Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-12
DOPE ON MAINE COLLEGE
TRACK MEET IT ORonO

hNUk MEET NJ UnUnU
Buwdoin. Bates and Maine. with the
latter college as hosts of the occasion.
will conduc, the Sd annual Maine in
te.co!legiate track meet at Orono Sal
urday afternoon. May Il. after two
Year layo6 on account Of the war. and
the meet will mark the returning Of
Maine college track activities to a pre-
var bass. Colby has withdrawn froI,
the meet because of ,her inability -
secure .rln-,ent ,n
year. They definitely decided At a meet
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vile last Wednesday nc: to send any
men to the meet.
In spite OF the fact that the absence
of Colby viii lessen to a degree the in
terest in the meet this year the COM
petition will be exceptionally keen and
Statewide interest will be conferred On
the meet Every lover Of track is par
ucular'y anxious to know if college
athletes after an absence of two years
from the game can return to their for
mer standard. and the interest is again
keen because Of the uncertainty of the
majority OF the men competing. many
OF whom are competing for their co..
leges for the first time. 1t is no settled
affair from the start. No college has
such an abundance Of track stars that
they can count with confidence the
points in advance. 1t is apparently a
contest between Bowdoin and Maine
with Maine a slight favorite. while
Bates with an unknown and untried
team headed by two reliable distance
and middle distance runners. may pos
sibly spring a big surprise.
Maine. strong in the eprints and
weight events. is picked by many to be
the winner. but there are many ifs az
tached to it. 1t il expected that Charlie
Zeigler. the Maine sprinter who took
third epiace to the late Charlie Rice and
OTIS Lawry two years ago in q 3 Ass
event that was not recorded because Of
the wind blowing in favor of the run
ners. is expected to come through. Zeig.
Ter. however. has been playing ball this
year every day. and 1t is thought by
eome that this will not help his sprint
ing to any great extent. Then again,
Averill. the Bowdoin freshman. is COM
ing along like a house afire and must
be considered. Maine, however. IL also
reported in having a couple Of other
mighty good sprinters. Ordinarily
., Eeirler should cop both the 100 and -
yard dashes. He placed in both Of these
two years ago. running second to Rice
in the 20.
1t is not expected that any records
will go by the boards in the sprints.
The 9 Ass mark held by Harry Cloud
man. the old Bowdoin Splinter. and
that has been equalled by the late
Charlie Rice. who lost his life over
seas. is too fast to be thought Of be-
ing eQualled. Rice also has wonder
full time which he set up at Bates a
few years ago in the e2o-yard dash at
81 Ass. which will not be equalied
for some time in Maine. doubtful il
ever.
Willard Savage Of Bowdoin is one
~ the best hurdlers in college ranks
today. and a hurdler who when IN
true form is capable OF breaking both
the high and low hurdle marks. The
high hurdles are held by Harry
Woodman Of Bates in Is seconds. and
the lows by the late Sumner Ed
wards Of Bowdoin in "a ass In the
last meet at Brunswick in 1916 Saw
age did Is Ass for the highs and
q 2-5s for the lows with Pat French,
the present Maine coach. pushing
him. The records were not allowed
as a strong wind was at the backs Of
the runners. In the dual meet with
n. H. State last week Savage did not
show strong in the hurdles, as he
did not need to, and it is a ques-
ton OF whether he has returned to
shape in such short period Of train
ing. Then again he had no Pat
French to push him to those extra
efforts which makes records. He
should easily win both Of the timber
contests.
Bill Allen Of Maine. who holds he
shot-put record. IS feet. 3 1-2 inches,
should win the shot. although it is
rumored that Weir Of Maine, the
former Colgate shot-putter. had been
doing better than this. CAPTAIN Al
len is said to be going better than
ever and may break this former mark
with Weir pushing him. provided the
latter Is allowed to represent Maine,
a questionable point at present. II
Weir should not compete. Acam OF
Bates should come through.
". F. Lawrence. the Bates quar-
termiler. is back this year and
should come through in this event.
e won the quarter two years ago at
Bowdoin in a fairly strong field and
should repeat
One Of the great races Of the meet
should be the mile and two-mile with
Goodwin Of Bowdoin and Captain
Gregory Of Bates. Goodwin gave
Nightingale. the New Hampshire.
look for Goodwin to come through in
both the mile and half with Gregory
second.
Maine should come through stronr
In the pole vault and weieht ana
spr1nts Bowdoin In the middle dis.
lance runs and hurdles. Cleaves
should ordinarily come through in
the $50. The rest OF the teams Il un.
certain and al depends on them to
the outcome finally.
The University Of Maine was tho
winning outfit of the 1916, rompinr
away with the meet with 81 points. .
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