Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-17
BATES COLLEGE.
Track Observation-Disclosures Meet
Bird WaIk-PersonaIs.

Lewiston, Ne, April 16.-(SpeciaD.-
At a meeting of the Athletic Associa-
/ ton, held this noon, it was voted TO
appropriate SIS to be used in track
athletics. Previously it had been
necessary for those wishing to train
| for running and other track work 10
| furnish themselves with suits and run
ming shoes. But with the S75 which
has been appropriated, the manager
will purchase entire equipments for the
track men. These suits will be used
on the same principle as the baseball
or football suits. They will be the
property of the Athletic Association
and will be only for the men to use
while training or working on the track.
Besides going to purchase the outfits
for the runners, Il part of the amount
appropriated Will be expended for new
hammers and for new shot and dis
Gus. There will also be improvements
and extra work done on the cinder
track. Previously at Bates, track
athletics has held a place inferior to
that of baseball and football. There
has not been the attention given to
that branch of athletics which it de-
serves and as Il natural result the stu
dents have taken but little interest in
the work ana for the past two wears
Bates has failed to produce a track
team of much Importance. on the
other hand, hereafter strenuous efforts
will be made to bring track athletics
on an equal with baseball and foot
ball. With the incitive made by the
purchasing suits it is hoped that on
the day of the intercollegiate field
meet. Bates track team will be strong
er than usual and show a marked i'm
provement over the one of former
years.
The Maine intercollegiate field meet will
be held here on Garcclon field, May 10th
This is the first time Bates has been ia
vored with having the meet.
Mr.. Reed, 1868, has been elected man
ager of the freshman track team. Mr..
Reed himself is a valuable man at throw
ing the hammer and discus and putting
the shot In the track meet held last fall
he won first place in throwing the ham
mer and discus and with practice will
make a record breaker for Bates. Reed
played left tackle ON the Varsity foot
ball team. last fall. and is an al-round
good athlete. His weights is something
like 100 pounds.
This morning, So freshmen assembled
i'll front Of the chapel ut $50 to accom-
pany Professor Stanton on the second
bird-walk of the season. In search of
birds, the party walked up to the Maine
State Fair grounds. which is about mile
from the college, and returned through
the fields taking care to look sharply
into every bush and tree. The following
is a list of the birds seen by the class.
this morning: l. vesper sparrow; 2, Sa-
Vannah sparrow; 3, flicker: 4, brown cat
i III.
ow lark; Z, song sparrow; s, tree spar
row; 9, chipping sparrow
Mr.. Bessey of Brooks, Maine, and f.
futile Of Haverhili, Mass; and L.; n:
Williams of BOwdoinh2m, Maine, all of
the first of this week.
Mr.. Verril, 1905, is teaching school i'll
New Auburn, Maine.
The members of the Glee and Mandolin
Clubs have decided to purchase Glee Club
caps. The caps will be of garnet, the
college color, with white lettering upon
them. The letters will be "B G. c."
standing for Bates Glee Club
Mr.. Dunfield 1904. of Chenille. West
Co, n B.. who for the past two months
hah been in Boston undergoing an opera
ton for appendicitis, returned to Lewis
ton, yesterday The operation was very
successful.
Mr.. Pomeroy, '9S, an instructor of bot
any at Bates College, who is taking a
post graduate course at Harvard. at pres
ent is in the city at home on a vacation.
President Chase for the past few days
has been i'll and yesterday was consid-
cred to be threatened with pneumonia
but, today. his condition is reported
somewhat better.
The tennis courts back of Parker hall
have sufficiently dried SO Ihat the stu
dents are beginning to play tennis There
is always good lively interest in TINS
line of sport al Bates and the girls make
use of the courts much Of the time.
This week, Captain Dean is having the
baseball squad on the field an hour every
forenoon besides the regular afternoon
practice. The forenoon practice is mostly
in batting.