Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-15
COLBY TRACkSTERS
PASS SUCCESSFUL
TRACK SEASON

Waterville, March 1.-THE 1924 In
door track season has been the most
successful In the history Of track
athletics at Colby. The Blue and
Grey has scored points in all Of the
big meets in the east. and the Colby
performers have obtained national
recognition. Until this year Colby
had been heard of but little In ma
tional competition, but in the last
few months Coach Ryan has shown
the country some stars who have
commanded notice.
The big star OF the 1924 season is
George Mittelsdorf. the freshman
sprint sensation. In few months
he has become one of the best sprint
ers in the country. This Is his first
year In intercollegiate competition.
He first came to the notice OF Coach
Ryan last year when he was at Co
burn. The Crimson runners worked
out on the Colbytra ok. In watching
Mittelsdorf Coach Ryan saw that he
had great possibilities and the Colby
mentor gave him considerable at
tention. Mittelsdorf had power but
could not start. Under the supervision
of Coach Ryan he developed rapidly
and when the interscholastic meets
were held Mittelsdorf showed the re-
suit of Mikes training. He won the
sprint titles. He entered Colby last
fall and Coach Ryan took up the task
of training him. He received his
first test at the New England A. A..
u. championships and won the 40
yard dash title. AS a result of his
win he was selected to represent this
district in the National A. A. u. meet
in the END Regiment armory in New
York. In this meet he was pitted
against the stars of the country. He
took third place. He was headed by
Loren Murchison and Corfee. Can
adian sprint champion. In the Port
land American Legion meet Mites
uorf was the only sprnter to start
at scratch. He won his trial heat
but was nosed out in the semi finals.
The second star developed by
Coach Ryan who was to the fore this
yearwas Rollo Payne, Colby distance
star. Payne has been a consistent
point winner all year he placed
fourth at-the Milrose a. c. games in
New York. Three days later lie took
second place in the Special Williams
three mile race at the E. a. a.
games. He was beaten by Bob Brown
of the &. A. A. In the New Eng
land y. 4. L. championships he fin
ished second. two yards behind
Brown. In the National Intercol-
leglate championships in the end
regiment armory i'll New York he
placed fifth in the two-mile run
Three DAYS later IN the National A.
4. L. championships held in the
same place he took fourth place In
the Manhattan college games in New
Work he third r,1n IL Io1
a tendon on the last trip and was
beaten out. Because of this injury
he did not run in the postoffice
clerks games in New York or the
American Legion games in o1'rt,and.
He has hung up his shoes for the
winter season.
The Colby relay team has had a
successful year.
The first race was at the r. A 4.
games. Colby ran Boston university
and Tufts in triangular race. The
mill was hot enc. Colby and Bos-
ton university battling to a finish
Colby won the race on the last lap.
Tufts was hopelessly out of the run
ning. In the American Legion games
at Portland. the Colby and Boston
university teams met again and in
one of the most thrilling races of the
ihShI SoiDy ueledleu Boston uDlter-
sity for the second time.
wentworth, Colby weight man,
las been coming along fast In the
New England A. a. L. champion
ships he placed second to Fred Too
tell king of them all in the So pound
weight. In the National IntercoI-
legiate Four A. championships Went
worth was sixth. Only five inches
separated his throw from the man
who took second place. There was
no 5-pound weight event on the
program at the American Legion
meet in Portland but Wentworth
took part in the shotput.
The Blue and Grey sprinters have
been doing well. Mittelsdorf won the
New England sprint title at the New
England A. A. u. meet Hearon won
his trial heat but was penalized in
the semi final heat and was nosed
out. Mlttelsdorf took third place M
the National A. A. l.. meet. Hearon
Mittelsdorf and Carson all won their
trial heats at the American Legion
games in Portland. In the final heat
Hearon took first place and Carson
second.