Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-27
mAINETRACk men
HEAR ART SMITHS
VIEWS ON MEET

OronO, Me. April rs. In recent In
terview in the Maine Campus, Coach
Smith sets forth his views toward the
outcome Of the statement and clears
up to the minds of the students the
matter why Maine did not have more
meets on her schedule in the form of
dual affairs and why she did not en-
gage with Holy Cross. An editorial of
a week ago written as partly a request
for such meet, together with other
questions is answered by Smith who
says:
In an editorial appearing in last
weeks issue Of the Campus the mat
ter Of our failure to accept the offer
of Holy Cross College for dual track
meet is discussed in a way that to my
mind was not exactly correct. The
write. of this editorial states that this
would serve to give us competition for
the New England meet. No mention
is made of the fact that the State
Meet coming one week before the New
England Meet will provide consider
able competition. In fact this little
point is seemingly brushed aside by
the writer when he says. The State
Meet promises to give competition in
the number of points scored only" and
There will be little competition of any
value in the individual events"
There is considerable imagination at
tached to these statements about the
State Meet. for 1 think that in this
meet we will get all the competition
that we want, and as for competition
in the individual events-whatever
they are-we will get all that is neces-
sary to say the least.
1t is wrong to create the impression
that the state meet this year Will be
one sided contest in our favor. Bow
doin has some very good track athletes
and will be right out in front putting
up a stiff fight all the time. The meet
will be much closer than last year ana
chances for doing the un-
expected are not entirely remote. Also,
while we have for the past several
weeks made little or no progress IN
our training because of the weather
and our inability to get on the athletic
field, Bowdoin has by reason OF her
splendid athletic building been stealing
many a march on us IN the matter
Of development and improvement. The
one point we should bear in mind Is
that this years State meet will be no
easy task and anybody who is carried
awav with this foolish idea may UNI
be obliged to come back to
earth with an awful thump. Bowdoln,
by reason of her strength, demands our
serious attention and respect and all
to the contrary are mislead-
ing and entirely out of order.
Now as to the Holy Cross meet be-
ing refused-all there is to this matter
is the fact that I advised against
spending about 5000, as it would have
been necessary for us to do in order
10 take full team to Worcester.
did so because | was informed by Mr..
that if we did this the A. A.
would practically be broke at the end
IF the season. AS am particularly in
terested in avoiding this condition l
declared against this meet. We need
some sort of meet a week before the
State meet but we need the money
also. The student members Of the
BOARD were in no way to blame. But
above all things this idea Of underes-
imating Bowdoin in the State meet
should be forgotten. Such an attitude
S apt to interfere with success.