Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-12

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CAPTAIN b0WD0IN
RELAY RUNNERS
Brunswick. Dec. 11-stephen Pal
mer of Newton. Mass. a senior at
| Bowdoin, has been recently select
| ed as captain of the Bowdoin re-
lay team for the 1928 season. Pal
mer has been a track letter man for
| two years at Bowdoin and he is the
logical choice for the captaincy.
In his freshman year, he was in
eligible because of scholastic diff
culties. Nevertheless he went to the
E. A. A. games at Boston and ran
unattached in the $50 yard run. Aft
er running a hard race in the trial
heat. Palmer ran a wonderful race
, in the finals, defeating a large field
LOT competitors. among whom was
Dave Caldwell. the former Cornell
runner and intercollegiate $50 yard
champion. Steve was a member of
his freshman class relay team which
defeated Bates. In his sophomore
year, being eligible, he made the
varsity relay team. his trial being
one Of the fastest. He was lead
Of man on the team which defeated
Williams college team at the B. A.
A. games in Boston. In the spring
of his second year. Coach Magee
shifted him from the 2o0 to the 440
yard dash, and he came through with
second place in the State intercol-
legiate championship meet, first
place being COPIED by his team
mate and afterwards captain, Ted
Hunt of Bowdoin 90. In his junior
year, Palmer also ran as lead off
man on the relay team as we'll as
on the team which defeated Will
lams college for the second consec-
utive time. Coach Magee shifted
him in the spring to the 220 low
hurdle event. In the State inter-
collegiate championship meet at
Waterville. he easily won his trial
heat in that event, but in the finals.
after leading the race by several
yards, he broke tendon, thus elm
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rest of the season.
Palmer is not only active in track
at BOwdoin but he is also prominent
III the campus activities of the I'M
dergraduate body. In his freshman
year, Palmer was president of his
class, captain of the class track
team, chairman of the Proclamation
committee in his sophomore year,
chairman of the Sophomore Hop
Dance Committee, and letter man
in Hockey. He was chairman of the
, Freshman Banquet Committee. He
is vice president of the Student
Council, a member of the L. Q.
Honorary Freshman Society. Abrax
as, the Junior Society and the Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity.
Coach John j. Magee issued a call
for candidates for the Bowdoin Re-
lay Team on Saturday and nearly
twenty men reported this afternoon
in the Hyde Athletic Building for
the first practice this year. Some
promising material is in sight for
this season and all indications point
to record breaking team to repre-
sent Bowdoin in the various games
which have been only tentatively
arranged.
of last years team as a nucleus for
team this year. Stephe~ Palmer
'22 of Newton, Mass, who has re-
Gently been selected captain of the
relay team; Robert S. Webster '25
of Melrose, Mass, who proved HIM
self a good runner last year; and
Donald X. Mason '25, of South Par
is and a classmate of Webster, who
with him Is the chief stars in the
track Of the sophomore class. The
other candidates who reported this
afternoon are: Alfred J. westcott.
'.3, Pawtucket. r. r.; Glenn v. But
Ter '2s. Pennington; Frank H. Plais-
ted "a, Bull, Idaho; Robert Lavigne,
"a. Saco; Malcolm E. Hardy "a.
Phillips; Frederick L. Bosworth '25,
Medford Hillside, Mass; Albert B.
Goodhue '25, Beverly, Mass: Fran
els w. Hanlon '25, Ridlonville;
Francis ]. Mcfarland '25, New Ha-
ven. Conn; Charles Hildreth, '25,
Gardiner; Norman n. Nevins '25,
Freeport; James f. Thompson 20.
Brookline. Mass: Clarence F. Hamil
ten '26, South Portland; and several
other freshmen. From this group Of
| board runners. a team will be picked
to carry out the following tentative
schedule:
Feb. 8. B. A. A. games at Boston
Feb. IS. Wilco games at Brook
! Ign. y. y.
Mar. /. Nclrosc games at New
York city.
Apr. IS. Penn. Relay Carnival at
| Philadelphia, Tenn.