Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-15
MAINE COLLEGE ATHLETES.
Ninth Annual Meet to be Held at
Brunswick Saturday.

Brunswick. May 14.-The ninth an
nual Maine intercollegiate field day will
be held on Saturday in Brunswick un-
der the auspices of Bowdoin College.
usual interest on account of the large
number of fast ones who will partici-
pate. 1t is generally conceded through
out the State the either Bowdoin or
the University of Maine will take first:
place. Colby and Bates will fight it out
for thir6 place with the odds slightly
in favor of Colby. =
Last wear the meet was won by the
University of Maine whose athletes
won so points to 81 won by Bowdoin.
In former years Bowdoin has always
won first place and has usually sue,
ceeded in getting more points than the
three other colleges put together. Last
year Bowdoin was careless and over
confident and paid the penalty. Bow
doin has been working hard to win
back first place and has about an even
chance of doing so. She WILL however,
be represented by team which she
will not be ashamed Of
To the winners of first places will
be given a silver medal; second places
a bronze medal; third places, silk
ribbon. A gold medal will be given to
the person who succeeds in breaking
any of the present records. Competent
officials have been secured for the
meet and every care will be taken to
see that the events are run off smooth
ly. The trials will be at 10 A. M. and
the meet proper will be on Whittier
field at P. M. There will be a great
crowd from all parts of the State if
the day is pleasant
The officials are: Referee, Granville
r. Lee of Protland: judges at finish
F. S. Rollins of Waterville, Henry A.
Wing of Lewiston. w. w. Bolster of
Bates College; time referee, A. L. Gro
YER of the University of Maine, Dr.
Franklin N. Whittier of Bowdoin Col
lege r. I. lockwood of Waterville:
starter. A. S. MacCreadie of Portland;
clerk of course. Herbert L. SWEET of
Skowhegan: measures of field events,
John s. Mitchell of Bowdoin College.
e. f. Clason of Lisbon Falls; judge of
field events. E. F. Leferriere of He
bron, r. K. Jones of the University of
Mdlllt. I1Ol tCc W. VIEW ING VI oolpy
College. Fl. w. Douglas of Gardiner;
marshal. Donald F. Snow of Bangor;
announcer. Selden A. Martin of Bow
doin College.
The entries this year are smaller than
usual as only six men are allowed to
be entered in any one event while for
merly any number could be entered
The Bates entries are: H. M. Towne.
]. U. Piper. ]. A. David, F. w. Rounds,
C. G. Runsefell j. E. Robinson, ]. c.
Briggs. F. B. Croker. P. w. Carleton,
H. l.. Bradford, f. G. Lane, F. M. Ham
mond. II. A. Allen, l.. w. Farrar, F.
H. Plummer, c. E. Jenkins, r. A.
Brown. ]. E. Pray, F. F. Dunfield, f.
c. Garland. G. l.. Weymouth, c. P.
Bunkhoder. F. H. Blake, NJ. G. Will
liams. II. A. Wiggin, l.. H. Coy, w. A.
Paige, e. a. Case, r. L. Hunt, ]. L.
Reed, A. G.. Johnson, E. l.. Conner, C.
P. Allen. e. A. Turner. L. E. Bailey.
The Bowdoin entries are: Towne,
jerks. Weld, H. j. Everett, G. E. Kim
l. w. Nutter. r. Davis, w. T. Rove,
Blanchard, J. Guinbel, A. T. Shorey,
G. Pierce j. w. Sewall Jr., Sawyer,
w. "A. BlSDee, "A. ~. oHOIey, W. ID.
Webb D. C. Munro, H. A. Tobey. Low
ell. P H. Clark, Johnson, Denning,
Herms. Small. Finn, G.. f. Hatch w.
&C.. Philoon. Holman, Weber, Thomp-
son Peabody, Hill.
The Colby entries are: C. w. Wat
kins, H. Abbott, F. H. Leighton, Wins
low, Craig, Ross, Bean, Maxfield, Lin
coin league, Bryant, Tolman Levine.
Hawkes.. Ames. Keene, Coombs, Abbott,
Knapp, Cotton.
The University of Maine entries:
Parker. Porter, Harris, Perkins, Con-
ner, Thatcher, G. E. Currier, Mcclure,
Wilson. Rogers, Chalmers, Spencer,
Thomas. Lawrence, Bachelor A.
Brown, Crowell, Chaplin, Colby, Wey-
mouth. Wood w. Bearce, e. Bearce,
Goodwin. Shaw, Soderstrom, Bennett,
Hilton.