Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-18
WON BY B0WDOIN.
Nineth Annual Field Day of the
Maine Colleges.
Bowdoin 67 Points; U. of NJ. 46;
Bates Il /: Colby 2.
Large Crowd Sees Records Broken in
Exciting Contests.

brunswick, Me, May I.-(SpeciaD.-
1t was IA rousing Bowdoin victory of the
old-fashioned kind that resulted from
the nine annual field day of the Maine
colleges on Whittier field, Saturday af-
ternoon. The final score was BoWdoin
6. points. University of Maine 40, Bates
Il. and Colby 9. The result was hardly
in doubt from the first event, and be-
fore the games We're half over the bell
in the tower of King chapel was peal
ing out its tidings of victory and it's
jubilant tones We're kept sounding
through the evening and the night with
the willing freshmen working in relays
at the end of the bell rope. For the
eighth time in the nine years that these
intercollegiate games have been held,
BoWdoin had won; and the stain of last
years defeat, when Bowdoin lost the
fed day by carelessness and overcon-
fdence. had been nobly wiped out. 1t
was a victory well worth celebrating,
and band and parade and speeches and
song and general bedlam let loose, till
close to Sunday morning.
1t was q most successful field day.
Bowdoin victory, but because the con-
tests were exciting and closely contest
ed and witnessed by a very enthusiastic
crowd Of fully 1900 people. Three
Maine records were broken and two
others equalled. The day was a little
cool for the best work of the runners,
but the track was in perfect condition.
There were no accidents to mar the
games and no disputed decisions, and
the officials kept things moving 50
smoothly and promptly that everything
was over at O'Clock.
Bowdoin won the meet by superior
all around work, gathering in seven
first nine seconds and five thirds, and
showing weakness only in the long runs
kand the pole vault. Denning and
Bates divided first hOnors, each Win
ming two firsts Denning, moreover,
broke two Maine records and one New
England record in his work with the
shot and hammer. He put the shot 80
feet, 10 inches, beating the former
Maine record by inches. He threw
/ the hammer 1873 feet, 10 inches, beating
| by several feet, both the Maine and
| New England records, both of which
were held by himself. The remarkable
thing about his best throw was that it
crashed through the fence surround
| ing the field, and had it not been for
| this the distance would have been sew
| cral feet greater. Bates won both the
dashes in beautiful form, and though
| not pushed in either he equaled Cloud
mans Maine record in the 220-yards.
Both he and Denning are counted on for
| ,nt1o1c "A NncraCtpr S1t11r11N
In both the quarter mile and the 100
yard dash, Bowdoin captured all the
points. Gray, the winner of the quarter
for three years, easily spurted out of
the bunch when the time came ana
finished IN 33 1-5 seconds, equalling the
Maine reward held by Donald f. Snow
| ToWne. running a most plucky race,
was close behind him and Everett a
few yards behind T0wne. In this race
Watkins of Colby. also ran. The Wa
terville boys had expected great things
of their colored athlete, but he was not
up to the advance notices. In neither
this race nor the 22C-yard dash did he
have a ghost of show.
| The half-mile run vas captured for
the fourth year in succession by Nut
ter of Bowdoin. the first man for the
distance who ever ran in this state, and
one of the most graceful and natural
runners to be found anywhere. He had
a big lead and won as he pleased. Iii
this race Davis of Bowdoin, lost a shoe
at the start, but puckily ran the race
and finished in fourth place yard be-
hind third man, and was cheered fully
las loudly for his performance as was
the popular Bowdoin captain, who won
the race.
The mile run was won by Lane of
Bates, who won it. last year. In this
race halt Il score of runners kept close
lily punched and made it a pretty race
though the time was not fast. The
two mile WAS also captured by last
years winner, Lawrence of L. of NJ,
who ran we'll Judged race and could
have made much better time had he
been forced to it. The time WIS al
most a minute behind the Maine record
made by Soule of Bowdon in the first
field day held, nine years ago.
The best individual work for L. of
NJ. was by Parker in the pole vault,
jumps and discuss, and by Shaw, who
won both the high jump and the pole
vault, doing splendid work in each. In
the high jump he beat the Maine record
by a quarter of an inch. The broad
jump also went to Il t. of M. athlete
Parker. who was only two inches be-
hind the record in his performance.
Bowdoin rather surprised itself by get
ting both second and third places in
this event. The discuss throwing was
the only event in which Bowdoin faileu
to get as much as it counted on or
more. Its men We're not in form in
the trials and third place by Small
was all it secured. Reed of Bates won
With throw of 9S feet, II inches. An
interesting feature of the morning trials
in the discus throwing was an informa!
contest between Presidents Hyde of
3owdoin and Fellows of U. of NJ. who
were interested spectators. The Bow
doin president won and his victory was
counted n happy omen by the boys.
The hurdle races We're both prettilly
contested events.
Colby at least got the satisfaction
out of the field day of doing 100 per
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