Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-05
UNIV. OF maine
Large Squad of Track Aspirants
Report for Work-The
Prospects Good
TO SEND HOST OF ATH-
LETES TO STADIUM MEET

Track practice at Maine is now in
full swing in preparation for the spring
meet. The track men numbering about
As, are reporting to Coach Smith ev-
cry afternoon for workouts at the
railroad track in Webster. The schedule
for the spring meet is as yet unset
tied for several dual meets are still
pending. contract calling for a dual
meet to be held there last year and
one at Orono this spring was closed a
year ago, but as the one at Water
vile was not held last year there is
some difficulty now being met with in
the selection of a date for this years
meet satisfactory for both parties. If
the meet with Colby should for any
reason fail to take place, one with NJ.
1. T. will be attempted at Cambridge.
a dual meet with Holy Cross is at this
time practically assured. If SatiSfac-
tory arrangements with Colby and M.
I. T. can be arranged the Holy Cross
meet will take place during Junior
week in Orono. After these preliminary
dual meets the State meet will take
place at Brunswick May IS. The fol-
lowing week will see the Maine boys in
Cambridge competing in the New
England meet On May 26 and % Maine
will send a host of athletes to the big
intercollegiates which this year are
to be held at the Harvard Stadium.
The outlook for winning team this
year is exceptionally good. On paper
Maine and Bowdoin appear to be the
two strong teams and the supporters
of Bowdoin seem to be very confident
that they will this year annex the
State championship. Maine owing to
the loss of several point winners of last
years team, is weak in the weights.
Leadbetter, Bowdoin's star weight
man, who was runner-up to Bailey last
year, will undoubtedly take first, both
in the shot and discus as Maine has no
man to take Bailey's place. However,
at the present time it seems as though
the loss Of these points will be more
than made up by the return of Rice
to form and the advent of Zeigler, a
Freshman Of no mean ability, to the
team. Zeigler the last years Hunting
ton man. has been doing fine work
since entering Maine. Last fall he took
first place in both the 100 and 22O-
yard dashes in the annual Freshman
and Sophomore meet and during the
winter not content with being a men,
her of the relay team set up a new
record on the outdoor track Coach
Smith is taking no chances with eth
er Rice or Zeigler, for with Howe
leaving Colby the dash man of the
State with any reputation whatever,
seem to be scarce
In the hurdles, Coach Smith. not
content with French is developing a
new man in Adams, Freshman.
Adams was a high jumper in prepare
tory school but with Palmer and Rowe
in this event, Coach Smith has two
good men whereas in the hurdles there
is scarcity Of material.
Maine is represented in the quarter
mile this year by three good men in
Donovan, MacBride and Lawry. These
three men are all Freshmen but wiwth
the experience that they will receive
under Coach Smith, Maine ought to
make creditable showing in the quar-
ter mile.
The men who are reporting to Coach
Smith now are: French and Adams in
the hurdles; Rice and Zeigler in the
sprints; MacBride, Donovan and Lawry
IN the longer dashes: Bell, Preti,
Wunderlick, Herrick. Dempsey, Libby,
TYSON, Cushman, distance men: AL
len and Stanley in the shot: Palmer
Rowe and Hysom in the high lump:
French, H. Rowe and Pierce in the
broad jump; Hutton and Carlson and
Spa ulding in the pole vault