Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-08
OF !. 4. A, Who Won the Shotput at B.
4. \. Games Saturday.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 7-Bowdoin won
the relay championship Of the Maine col
eges of the annual meet OF the Boston
Athletic Association. Bowdoin. Bates,
Maine and Colby added three spectacular
races 10 the many college relay matches
and competitions OF individual cracks.
The first match was between Bates and
Colby and was awarded 70 Bates on q
foul Maine lost TO Bowdoin and Bow
dom met Bates for TIE final. In the first
race X. T. Royal Of Colby committed
the foul that spoiled his teams chances
for the championship. II was uninten-
tional as he cut corner in his eagerness
to give his team good start. He was
first man to run and N. 4. Golden fin
ished in the lead for Colby ahead OF E.
L. Small, anchor man for Bates Within
an official reported the corner cutting
and the race vas given TO Bates.
The MaineBowdoin race was the best
Of the four Maine events. a (. French
leading off for University of Maine. had
an easy time as his Bowdon opponent
c. \. Hall, fell. Then J. E Leecocl of
Maine was passed by E. II. Balfe. In
the last race of the relay c. H Crosby
ming H. ". King. Bowdoin ran in the
same order in the final race but Bates
shifted, running Boyd first instead OF
second, Mansfield second instead OF
third, Small third instead Of fourth and
Butler last instead Of first. The race
was Bowdon's all the way.
The annual indoor invitation handicap
games drew TO Mechanics Building Sat
urday nearly 100 athletes. including the
best in the country in most OF the events,
and an audience that overlooked the
building. Seven races or the track, four
Of which were scratch events; three field
events. and nearly q score OF relay races
comprised the program.
Four hours Of athletic activity were
started when the contestants in the first
heat of the 4lyard dash were sent away
At the last moment il was learned that
j. G. Loomis of Chicago. national dash
champion, would be unable to come here
to compete, and A. ". Richards of Cor
nell, the Olympic star, appeared with a
bad ankle, that prevented his competition
In the high jump.
The summary:
Hunter mile (scratch) won by Mike
Devenney. New York (unattached); sec
ond, w f. Gordon, y. Y. "a. c.; third,
]. A. Power. Boston 4. A. Time, 4.24 Is.
Forty-yard dash-Scratch-Won by
David Politzer, Sheridan A. c., New
York. F. P. O'Hara and c. w. LOOMS,
both of Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology, tied for second place.
Time. 4 3-5 seconds.
1000 yards run-Handicap-Won by
Joseph T. Higgins, Holy Cross
(scratch); second, Matt Gels, Mill
rose A. A, go yards); third, W. G.
Anderson. New York A. c., 6 yards).
Time, PIG As.
Three-mile-run (scratch)-Won by
Harold z. Weeks, Irish-American A.
A. Boston; second. Hannes Koleh-
nainen. Irish-American A. c., y. Y;
third, Nick Gianakapolus, Melrose A.
A. New York. Time. 1855 is.
16-pound shot (nandicap)-Won by
r. A. Shepard, Irish American A. A,
Boston e feet 4 inches), 4s feet, y
inches; second John ]. Cahill, Mill
rose A. c., e feet l inch), distance A
feet 91a inches: third. w. c. Maxfield,
Lafayette e feet), distance a feet.
High jump (handicap), won by ].
j,
2 inches; second, Walter whalen, Bos-
ton A. A., 6 inches), feet 2 inches:
third. Harry Barwise, Boston A. A
Il inch), 6 feet inch.
45-yard hurdles (scratch-Won by J.
j. Eller. Irish-American A. c., New
York; second, D. de S. Trenholm,
Dartmouth; third, F. L. Brady, Co.
lumbia. Time. 6 seconds (equalling
track record).
6o-yard run (handicap)-Won by H.
w. Minot. Harvard Go yards: Sec
ond, H. s. Cooper. Yale C5 yards):
third. Van Wilkie, Yale (scratch).
Time. 1.16 Is.
Three standing jumps (handicap)-
Won by Platt Adams, n. Y. A. c.,
(scratch), "a feet y inch; second. Leo
Goehring. Mohawk A. c., g inches),
81 feet; third. E. L. Eames. Bronx
Church House tscratch), SO feet Z
inches.
Mile run (handicap)-Wonb by J. D.
Hutchinson, Boston A. A. GO yards);
second. J. ]. Gallagher. Philadelphia,
Meadowbrcok Club QS yards; third,
F. L. Cook. NJ. /. T.. GO yards). Time,
4.26 rs (new track record). Freeland
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