Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-02
Especial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Nov. 1.-The tenth an
nual Maine Inter collegiate Cross
Country meet will be held Friday af-
ternoon at Garcelon Field in Lewis
ton. All four colleges are primed to
their best and each one is expected
to give a good account of themselves
Since the opening of the contest in
1912, Maine has been victorious for
all but two meetings ;rhC these were
coppcd by the hill and dalcrs from
Lewiston in the last two successive
years. Should Bates win this year
she will have permanent possession
Of the trophy offered, as she has two
legs on it. Maine has not lost
trophy since the start and is out to
break up Bates record.
The list of men who arc to COM
pete have been received by the Off
Gals and should there be any pro-
tests they must be made at the
meeting, Thursday night in the De-
Witt house, Lewiston, Or the Maine
Inter collegiate Athletic Association.
With good weather there will be
some of the snappiest cross country
work ever shown by the Maine col
lcees. With Sargent and mckinley
OF Bates, Plaistcd Of Eowdon and
Mckecman Of Maine. tho first place
will not be q certainty until the tape
is broken.
On account of her we'll balanced
team, the dope seems to favor the
big blue and white squad from Orono.
Last year Maine was just nosod out
by Bates in the Maine Intcr-collcg-
late meet, but found herself during
the next week. and wont to Boston
and won the New England meet, de-
feating over 20 of the best teams in
New England. She has almost q vet
eran team, tho only man who WAS
J lost by graduation, WAS Capt. Her
rick. An able substitute was found
in midget Raymond, who was a
member of the team three years ago.
Raymond was a headliner and sur
prised the many fans W his eXccp-
tional work over the fields. He has
! been ineligible for the past two
years. In addition % Raymond there
will be Capt. Ncl<ecnan, kneclman.
Wilson. Pcase and Patten, all men
who ran on the championship team
At Boston last fail.
Bates looks good for second place.
She has four men left Of last years
team. Capt. Mckinley, Eattnu, Sar-
/ sent and Holt. Eatcs lest the main
| stay Other team that was victorious
for the past two years when Buker
graduated last JIrc. She now has
two able performers in Sargent and
Mckinley. but has no balance to
mako her Il favorite.
Bowdoin appears to have the third
! best ten. She has bit ty"o mon who
have run for her before, Webster and
Small. However. she has in her
leader, Capt. Plaistcd, one Of tho best
cross country mon she has ever had.
| Paisted is transfer f"on, Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology. He
| was ineligible to run last Year on aC-
count of the one year transfer rul
ing, but was always the leader in
inter class and inter fraternity af-
fairs. He with Sargent and McGin-
ley of Bates are picked to have even
h tild1IttS lCI lflC III Jl iiUIICIS III lIic
meet.
| Barnes is the only veteran for Col
by. He finished in the last three,
| last year, and has been running as
good as any of Colbys men this
year. The dope does, not favor Gel
by, for anything except fourth. Capt.
Payne is running his first year in
cross country work. He was a dis
lance runner of repute during the
! last two seasons in the spring meets,
! but seemed to have trouble with his
legs in the fall. He has overcome
this and is expected to maze a good
( Colby man, has been doing good
work. He is a freshman this year.
| The following entries have been
| received. Bates: r. J. Batter. S. j..
| Holt, T. F. Mckinley, 3. r. Sargent
: F T, Dorr, f Wilson, F. Ganella, j.
w. Hurley. c. E. GIlpatr.ck, f.
J Ward, r. L. Corey and c. Archibald.
! Bowdoin: F. H. Plaisted, H. F. East
man, r. J. Foster, H. Howes, G. Mil
Ter, H. Knoll, G w Webster. G. A..
! Spear, f. G. Fillmore, j. I. Small.
, Colby: r. w. Payne. \. r. Warren,
| j w Laughton, T r. Hodgkins, Z.
NJ. Taylor, J. A. Barnes, K. +. Shaw,
It. E. Baker. A. w. Cole, w. r. Sic
| fort, r. W. Waugh, i. j. Fasce.
Maine: C. A. McKeeman, H. W. Ray
mond. +. l.. Kneelman, 4. E. Wilson,
! L. r. Pcase, J. w. Ames. J. Murray,
| H. A. Smith. H. F. Sanborn, G. f.
Kelliher. A. S. Hillman. r. A. Tate.
! L. A. Dunlap. c. Hart, c. Eastman,
. r. E. Turner, c. E. Moves. G. A. Pat
! ten. F. D. Webb and c. Sylvester.
Coach Mike Ryan announced
last night the cross country team
which he had chosen to represent
| Colby at Lewiston this Friday after
noon. The picking of the men came
| after several hard gruelinC runs
over the long course and around the
! track and the best men have been
picked to keep the blue and gray CO.
lors flying.
! The men chosen were as follows,
| Payne, Captain Warren. Fasce.
Laughton, Taylor, Hodgkins, Barnes,
with Shaw and Baker as alternates
| IN case any of the men will be COM
| NplIe1 n