Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-26
HEBRON WINS
The Colby InvitationaI Athletic
Meet With % Points.
Amherst Wins New England Meet
Bowdoin Sixth, U. of NJ, Seventh.
Brunswick Wins Triangular Meet With
Bath and Bowdoinham.

| Waterville. Me, May 25.-(SpeciaD. =
The first invitation meet held bv Cobb,
was an unqualified success. Sever
schools of the State were represented
and there were 113 entries. Skowheear
and Kent's Hill We're not represented
but the other schools all had good size(
| teams, so there was an abundance OF
starters in all the events. The weather
of the morning was very threatening
but cleared towards noon and in the
afternoon was just about right for the
| meet.
Hebron. Oak Grove, Coburn, Higgins
| Edward Little, Kicker and WateryiIIe
all had men in some of the events, and
| finished in the order named. But the
contest was a warm one all through
| the teams tieing again and again. To-
| wards the last Hebron forged ahead
and won out with 81 points, the last
point being won after a very stubborn
| fight in the pole vault.
Oak Grove was second, with 25 points,
followed by Coburn, 10; Higgins, IS;
| Edward Little, Il; Rocker, IA; Water
vile High, o.
Some of the trials were run off in the
forenoon. There were big lists of en-
tries in all the running events and in
some Of them trials, semi-fnaIs and
finals were necessary. 1t was a uucs-
tion of endurance as well as speed in
some of the daslcs and the runners had
an afternoon of hard work. There were
big lists of entries in all of the field
events also and the points were fought
for with great enthusiasm until the
finish.
Most excellent work was done every
where. Some Of the records were well
up with the Intercollegiate and it looks
as il Il good many would be fractured
when the colleges gather in their next
crop of youngsters.
The 220-yards dash. 220-yards hurdle
and 100-yards dash furnished some of
the prettiest contests of the day. There
We're big lists Of entries in all, II in the
22O-dash. the same number in the 300
hurdle ana 10 in the 100-dash. These
made many trial heats necessary and
they were run off rapidly. All the
squads ran well and made Il lively pic
ture as they were sent away one after
the other in rapid succession.
Bates Of Coburn, did very fine work in
the 20 and 100-daSh. Fernandez, the
Cuban from Hebron, was his most dan
gcrous rival and pushed him hard in
the 220. These two came together in
the trials, much to the disappointment
Of their friends VINO wished to see them
fight out the finals together, Bates win
ming and Fernandez not qualifying.
Iut they came together in the final
of the 220 and it was a handsome race,
Bates being hard pushed for the whole
distance. Bates did the flnal of the 100
in 10 % seconds. Those who saw him
run, Saturday, believe that with proper
handling he will be able to cover the
distance some day in less than 10 sec
onGs.
The surprise Of the meet was the
work of the Oak Grove team. This
little school sent a bunch of as plucky
athletes as one would wish and they
came dangerously near beating out He
bron for fist place. The work of Nc
Vane was especially good. He did
heap of it during the afternoon and won
a large share of the points that went TO
his school. In the running high jump
he mad hard luck, as in working off a
tie for second place he cleared the bar
at ) feet 2 inches, while Nichols of He
bron won the event with feet, L inch.
The 1-mie and 2-mile runs were very
pretty faces. There We're big punches
of runners in both and it took hard
work as well as endurance to win out.
Wyman of Edward Little, took the for
mer and ran q strong race in good
form. The 2-mile also went to Edward
Little Decker being the man.
In the 120-hurdle there was a bit of
a tangIe over the manner in which Ross
Of Kicker handled the hurdles, hence
third place was not decided. 1t is
technicality and will be referred by DR..
Frew to some good authority on ath-
letics for a decision so that all con-
cerned can be satisfied beyond doubt.
The pole vault was one of the most
stubbornly contested events of the day
one the field. There was a long, hard
fight in the first place for first place
the bar going up steadily. Oliver finally
won this. Then there was another hot
fight for second, Curtis of Coburn TAX
ing this The event ended up with a
big fight for the third place and last
point of the day. Patterson of Hebron
carried it off, but he had to work haro
to do ii.
| Everyone who was on the field was de
! lighted with the meet. Everything rar
smoothly and rapidly. There was some
thing doing and the time and no waits
There were no serious kicks. the decisions
giving satisfaction and everything beinl
pleasant The contests between th'
/ schools over the points was very clos
and exciting Not until very near tn
last was first place decided and the points
were divided very well indeed.
/ The work of the youngsters was uni
| formly excellent. Some fine material 1
being developed and with all the college
holding these invitation meets each yea
it is expected that athletics in Maine vii
BOOM The next one will be held at Bow
! doin and some more hot times are ex
pected there.
The officials. Saturday, We're as follows
Referee DR.. Frew; judges at finish. Pro
fessor Beck. w. Fl. lockwood and Car
Cotton; timers. A. F. Drurpmond w. II
Hawes, Mr.. Phelan, Dennis NJ Bangs
clerk of course, F. p. Hamilton. assist
ants. w J. Hammond, r. l.. Hall. j. +
Humphry; measurers. F. W. Thyng, Ma
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