Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
WON BY BOWDOIN,
Tenth Annual Field Day Of
Maine C|Ioeges.
Bowdoin, ga Points; U. Of NJ, so;
Bates, 10; Colby, 2.
Five Maine Records Broken, Four by
Bowdoin Athletes.

Waterville, Me-, May 15.-(SpeciaD.-
The 10th annual field day of the four
Maine colleges, held on the Colby Ath-
letic field, Saturday afternoon, resulted
in a Bowdoin victory, giving that col
lege the permanent ownership of the
great silver cup which it has won nine
years out of the 10 that it has been
competed for. The games, Saturday,
were witnessed by fully 1000 people and
were intensely exciting. A special
train brought the Bowdoin undergrad
yates and their band and another
brought over the U. of NJ. boys and
their band. During the afternoon the
cheers of both crowds and playing of
both bands were very much in evidence.
but after the meet was over it was the
Brunswick contingent, 200 strong,
which marched around the track and
escorted the victorious athletes to the
Elrwood.
The points were divided as follows:
Bowdoin, CT; University of Maine, SO;
Bates, 10; and Colby. 2. Everybody
knew the fight for the championship
would be between Bowdoin and U. of
M. as usual, but hardly anybody eX-
pected Bowdoin to win by such mar
gin. The Colby supporters We're much
disappointed in the failure Of their men
to cut any figure, while Bates was we'll
pleased to get 10 points out of the
meet. Not only were nearly all the
events closely contested, but no few
than five State records were smashed,
four by Bowdoin men and one by the
pole vault, by Capt. Parker of U. of M.
Denning of BCwdoin broke the State
records in both the shot and hammer
and also the New England record i'll
the hammer. Eddie Bates, BOwdoin's
wonderful sprinter, broke the State
record and equalled the New England
record in the 220-yards dash. Weld of
Bowdoin, broke the State record in the
quar:er-mile run. This was one of the
greatest races Of the day, the defeat of
Wyman by Weld being a bitter disap-
pointment to the Orono roOterS.
In the shot, hammer, low hurdles and
two-mile run, the BOwdoin men had
things their own way; while the U. OF
NJ. athletes outclassed all others in the
pole vault high jump, discus and high
hurdles The Bowdoin men who took
first and second i'll the two-mile run
were both freshmen and left the field
far behind. Flanders of Bates cap
turned the half-mile run in handsome
fashion, passing Shorey of Bowdoin
Just at the finish. The only points
Colby could pick up We're third in the
high jump and third in the high hur-
dies. Following are the winners and
records in each event:
Bates: 4. c. Shorey, Bowdoin. second;
Chaplain. l.. OF NJ, third. Tine. min.
$:-5 sec. Maine record, min; see: Dow
don: Wyman. u. Of NJ. second: Everett.
Bowdoin. third. Time. 80 IS sec. New
Maine record; former record being 30 Ia
1OO-yards dash-Won by Bates Of Bow
doin;, Porter: Y. Of NJ. SECOND; Doheity,
Rowdoin. third. Time, 10 2-5 sec. Maine
One-mile rur--won by Lane, Of Bates;
A. c. Shorey, Bowdoin second; Thomas,
7. of NJ, third. Time; a min. 40 sec.
12o..yards hurdle.Won by Currier # U.
Colby. third. Time, II Is sec. Maine rec
go yards hurdle-Won by Rowe Of Bow
doin; PISS. Bowdoin, second; Porter
Bowdoin. third. Time, &c 40 sec. Maine
Twoznile run.won by P. R. shorey of
Robertson U, Of NJ. third. Time. 10 min.
&c 3-5 sec. Maine record 10 min., - l.
sec.
23O-yards dash-Won by Bates of Bow
doin; Porter, U. of NJ. second: Hender
son. Bowdon, third; Time. y 10 sec.
New Maine record, former record being
% 3-5 Sec
Pole vault-Won by Parker Of U. of M;
Rogers, U. of NJ, second; Shaw. u. of
NJ, third. Height, 10 #. s in. New Maine
Putting 16-lb shot-won by Dennins of
Bowdoin; Small. Bowdoin. second: Vio
lette. u of NJ. third Distance, 40 it.,
IL in. New Maine record, former rec
ord being 80 it., 10 in.
Running high j9mp-soderstron and
Colby. third. Height, it., Il. in. Maine
record, #, IA in.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer-Won by Den
ming of Bowdoin; Small, Bowdoin, second,
Bearce. U. of M, third. Distance 144 it..
, in. New. Maine Ia record, former record
Running broad jump-Won by Porter of
Bowdoin, third. Distance, 10 IT., 5 in.
Maine record. q it.. 5 IL in.
ThroWing discusIWon by weymouth of
q Of NJ 3; Parker ib q of ~ second ~ Den
I - in. Maine record, lis it., 6 IL in.
Bowdoin won eight firsts. six seconds
and six thirds; University of Maine four
frsts,. eight seconds and six thirds: Bates,
two firsts; and Colby, two thirds. The
following table shows how the points
We're divided in the various events first
place counting five points, second place
three points and third place one point:
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