Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Dispute over RECORD
MADE Ar MAINE MEET.

Lewiston, Me, May 17.-(SpeciaD.-
The students of Bates College are by
no means discouraged by the showing
made by their track team at the State
meet last Saturday. Although Colby
turned the tables and nosed Bates out
of third place for the first time in many
years, Bates brought home two new
records and a creditable showing. Had
it not been for the tumble which
Blanchard took in the low hurdles,
Bates would have surely taken more
points than the Waterville college.
There is considerable dispute over
the new record Vaughn S. Blanchard
the Bates Freshman hurdler made in
the high hurdles. Winning the event
with several yards over the field, it is
true that he knocked off several
hurdles. Every other hurdler was do
ing the same thing, however. AS to the
record. 1t will stand, although reports
have been circulated that the rules OF
the NJ /. A. A. are such that if a
hurdle is disturbed the record will not
be allowed. 1t was ruled at the meet
Saturday that the record should stand
it can be shown that a record has ever
been allowed formerly when hurdles
have been knocked over. All that is
necessary for the management to do to
secure the medal for Blanchard is to
get statement from Frasier, Bates
'OS. who was awarded a gold medal
last year in the high hurdles FRASER
knocked down every hurdle, yet the
record was allowed to stand 1t is a
conceded rule that collegiate records
will be allowed even if hurdles are
Knocked over, but to get a worlds rec
ord or any professional record, every
hurdle must remain standing. The
performance of Blanchard can be con-
Sidered little short of marvellous when
it is considered that this is the frs,
year he has ever hurdled to any extent.
The running high jump was his event
in fitting school.
TWenty-fOur men are eligible to vote
for captain for the track team for next
year. The election will be held the
last of this week, probably the same
day that the team sits for pictures
The following men will be allowed to
vote: The seven men who wear the
track b. Captain Arthur Irish 'Oa
w. P. Ames '09. Fl. NJ. Peterson 'O9, c.
H. Jackson 10. j. l.. Williams 10, W.
V. Andrews II, V. S. Blanchard 10:
the rest OF the men have not won
points at the State meet or taken first
place at any dual meet. G. F. Merrill
'09, R. G. Page 'O9, j. B. Wadleigh 'O9
f. e. Lucas 10, c. F. Merrill 10. C. p
Quimby 10, w. f. Matthews II. John
Andrews 10, John Peakes II. w. r.
Lowell '12.
Manager John Moulton 10, of the
varsity tennis team, announced today
| that he had completed arrangements
with Amherst College for dual TENN,
tournament in Lewiston, June Z. Each
| college will be represented by two
| teams in doubles and two men IL
singles. This tournament will be hello
the week before the State college tour
| nament. which is scheduled for June
IL. The State tournament will also be
| held on the Bates courts. The court.
are now in the best of condition. Five
courts have been put into shape TO.
tournament use and the men who are
trying out for the Varsity team ar.
using them every day.
several men are working out for the
team. These include CAPTAIN Roothhv
W. and Joseph b. Wadleigh 'O9. who
VIII probably make one team of doubles
ana Will also probably be the RESPECTIVE.
representatives in singles at both tour
naments. The men trying out for tho
remaining team of doubles are: H NJ
peterson '09, Carl 2. jackson 10. Nor.
ton V. Bolster 10, Harold C. Peaslev
10. John Moulton 10. Charles Clason
IL. Freeman P. Clason II, Stanley r,
Howard TO- Leon A. Luce 10, Carl Hol
man 'O9 and John Powers 10