Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-05
FIELD AND TRACK,
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
SPORTING NOTES.

The first American figure skating
championship, following the interna-
tionai style of skating, will be held in
New Haven, CT, March 20 and Il. The
international style has been adopted
as a standard in this country through
the efforts of Irving Brokaw, chairman
of the figure skating committee of the
International Skating Union, under
whose direction the meet will be held
Tom Halpin went out in front from
the gun in the 600-yard event at the
championships Monday night. He had
said he would do this and take no
chances of a pocket or a jostle, and he
was wise. He beat Abel Kiviat by
eight to ten yards.
1t is perfectly natural that the B. A.
A. men should be looking for an out
door relay race with Harvard now
that the Crimson runners have won
the title to be called the Indoor
Kings" The trouble will be to find
the opportunity to book a full mile
outdoor race that will not interfere
with Harvard's development for its
dual and championship meetings. The
Harvard spring meet comes rather
early for such a card.
Five matched relay races will be
the feature of the Bates College in
door meet which will be held March
II in Lewiston City hall. The program:
25-yard dash, 25-yard high hurdles,
high jumps and shot-put, 25-yard low
hurdles, potato race, pole vault, mile
run, three standing jumps. Interclass
Relays-Portland High vs. Westbrook
Sem; Edward Little VS.. Lewiston;
Frye Grammar VS.. Webster; st. Dom
Unique VS.. Crescent club; Bowdoin VS..
Bates IT.
Boston Traveler--To date we have
had just II different reasons for the
calling off of the Mike Gibbons-P Pack
ey Mcfarland bout. So far it has
been blamed on Packey, Mike, Pack
ey's manager, Mikes manager, Pack
| ey's sweetheart, Packeys father-in-
law and few others. Mcfarland
seems to have the edge. however. He
has found two or three more people
to blame it on than Mike has.
-Four victories were scored by Rhodes
scholars at the Oxford University
sports, which were concluded Monday
V. B. Havens of New Jersey carried
off the 100-yard fiat in 1914 seconds and
the 120-yard hurdle race in 16 3-5 sec
onds.
n. :. Taber of Rhode Island won the
half-mile fiat in l minute 81 2-5 sec
onds
E. T. Adams of Texas was the win
ner of the putting the weight contest
with a put of SO Y feet.
As e. T. Adams had on Saturday
won the hammer throwing event with
throw of 122 feet inches, the total
number of wins by the Rhodes scholars
during the sports was five.
Alexander Aberg is one of the fav-
orites for the wrestling tournament,
the finals of which will be fought out
on the mat at Madison Square Garden,
New York, March 10. His prominence
in TIE tourney is due to the fact that
while in Boston last week he pinned
Zbyszko to the mat for "a fall. Charley
| White will act as the referee.
Frank B. Greer of Boston profess
| sional sclllling champion of America,
has received an offer to coach the
Western Rowing Club of St. Louis.
Greer said that he expected to make a
decision soon.
Delegates from II organizations con-
vened at the New York Athletic Club
Monday night and after an interesting
meeting which bubbled with cnthusi-
asm launched new organization
which will be known as the New York
Rowing Association. H. Hjertberg, of
the Union Boat Club, and Harry
Lauer. of the Metropolitan Boat Club,
. were elected president and secretary
pro tenn, respectively. 1t was expected
that 25 clubs would be represented.
The bad weather was given as the
excuse for the other clubs not being on
hand.