Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-13
Bowdoin Track Squad Has
Some Lively Practice
Morrill, Thinks Chances Are
Even in Maine Meet,
Men Who Are in Training for the
Various Events.

Brunswick, Ne. April II Special
-One of the largest track squads in
the history Of Rowdoin College is prac-
ticInr daily Oh Whittier Field in prcpa
ration for the three big meets in which
Bowdoin is entered this year. These
meets are the Maine intercollegiate
Track Meet to be held OF Garcelon
Field. Lewiston on May II, tn" New
England intercollegiate Track Meet to
be held on Tech Field, BrookI'ile'
Mass. May 20 and Il. and the Eastern
IntercollegiatcS to be held III PhiId-
delphia May - and IS. Coach MOT
rill said today that lie considered the
chances of BoWdoln in ti" Name meet
were even. as the University Oh Maine
IS expected to send Il strong team INNS
year as ar" also Bates ahd '"ipN'
The fact that the meet Is To ID" h"id on
the Bates field will give the Bates men
an advantage and from the good work
done by Lewiston teams the past few
wears and the reports coming this vear
from Lewiston, it looks as though
Bates would do better than "v'r be
tcrial and reports say that the Fresh
men class this year has some stars
whichever way the meet goes it will
surely be hard contested in every
event Coach Morrill, also hopes for
a good showing by Bowdoin men at
the New England and Eastern col
legiate meets.
The men on whom BoVduiu viii have
to depend in the distance runs this
year are Captain Goliath, 10. Slocum,
10 Robinson, II. Cary, 10, Autcu. II,
Hine, II. Barbour, II, Lincoln. II,
Howe, II. c. Warren, II. T.. Morss,
IL, Wish. ~ f. Wilson, II. p. Emery,
IS and Hall, l3. OF these men COL
the track b" for distance work and
Goliath and Slocum have taken first
places in the New England Meet
In the middle distance runs the fol-
lowing men will be used: Goliath, 10.
Robinson, II. Cary, 10. r. Emery, 10,
Bryant, IL, Jones, IS, Torrey. IL,
Gates, 'l3, II, 5, White. II, Kellogg,
II, SHELTON, II and Churchill IL.
In the dashes are several men who
have done good work in their events
as follows: Edwards, 10. Mckenney,
II. r, Cole, ~. c. futile, 10. Skol-
field. 13. Fl. a. White, ~, Mcfarland
II, A. Cole, IL and Chapman, II. OF
these men Edwards. r. Cole and futile
We're on the B. A. A. Relay Team this
ear and Mckinney took a place in
he 100 yard dash at Orono last
spring.
An exceptionally large squad is out
or the weight events. the men being
Warren. 10. Crosby. 10. Newman. 10,
Clifford. 10, Hastings. II, F. Kern
II. Simpson. II. c. Kern. II. Hurley
IL. w. Clifford, II. Houston. IL
Rowell, 10. r. Smith. ~. Paine
Medic. 10, Kent. IL, Bragdon, ~
Walton. II. Dennis. II. Stevens
Medic, II. Hobbs, 10 and Brooks. ~
Of these Warren. Crosby and Hast
tngs took three places in the Hammer
Throw at Orono last year and Warren
Won the hammer throw at the New
England meet: Newman and Clifford
took first and second in the shot put al
promo and Newman captured q place
at the New England last year and G.
Kern took second in this event at the
Indoor Meet, In the discus throw
Stevens took a place in the Maine
meet last year,
In the broad jump Bowdoin this yea
has. l.. Smith. II. f. Smith, ~. Nc.
Farland. II, McKenney, IL. S. Pierce
IL, Buurlingame. IL. G. Kern. IL. ant
Purinston. II. Mcfarland took Secont
IN this event AT brour last year
In the high jump Greene. -. Pierce
II. Burlirgamc. ~. Greenwood. T.;
pcming. 10, f. Smith. IL and Edwards
10 will be entered. Burlingamc wor
hrst at Orono last year.
In the pole vault Bowdoiu has Dem
ing 10 and Burlingamc IL who ti"t
TOR hrst place last year +, Smith i.
VIII" took a place in the indoor NEE
and Gardner 'I3
The hurdles will be entered by ED
wards. 10. Mcfarland. II. Pierce. III
pe'ninS. 10. +, Smith. IL. Jones. +,
ana X. Cole. L. Edwards took frs
III III" low hurdles last year in botI
me Maine ana New England meets AN,
th'fd IN TIL" high hurdles in the Main
meet