Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-23

The members Of the Colby cham
pionship squad. Coach. Roger Green
and all those who assisted in the
moulding of the championship team
were guests of the citizens of Water
willie at a banquet held last evening in
the Elmwood Hotel.
One hundred and twenty-five sat
down to the banquet at o'clock Ma
jor Green was a little delayed on ac-
count of trouble while driving up from
Lewiston, and when he came into the
room he was greeted with cheers. Be-
tween the courses Col. John G. Towne
led the group inj singing the Colby
song. "On to Victory" and several
other popular songs.
After the banquet was ended DR. J.
+. Hill, as POSTMASTER of the evening,
arose and said that the citizens were
met with the college to express arpre-
citation to Roger Green and the Colby
team for bringing the Maine State
championship to Waterville. He COM
plimcnted the chairman of the citizens
committee, Mayor Leon o. Tcbbetts.
at'the same time introducing him as
the first speaker of the evening.
Mayor Tcbbctts expressed his pleas
urc at being present and extended the
best wishes of the city to the boys.
J1r dttliltu that lfle COiltSt ana Ile
city were on most friendly terms and
Joined in rejoicing over the victorious
team. In closing. Mayor Tebbctts said
that what is good for Colby is good for
Waterville.
The second speaker Of the evening
was President Arthur J. Roberts of
Colby. President Roberts affirmed that
it was n matter of great satisfaction
at Colby that the citizens We're on such
friendly terms with the college and
should tender this complimentary BAN
quet. He declared that there is moth
ing finer than the good feeling. of one
neighbors.
I'VE have not only this years victo-
rious team present tonight" said
President Roberts, "but we trust that
We have next years victorious team
here also
DR.. John G. Towne was the next
speaker on the program and first of
all he gave some very amusing remi-
niscences of the war in which Jack
PerShing played right half. Roger
Green left half. and himself fullback.
DIR. Towne declared that he wanted to
pledge himself to the support of the
Colby team every year and he prom
Used to come to the banquet next year
and make a speech.
c. Harry Edwards. physical direc-
tor at Colby was the next speaker
on the program. Prof. Edwards
praised the cooperation and spirit
of the squad this year very highly
and asked the people not to forget
that the Colby second team was in
large measure responsible for the
moulding of the championship team.
Michael J. Ryan. track coach at
Colby congratulated the citizens for
their loyalty and support of the
team during the season. Mike told
of an Olympic team that he was a
member of about IS years ago. They
were the guests of the late Theodore
Roosevelt and in brief speech to
them the eX-President said: BE
heroes for ten days and then go
back to work"
DIR. Hill at this time read letters
of regret and congratulations from
Charles P. Barnes Of Houlton and
John b. Nelson of Augusta, Presi-
dent E. H. Mailing of the Portland
Colby Alumni Association.
Lawrence A. Putnam, manager of
the Colby championship team briefly
thanked the citizens for the banquet
IN behalf &c the team, declaring that
1t would be one of the happiest
memories of the college days.
Or. Anton Marquardt gave several
stories OF football teams in former
days and then he pulled out of his
pocket poem that he had written
1of the occasion on the victorious
team and If there was one time in
\ the evening when everyone was
1eeiing In good humor it was while
Dr. Marquardt was singing that
poem.
DIR. Hill now introduced CAPTAIN
Arthur Burckel of the Colby team,
captain Burckel declared that the
team was a winning one because of
tho spirit and loyalty and religion,