Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-25

AS uhNAiN iliOuS itllCE-lHAt lEuts
full source from which spring diff
ferences and discord-has set Bow
dom college agog again. this time
regarding its football coach. The
letter, which Is termed by Graduate
Manager Mccormick as the work OF
the BolShevik group in tho college.
certainly hears the earmarks OF that
class of individuals in its abuse 81
Coach ostergrcn.
We hold no brief for that gentiss,
man hut the picture painted IN the
Red letter certainly Is much over
drawn. osterGren did not win tie
Maine college title. This of course
is the main kick OF the self-styled
proletariat. This same group or
similar ones have protested agaiiist
Ostcrgren ever since the releasing OF
Roger Greene. 1t would seem III It
such criticism covering Il period ot
three years. il sound. would la
hardened to by those who direct the
athletic activities of the college.
There may I've room for improve
ment in the methods employed in
conducting this sport and some OF tho
suggestions put forth In the Red let
ter are constructive. but why not
trust the duly constituted authorities
to remedy any existing evil? The
charges against the Portland alumni
are only general and do not warrant
the language used. The drastic
steps advocated are certainly not
worthy OF the traditions of cid
Bowdoin.
The cold snap OF this week sure
~ thickcncd the river leo sufficient
ly to At least begin talking about y
snow path meet in the near future.
Gardiner horse lovers usually stage
, two or more during the winter and
are doubtless now planning n gath
Cring of the turfmCn for ut least one
clash of SpccdSters. There Is good
ly showing of horseteSh in Central
Maine stables ready to parade wares
even in mid-wlntcr.
University of Maine evidently In
tends To make supreme effort this
year in the track line for they have
secured Frank Kanaly. miracle man
of NJ. I. u. To father their dcstnios
along the board walks. II liz rumorcd
that a heap u dough" passed hands
when kanaly signed articles with
Maine. and the main thing to watch
now is whether Kanaly can come
across with the goods. Tho Uniycr-
sity is evidently going after Bowdhln
this year with hammer and tonRs.
Bowdom has topped Maine for years
In track. Tho Blue also feel Itat
they have n certain honor to uphold
for. having the largest number Of
students of any college In the State.
they feel that they should top tho
list in the track world. Tech wanted
to keep I[analy but Maine outhid
them and this came rather MS n sur-
prise that the rich Bay State in
stitution was unable to cope with the
offer Of Maine.
With the cold weather Of the past
few DAYS and with a polished SUI
face uncQualcd in the state, the Cd1AS
boys outlook for n clash with ~
{. Z. ]. SeXtet seems especially
bright Coach Thompson has tad
his crew Of hoCkcyists on the rink
every afternoon for the past week
putting them in trim for tho con-
| ing clash. The Conyitcs are bent
uron giving the Cohurn lads n stiff
lAttl",and having plenty OF fresh
subs ready to cnt,r the rink they VIII
not he hampCrcd as they were when
they played the up-rivcr lads at
Waterville. COburn played about all
of their. team at the game there, and
the fact that the COny men led in
, tn" first two stanzaa tends 10 indi-
cate that the tOny men could nd
cope with the ever fresh supply 4
Hebron Maine.
When Jack Albright. tho man wi1
a thousand holds. ana AlEclo Taramat
chi, the great ltnlian giant. whose 4
voritr parlor game Is Juggling two
thr" automobiles, meet at the ENposI
tinn building next Tuesday evening 4
Portland II would H." n grand idea. n
c"rdIuE 10 reports. 10 have the ExpN
Siilon building anchored good 80
solid. Jack r. 81 tn" opinion that
can beat any italian wrestler that Cd
b" pittcd against him md has bed
aching to meet the Italian strong mak
fer long time, lie says he rs IN tho
best ~ sh&p" and has n tough pro.
gram planned for Angelo.