Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
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new RECORDS
At Colby College Track
Meet in WaterviIIe.
1ha Sophomores Win With, a
Total Of 48 Points.
,.,ors are Eight Points Rehind-"Cy"
Coombs Proves Star.

r,o annual intcrclass field meet of
,..lh,. College was held on Alumni field.
u,,drosdav afternoon. The sophOmores
va, viii, a total of IS points. eight to
s,.,r.. cxer the juniors, who had 40. The
,.,,iors finished with Ii to their credit
and the freshmen with IL.
Tbr hero of the meet was "Cy'
,,oomns of baseball fame, who did his
hos, for the juniors by taking ~ points,
sr.t Mice in the shot put. hammer
,hroy, and pole vault, second in the DIS
ems throw, and third in the running
broad lump. He broke the college
r.cords in the shot put and hammer
,h,oy Next in line was McNane. W.
,ho was suffering under the disadvanL-
,cc If an injured knee. He was first
- the iOO-yards dash and in the 220-
IDS dash. second in the running high
i,rn and running broad jump. ami
laird in the pole vault. Ross, 10, got
frs, place in the 12D-yards hurdle, ana
.lgo in the running broad jump, took
second IN the 220-yards hurdle, ana
third in the running high jump. Hunt.
% showed himself the best middle dis-
lance man in college, taking both the
i;g-ard SS0-yards dashts.
Morse '07, who gave considerable
ryomisc as a freshman, ilst year, did
not dsappoint his friends on this oc-
cas,on. He captured the 220-yards
hurdle and came in a close second i'll
thc luJ-yards dash. 120-yards hurdle
and 9e0-yards dash. Captain Bean, 90,
took the running high Jump. and Ride
out. '07, easily pulled out the one-mllc
run. Hctherington won first in the dis
ems throw. second in the shot put and
third IN the hammer throw. Other point
winners were Hoyt, 6; Cotton. ): Whit
tcr1orc ,: Kcnnison. 5; Lincoln. ,:
Craig. |: r. Dodge. l; Peterson, l: Cur
It's, /
As an athletic event, the meet was
succ, S. but slow time and short dis
tauccs were the rule. All the records
made were below the Maine intercol-
cgiatc records that have been stand
ing for several years. and as for the
records made at tho last meet in WA
tcryille. last spring. here is the broad
est kind of u margin letM cen them ana
those made Wednesday,.
Notwithstanding. tNo college records
Nrnt down IN tn" crash. In the ham
ucr-i throw. the distance of los feet 8
inches peat In" previous college record
of 10 feet s inches BY nearly three feet.
and as previously noted, the deed was
4doue.by g -, ,toombs. 10 ThG previous
rn!lccc record in the shot put. 35.i feet
Was also broken by Cconbs. the new
record being sc feet 3ia inches.
The following served as officials:
Marshal w. J. Hammond.
Clerk OF Coursc-H. n. Jcnes.
Assistant Clerk of Course-J. L.
Matthews.
f,cferce-B. a. GOoch.
Start,r-Prof. Sorenscn.
Announccr-A. w. Libby.
Timer J. J. Smith.
Scorer Of Field Evcnts-H. +. Wiley.
Scorer of Track Events a. NJ. Frye.
Judges at Finish-Prof. Remission, II.
L. Pepper. Axcl Uppwall.
Judges of Field E"cnts--R. L. Hall,
II. h. Belts.
McasuIcrs--F NJ. Pile. David Young.
The following is the summary:
Putting 16-round shot: Won by
coombs 'o6: Hctherington, '0S. second;
O. A. Thompson, '0,, third. Distance. 81
feet So inches.
One-mile run-Won by Rideout. 90;
Kcnnison 06. second. Tine. minutes
II seconds.
Throwing l6-pound hammer-Won by
Coombs 06: L. II. Cotton. %, second:
Hethcrngton. 'OS. third. Distance. los
feet 8 inches.
iiO-yards dash-WOn by Hunt. OI;
Whittemorc. '05 second; L. Dodge. 'Ob.
third. Time ~ 50 seconds.
Throwing diScus-Won ny HcthcrinS-
ten, '0S: COMBS. '06. second: o. a.
Thompson. %. third. Distance. SO feet
. inches
loo-yards dash-Won by McNane. %,
Morse. %. second; Z. +. Craig. 'O6,
third. Time. 10 3-5 seconds.
Running high jump--Won by Bean.
NJ Mcvanc. % second: Ross. '06.
third. Height 5 feet.
M'-yards run-Won by Hunt. %,
i"yt, '03. second: Curtis. 'OS, third.
Time. minutes IL Is seconds.
lN-yards huIdle-Won by Ross. '06;
Morse, 'O1. second: Linroln. o. third.
Tine. - pa seconds
Running broad iump-!Von by Ross.
M; McVane. '07. second CoOmbs. '06.
third. Distance. 20 feet 1 riches.
--9-yards dash-WOn by Mc\ane. 'n'.
Norse' o.. second; Peterson. 'OS, third.
Time % seconds.
Poe vault Won Ivy Coombs. '0;:
h"yt o., second: McNane, '01. third.
Height . feet.
--o-yards hurdle-Won by Morse. %:
loss. Of. second Lincoln. '06. third.
Tine, ~ seconds.
The following is the score by points:
h.. '0I on. OF. '0S.
pppttirg le-lb shot. )
T,.'e-mil" run - )
,nhoWlng lG-ll. hlmc :
awards dash .J
,unnnrowins discus ... )
mn'-yards dash ~
Cunning high jump. $500. : )
ISsarlS run ........: 5 l
l2-yards b,,,,I