Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
COLBY COLLEGE,
intercollegiate Association Arrano;no
for Match Meet-RasebalI Notes,

meeting Of the Maine Intercollegi-
ate Athletic Association, was held in
the office OF Pres. Chas. l.. White of
Colby. Wednesday. and considerable
routine business transacted relative to
the intercollegiate track meet to be
held with the L. of NJ. at Orono, Sat
urady. May IS. A new cup WAS p,r-
chased which will be offered this year.
Those present were:
Pres. b. A. Gotch of Colby. d. r.
Andrews of Bowdoin. l.. G. Paine of
Bates and E. A. Stanford of the U. Of
NJ.
The first game Of The season on the
Colby diamond will he with the fast
team of the Taconnet Club Saturday
afternoon of the present week CoWjnp
Colby'S star catcher and batter for the
past four years. will captain this team
the coming season. and in Saturday " $
contest will show the college men a few
tricks. The Taconnets have more than
the usual array Of talent. which is say
ing good deal. and the game promises
to be a hummer.
The baseball practice. Wednesday af-
terncon. was rather slow: but consid-
erinE that the men nave been working
hard all the week, they may be said
to have earned day rff. Pile was back
in his position in left field, but Wiley
is still sick. and Sherburnn continued to
I'll his place at first. Tribou, as was in
timated. last week is reasonably sure
of left field. Written w:s given a thor
ough trying out at right. and made 4
good showing. The teams were made up
for the practice game as follows:
'Varsity-COombs and Pugsley, pitch
ers: Dwytr, catcher; Sherburne. first
base, Tilton, second base: Craig. third
base; Pugsley and Coor1bs, short stop:
Tribou. left field: Pile, center field;
Written, right field.
Second team-Gilpatrick and Thomp-
son, pitchers; Peterson. catcher: Bur-
ton. first base; Higgins. second base:
Dewitt. third base; Reynolds, short
stop; Matthews. left field: Ross. center
field: Starkey. right field. Later Flood
substituted for Dewitt at third. and
other substitutes went i.3to the Ortfiel1.
The games of the Colby junior
League will be played on the Colby
diamond. Friday AMI Saturday, May 26
and q. The schools that will participate,
this year. are Coburn Classical Insti-
tute, Hebron Academy, Kicker Classical
Institute and Higgins Classical Insti-
tutc The series. last year. was an in
teresting one. and as all four schools
have strong teams. this season. the
success will doubtless be continued.
President Charles L. White has re-
turned from Boston, where he went on
business connected with the college
Another Of the interesting chapel
quent intervals, the past year. was CIV
en- to the students at the chapel exer-
cises. Wednesday noon, by the presi-
dent.
The class in surveying. under Profess
SOC Hugh r. Hatch. is engaged in gath
ering the data for a Typographical map
OF the campus.
There was an enthusiastic meeting of
the candidates for the track team, at
ter chapel Wednesday noon. Captain
Rean presided and Coach j. J. Smith
gave short talk to the E,en. Good spir-
it was manifested and extreme conf
dence in the new coach was shown. He
will receive the heartiest cooperation
of all the men in turning out the best
possible team.
Manager Booth of the Colby track
team announced, Wednesday evening.
the date Of the interclass meet. The
meet will be held. Wednesday,. April
rs, beginning at 1.3O p. M. The contest