Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-10
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Maine COLLEGE TRACK =
MEET At 0RCNO, Today

Inc 23rd annual track meet OF the
M. 1. A. A. will be held at Alumni
field, Orono, Saturday. The weather
has been great handicap i'll get
ting the field in shape. However,
much work has been done on the
track and it ought to be in fine shape
for the meet Maine, Bates and Bow
doin will participate in the meet.
Colby will not enter the meet as all
her efforts to secure track coach
were unavailable.
Maine ard Bowdoin are the favor
ties, each having well-balanced
teams. This meet will mark the last
appearance Of Capt. bill" Allen of
Maine and Savage Of Bowdoin in the
Maine Intercollegiate. Both are
stars in their events and veterans of
the last meet. Without a doubt they
will win their respective events. Ow-
ing to the lateress Of the season. 1t
is doubtful if any Of the athletes are
in as good snaps as they would be in
a normal year, and for this reason
iv is doubted if any records will be
smashed.
Bates has just secured Sgd Peet
as track coach and owing to the
lateness Of the date, he is at a great
disadvantage. However, he may be
relied upon to bring up the best that
is in his men. So far. not much is
known about the Bates team. Bates
appears strong in the quarter-mile,
the distances and the weights.
Maine is especially strong in the
sprints and the weights. In the
field events, Maine is measuring up
to her standard of the past four
years. In the distances, she is of
unknown quality and it is hard to
tell how strong she will be in these
events. Bowdoin has the advantage
over the other colleges in having
more varsity material back to start
with,
Coach French
I have obtained the following
statement from Coach French of
Maine: "Ir my opinion the meet this
year will be the most closely con-
tested meet that the State has seen
in years and the final result will be
decided largely by the second and
third place men. 1 believe it will be
a toss-up between Maine and Bow
doin, in which Maine appears strong
in the sprints and weights, while
Bowdoin has the advantage in the
distances and hurdles. In the jumps
all three colleges seem to nave an
even break with none of the COM
petitors up to the standards Of for
MGR years. The final outcome of the
meet depends q great deal on where
Bates cuts in and who it affects the
most. I feel confident that if all my
men come up to expectations Maine
will win the meet by a very small
margin"
Bowdoin and Bates will occupy
cheering sections and will be al
loted to the concrete stand on the
hemestretch. Bowdoin is expected to
bring a band. The Maine student
body yill he present in force expect
ing to see their team come through
with a victory. An excellent section
has been reserved for the general
public. Trials begin at 10 A. NJ. and
finals at Els P. NJ. All tickets are for
reserved seats. Cars leave Bangor
every half hour for the campus.
A list of officials include some Of
the best known men in the athletic
world of the East and under their
supervision the meet should be run
off in a very efficient manner. The
officials follow:
Referee-George V. Brown, B. A. A.
Judges at finish-Fre6 E. Pomeroy.
lewiston; William E. O'Connell, p.
A. c.; Arthur Duffy, Boston Post.
Timekeepers - F. N. Whittier
Brunswick: A. c. Grover, Orono;
John P. Stanley. Lewiston.
Field Judges-Paul Nixon, Bruins
wick (weights); David N. Beach.
Jr., Orono 0umps).
Clerk of Course-Benjamin B. Os-
thues, Armory A. A.
Chief Inspector-Prof. Ramsdell,
Lewiston.
Inspectors-D. F. Mahoney, Port
land; DR.. E. w. Bickford, Lewiston: