Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-15
THE maine RELAY
CHAMPIONSHIPS
STILL IN The AIR
Brunswick Runners Ready to
Decide Supremacy with
u. of NJ.

Brunswick, Feb 14.-(SpeciaD The
Bowdoin college relay authorities made
public Monday a statement in regard
to the controversy which has arisen re-
Gently over the question Of the Maine
State relay championship. Bowdoin
claims that the championship was
awarded her by the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION officials owing to default by
University of Maine at the B. A. A.
games at Boston on Feb. and that
she intends to accept that decision as
final. At the same time. in virtual
challenge. the Brunswick runners sig
nifN their willingness to meet the Maine
quartet for a final settlement of the
question of superiority at the Ninth
Regiment Games to be held in Boston
on Feb -. The statement follows:
The last issue Of the Maine Cam
pus contains a long article on the out
come Of the Maine State Championship
Relay races which were held at the
b. A A meet last week. Deploring
the ink which has been bringing
Maine pulled tendons at crucial times,
the article goes on to say that there
is no relay championship team in the
State today, and adds that Ziegler's APP
parent injury practically deprived
Maine Of winning the championship of
the State, as Names time in the trials
was , and three-flfths seconds faster
than the Brunswick team and with any
ordinary running Maine should have
bested Bowdoin.'"
Speaking editorially the Campus
says that from what we know Of Bow
doin sportsmanship we do not believe
that she will care to win that relay race
by default. The Campus would like to
see Bowdoin and Maine run it off on
some neutral track"
This article comes more or less as
a surprise to Coach Magee and Capt.
Crosby of the Bowdoin team who are
unable to comprehend the logic of some
of the above statements: To say that
there is no Maine championship, when
the b. a. A. officials legally and just
~ awarded the championship trophy to
Bowdcin by default when the Maine
team was found to be unable to run.
is going bit too far The Bowdon
team was there to run and was all ready
at the mark when the news came of
Zieglers inability to race-a piece of
news that was as disappointing to the
Bowdoin team as to the large crowd Of
rooters who We're supporting their re-
Spective teams.
The statement regarding the time
should be carefully considered before
judgment is made regarding it. Bow
Bates and easing up in the last relay,
won by at least 20 yards in 3 min. 16
sec, whereas Maine. to get a 20 yard
lead on Colby had to do 3 min. 13 and
two-fifths sec. The individual members
of the Bowdoin team are all faster than
were the members of last years cham
pionship team which. although one Of
its men sustained a bad fall, had no
trouble in doing 3 min. IL and two-fifths
sec. and won from Maine by 80 yards"
But enough of this-Bowdoin would
like nothing better than to meet Maine
in a special race to decide the superb
GRITTY of the two teams aside from the
championship which is justly conceded
to Bowdoin by the authorities, and by
all the State of Maine colleges except
Maine
Coach Magee Of Bowdoin, on the
night of the B. A. A. race informed
Coach Smith of Maine of his readiness
70 run his team in a special 440 yard
race at the Ninth Regiment Games to
be held at Boston on Feb. %. but Coach
smith has not seen fit to follow up the
matter as it is his place to do under
the circums tances. Bowdoin men are
behind their team to a man. and should
the two teams meet in a special race
in Boston on the 22nd. as Bowdoin is
only too ready to do; there is every rea-
son to believe that an exceedingly clean,
I fast race will be seen