Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-23
Successful Year in Ath-
Istics Generally Reported.
Bates Particularly Pleased with
Showing Made by Men.
Stronger Teams, Even, Are Expect
ed Next Year, at Each Place.

Brunswick, Me, May 22.-( Especially
The four Maine colleges, Bates,
| Bowdoin. Colby and the University OF
Maine will lose but few track stars
by graduation in June. The situation
| is rather unique, as usually one or
more of these institutions suffer heayi-
ly by graduation of number of the
best track men. A striking example
of this was seen when Bowdoin after
. winning the Maine track champion
ship for three consecutive years and
twice taking second in the New Eng
land games in three seasons dropped
to lowest place for two years in the
Maine championship following the
graduation of the Glass of 1916.
This year Bates College, the win
/ ner of the championship of the State
for the first time, will lose but one
man who took points this year. al
though that one man has been an inn
portant asset to the team for four
years. This man is Captain Vaughn
Blanchard. However. Woodman, '13
who took second place in both hurdles
events this year at Brunswick with
| 5iipHld tcctts I'LL Tit
gap left by the present captain Wood
man secured a third place in the high
hurdles at Springfield this year and
with Blanchard gone, is expected to
make better time than ever before
The University of Maine team,
which was second in this years State
championships and took 6l5 points al
the New England meet will be the
h l.
but three men, Captain l.. L. Hough=
ton. A. l.. Deering and G. L. Hosmer
Captain Houghton leaves a Maine coll
iege record in the two-mile and has
figured prominently in the distance
events for four years, but Power. '13,
who has been elected to lead the team
next year. has been running excep-
tionally well, taking first place In the
two-mile in the Maine meet for TIVE
years and first place In this event al
Springfield. last Saturday He was
not pushed hard at Brunswick this
year and it seems likely that he may
be able to do even better work an
other year. He will do much to fill the
gap left by Houghton. Deering who
took second place to Nardini of Colby
in both the 100 and 220-yard dashe,
III tlic iitttNs VIII ne a
loss as he was the only Maine man
To figure in. the short dashes but
seems likely that some of the other
dash men who have been showing up
well in practice this year, may be
able to figure after another years ex
perience. Hosmer captured third
place in the two-mle race this yea
at Brunswick and as Tarbox of Bow
AL, Il IN,
by logical sequence Maine should not
have this place next year unless some.
new distance man appears.
Colby loses Captain Herrick, Who has
taken first place in the high jump in
the Maine meet for three years ana
who has figured in the pole vault in the
Maine meet and in the high jump at
the New England meet. and Gates.
who. last year, won the half-mile and
took third place in this event. this
year II seems likely that Wood will
be the man to fill Herricks place in
the high jump as he has been jumping
around feet, inches, this spring. al
though unable to figure in the Maine
meet. At present Colby doesn't seem
to have any good man to take Her
ricks place in the pole vault A new
mai VIII also nave 70 DE ueNticpeu IL
the Waterville team is to again take
the points which Gates has previously
secured
The Bowdon team, which was un-
able to take better than fourth in the
Maine meet. this year. but secured six
points at Springfield, does not lose a
man who takes places this year. Cap
tain Cole, who formerly figured in the
dashes, will graduate. He was unable
to place, this year, on account OF
trouble with his leg.
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