Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-15
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COnY High PLAYERS

Austin who hits left handed. Several
of them have been on the team for
a number of years and there are also
several who have won letters in other
spogts.
Frank harrington the short stop
is a four letter man holding letters in
baseball, football. basketball and
track. He is probably the best all
round schoolboy athlete in Maine to-
day and can be counted upon to place
in any company. He holds the school
| records in the 100 yard and 220 yard
dashes, the broad jump, shot put and
discus throw as well as in the penta-
thalon. He is very fast man on the
track having done the 100 yard dash
several times in 10 LIS seconds. He
also holds records in the various in
terscholastic track meets which are
held in this State.
He is a fast back in football, hav-
ing been picked by different authori-
ties for the all-Maine football team
for the past two years. In baseball
he is the lead-off man and until re-
Gently has been the leading batter Of
the team.
In spite of all this he tied with one
| other for first honors in scholarship in
the class for the four years. He is a
senior this year and has been presi-
dent of his class for all four years.
He has been honored by the school in
many ways and has refused many
| other honors. He will go to Bowdoin
college this fall.
Capt. Don Brennan, the star pitcher
of the school and rated as the best
pitcher in any high school in the
State is also four letter man having
won his letters in football, baseball
basketball and track. He and Far
rington are very close friends and in
all games each seems to have an I'M
canny way Of anticipating what the
other is going to do.
He has played as linesman and in
the backfeld in football for all four
years and in the track is second only
to harrington in the shot-put and dis
Gus. He has played guard in basket
ball but this year eXcellde as center
and forward.
With record of four years Of base
ball at Cony. Brennan is we'll known
by all lovers Of baseball. but even be-
fore entering Cony he was we'll
he pitched for the Smith Grammar
Harrington was pitching for the Far
rington Grammar school. He is the
present president of the Student
Council of which he has been a.mem-
Der for four years. He was also
president of this years Chizzle Wizzle
fair committee. He is a senior and
will go to Georgetown University this
fall.
Sewen Austin, the back stop, began
his baseball training when he played
on the Harrington team with Frank
Harrington back in grammar school
days. Soup as he is known is a SEN
Tor and has played baseball for four
years. For the past two years he
has played on the football team, last
year as center and this year as
guard. He has also won his letter
in track by his pole-vaulting and has
hockey, which will entitle him to a
letter and make him a four letter
man also. He will go to U. Of M. in
the fall.
Smiling Bill Ellis, the first sacker
has played guard for the past two
years on the football team. He was
captain of the baseball team last
year and this will be his third base
ball letter. He Is very popular at
the school and is active in the
various school activities. He was
class marshall last year. Bill will
enter Bowdoin in the fall.
Murray (Buzz) Roderick, the Sec
ond baseman, is a two letter man
having played both baseball ana
football for three years. Buzz IS
taking the commercial course and is
doing finely. He Is senior.
Pete Bush, a senior Is playing his
second year at third. He will 20 to
University Of Maine this fall.
Wilson (Red) Hayden, the LET,
fielder, Is junior. He worked mighty
hard on the football team last year
as sub and will probably be one
of the first string men this year. He
was also sub on the baseball team
last year and in one OF the few games
which he played broke into fame by
winning Is inning game with Wat
erville by timely hit. This Is his
first year to win letter.
Frank Hughes, the center fielder.
formerly attended Bucxsport Semin-
airy and Abbott High school. He did
not enter school a year ago last
fall in time to be eligible for the
football team and last fall was out
OF school, during tho football season.
He made a letter last year in
basket ball and in baseball. He also
played in these sports AT the other
schools.
Milton Merrill, who holds down the
right garden won his letter last year
on the state championship football