Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-18
Bates ICE Grew
COPS COLLEGE TITLE
FOR fourth SEASON

Lewiston, March 1.-THE Bates Col
. lege hockey seXtet has closed it's win
ter sport year carrying the banner of
: Maine State college hockey champions
for the fourth straight season. Coach
Virgins men boast past seasons
record of but two defeats in IL games
played. Much ~ the credit for the re-
, markable showing OF the Lewiston
team goes to Coach Cart WiGgin. 4 for
! NOR clever Bates College goal tender
| and well known athlete at the local in
/ stitution. 1t WIS through his effort s
,, that a machine Ike team was develop
ed which not only won fame in Maine
bat throughout New England college
circles.
Bates chalked up its only two de-
feats OF the season at the hands of n
semi-pro team. the fast stepping AS
ISOLATION st. Dominique OUTFIT. The
| Garnet crew took over A. S u. in the
! first game of the city series hut lost
the next two. Bates was stepping far
! out of its class in playing this local
club, for several of the Frenchmen
were imported from Canadian teams
such as the "tiibralter" like Lacombe.
former goaltender on the Sons of Ire
land
In tho only big trip Of tho season
Army hockey team l to end Williams
| College 4 to /. Arthur Scott. popular
athlete at Bates then playing defence,
scored the one and only goal of the
Army game.
/ Bates not only won every game in
| the State college hockey series but was
scored on but twice in a state series
game. Colby being the only team to
shoot the rubber into the Bates net.
Following is a summary of the games
! PLAYED and the scores of each: Bates
! ., ST. Dominics o: Bates Z. Bowdoin 0;
Bates 4. Williams I: Bates 1. Army O.:
Bates !. ST. Dominics .: Bates 4. Maine
q, Bates 3. Colby !; Bates !. Maine o:
| Bates 3. Colby 0: Bates 0, st. Dominics
4; Bates 3. Colby /.
/ In the final game Of the season
! Bates defeated Colby at the Augusta
! carnival and won the Governor Baxter
cup.
The outstanding player on the Bates
scXtet the past season was no other
| than Joey Cogan, who has starred in
the popular winter sport since his
freshman days. joey accounted for 20
of the "a goals scored this season. Not
only in scoring power was joey In the
lead. but in every department OF the
game.
man deserving of praise. Every man
on the outfit did his share and at some
| time in the season stood out by excel
| lent work. Take Captain Stanley. Had
II not been for his fine work on the ice
the popular Joey would have been I'M
able to establish the remarkable scor-
ing record. Captain Stanley was. up
to this year. a regular wing but drop
Fed back on the defence this season
to help steady new shock line. His
work in this department was outstand-
ing, as was the other two defence men.
brother John and Arthur Scott. who
graduated from Bates in mid season.
Pop" Corey. the captain-elect. was
the fastest skater on the Bates team.
He also packed a bullet-like shot
which found it's mark several times
during the winter. other men of I'M
usual ability were O'Conner. a wing
who held down a regular position for
the first time this season: Art Leonar-
di. AL Lane and Don Bryant. Dave
wyllie was mentioned as All-Maine
goal tender by many sporting writer's
and fans.