Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-20
POINTS SUM MARY
AUGUSTA.
HALLOWELL.
Half Mile Open Ski Dash

But three. entrants presented
themselves Saturday morning for the
8S0-yard open ski dash, but these
three provided sufficient amusement
and competition and, best, of all, the
event was so staged that every move
ment of every man could be seen all
the time. Robert Jackson, a fresh
man at Cony high school, was the
winner.
The dash was made in what was
| four laps: from a point near the
Norwegian sports house to the
stone wall near Western avenue,
back, to the wall and return to the
starting line. Frank B. Condor,
Kenneth f. Lee and Robert jackson
started and all finished.
! At the crack of the pistol Lee was
off and made the first turn fully
| hundred yards ahead of Jackson,
while Condor had difficulty in ne
gotiating the first hill.
! But Lee set too hard pace for
himself and when the last 200
yards was reached, both he and
Jackson turned the last stake to-
gether. 1t looked like toe and toe
finish, but Ken pulled cropper on
the last coast before ascending to
the finish line and Jackson came in
first by about 20 yards. Lee was
second and Condor third The
watches caught the time in six min
utes fiat.
Maine Wins Baxter Cup
The L. of M. with score of All vas
the winner of the Govrnor Baxter Cup
at the first annual winter sports car
nival. Bates College was second and
Colby College third. Bowdoin did not
| enter.
While there were not the spectacu-
lar thrills attendant upon scme of the
other events. the mile and a half ski
i run for the Maine colleges proved suf-
ficiently exciting TO satisfy anyone.
BY winning this. as well as the two
mile snowshoe race, Bates got what
looked like a commanding lead for ,he
Governor Baxter trophy.
The ski run started just to the west
Of the Gannett residence, with a short,.
sharp hill for a take-off. then a fairly
stiff climb. swing to the left and q
hill and dale course for the rest of the
way to the muster field. The finish
was down tho hill of the muster field
to a hollow near Western avenue, n
point where everyone could sec all that
was happening.
The event was planned for all four
Of the Maine. colleges. each of which
was to enter a team OF four men. The
Bowdo:n performers and some of the
entrants of the other teams missed
their trains and as result the teams
were limited toAthree men each.
Nine were therefore at the start and
at the bang of the starters pistol they
were off in a way that augurcd woH
for speed. Wilbur Elliott of the Uni
versty of Maine, working a pole in
either hand with the even swing Of a
pendulum, fairly flew down the first
hill and before the others had started
the first climb he was at the top.
After the first turn the men We're
lost to sight Of the spectators until
the muster field was reached. They
stayed we'll punched, however, and
Laughlin Of Maine made such strong
bid that it looked as il he would pass
his teammate on one Of the turns. A
hundred yards from the finish line they
reached the top Of the last hill to-
gether.
Elliott, still working those two
poles, came down as gracefully and
as speedily as bird. Laughlin took
bad spill in the soft snow and before
he could get to his feet several others
had passed him.
Elliott was first over the finish line
and he had no sooner crossed than he
fell in a heap, utterly exhausted after
the gruelling grind. Good friends were
at hand and he was helped to the side
line. That his indisposition was moth
ing serious was shown by the truly
wonderful form he showed in the SKI
jump later on.
Palmer of Eates was second over the
line and he was followed by Holt of
the same college. who was about six
PAGES behind. The others finished
within the space of minute. The
time, IL minutes and Is seconds, was
regarded as mighty good going.
The summary:
Bates. first, II points: Maine. Sec
ond. 1: points: and Colby third. %
points. ". r. Elliott, Maine. first; II.