Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-18
In WORLDOF SPORTS.
BOWdOin Athletes Win the
Maine intercollegiate Meet.

Brunswick, Me-, May 17.-(SpeciaD.
The 14th annual championship meet
Of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic
Association vas held Saturday on
Whittier field at Brunswick under
ideal weather conditions and resulted
in a clean cut victory for Bowdoin
with So points, while University of
Maine came second with 4S points,
Bates third with is points and Colby
fourth with two points. The attend
ance was the largest that has ever
been present at Maine meet, all the
colleges having a large number OF
rooters present.
All the events were. fiercely contest
ed, four records being broken and one
eoualled. The feature of the meet was
the running Of Henry J. Goliath, 10,
Of Bowdoin. who won both the mile
and the two-lniie, establishing new
State records in both events. In the
mile he lowered the record OF Ain
38 45s., made last year by F. L. For
tier of University of Maine, to iln.
"a 2-5s., and in the two-mle cut down
the record of 10 m. 13 As, established
last spring by Bosworth of Bates to
10m. 3-5s. The two-mle record was
alOs broken by Harold w. Slocum OF
BowdOin, who ran the distance in
about l0m. 9s. Burton c. Morrill, Of
Bowdoin established new record in
the shotput. adding to the former rec
ord Of 4eft. 7I.in., made by A. 9. Den
ming Of Powdoin, one-half incn. Sum-
ncr Edwards of Bowdoin lowered the
c2J-yard hurdles record of % 45s,
made by Robert s. Edwards of Bow
do7 in 1899. to % 2-5s. In the 1z3-yard
hurdle Fraser Of Bates cquAlled the
record Of 1G 2-5s., established by c. Z.
Kendall of Bowdoin
Bowdoin was represented in the
meet by powerful team. strong in all
departments, and in only ono event,
the half-mile. did she fail to obtain {,
point. In the track events. Maine was
slightly superior. but in the field
events Rowdcin clearly excclled. Bates
had several strong men: but was weak
IN the distances and in several of the
field events. Colby obtained her two
44o-yard dash.
The result of the meet was uncertain
until the last, the pole vault deciding
It. In this event BoWdoin and Maine
each had qualified three men. but as
the height went up it was evident that
Bowdon had Won the meet for Den
ming and Burton ot Bowdoin took first
and second easily. while Scales of
Maine finished third.
Rowdoin would undoubtedly have
obtained larger score but for the in
jury of her track caotain, Harrison
Atwood. In practice the first Of the
week he spraned a tendon in his left
ankle. He pluckily ran the trials i'll
the morning in the 220-yard dash
winning the event. but in the after
noon he linped noticeably and was un-
able to get a place. In good condition
Atwood would have won this event,
the broad jump and probably the 100
yard dash. Anderson. Bowdoin's best
quarter-nilcr, was also disqualified
for running off the track in the trial
heat.
BOwdoin's victory can in Il large
measure he aScribed to Undergraduate
Coach Burton c. Morrill,. 10 of Au-
gusta, who throughout the winter and
spring has cnergetically and skilfully
devoted his efforts towards developing
Il track team that would win the
Maine meet. His efforts have been
realized and appreciated by every
Bowdoin man. Morrill, was the largest
point getter in the meet. winning II.
two firsts and two thirds. Goliath of
Bowdoin was second with 10 and Will
liams of Bates third with eight points.
The summary:
4t0-yard run--F'irst heat. won by Little
field. Maine; Morse. Bowdoin. ID Trask
Colby, Sd. Time. SO i-5s. Second heat,
won by Anderson. Bowdoin, I'd: Chand-
Ter. Colby. Sd. Time 54s. Final heat.
won by Littlefield. Maine; Manter. Bow
doin. ID: Chandler, Colby. 3D.. Time,
So Ass.
12D-yard hurdles-First heat won by
Fraser. Eates; Sanborn. Rowdoin ID.
Time. us. Second heat. won by Smith.
Maine; Schumacher. Bates. I'd. lime. lis.
Final heat, won by Fraser. Bates; Smith.
Maine. ID Sanborn. Bowdoin. 3 Time,
16 2-5s equals record.
2.O-yard dash--First heat. won by Trask.
Colby; Elword. Bates. I'd. Time. % 3-5s.