Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-03

BATES COLLEGE.
Football Men Preparing for Saturdays
Game With Harvard.

Lewiston, Me-, Oct. 2.-(SpeciaD.-
shone on the football practice. AS if
in unison with the weather, those of the
fellows who have been partially laid up
since the game with Bar Harbor A. A.
came out for full practice. Cole, left
end. whose ankle was sprained in last
Saturdays game, has so far recovered
that he will be able to play with the
team against Harvard, next Saturday.
Kendall, '06. has almost wholly recov-
cred from the injuries he received and
will also go to Cambridge.
Bates has not mourned long for a
fullback. Clement, Tufts famous full
back. registered at Bates. today. Those
who were interested in football matters
last year, as well as any who follow
college athletics. will be familiar with
Clement as an all-around crack ath-
lete. 1t was believed last year that he
was the fastest fullback outside of
Harvard and Yale in New England
His coming to Bates was determined
by his desire to be nearer his home in
auDufl dlt ilSo ny lfc idct I1dI mere
he can fit himself as well as at Tufts
for his later professional studies in
Princeton or Yale, where he will study
forestry. Clement is a crack baseball
players as well as a football man. He
has been playing this season with the
New England League and comes direct
" from his work on the diamond to
undertake his studies at Bates. 1t has
not yet been decided whether he will
play. Saturday. with Harvard or not
He would be seriously handicapped in
such case by his lack of practice with
the team. but he can fill the position
without practice better than any man
Bates has been practicing for the place
the whole season.
The bad weather for practice and the
ndlsposition of so many of the men
have gone against Bates preparation
to meet Harvard and will be seriously
felt it is feared, in the coming game
Coming so soon as this game will after
the Bowdoin- Harvard game of Wednes-
day, the eyes of every sporting man in
Maine will be eager to see the result OF
the Bates Harvard game. for in a
measure it will well compare the
Maine teams probably Bates expects tC
find l.. of NJ. the hardest. but for vari-
Gus reasons the Bowdoin- Bates game
will hold the greatest speculation.
Reed. '05, has been engaged by Lew
iston High as coach for the season an6
has been working with his team this
week. Reed and Hunt will both accom-
pany the team to Cambridge, although
Hunt will go this year as substitute
Reed is preparing his team to meet
cony High, next Saturday afternoon
on Garcelon field, and is very confident
of a good game.
After Saturday, Bates will not play
for week, the next game being will
Boston College at Lewiston.
Captain Piper received a large add
ton to his track team. this afternoon
and the prospects for a lively fall NEE
is very good. \ tennis tournament viii
BE- held on the tennis grounds, mex
Saturday. the purpose being to brins
out all the new material possible in an
ticipation of the later affair. The rail-
has Of course prevented any practicing
this week. but before the rain the foul
courts We're full every afternoon ant
a good brisk contest is expected.