Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-30

Hebron Academy with it's Well-bal-
anced team of athletes easily carried
off first honors Saturday in the 18th
annual Bowdoin Invitation Interscho-
lastic track meet held on Whittier
field. Over $50 representatives from IA
preparatory schools of the State par
ticipated. The winning team scored 46
points with Westbrook Seminary, their
nearest competitor, second, with Is
points and Portland High school third,
with II points The scores for the other
teams which took part were: Bangor
High. 10; Lewiston High. 10: North
Yarmouth Academy. 5; Edward Little
High, Auburn, 4; FoXcroft Academy,
2; South Portland High and Coburn
Classical Institute. 1 each. Deering
High. Hallowell High, Mexico High
and Maine Central Institute failed to
score.
Two of the Bowdoin Interscholastic
records were broken. George Stobie of
Hebront bettered his own record In
the discus throw of los feet. 51I inches
by getting the platter out 100 feet. 91a
inches. Lawrence Day of Portland High
broke the record of minutes, 40 sec
onds in the mile run held by S. S.
Holmes of WestbroOk by doing the 1850
yards in minutes. As rs seconds.
The results of the morning trials in
men qualified were as follows: Hebron.
Is; Portland. T. Westbrook. S: Ban
gor. 3: Deering. 3: and Lewiston 1.
Hebron took the lead early in the
afternoon in the events and there was
soon no doubt to as to the final out
conc Libby of Portland High ran a
pretty race in the Quarter. leading the
whole lap and coming within one-fifth
of a second of equalling the record held
by Robert D. Cole of Portland. who was
at tie finish smilingly watching the re-
suit of the race. In the mile run Day
of Portland took the lead at the start
hut was soon passed by Drew of West
brook and Parker of Edward Little.
These two men held the lead until
about the middle of the last lap. Day
running easily in third place. In the
first turn of the last lap Day began
his pretty sprint and passed every one
else. He came down the stretch with no
one within 90 yards of Kim. Holding
of Lewiston won first place in both the
1OO-yard dash and the 220-yard dash
in good form.
The half mile was perhaps the most
exciting race of the day. Doe and Fish
or of Westbrook took the pole on the
first turn and had good lead on the
field when they turned the first quar-
ter. On the back stretch of the last lap
Bartlett of Hebron began to gain on
the field and was soon in the lead.
passing Fisher of Westbrook and Bar
ton of Bangor on the last turn and nm
ishing with good margin.
Days work in the mile was two
tifths of a second lower than he turn
ed out at the Maine meet week ago.
Erswell of Hebron ran good race ana
was only shut out at the very tape by
Pierce of Coburn Classical Institute.
Stobic's splendid work in the discus
was made after Cottrell of Westbrook
Seminary had beaten the record made
at the 1909 meeting of 1O5 feet, 5ls
inches. established by this same Stoble.
Cottrell threw the discus fraction
more than 107 feet and on the next
throw Stobie with a well-balanced
swing sent the discus to the new rec
ord
Holdings work in the 200 yard dash
brought him abreast the tape WITHIN
one-fifth of second of the record
made some 10 years ago by E. c. Bates
of Coburn Classical Institute in % 40
seconds.
The records of the meet now stand as
follows: Mile run-Lawrence Day of
Portland High. min. 48 2-3 sec. Discus
to1,i 90 Irn IL
in. 1OO-yard dash-E. C. Bates of Coburn
Classical Institute, 10 Is sec. 22o-yard
dash-E. c. Bates of Coburn Classical In
stitute. % 40 sec. 440-yard dash-Robert
D. Cole of Portland High, SO is sec. $50
yard dash-Tukey of Portland High, 2
min. 2-5 sec. 120--ard hurdles-Law
renee Mcfarland of Hebron Academy. II
sec. 22O-yard hurdles-Lawrence Nc
Farland of Hebron Academy. 81 sec, Run
ming high jump-Thomas of Portland
High. #. IL in, Putting 16-lb. shot
Roy Hight of Portland High, 80 TT. 6 in.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-A. c. Hig-
gins of Kents Hill. III TT. in. Pole
Vault. A. Smith of kents Hill. 10 #,
6 in. Running broad jump-Lawrence
Mcfarland of Hebron Academy. 90 #
II 1-2 in.
The officers of the meeting We're: Ref
cree and starter. A. S. Macreadie of
Portland Athletic Club clerk of course.
r. D. Morss 10 of Medford. Mass; as
sistant clerks of course Fl. l.. Robinson
II of Bangor. J. II. McKenney IL of
Brunswick. announcer. J. r. Garland II
of Lisbon Falls: Judges at the finish.
Prof. Fl. B. Fairchld. Col H. A. Wing
of Lewiston. j. F. Scott of Brunswick.
timers DR.. F. N. Whittier. Prof. Paul
Nixon, S b. Furbish; scorer of track
events. II. X. Hine II of Dedham. Mass. :;
inspectors. NJ. B. Auten II of Cass City.
Mich. J. l.. Brummett II of Roxbury,
Mass, r. w. Hathaway II of Providence.
r. l.; judges of field events. w. p. New
man 10 of Bar Harbor. G. c. Kern II
of Woodfords. H. w. Hastings II of
Fryeburg: measurers. H. NJ. Berry II of
Gardiner. E. i. Morss IL of Medford.
Mass. Loring Pratt II of E.lmira. N. y.
scorers of field events. T. w. Daniels II