Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-20
Colby Chooses Men
to Go to New York
Their Athletic PrOWess

Some of the men who are to repre-
sent Colby at the Millrose athletic
games at Madison Square Garden,
New York City. on the fourth of Feb
ruary have been chosen for the va
rious events. .....
The Millrose Athletic club is run
by the employees of the firm of John
Wanamaker, the merchant. On Feb.
l relay team will leave Waterville
for these games to compete with COL
leges like New York University and
Lehigh. 1t will be an all star meet
and every man who completes is ex-
pected to- be star in his events.
Bill Weise "a, of White Plains. N.
Y. is entered in the hurdle race of
so yards. which is only one of the
SO events that will take place at the
game. Bill has shown that he is the
best hurdler that has been in the
Maine colleges for quite a while by
winning his event at the Maine in
tercollegiate track meet held at Bow
dom last spring.
AL. Mercer has been entered in the
Wanamaker mile and a half run. for
a magnificent trophy that is worth
about $1,000. Mercer is at present
captain of the cross country team at
Colby and without doubt the best
middle distance man at Colby at the
present time. AL. gained a big repu-
tation when he defeated Buker OF
Bates in the mile run at the Maine
State meet.
Colby will be represented in series
of sprint races that will be freeze
out for all. except the very fastest
men. All the men will run in the
first sprint which will be 50 yards.
Then men, will be chosen from this
race for the final race of 60 yards.
The men in the last race will he the
number that will fill the track for one
heat, probably six or seven. The
winner of the inal race will receive
a fine cup.
Bill Briar. and Roy Hearron have
been entered in these sprints for
Colby. Both of these men have been
successful in the inter-f fraternity COM
petitions and they were entered in
the State meet last year and Briar
| tercollegiate relay teams.
The New York Alumni association
members of Colby have invited the
men who IRE to 60 as Colby represent
| tatives to the Madison Square Gar
dens to join them at a banquet the
date of which is to be chosen by the
guests. The boys have selected Feb.
/ 10 H. re hoy This
is an annual trip of the Colby track
teams as we'll as an annual banquet.
After the games in New York are
1 completed, the Colby relay team will
come to Boston to take part in the
games of the Boston Athletic associa-
ton held lin the Boston Arena on
! Feb. 4. There are many events be-
sides the relay races among which
/ is the Hunter mile. To the winner
of this race is offered trophy by Mr..
/ Hunter, a sport devotee in the B. A.
| A.. and in whose honor the race has
been named. Al. Mercer will compete
lin this race as the best man that
1 Colby has to offer for the middle dis
lance. Weise has been entered In
the 50-yard hurdle race and if he does
anything like he did last year Colby
will have a chance to celebrate
Cheese. Kemp has been entered in the
pole vault. Kemp was not noticed in
the athletic world when he first came
to Colby as being any better thanlthe
average but by persistent effort and
faithful training last spring he sprung
la wonderful surprise for Colby at the
State meet when ..e gained :econd
place in the pole vault, clearing the
bar at well over IL feet. 1t is expect
ed that the Boston Alumni associa-
ton will give a banquet to the track
tear. although plans have not been
COZ ted yet.
Colby has not prepared for any
Winter Carnival Ahis year but she
has had invitations. te take part in
other winter carnivals. Letters have
!been received from Portland. Au-
gusta, University of Maine and Dart
mouth college with invitations to
join them in their festivities Coach
Ryan is thinking Of entering some OF
! the track men in a snowshoe race II