Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-14
CHAMPION MAINE
Football Team Presented With a BAN
ner-Other Notes of U. OF M.

Orono. Me-, Dec. 13.-(SpeciaD.-Ihe
football team was presented with
banner at the First Crusade heio III
Bangor on Wednesday evening. Inc
ccana was one of the most beautiful
ever seen in Bangor. The immense au-
d:torium was packed with students
from the university and they kept
things lively with their cheers and
songs. At the conclusion of the play
the banner was brought out and Mayor
William b. Pierce of Bangor, and a
graduate of the university in the class
OF 1890 made the presentation speech.
Mr.. Pierce told in a few well-chosen
words the very great pleasure that 1t
gave him to meet this collection of col
lege men, and the still greater pleas
ure to be able to present them with the
banner that they had earned by hard,
faithful work on the gridiron.
Mr. Pierce made a special point of the
purity of athletics at Maine, he con-
trasted the University of Maine, To-Day,
with the State College of bygone years
and in conclusion delivered the banner
to Manager Stevens of the football
team, amidst a storm Of applause.
Manager Stevens made a brief speech
in which he thaned the First Crusade"
Company fer its great generosity and
in turn thanked the citizens of the city
of Bangor for their strong support of
the university at all seasons.
The banner is in the form of q large
silk flag. 1t is light blue III color and
the words champions of Maine" are
in the center of the banner In each
corner are the names o. the other
Maine colleges. The banner will be
placed III the trophy room at the uni
vcrsity
The basketball team is fast rounding
into shape There are so men or more
on the floor every evening under the
direction of Capt. Owen and the pros
poets for fast team are very good.
Maine started in the seasons practice
with a very few of the old men back
but there is plenty of good material in
the freshman class ana these men have
shown up well. While all of these men
are not of the Varsity class, they will
make very strong material for another
year. The men who have MADE the
best showing under Capt. Owen are
Burke 'oG, Talbot 'O7. Wildes 'O7, Miner
'0S, Boyle '0S; Elliot, Scales, Gardner,
Morrison Nash, French and Black, 90
The young ladies of the university
have been practicing for several weeks
| and have elected their class captains
Two of the classes will play together:
the seniors and sOphomores will play
against the Juniors and freshmen Miss
Wakefield will captain the senior- soph-
| omore team, and Miss Aiken will lead
the junior-freshman team.
The members of the faculty will put
team on the floor this year. They
| are hard at work every evening and
some very good material has been de-
veloped.
Maine has always been handcapped
in the past seasons by not having Il
professional coach in basketball. This
was due to n lack of funds. This year.
| however different arrangements may
| be made. Physical Director Bliven of
the Bangor Y. Nj. {. a., has offered his
| services and if the association decides
| to accept them it will be great for
ward step in basketball at the uni
versity.
AT 4 meeting of the Cumberland
county Club, Wednesday afternoon, it
was decided TO hold a banquet i'm Port
land during the Christmas recess. The
date will be Dec. 81. 1t is earnestly de-
sired that all of the alumni and pres
ent members be in attendance
Miss Sophie Dunton gave a very
pleasing solo in the chapel, Wednesday
morning, Dec. Is.
The first OF the college assemblies
Will be held in the university gymna-
SUM on Friday night. Dec. Is. These
assemblies take the place of the large,
| fraternity dances that We're held at
| Maine for SO many years. Last year
| was the first time that the assemblies
We're held and they proved to be very
| successful. The committee has been
very hard at work and will have the
| hall decorated with the college colors.
Each fraternity will have a cosy cor
ner, making the general effect very
| pretty.
The juniors and seniors in the de-
| partment of forestry are spending this
| month in visiting the numbering camps
| IN the northern part of the State This
| is an annual feature of this course and
| gives the student much practical expe-
| rience
| The sophomore calendar will he on