Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-04
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
Gossip Relating to AthIetie.-rh.
Traek Meet.

Orono, Me-, May 3.-(speciaD .
meeting Of the executive COMMITTEE. -
the Athletic Association held. last
night 1t was voted to run a spec;.,
train to Waterville, May IA, the date
Of the Maine intercollegiate track moo.
on Colby's athletic field. 1t is exnected
that over 200 students will take .d-
vantage of the low rates to witnes,
these games and give the University of
Maine team their hearty support. AL
though Names chances of winnin,
| them. this year, are smaller than last
the team has trained hard and faith.
fuily and is resolved to give Rowdoin
strong fight for first place. Saturda "
OF this week, will occur the annual in
terclass meet and the coach and can
tain from the results will be able to
choose the team that will be sent to
WaterVille on the 18th. Owing To in
clement weather the men are behind in
tneir training since they have been
able to be on the outdoor track a little
over week.
IN the executive committee meeting it
was also voted to permit Manager
FLANDERS to enter into an agreement
with Bowdoin for two football games to
De played, this year and next. The frs.
game Will take place, next fall, either at
Orono or Bangor as may be later de-
termined; the second will be played on
Whittier field. Brunswick. A similar
agreement between Bowdoin and Maine
expired with the game at Brunswick
last fall, and a renewal is desired by
the nth1ofin mt of
tions.
Thursday evening of this week, the
trial of Hamlet for insanity will take
place in the chapel. The trial will be
conducted by the members of the school
| Of law and will be decided by jury to
be made up of members Of the under
graduate body at Orono. The trial has
attracted quite a bit of attention and
the audience will probably be large.
Wednesday afternoon, on Alumni field.
| the University of Maine will meet Bow
dom in game of baseball.
This game will open the University Of
Names schedule of home games and
| of the most interesting and fercely con-
tested of the entire series. Bowdoin.
| flushed with a victory over Bates. will
MAXI, make big effort. ,,, to win , this game;
| the Stat" championship. Maine. too. will
fight to win this game and tie with Bow
doin in the race. Thus the season opens
with unusual interest.
The University of Maine baseball team
| returned. last Sunday. from its Massa-
| ChuSettS trip. which was not on account
| of weather conditions. generally SatiSfaC-
tory. Six games were scheduled but on
| account of rain only three We're played
| and all were lost. Not discouraged. but
| weak from lack of pra ctice. the team is a t
| work preparing for Wednesdays contest
| and will center their entire efforts on the
| two games this week, both of which are
| played with Bowdoin-the first at OronO.
| tomorrow; the second at Brunswick Sat
| urday. This week is the first practice
| that the team has had upon home grounds
| since the Massachusetts trip was taken.
| with but little preliminary practice with
| the exception of cage supplemented with
Il very little field practice. Owing to the
| above conditions the practice. this week.
| has been the worst that a team has put
| W at this season of the year. This af-
terno0n. large number of the students
| were on the field to cheer the team
| through its last practice. But aside from
| loyalty there was little reason for cheer
ing. as the playing was: bad.
lack Frost ard yiolette ,, will he he the the
| I'owdoin. few changes in Maine 5;
| Lineup has been made, this week. Bird
| has been changed from shortStop to left
| field. Larrabee taking his place in the in
field Mcdonald. who played on the var
| game in right field. The other positions
| remain the same Tom Mccain of Ban
| gor will umpire. The game will be called
at o'clock sharp, Captain Mitchell af-
| lowing batting order and positions:
| Mitchell Of Capt.: Collins III; Violette,
| c: Iarrabee. IS: Hosmer. 3b; Mcdonald,
IF; Burns. 2b: Bird, IT, Frost, p.