Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-20
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Baseball at Portland is not a sure
thing. William Derby of Boston. rep
resentative of William Leonard of that
city, wants to bring a semi-pro team
to Portland and at a luncheon at the
Falmouth Hotel he talked things over
with E. H. Mcdonald. executive secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce, and
William Taylor and Florence Driscoll
of the Portland Baseball Association,
but not definite action was taken
Leonard has booked such attractions
as the House of David. negro clubs.
Lizzie Murphy's nine and this coming
season he has a Japanese aggregation
slated for the East. These teams
would all come to Portland in the
event of his getting the ball park.
DENLY looked things over and is to re-
port to Boston. but as the matter
stands now he is no nearer coming into
! the Forest City with a ball club than
before his journey to Portland.
Johnny Magee, Bowdoin mentor. has
| won recognition as one of the assist
ant coaches to represent the East at
the Olympic. games. The brilliance of
his relay team at the b. A. a. games
dispelled whatever doubt there was of
| the ACCESSIBILITY of taking Magee with
the team. The fine results he has at
| tanned with Tootell and other White
| athletes is the reason for his being
| chosen. The continued brilliance of
BoWdoin athletes makes Magee a great
favorite. The habit of the Brunswick
| ians of winning the Maine intercollegi-
: ate year after year since the war, his
, New England intercollegiate champion
| ship last spring and the speed of his
rp,aV hn no hp
moulded Fred Tootell and made him
one of the greatest athletes in the
country. are points which stack up
high in estimating him for the job.
| A hoop combat between Bridgton
! academy and Bridgton High school
i has been the direct cause of break
between the two rival schools. The
! academy has severed all relations
with the high school and this evi-
| IDENTIFY comes as result of the bit
ter taste left in the mouths of those
-, present at Fridays game. The game
proved to be more than basketball
contest for at the end of the game
several supporters of the high team
pulled off some sort of a rough AND
tumble set-toO with the referee
"Fido" kempton. Bates college foot
ball star, who refereed the contest
anu dS d itSulI--SIIldSIl, no more
games between Bridgton High anC
Bridgton academy.
Coach Magee of the Bowdoin year
lings expects Frank harrington, for
mer Cony High four &C. man and al
| round athletic star, to do some fine
sprinting in the indoor game
against Portland High on Washing.
tons birthday. Harrington has
been making some phenomenal tins
| in the short distances and beat tn
gym record for two LAPS. Frank vii
start in the 40 and 300 yard dashc
and will compete in the shot put ar,
broad jump and is expected to place
in every event. Koohler, anothe
freshman football star, will alst
start in the Clashes.
Fred Tootell, Jake DriscoIl. Lloyt
Ham and a fine galaxy of stars will
twinkle at the Andrews Post Nee
March II at the Exposition buildin:
at Portland. To make the SHOW
complete. Coach Magee is after Joi
Ray, king of the Spcedsters. to run
in the mile open handicap run
Amongst the crack hurdlers to rul
in the events will be Joe Sullivan 0
Boston College and Malcolm Hard,
OF BoWdnin. Clarence Archibald y
Bates will start in the 1000-yar,
run. He finished third in the n. F
A. A. L. meet and should max
things interesting at this meet
Some of the outstanding stars of tn
east will compete in the field events
The best athletes from all Maine col
leges and the University of New
Hampshire are expected to enter tn
! open events, and together with
heap of relay races to liven up thing
this meet should be one of the hes
in Maine for a long time.