Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-31
Colby Students Celebrate
Victory Over Maine.
Events End With Huge Bonfire
on Alumni Field.
Collection Of Portraits Of Prominent
Alumni-Other Notes.

was one that riVallrd and in some fea-
lures, surpassed The one held, last
spring. when the baseball champion
ship VAS won.
Never in recent years has there been
feeling of such intense enthusiasm
nt the result of a game.
COLBY has, at least. team that is
Well worthy the name. Il fact which a
succession of unfortunate circum-
stances had tended to diSeStablish.
Practice during the week before the
Maine game was secret. and it was on
ly on the afternoon before the game
that Colby men had an opportunity of
seeing the team 1T work. Those who
saw the practice We're surprised ana
delighted. Those. who We're absent were
still doubtful and unconvinced.
In this divided state Of mind the col
by Supporters took their position in
the grandstand prepared to cheer their
team to victory. if victory was to be
ACHE we'd. but if not. then TO cheer none
the lcss loudly i'll the midst Of defeat.
This logged determination was a fac
tor in the victory that came.
And 50 colby men felt like cclebrat
ing as they never had done before and
supper Was hardly over before crowd
of students began 70 gather in front
OF South college. While the sound Vi
fish horns called the absentees.
The students formed in platoons Of
four and led by theermaStcr Gilman.
marched down Main street to the IA
miliar strains of Phi chi. Roman cam
dies and sticks of red fire furnished the
illuminat ion. When the parade neared
the business section of the city. the
plato"ns began to swing from one side
OF the street 70 the other in the we'll
known "zig-zag. 1t was new sort
of dance to the freshmen. but they
soon caught the spirit OF the thing in
fine fashion.
| Leaving Main street the line
marched to the residence Of Prof. Hugh
K. Hatch on Nudd street. hut he was
found to BE- away from the city.
| Prof. Clarence Fl White was at
| home and made Il speech To the boys
! that scored Il list He was somewhat
, in doubt. he said, whether the crowd
! had com" to visit him or certain Of his
! mciehburs who have University Of
Maine sylnrHthirs As they had appAr-
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The boys. He had been a bit overawed
by the confidence of Maine when he
vas AZ Orono. and believed that the
victory came as a surprise to Maine.
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hind the team. the spirit when Is II
self greater than the mere winning OF
games.
The celebration ended with bonfire
on Alumni field. ana hne display o.
/. fireworks. Inc celebration was i'nr'i'u-
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