Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
AND BASEBALL TODAY
ON WILLIAMS FIELD

Everybody who can mortgage his
or her personal property to the va
lue of twenty-five cents will journey
over TO Williams field today and get
real afternoons entertainment at
very reasonable price. Athletic
activities will commence as early as
10 o'clock a. NJ, when the class
squads will fight for hopors on the
cinder path. The first three events
of this affair were finished yesterday
afternoon and the seniors gathered
\ few points as sort of handicap
on the other classes. The low hur-
dies. pole vault and shot put were
i runaway for the seniors with Hin.
Howell and Giddings of the fourth
year men walking away from Page
of the juniors. who was their nearest
and most dangerous opponent. The
best mark was made by Hill who
crossed the bar at an even nine feet
Cooper "a; Burns, -; Hill, "a and
Niles. "a. finished in this order in
the shot put. the highest mark be-
ing "a feet, 4 inches. Poor of the last
year outfit won the low hurdles. fol-
lowed by Hill, Burns and Giddings,
This gives the seniors - and the
juniors points with which to start
the setto today. Promptly at 10
o'clock the track men and would
be trackmen Will assemble and bat
tie for honors i'll these events:
dashes, distance runs and field
events. With their lead the seniors
should walk away with the meet and
the juniors should grasp second
money, leaving real battle between
the two lower classes as to which
team shall be the goat OF the party.
With II green team no worlds rec
ords stand in immediate danger, but
Howell and Lishness may spring n
surprise in the middle distances.
Following this family quarrel
Cony will get II decided test on the
diamond at 80 in the afternoon
when they will try to settle Water
ville's aspirations to baseball fame
With Fred Ellis. first string back
stop on the sick list and Red Hay
denis appearance extremely doubt
full because of injuries sustained iii
a recent game. Cony must show her
best wares to cop the decision from
the ELM City diamond aggregation.
COny has won her two games. while
Waterville has dumped Hallowell
dccisivcly in their two meetings.
Watcrvillc has lost one game 10
Gardiper. due to their failure to con-
meet with Davidson's elusive slants.
Tho boys from upriver will come
down with one of the best batteries
in high school circles this year.
Trainor will try TO curve them
around the neCks Of the locals.
while Donovan will take care of all
, the balls that Cony fails to hit.
Cony has improved wonderfully
during the past few days and the
coach is confident that his charges
will give the Waterville boys n run
for their money. Pep Aubin will
start on the mound for COny with
Deedy Mcdonald handling his as
sortmcnt of shoots. Coach offers this
combination to bring home or rather
keep home the bacon: Bradstrcet.
LIST: Hayden, 2nd: Webb. 3rd Reed.
SIS: Howe. Il. Hayden or Clement
in the outfeld.
As patrons OF the sport will no.
ticc the price of admission to the
ball game is twenty-five cents, an
even dime lower than tho ante last
year. The team is putting up some
good baseball and deserves the sup
port of the fans. There will be
plenty of room for everybody to sit
down and consequently every body
should grasp the opportunity. escape
business affairs and troubles and
cheer the Red and White pill
strangers at the session tomorrow at
go