Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15
ENTIRE STUDENT BODY
Of U. Of Maine Planning to Attend
Bowdoin- Maine Game.

Orono, Me, Nov. 14.-(SpeciaD.- An
important meeting of the executive
committee of the Athletic Association
was held. Monday night, and consider
able business was transacted.
Final arrangements for Il special
train to the Bowdoin game. Saturday,
were made. "A committee composed of
the following men were authorized to
take complete charge of the train and
supervise the selling of tickets. Prof.
Shute. r. A. Banks, and +, Q. Stevens.
The train will leave Orono about Z
O'Clock. Stops will be made in Ban
gor, Waterville and Augusta where
large delegations will be taken OH. The
entire student body will go in COM
pany with the band and players on
| this train.
The treasurer of the association
gave his annual report stating that
| the subscription list was roughly 800.
| This is the largest in the history of
the institution. This season should be
a successful one and with a good day,
Saturday. the receipts for the year will
be large enough to meet the expenses.
NJ. A. Sturtevant of Hebron, was
chosen for the assistant manager of
the track team.
| Manager Williams of the track team
| read u letter from Tufts asking for
| dual indoor meet to be held at the
University early in the spring. Con-
siderable discussion was held over this
| topic and finally the committee on
track recommended that there be an
out door meet with Tufts to be held
just before the Maine meet. 1t was
decided to give the Tufts team guar
| antee covering the expenses of their
team and officials. The matter was
| finally referred to the sub committee
on track athletics with power to act.
If this event can be brought about
it will be Il great forward step in track
athletics at the University. 1t will
serve to bring the two colleges to-
gether and will give the University a
firmer hold i'm Massachusetts. 1t will
also be a great help to the Maine meet
| i'll getting Il line on the men who will
enter the events.
| The committee on interscholasti
| baseball made their report and show
ed that they had done some very good
work. The idea is to have IA prepare
1
las been very successful in the other
Maine colleges and also in other states
especially in Michigan where the
league consists of every fitting school
| in the state. The committee has
blocked the State off into different sec
lions and has found that there are in
the State 109 different schools that are
able to support baseball team. These
schools will be sent circulars explain
| ing the objects of the league. The
preliminary and semi-final games will
be played off in the home towns of
the teams and the finals between the
four strongest teams for the champion
ship of the State will be played at the
university.
There Will be Il mass meeting OF the
student body. Friday. after chapel to
rehearse the cheers and songs. This
will be for the benefit of the new men.
At a meeting of the sophomore class
held on Tuesday. II. l.. Miner of Haver-
hill. Mass. elected captain of the
sophomore football team, and J. T. Ken
dregan of Lynn, Mass. was chosen for
manager. The annual game between the
sophomores and freshmen will probably
be played on Saturday, the 25tl of this
month There is plenty of good material
in both classes and Il good game will be
seen. In the freshman class there are
several men who have played on the var
sity at least part of the year. Higgins
will be their best man and Elliot will di-
rect the team from quarter. Farwell the
varsity fullback, will strengthen the team
i'll no small way. Ray. in the line will be
a good man, and then there Is trimmer,
Tore. Black. Hilton and Simmons. who
played in the second eleven. this year.
The sophomoreS have plenty of good
men. Among the varsity men they have
are Moore at ceater. who will be able to
take care of one side of the line all right
greater part of the season, will captain
and run the team. Smith, tackle. has
done excellent work this year and will
be Il tower of strength to the '0S team.
The other SophomoreS who have been
playing on the second team are Chase,
Emery and Boyle.
The senior evils have all decided upon
the subjects of their theses and will begin
work at once. The list of men and their
subjects is given below: Hoxie and But
terwOrth. Sewerage System for Orono;"
0lds. ."isnvestigaton of the orono
CATION of Water Power at Milan, N.
H. Lord, Banks, Elliot. Elliot. S. G.,
SimmOnds. Hewes. Dolbeir and Wallace,
THE Design of Bridge" Worcester and
Strength of n Brand of Cement" Sawyer
and Weick, 1.-The Extension of the Water
System at Milbridge. Me- kittredge and
Owen. Typographical Survey and Exten-
sion Of Summer School system of TRAN
gulation;" Emery and Campbell, 'Inves-