Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-04
maine barriers AGAIN REIGN
SUPREME --BOWDOIN GRABBED
SECOND MCKINLEY FIRST over
(snecial to Kennebec Journal)

Lewiston, Maine, NOV. p'-Sup1Ciie
An the cross country competition
among the four Maine colleges until
the advent of the Buker twins at
Bates, the University Of Maine re-
gained that supremacy, today. by
winning race in which Bowdoin I'M
pectedly placed second. The upset
was entirely due to the inabalty of
i. r. Sargent of Bates to finish.
Rated as superior to Mckinney. ne
was beset by stomach trouble in me
early stages of the race, fell down
,soveral times, and finally dropped out.
Maine scored 50 points, the high
lest total ever registered by cham
.pionship team. Low core wins ana IL
was believed before the race 30 points
would lie low enough. The well
punched field was unlocked FOR.
BoNdon came in second with 40
roints. Bates third with 81 and Col
bv fourth with so. Only three men
failed TO finish. Besides Sargent they
were Sowlson of Bates, attacked by
recurrent cramps. and I. X. HodS-
k1ns OF Colby. who ran more than
mile with badly turned ankle ana
Hnally retired.
capt Payne Of Colby, groomed by
Mike RYAN to win the race, was the
first team captain across the inc.
uahfnd him were Capt. Mckcemac OF
Maine and Capt. plasted of Bowdoin.
cant. Pattcn Of Bates finished IN 18TH
place. PaNne was in fine condition
nj the, finish Maine won today but
A. is evident that the Blue must de-
yclop some good men before the 1928
race. as three OF the first five places
on tho Maine score were captured by
Seniors.
Evccnt for tho retirement of Sar-
gent there were no surprises. /. r.
"Cyk" mckinley got surprise tut
not until after the race. Then an at
tractivc Young lady threw her arms
around him and kissed him. "Cyk'
managed 10 maintain his equilibrium
ana pr George i. Finnie. Baptist
Clergyman. who witnessed the incl
dent. s7id he might run five miles for
the reward.
South raris. Wilton and Waterville
are the three towns which Will be
most interested in the result They
are the residences Of the first three
mon.
Mckinley was the first on the field.
He and Raymond ran together much
~ the way but Mckinley drew Away
in tho last mile and led by about
100 Yards coming on the field.
As they went down the straight
way. Raymond uncorked a fine sprint
~tEat made up all but % yards Of the
distance. Then Mckinley got going
and drew away rapidly for about
- Yards Raymond let up, apparent
~ satisfied that he couldn't catch
the Bates nicr. IIc had a safe lead
over Capt. Payne of oClby.
RAYMOND was nearly exhausted
Payne was fresh, but Mckinley was
All gone. II took him sometime to get
lack TO normal.
capt. Battcn of Bates is the only
runner who figured in the team score
in 1920 at Brunswick, and again
Friday. Two years ago he was
eight. this time fifteenth. The men
who figured in tho 1921 and 1922
races and their places in each evant:
l922- Mckinley. Bates, Al;
Holt. Eatcs. $40; McKecman, Maine,
6-i. Patton. Maine, o. Foster,
Bovdoin. 1913; Paynes, Colby, 25-3.
Today fnishcrs: 1--F>F. McGin-
lev. Bates. "a. Time q min. 435
sec: Al. W. Raymond Maine, "a.
Time. - min 81 Is sec: 3.-Capt.. r.
w. PAYNE. Colby "a. Time y min.
81 3-5 sec; Capt. c. y. Mckee
man. Maine 'G3. Time 81 min. SO sec;
5-Capt. +. II. rlaisted, Bowdoin,
"a Time 81 min. s. sec; "a.
Howes, Bowdoin, 25. Time IS min;
&c. \. Patten. Maine. '25. Time %
min. 4 sec: s.-R. J. Foster, Bow
doin. '25. Time 20 min. sec; O.
r. +. Dorr, Bates '25: los. ]. Holt.
Ratcs. 81: lie. L. Kneela nd,
Maine. '23: Ia II. F. Eastman,
Bowdoin. '25; ia. r. Warren,
Colby, &c; IA. T.. Wilson. Maine.
'a3: l5.-J. w. Hurley. Bates. "a;
16 Capt. II. J. Batten. Bates. %:
" "AI''i' i''"uo'H' 49, IL
K"oll. Bowdoin. rs: 19.-J. w. Ames.
Maine. 52i: 2o-A. J. Fasce. Colby,
rs: 2l-E. NJ. Taylor. Colby. '25;
&C. Webster. Bowdoin. '25; %
j y. Laughton. Colby. '25; PA. A.
Barnes. Colby. 81: 25.-A. S. Hill
man. Maine. '2s.
Did not finish: T. r. Hodgkins,
Colby. 'e5; II. r. Sargent. Bates. rs;
s. L.. Wilson, Bates '25.