Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-05
SPORTING NOTES..

Tufts College ought to be more
prominent in track athletics than it is.
The talent is there. if it is developed
Prince Gal scored Il handy victory
Saturday over a good field in the
Frank Fehr selling stakes at Churchill
Downs. Ky. The time Tor the mile
1:39 LIS within two-ffths of Sec
end of the track record
Arthur Lauer, the New York Uni
Versity Splinter. lin Rosenberger, Roy
Dorland and Jimmy Archer We're in
that I25 yard special with Gwin Hen
ry when he made his new worlds rec
ord Tuesday, Henry beat Lauer who
led Rosenberger by a foot, by five
feet.
General II t2:04A) was sold Friday
at Calgary. Alberta, 10 A. w. Parish
of Cleveland, O, ACTING on behalf al
the Russian government. The famous
trotting stallion Was owned by "
NJ ParsloH and George. Haas of this
citg, and the price paid was sl50G9
According to Parish he will be ship
ped TO Russia at the end of the sea
son.
Interest in polo playing and partic-
ularly the outcome OF the second con
test on Monday between The American
and English teams for the interna-
tional cup has Increased considerably
from discussion Of Thursdays close
match On the Meadowbrook field FRI
day was one Of rest for both players
and their ponies Both richly deserve
a few days breathing space belors
Mondays contest. which is sure to be
of strenuous nature. Betting On the
result of the match and the series
changed decidedly Friday. dropping
from 5 to l. the odds which prevailed
Thursday. to 2 to / and to 2. but stin
in the Americans favor.
Most of the track athletic trainers
of college teams are opposed to basket
ball as a game for any of their ath-
letes 10 take part in They claim it
imposes too much work in bad at
mosphere. AS one of them expressed
himself: Il would not think OF send
ing any of my boys into a three or
five mile run in the foul air of a bym-
nasium. and yet these basketball play
ers submit themselves to just as much
II not more work under these un-
healthy conditions. | don't like the
basketball type. They are usually pale
or sallow in complexion and their
lungs do not stand the test of strenu-
Gus outdoor work. OF course there are
exceptions, but the rule holds good on
the whole"
announcement was made Saturday
at Toronto, Ont, of the complete team
OF athletes that will represent Cana
G1 In
IN London the last of this month.
The members of this team, with the
exception of HodgsJn who is already
On the other side, viii sail from Mont
real next Friday. The make up of
tue team follows One hundred and
twenty yards hurdle-F'rank LukemanI
OF Ottawa; one hundred and two
hundred and twenty yards Frank
H&lbaus Of Toronto Central, ard
Iukeman; Half -miie-Mel Brock of
West End. and Arnold Knox: One
mile Jack Talt of Toronto West End;
heavyweight boxing Charlie Gage oil
varsity; Swimming-Dra and
H"dEson OF Montreal. and Johnson OF
Ottawa
AN crews look alike to me" must
~ Jun tiitJ tHuCkIlilB observation as
he looks back on each years result. |
Big crews, crews of great power, all
seem to meet the same sad fate Cor
heiIs theory is good, as a record of
haiIy Years conVineingly proves, and
9ther colleges may as well recognize |
the fact. 1t is not by any means
merely question of material with |
courtney, for year after year he turns
the trick against most powerful Fights. |
ne stroke rowed by Cornell is prob |
AMY as near mechanical perfection in |
the correct application of power as |
any stroke yet evolved, and until Har- |
Natd happens to send a crowd of |
SAINTS against Cornell eight very |
'Huch inferior physically, the result |
" I'll probably continue to be Cornell |
, ,l,aI harvard second. Three well |
md 'ked characteristics of Cornell |
e'e"S are the very long reach for
%ara' the short swing of the body |
pash"ard past the perpendicular, and |
Tie emphaticaliy slow recover.