Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-02
BOWDOIN'S TRACK CLUSTER TRAINING
HARD FOR B. U. MEET SATURDAY; MERRY
SCRAMBLE F OR VARIOUS POSITIONS
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Brunswick, May 1.-The Bowdoin
college track team has been having
strenuous training during the past
week in preparation for the spring
meets. Saturday, the wearers Of the
black and white have their first test.
when they meet the strong team from
Brown University at Whittier Field.
With the State er-collegiates only
two weeks away, the followers Of the
track game will watch this meet with
interest.
Coach Magee has been giving time
trials right and left and although the
times have not been made public. the
smiling face Of the Bowdoin Miracle
Man augments we'll for q successful
season. AS a nucleus around which
to build his team Coach Magee has
three New England champions. These
are Malcolm Hardy, "a in the high
hurdles, Robert ]. Foster, '25, of Man
chester, Mass, in the half mile, and
Captain Francis Bishop. "a, OF
Brunswick in the pole vault.
But even these men are being
pushed to their best efforts by the
rest of the team. Hardy Is receiving
plenty of competition from Harold
Littlefield, a sophomore from Wells.
Littlefield, by running on the relay
team last winter developed a lot OF
strength. His specially is the low
hurdles in which last summer he de-
feated Sullivan of Boston college, the
present New England champion.
There is a merry scramble for third
place between Sam Hull '27, OF Mill
bury, Mass, Alan Small, '26 OF Wor-
cester, Mass, and Stanley Blackmer,
'25, Of South Sudbury. Mass.
Bob Foster has proved himself to
be the best runner in college from the
22O yard dash to the five mile cross
country run and he Is going better
than ever. In whatever race Coach
Magee decides to start him he is GER
tain to be a winner. Edmund j. Fan
ming. '26, Of Gloucester, Mass, has a
tena cious way of clinging to Bob 8
heels and is sure to cause a lot OF
trouble for Bowdoin's opponents.
In the mile run George Miller rs, OF
Portland, and Charles Berry rs. OF
Gardiner, are certain to put up a
strong bid for points. In the two
mile Allan Howes, '25, OF Portland Is
running true to form while close be-
hind him and not always behind eith-
er is Lea Mushroe, Of Princeton, Me.
Other distance runners VINO are
threatening the leaders are Lawrence
Page '25, of Gorham. Walter Whittier.
'27, of Bangor, and Quincy Sheh' ~
of Tientsin, China.
Two members of last winters VIC
torius relay team are fighting for first
place in the 440 yard dash. These
men are "Kack" Hamilton, '26i OF
South Portland, and John Tarbell, '26,
Of Bangor. Hamilton will be remem-
bered as the plucky anchor man who
snatched victory from the Dartmouth
relay team on the last corner down In
Boston last winter.
In the dashes Bowdoin will miss
Glen Butler, who has been such a
consistent point winner during the
last three years. However, out of
a large squad Of candidates, Coach
Magee will certainly develop some
winners. Already Francis Hanlon
'25. of Ridlonville, has been show
ing his heels to the rest of the
squad. He is closely pressed by
Leon Spinney '26. of North Berwick,
and Harvey Lowell "a. of Waldo
boro. Frank Harrington '27 of Au-
gusta, the football star, is rapidly
recovering from the bruised leg
which he received in the Inter-rra-
ternity meet last winter. He Is GER
tain to be dangerous contender in
the spirits along with Leslie Claff
'26, of Randolph, Mass, and Nor
man Nevins '25, of Freeport. both of
whom require a lot of beating.
Captain Bishop is working hard
in the pole vault in order to get into
collegiates. Last winter at the Port
land Legion meet, Bishop vaulted
II feet 1 inch, breaking the State
record held by himself. Henry Re-
nouf '27, of Andover, Mass, Robin
son '26, of Portland. and Clyde Ma
son '25, of North Waterford. are a
trio who consistently scale the bar
at dizzy heights.
The high jump is we'll taken care
of by Horace Hildreth '25. of Gar
diner, and Otis Kendall '27. of Au-
gusta. The broad jump is more
doubtful but Snow, Lowell and West
colt can all leap far enough to cause
lot of trouble.
The loss of Fred Tootell, the ham,
mer champion, leaves a big hole to
be filed in the weights. In the
hammer Tiny" McGary '25, of
Houlton. is following fast in the
footsteps of his predecessor and will
partly repair the loss. Harold Fish
'25, of Waterville, and Paul Hill '27.
of Saco. both toss the lead sphere
far enough to furnish competition.
Enrol Buker '27, of Skowhegan,
and Duke" Charles '25 of Fryeburg
are excellent performers in both the
shot put and the discus. The other
weight men will be picked from
Harrington. Weymouth. Alden
Smith, Garland and Hewitt.