Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-19
BAY STATE TRIO OF
TRACK STARS TO GO
TO MAINE IN FALL

Portland. Me-. Aug. 1s.-Three Bay
State stars viii go to Maine next
year, who are apt TO make the Maine
intercollegiate field in track athletics
exert themselves, if past records are
Of any concern. Among them is Rob-
erts, the Newton High school star who
created such stir about the Hub last
spring as a pole vaulter, high jumper
and hurdler He has shown his inten-
tons on entering the university to
take the agricultural course, and will
no doubt prove a valuable man for
Coach Art Smiths bevy OF track stars
who are bound to make things hum
next year in intercollegiate circles. In
the opinion Of the Maine coach, Rob-
erts viii make as good an all-rounn
point winner if not a better one than
Pat French has made. and TO do this,
he will have TO dig He VIII make
great understudy for the lanky Wap-
pinger Falls. \. Y, junior. and the
Maine public next YEAR viii no doubt
see some great work from him.
Another star who is bound TO enter
Maine is Jim Hennigan, New England
amateur short Marathon and 10-mile
champion. who is running the race Of
his life this summer about Boston in
the various games there. Hennigan is
q former Maiden High athlete, and
this summer has been winning race
after race for the North Dorchester
Athletic Association. He viii be
great man 20 fill out Captain Bells
cross country outfit, and The team will
he greatly strengthened by his addi-
ton.
Last years captain Of the Worcester
Academy cross country team, Joseph
ZWirge 2 former runner for Arlington
High which has turned out many cross
country stars. such as Bell. Wunder-
ACh ana Goldsmith, no doubt will go
to Maine also. Zwinge is fine run
NC and his Bay Stale admirers say
he will be bile to make the [. of M.
cross country team hands down. II
C2olGsr7ith enters Maine, the situation
VIII look better still, bur he is waver-
ms al 10 what college or university
he will register al in September.
With the addition Of these three
stars. with what they have at the
present time, the combination which
would result could sweep the state and
New England easily. and would stand
a fine show in the big games. which
Maine is entered in this season for the
first time,
Roger w Bell. captain Of cross
country this coming year, IS keeping in
trimming this summer and ran in a
race al a picnic few weeks ago at
Charles Banks track. entered in the
mile He ran from scratch and his best
opponents were given Is and 80 yard
handlcaps respectively. Beu finished
ttird. and ran q great race according
u his supporters, ending in a blank et
finish, in the best Tile ever turned in
al that track in AZ. The runners We're
s-rouped al the finish so that the judges
had hard work to decide the winner.
E1 Dempsey Maine Intercollegiate
champion in The half-nile last spring.
has OVERTURNED this summer accord
in- "a Captain Bell. and Coach Smith,
and has been ordered 10 rest up until
cross country in the fall. His work in
the eastern tryouts for the Pacific
games, the first Of the summer was
poor on thai account, finishing fifth.
with five in the race
Charlie Rice. Maine intercollegiate
Champion in both the dashes in 1914,
who pulled tendon last season, and
did not compete in any runs. is resting
lip this summer, mendine his had leg
ana will no doubt be that much better
next year. He has done no running,
quite contrary 10 last summer when
he engaged in many fair productions,
and picnic games.