run there was another SUI
| prise and exciting finish. The L. or M.
hopes were pinned upon Lawrence,
| plucky little freshman. He ana 1rich-
| ey of Bates. alternated in the leao,
most of the time. while the crowd look
| ed upon Wheeler of BOwdOin. VINO ran
| a steady. consistent race in the ouhc"'
as a winner. A large field stafted put
| many fell by the wayside. When IL
| came to the finish Trickey kept ms
lead though Wheeler sprintcd py the
rest and finished at his shoulder. Law
| renee in third place collapsed at 'i'e
finish and fell on the line, Dut oi,'S
| partly over it. Somebody dragged MN
over the line and he was carried lro'''
the field. The judges, however, r.
fused to allow him third place ana gave
| the point to Blackburn of Colby, VINO
had eamely trailcd the others an"
finished a few seconds behind. in
decision of the judges was protce.eu
and will be settled by the cAec"'i''
committee.
The pole vault was closely ooh'o
ed event and dragged along ''','
| tho afternoon. Al last all droppcu ~
except A. r. Davis and Parker VI ;,
of M. and Halves OF Colby. 1hesc
cleared feet and Sa4 inches put i"'.
at 10 feet and the nine points
yided among them, three eac"' :,
doin did not score in this e\ch'
every other event it scored a'
| throe points Bowdoin men won
the Is first places. Gray, WIN ,,.or
won the quarter mile. Rowe ,,-,s
the low hurdles and Souie' an ,asb
second to Cloudman in the ~ ;.;rg
are three OF Bowdoin's most Do,
lower classmen. In the Weis" ry.t-
doin had an easy thing. tho"e r.