Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-20
RoWpolN COLLEGE.
Athletic interest Now Centers in In.
terscholastic Meet, Next Saturday.


Brunswick, Me, May 19.-(SpeciaD.-.
Now that the U. of NJ. Interscholastic
meet is over. and the Bowdoin meet
which will be held on Whittier field,
next Saturday, is only a few days off.
the followers of prep school athletics
are beginning to pick their winners
for next Saturday.
1t seems to be generally conceded
that Hebron will take first place. as it
has held that position for the last five
or six wears and won the meet at Orc
no, last Saturday, by taking all three
places in the 220-yard dash, first in the
220-yard hurdles, second in the discus
throw. first in the hammer throw, first
in tie shotput, first in the high jump,
first in the broad jump, first in the pole
vault, fiist in the 440-yard dash. first
in the 100-yard dash, and first in the
l20-yard hurdles, giving them tota!
of So points
Bangor High school, which took Sec
ond, Saturday. looks good for second
in the Bowdoin meet, but Coburn Clas-
steal Institute is picked for third as
Murcfiie, who did not qualify in the
hammer throw at Orono, is expected to
take first, next Saturday. He had a
little hard luck, last week, but is usu-
ally pretty sure man, having tossed
the handled weight 169 feet. in prac-
tice, at his home in Concord, N II. The
best distance. last Saturday, was only
1915 feet. Murchie is also looked fol
to take second in the discus throw in
stead of third. as he did, last week
Cobrrn took at Orono, would give them
II points. They also have a man who
has done the 100 in less than II Sec
onds. who ought to be good for a place
The records which now stand for the
various events in the Bowdoin Inter
scholastic Association are as follows
100-yard dash, held by f. c. Bates ol
Coburn, time 10 1-5 seconds. made II
1907: 220-yard dash, held by L. C
Bates of Coburn, time, 20 AS seconds
made in 1902; 44O-yard dash, made by
r. ID. Cole of Portland, time, 50 Is sec
onds. made in 1905; half-mile run, held
by F. Turkey of Portland, time, 2 min
2-5 seconds. made in 1908; one mile
run. held by l.. Day of Portland, time
min. As 2-5 seconds, made in 1910;
broad jump. held by l.. Mcfarland oil
Hebron, distance 20 feet, 11K inches
made in 1906: putting 16-pound shot
held by r. Hight of Portland, distance
ss feet. inches. made in 1909 This
event was replaced by the 12-poun,
shot in 1910. in which Allen of Hebron
holds the record of AIS feet, made IL
1911: throwing the 16-pound hammer
held by A. c. Higgins OF Kent's Hill
distance, 121 feet, 6 inches, made II
1902. This event was replaced by tn,
12-pound hammer in 1910, in which
Parsons holds the record of 1884 feet
made in 1911; 120-yard hurdles. helt
| by l. Mcfarland of Hebron, time. /,
seconds. made in 1907; 220-yard hur,
dies. held by l.. Mcfarland of Hebron
time, "a seconds. made in 1907: throw
ing the discus. held by G. Stobie ol
Hebron, distance 1O9 feet. 81. inches
made in 1910: pole vault. held by Belch-
er of Hebron, distance l1.2S2 feet, mad,
| in 1911.
1t is expected that Preti of Portland
who won the mile at 0rono. last Satur.
Cay, will break the record here, mex
Saturday. while some think thai
| Murchie will break the hammer rec
ord