Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-26
BATES COLLEGE NOTES..
Gossip Of the Grdiron and Track
Athletics.

Lewiston, Me-, Oct. 25.-(SpeciaD.-
With the exception of a few brushes,
the football team after its hard fight
of last Saturday with the University
of Maine is in a good condition. The
tackles, Captain Reed and Schu-
macher, during the game We're not in
the best of condition, but since have
recovered and are out for practice. on
" Messenger received an injury in the
Maine game that keeps him out of the
scrimmage tor few days.
The program for this week on the
gridirOn is the hardest kind of work
for the squad. COachers Moody and
Purinton realize that a slackening of
the pace at this stage in the season
would be disastrous. Monday after
noon, no sCrimmage work was taken,
but Tuesday, the two teams were out
in fighting rig and one Of the fastest
and snappiest practices of the season
was held. The men on both teams are
| being urged to fight their hardest.
1t is the general opinion that the line
up of the team used in the Maine game
| is the strongest one Coach Purinton
can make out of the material at his
disposal. When to play Messenger was
| for a long time a question. but after
his star work at end against Maine
there is no longer any doubt. The work
of Lord too, at right half, who made
the sensational end runs in the Maine
game. is one of the things that makes
the coachers smile and those who are
watching the developments of the
Bates team no longer worry about
right half.
| For the other two important games OF
the season, the one with Colby and the
one with Rowdoin. there will be little
change in the lineup and a more thorough
coaching of the individual men in these
| positions will enSue with the close of the
| season.
| Next Saturday. to keep in the game
Bates will line up for practice scrim-
mage against the strong Pine Tree Ath-
| lctic Association of Portland, on Garcelon
field.
| A coming game that gives Bates some
alarm is the one with Colby. After the
drubbing they received at the hands OF
| Rowdoin's eleven it might seem that moth
ing ought to fear the Waterville team
| but Bates mas been to Colby before and
| hates has received some surprising de-
| feats before now on Colby's sridiron
| Bates realizes that Colby is working as
she never worked before. They have a
new coach and in two weeks a marvellous
| transformation may be possible.
| Already much interest is being aroused
| in the coming game of games, the Har
vard-Yale contest of Maine; in othel
words. the struggle between Bates anC
Bowdoin that will take place on Whitte
field. Nov. 81. Bowdoin's speed ant
strength casts a gloom on Bates pros
reCts but neither side will give up with
out a night 1t looks as though both col
| fhpy hap
for years and ii is bound to be IL BATH
royal
The date for the fall interclass field ant
track meet has been set for Oct. 2S. mex
Friday afternoon. A greater interest il
track work than has been manifest TO
several seasons is shown. this year. Som
50 men from the different classes appea
on the track every afternoon to receive
the coaching of Captain Allen and Coacl
Bolster. Earle Lane. '0i, assistant il
chemistry. the famous mile runner. VIII,
has won the honors in the race in the in
tercolleeiate meet for two years. is ais,
assisting with the coaching.
| This year for the first time the WHINE
of the two-mle run will receive a siive
cup presented by member of the cas
of 1904.
Captain Allen says he expects to see
fast meet and that he thinks the prospects
for next spring are good. The manager o
the track team is Leon G. Paine. '06.
! Professor Hartshorn will leave Lewis
ton. Wednesday. for Boston. where he will
| represent Gates at the Inauguration o
the new president of the Boston Univer
sity.
| Many of the students will attend tn,
recital on THE Tanning of the Shrew'' t.
he given. next Thursday evening. b,
| Frederick II. Koch. the famous BostoI
reader, In the Pine street Congregations
church in this city.
Already the classes are making prep
arations for Halloween. The night OF
Oct. 81 will be observed.
In chapel, Tuesday morning, Presiden,
Chase announced to the students that tn,
| late Hon. Amos W. Stetson of Boston
| had left to Bates a collection of many
| valuable books and a valuable painting
| Previously Mr.. Stetson had endowed the
college with scholarship and donated
something to the college fund on manI
| occasions.
| Geese are driven to the great Pra eut
| fair with their feet incaSed in tar boots