Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-19
Rowdoin's IntersChO|astiC
Tennis Tournament.
Ten Schools Have Entered.
Loving Cup the Prize.
RATES. New Dormitog Girls Give a Recep-
ton..The Tennis Tournament.

brunswick. Me-, May 1S.-(SpeciaD.-
n weather conditions permit, and the
c,ur,s are sufficiently dry, the first an
,,a, int, rsch elastic tennis tournament
will take place on the Eowdoin courts.
,o,oor,ow. Something like 20 prepara-
,orv schools have been invited to tax"
mar, and all indicate point to u success
full meet.
Two beautiful silver loving cups have
be,,i offered TO the winners OF the
,nect one for singles aid one for
doubles The cups are npw on exhibit
,iop in the windows of Shaw'S station
ery store and attract 10 small amount
If attention. The following engravings
arc nn the cups "Bowloin Interscholas-
tic Tennis. 1?o5,' on" have the word
"sinc!cs" ard the other doubles" below
this inscription.
Of tn, scho lis invited many arrived on
the afternoon trains ard more are ex-
pectei. tonight. The following schools
are expected to certainly send teams:
Portland High school. Lewiston High
school. Brunswick High school. Kents
Hin Seminary Hebron Academy.
Thornton Academy. Leayitt Institute,
Rnxbury Latin. Boston Latin and Wa
tervillc High school.
TIL. Rowdpin court Have recently
tscn phi in tIrst-class condition and If
Tie weather conditions are favorable.
the met Of tomorrow SHOULD prove ono
of the successful events of the college
year This. il is stated. is the first i'll
tcrschnlastic tennis tournament under
The auspices If any Maine college for a
number Of years.
Howdoin men will have an opportuni-
~ to enjoy one Of the treats of the col :
l"te year, tomorrow evening. when DIR.
Wilfrod T. Grenfcll OF Labrador. will
speak in Memorial hall under the aus
pircs of the li'n's Club of the FRS
Parish church. AS is Wei known, DR..
Gr,nfell is considered one Of the lead
ing men of the present day along tn"
line Of original Christian work. Dr.
Grcnfc.l will speak on the subject of
~ Doctors Adventure in the Land %
tn" Midnight Sun He is a graduate
Of nx'"rd ipi an intimate friend of Sir
Frc,irri"t Trcves. His life work is tina.
Y
sea fishermen of Labrador. and he has
,eNn"rinnccd many unique adventures
during his career This VIII be his last
address in the Unit" | States.
10 avoid Il conflict with the Intor-
scholastic track meet. which will take
place on tho Whittier Athletic field q
week from Saturday. the baseball gam"
scheduled with Bates College for that
dat" has been set ahead enc day. the
game taking place. Friday. May &c.
mo ting Of the Sophomore class
WIS held IN the Eymna eiun. at 80. to-
day, t" discuss the details Of the annual
class h1upuct. Il was voted to hold
tn" banquet ut the Bay Wow in Bath
Satu1d1y evening. Fulton J. Red
m"nd of Pawtuckrt, K. l., was elected
POSTMASTER, ana ii" will make the ar
engagements for the tOasts.
The Varsity baseball team returned
tn" Varsity baseball team returned. ::
ut 1.S0 o'clock. today. f~o,l Worccste,
Mass. where they played Holy Cross
yesterday TIL" boys werr much pleased
with the showing made against The
strong Holy Cross team. which. as is
We'll know n. is one of the strong college
teams Of tn" country. Eut for one Ia j
"NinE. EoWlti in would have held then
d""n To two runs. Tho r"xt game viii
D" with colby on the Whittier field
Saturday afternoon. The game with
Holy Cross was the onl- enc PLAYED ~
ms last trip tn Massachusetts. as rair
prevented tn" playing Of the game with
Amherst.
vol II.
"'F curing the past Week. i'm prepare
by
nv men VINO are to represent Bow.
"''' ~ 'h' Worcester r.Cct left on thu
~ W. train. today. in order to he a
.''t r'ac" in time to be well rested be
lore the meet. Saturday.