Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-29
univ. OF Maine
Track Meet Scheduled with
Bates Has Been Called Off on
Account of Attitude of Lew
iston College, Says Dun
ham
MILITARY COMPANIES RE.
PORT FOR OUTDOOR
DRILLING

Manager Stephen NJ Durham Of the
Varsity track team, reported Tuesday
morning that the meet pending between
Bates and the University of Maine for
October p must be called off owing
to the attitude of Bates toward the
matter From the early part of the
season, when the question of the meet
was taken up, Bates seemed somewhat
reluctant to make it possible for the
meet to be held over the Lewiston
course, which incidentally is the course
over which the State meet is to be
run this year, and the matter was
brought to head Tuesday by a COM
munication from the Bates management
which stated that Bates has no induce
ment whatever to offer the University
of Maine to bring its team to the Lew
iston course. This, of course" said
Manager Dunham. ends negotiations so
far as we are concerned"
This is a little disappointing to the
Maine men for they would like to run
with the Bates organization this year,
over the Lewiston track over which
the State meet is to be held, as they
did last year over the Orono track.
where the State cross country meet was
held.
The Bag Scrap
The first contest between the two
lower classes is the bag scrap, that
comes after the first football game, and
which this year will come next Satur-
10
shire state game. This is one of the
events of the season, and always at
tracts many visitors who want to wit
ness the first real interclass contest.
Bags about 10 feet long and six feet
in circumference are placed along the
middle of the Athletic field Sopho-
mores are lined up along the big grand
stand and freshmen on the opposite
side of the field. Each side appoints
captains and squad leaders to lead the
rush and at a given signal all rush for
the center and for given time the
scSuggle is on. The side gaining the
most yards is atnounced by the referee
as the victor
The fact that the entering class is
always the larger and usually have
tory for that class. They are usually
elated and attempt a celebrate which
is contrary to sophomore regulations.
Sophomores attempt, to break it up
and the rest of the day is passed in
inter-class struggle.
In this scrap the men who work
side by side make friendships that oft
en- last through college. The men who
have ability as leaders come to the
front through the fray, and direct the
operations Of their forces. On the whole
it furnishes a good time for all con-
cerned.
Lieut.. Clark, U. S. A.. c. A. Corp,
professor of military science and tao
tics at the University Of Maine, met
the infantry companies of Cadets
Tuesday morning for the first time this
year. The organization of companies
is now practically completed, and out
door drill will begin very soon. Tues
day Lieut. Clark addressed the COM
panies on the purposes Of the military
instruction at Maine, and the posi-
bilities it offered. This chief purpose, he
said, is not a fine unit organization,
nor is it the purpose to make an Or
ganization, for fighting purposes. 1t is
rather an officers training school, that
will give the men whom it is natural to
suppose will be the leaders in civic af-
fairs, a training that will enable them
to take command Of the troops in the
field in the instance of national crisis
1T is fitting, he said, that the leaders
in civic affairs should in time of war
maintain that position.