Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-29
BATES COLLEGE
Students Eiated Over Tennis Team
Winning Championship at Orono.

Lewiston, Me. May 2s.-(SpeciaD.--
The tennis team returned from Orono.
Monday Tie college is elated at the
success of the team in gaining the
championship in both singles and
doubles. Last year. the team was sue
cessful in gaining the ca1npionship
in doubles. but failed to win the sin
giles This is the second department of
athletics in which Bates has won the
championship, this year, and prospects
are bright for tie with Maine in
baseball Capt Woodman, with his
mate Tomblen, were the winners of the
doubles while Tombfen was the one
TO land the championship in singles.
The other two members of the team
were Harold C. Alley of Auburn and
Paul S. Nickerson of Medford, Mass.
During one of the intercollegiate
championship baseball games played,
Tuesday Leonard s. Smith, u, had
one OF his fingers on his left hand
broken. lie collided with the first base
man of the opposing team, who was al
so slightly injured.
Dr. f. n. Serley of Springfield Train
ing school gave a series of four lee
lures to the men of the college, Satur-
day and Sunday.
The Sophomores, Tuesday, made the
following nominations for the officers
of the coming year: President, Ray
Stinson of Wentworth, n. H, and Roy
Parker of Auburn; vice president, Miss
Geneva Sturtevant of Norway and
Miss Rena Fowler of Farmington;
treasurer. Kard Lee of Leominster,
Mass,sand Aubrey Tabor of Wa1tiam,
Mass; secretary, Miss Marian San
born OF Auburn and Miss Helen George
Of East Walpole. Mass; executive
committee, Eugene Drake of Pittsfield
and Sullivan of Houlton and Miss Edna
Pierce of Augusta.
President Chase has returned to
college after an absence of several
weeks. Since his departure he attend
ed the Inauguration Of the new pres
ident Of Princeton University.
Much interest IS being manifested
as the day for the Bowdoin- Bates
game approaches. Tie two teams
meet on Garcelon field on Memorial
Gay. as has been the custom tor sew
efol years past. Last year. Bowdoin
defeated Bates and Means, the Bow
doin pitcher, pitched no-hit- no-run
game but the Bates team is much
stronger with the stick, this year. and
ought to be able to land a victory if
past games of the both colleges has
anything to show. The managers of
the two colleges have agreed on Hugh
+. O'Rourke of the New England
League % umpire the game on Me-
mortal day and with such a capable
man running affairs. the game is sure
to be clean and fast.
The Jordan Scientific Society met.
Monday evening. in Coram Library.
MI. Watson. last years president and
founder of the society, was present by
invitation. Pres. Fuller introduced
the FIRST speaker of the evening, Mr.,
kempton. '12, who addressed the So
ciety upon The Kinetic Theory of
Matter" Davis, 10, delivered paper
upon the history of the telephone.
Jennings, -, spoke upon Natural
and Artificial Perfumes" handing
around Walls of the different perfumes.
illustrating his talk. Following the
papers the meeting was thrown open
to the members for general discus
sion of the three subjects presented.
The society discussed current events
of scientific interest Ae the close of
the meeting Mr.. Watsosn spoke brief
~ He offered some suggestions for
improvement in the work of the So
ciety for next year. The society voted
to hold a banquet, Saturday evening,
at Lake Grove House.