Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-28
Program for Maine
Inter-camp Meet.

The Maine Inter-camp League is
COMPOSED of the following camps: An
droscoggin, Cobbossee, Kennebec and
Wildemere. It's second annual meet
will be held Aug. /, and at Augusta.
This meet is of first Importance as an
athletic carnival, boys competing from
each of the camps for the handsome
Guns. medals and banners offered In
every contest. All sorts of water and
land sports are in order: Swimming
and canoe races, diving matches. canoe
fitting. track and field events, camp
craft contests, and to cap it all,
combined vaudeville performance at
the CITY hall, where each camp shalt
vic with the other in brilliant DIS
NAV of histrionic talent.
The meet will open at II A. NJ. Aug.
I with a baseball game between the
iunior teams of Camps Cohbossee ana
WiIdamere. Though their ages are. on
lv IA years or less. many of these boys
have already gained considerable rep
utation as athletes Edwin Hirsh of
philadelphia is crack pitcher, ana
Rertram Cohen so good catcher that
he is scheduled to play with the sen
ior team of Cebbessee. as we'll as with
the junior.
In tho afternoon the faculty of Cob
hossee will cress bats with that OF
JIennebec. In this game some OF the
most prominent athletes in America
will he conspicuous. Eugene Mercer,
for instance. who is captain of the
University of Pennsylvania football
team for the coming year. an Amer
lean fullback and a pole vaulter OF
Intercollegiate renown. Cobbossee Will
aIeo he represented by Austin Roth
veil nitcher for the Columbia 'Narsl-
~ this season and by Albert Rothwei'
nron,inent on the Columbia crew. Ken
nehec again will be defended by ath-
Ia,ae like the Hubbard brothers OF
Amherst and Gilchrest of Swarthmore.
AItooetber. this promises to be one OIL
the prettiest game OF amateur pa9e
hall ever seen in Augusta
A. 4P NJ. will begin the track
o,.onte tha preliminary heats pelhe
run off and out of the way. IN 'iie .,
,in,, when tents are arranged on the
beautiful state grounds, so kiilaiS
fered BY the city. the Jolly soelai 49,.
tics will begin. Visits VIII DE eAciiane
ed between friends at the ~
can1ps. There will be Singing eiI cie9'
and campfire stories-hut all VIII De III
bod early. in expectation ot streh"-
Gus tomorrow. -,
,uqusta ID will find the entire league
transnorted to the shores OF the pea"
.ifn, cohbosseeeontee. The lake on
which Camp Cobbossee is pleasaheiS
eituated. Here will be held the water
snorts: The relay races, the s"l'i's,
the dives and plunges. the double aao
single canoe races, and fitting contests.
Camp Cobbossee will be we'll represent
ed in all these aquatic events having
in it's ranks such noted boy SWIMMERS
as Chester Korn OF New York. Paui
Davidov Of New York, Harry Mann Ga
nephew of the famous actor, Louis
MANN and in the plunge, Irving Sar-
tnrious of the University of PennsNl-
vania. who will also compete in the
canoe races. together with the Yale
athlete. Jesse Perlman.
In the afternoon will come the Camp
Craft competitions. where the boys Will
display the skill, speed and form they
have acquired in performing the DTS
tinetive duties of Maine campers
ICobbossee for instance. includes in its
corps, professional woodsman and
guide. whose duty it is to train the
boys to all the knocks of the wilds.
These competitions will be as inter
esting as amusing, for it is a difficult
enough task 10 boil a kettle of water,
given only two logs and five matches.
Then the culinary experts will attempt
to make crisp pancakes. which will
be severely judged by committee of
epicure; and prizes awarded accord
ingly.
In the evening. when back in Au-