Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-21
BOWD0IN NOTES.
Athletic matterSD
By Undergraduate Council.
Change Of Form Of Discus
Meets With Approval.
Or. Whittier Lectures. Upon Mass.
aehussets Men In Athletics"

At the regular meeting vi the Under
graduate Council Just held in the clas-
steal room in Hubbard hall. III. f.
Warren, 10 presented a petition ask
ing that it lie recommended to the Ath-
lctic Council that the 10 pound shot
he changed to II pound shot in the
InterschoIastic meet. 1t was voted to
refer the petition to the Athletic Coun-
Gil as properly coming under their jul
risidctIOn.
Intorfratcrritv baseball was discuss
ed, Robert Hale 10. speaking for it
and John l.. Crosby. 10. speaking
against il No action was taken.
a vote to recommend to the Athletic
Council that more games be scheduled
for the second baseball team was af-
terWard rescinded and q committee was
appointed 10 investigate the cause of
a lack OF interest in the second team.
1t vas voted 10 hold the annual
spring College rally April Il in charge
OF the president. allowing him to APP
point such committees as he sees fit
to aid him. 1t was voted to establish
the custom of hanging Student Council
group pictures in the Verein room each
!clr
Manager Walter n. Emerson. H. of
the track team, who is president of the
Maine intercollegiate Athletic AssOcia-
ton. announced the result of the vote
of the four colleges Of the State in
regard to changing the discus now in
use at Maine Intercollegiate meets and
mas received letters from all favoring
the change, and adopting the official
discus liz use by the New England In
tercollngiate Athletic Association The
discus adopted is Of the same weight
as the old one but is thinner. 1t is eX-
pected that this change will make con-
siderable difference in the showing of
the Maine teams at the New England
and Eastern intercollegiate meets. as
the men formerly We're much hampered
| by using Il discus Of different shape at
these meets from the discus used in the
Maine meets which ALWAYS precede the
others. Weight men especially in the
various Maine colleges are much pleas
| ed with the change.
| The members Of the literature and
| art department of the Women's
littrar Union of Portland visited the
| Walker art building and other build
| lngS about the CamUuS of PDWdoin Col
| lc"e SATURDAY. afternoon. Prof. Henry
Johnson. curator of the art building,
| gave an informal address
| n; the third regular meeting OF the
| Massachusetts club held at the Kappa
| Sigma fraternity house Saturday ev-
| ening. DR. r, y. Whittier addressed the
club on Massachusetts Men in Ath-
!.tIcs." Dr Whittier gave a general
history of all branches of athletics here
at R"Wdoin and spoke of the Massa :
chuSrttS men. who Lave been prominent
in each b"anch. He spoke at some
'chgtn Of the first class rowing crews
OF which Hon Thomas r. Reed and
W. w. Thomas were prominent mem
bcrS; of the Varsity crews following,
ANA Of their success in winning tho
intercollegiate championship for four
cared shell in America. DR. Whittier
was a member of this famous crew
He spoke of the aGoDtion of eight :
cared shells and the final dropping of
tbs sport at Bowdoin. He also spoke
Of baseball as PLAYED here in the COS
3Id later. The address was of great
interest to all present. Several sub
Freshmen were the guests of the club
at the meeting.