Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-06
Colby's Chance S of
Winning the Maine
Meet Slim Saws
Mgr Merrill
Strong In The Long Distance
Events and Weights

Watervile, Me-, MAY 5.-Under the
efficient training of Coach Harvey
CoEa, Colby track athletes are being
formed into condition for the Colby
Holy Cross Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute triangular meet, which is to
be held next Saturday afternoon at
Worcester. Mass. The men participant
ing in all the events are receiving
daily try-outs, in preparation for the
fina! trials which will come Wednes-
cav or Thursday From now until Sat
urday, May is, the day when the
Maine intercollegiate track meet will
take place at Lewiston, Coach Conn
VIII give his scouts strenuous train
ing in the running and field events.
More than 90 athletes will represent
Colby at the Worcester meet Satur-
dav.
THE prospects of Colbys winning
the Maine college track championship
this spring are mighty slim, sa1d
Manager Norman ]. Merrill upon be-
ing asked what chances the blue ana
gray standard bearers will have in the
annual meet we are weak in weight
men," he added.
OF the men who are training for the
howard and 22G-yard dashes John +.
I,owney. '16, of Dorchester, Mass. ,
Carl b. Lord. Is, of Vassalboro, and
Irving w. Merrill, '16, Of Somerville,
Mass. look the most promising. Her
man o. Goffing, '16, of Portland; Pc
ter ]. Mayors, &c, of New Rochelle, n.
Y. md John F. Everett, II, of Pitts
field. Mass, are also in the field for
membership on these teams. In the
44O-varl run. Merrill. Robert II.
Bowen. IA. of Waterville and Ivan n.
ya1dron II, of Woodfords are max
ing the best showing. Hugh Pratt, Il,
of Corning, \. Y. is also prospee-
tive candidate for this event.
Colby appears to be, strongest in the
long distance running events this spring
there being nine men in the field Tor THESE
races. Ezra Wenz II of Rosehe ~ j..
who captured last year the American IN
terscholastic championship in both the
two-mile and one-mile races, making
record time of minutes "a seconds II
the former event and time OF minutes
20 seconds in the latter event. Will prop
ably make a remarkable showing IN uht
1914 meets. Matthew A. Golden II Of
Rrooklyn. n. Y. and Walter o Brien II
of Lawrence, Mass, have also made
some good records in the past ana are
exDected to do likewise this season othe'
men who are showing up well IN the
practice in long distance races lnciuat
Thomas ]. Reynolds IA Of Oakland ivan
n Waldron II. Mark r. Thompson l
of Woodhaven, L. l.. Woodford M. Rahe
'1s of Pressure Isle. Nathaniel Wegg 1
of New York City and George l.. HolleS
II of Knoxville, Tenn.
The blue and gray strength in tht
hurdling events centers prlnclpanA
around Capt Kent T. Royal 10 OF Har'
ward. Mass, who holds the Colby record
of 26 rs seconds in the 22o-yard low hur
dies Robert ]. Doyle '16 and Albert j
O'Nein 10, both of Nashua, n. H., ane
Alfred C. Dunn Ii of Bath also iooi
good.
The most promising weight men arr
Irving r. Stanwood '16 of Neeedham
Mass. Thomas F. Joyce II of New Yorl
CITY. Lewis X Murchie II of Nashua
N. H.. William J. Pendergast 10 of Dor
chester. Mass, Walter c. Daicey 10 o
Auburn, and Byron A. Laid Is of Wa
terville.
In the high jump. Charles M. Carol
! III of Methuen, Mass. and Chester r
Wood IA of Woburn, Mass, seem to b.
making the best showing. Carroll. Muir
F. chic and Doyle include the broad jump