Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29


hockey game between the Water
vile Ice Birds and the Colby Inde-
pendant team on Community rink.
Throughout the day the contestants
were kept busy with the many gram
mar. high and prep school and the
intercollegiate events. Community
park was crowded from early in the
morning until late at night with en-
tIluSlastic supporters of winter
sports, the crowd was the thickest
during the afternoon when Gus
Pauison of Boston gave some Won
derful ski exhibitions.
Ski Jumping Contest
The days program consisted Of n,
or the grammar school events in the
morning and practically all of the
high and prep school stunts. The
grammar school boys gave some fine
exhibitions of work from youngsters
IN skating. skiing and Snowshoeing.
one or the features of the morning
was the ski jumping in the inter
city contest. between Waterville and
Augusta. The young Augusta lads
won by the margin OF feet and one
men IN the total distance jumped.
Reginald Farnham of the Watcrvillc
team secured the honors of leap
ing the longest distance when he
made 81 feet and three inches in one
jump, setting new junior record.
Prep and High School Contests
The prep and high school events
were holly contested by the teams
representing Naterville, Skowhcgan
and Cony high schools and Coburn
Classical Institute. In the snowshoc
events of 100 and $50 yard dasheS and
the obstacle race. Coburn outdistanc-
ed all of the schools with Conv a
poor second and Skowhegan falling
in the rear. The skating races, the
Waterville high aggregation COPIED
practically all of the points with
Skowhegan coming second and no
third The mile race was a thrilling
one and very fast with Fiolette of
Watervillc coming through with a
long margin and Dulac of the same
team following across the line. In the
skiing races. Watcrville again pulled
majority of the points. securing 16
to SkoWhegan's seven and Cony'S
three. The ski jump was won by
Niolctte of Watervillc and second by
MERCER also of the local school.
II
from that school to place in the ski
events. WatcrvilIe won the prep and
high school contests by a margin of
seven points, securing %. Skowheean
came a close second with 81 and Co
burn third with II.
The first events in the afternoon
were the girls high and prep
school events. in charge of Harriet
Pearcc. physical director of the
girls at Coburn. Sfowshoe and ski
events were run off in short order
because of bitterly cold wind
which was sweeping across the
field. In the so and 1OO-yard
dashes for the girls. Marion Saw
telle of Cony high won first places
by some fast travelling. Mary jack
son of Cony won first in the 5O-yard
ski race and E.von Roy of Skowhe-
gan placed first in the 1OO-yard ski
dash. The girls of Cony high won
gan, the nearest competitor, by l.
points. In the 100-yard snowshoe
race, the Augusta girls were the only
ones to place.
Intercollegiate Meet
The intercollegiate meet attract
ed greater part Of the crowd in
lege events was the cross-country
race of three miles on snowshoes
and was won by Pattcn of Maine.
Laushton OF Colby came in second.
passing Chadbroje of Bates in the
last 20 yards. The team scores were
as follows: Maine II, Colby and
Bates tied at II each. The cross
country course was again tried on
skis and Palmer of Bates won by
a good margin. In coming down
the last hill, Elliott of Maine and
fitzpatrick of Bates became mixed
! and both fell and lost considerable
time. Elliott. however. coming in
second by few feet. The team
! scores were as follows: Bates 4.
Maine q. Bowdoin and Colby tied
at IL each. The snowshoe obstacle
race furnished the crowd with a
great deal of, amusement and the
contestants with a great deal of
difficulty in squirming through the
barrels with snowshoes on. Patten
of Maine won the race, with Traf-
ton of Bates second and Gilpatrick,
| also of Bates. third.
The intercollegiate ski jump was
the last of the contested events and
was run off with some fine jumps.
Elliott OF Maine was the best per-
former in the art and leaped total
of lib feet and three inches. In
all his tries. the Montreal boy did
not fall and was given great hand
by the crowd. Christopher of
Maine secured second place and Jor-
dan of Colby came q close third.
The team points for all events were
as follows: Maine p, Bates IL,
Colby i.
Gus PauIson Jumps
The largest crowd ever seen on
the field waited for considerable
time for the promised exhibition
jumping of Gus Paulson of Boston
and were not disappointed in his
performance. Many an "Ah" and
| a Gee" went up as he made a COM
plete turn on his first attempt and
landed squarely on his feet. Paul
son tried the hair-raising fete sew
eral more times and made it sue
cessfully. His performance Is the
first of its kind ever seen In this