Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-12
RAY LOSES IN
HANDICAP RACE
PORTLAND meet
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Portland. March 12-T. w. Cava-
naugh of Boston college tonight led
Joie Ray. Illinois, A. c., sensational
distance star and L. Larribee of
Holy Cross to the tape in the mile
run feature event of the first annual
track games of the Harold 7. An
drews Post, American Legion at the
Exposition Building Cavanaugb.
with a handicap advantage of %
yards kept out in front all the way
while the little Chicago taxi pilot
pushed his way through the re-
mainder of the field and finished well
ahead of the Illinois running ma
chine.
Francis Bishop of Bowdoin won
the Wlnd-up event on the program
when he climbed the bamboo pole to
hight of j. TT. > inches in the pole
vault, a mark half an inch better
than the State indoor record of r.
IT., l. IL ms. Bishops mark was
made, however. without allowing for
sag of the bar. In three succeeding
attempts he failed to clear the stick
at l. IT. ms. Starting on scratch,
Clarence Archibald of Bates won the
tOo yd. invitation run in gruelling
battle with Jake Driscoll, Lanky 3.
\. A. star and George Marsters,
! Georgetown University luminary.
For the greater part of the way the
, battle was confined to the Bates rum
ner and the Portland boy. but as
the end approached, Driscoll un-
/ corlled a burst of speed which
| hrnII0hf at In n
three finishing almost together.
| Charles Flahive of Boston College
| furnished another feature when he
won the handicap jump with leap
of Il it. > ms. Lloyd Hahn of the B.
! A. A, won the $50 yd. run, finish
ing well ahead.
The other feature battle occurred
in the relay list when Bowdoin
barely nosed out the University of
Maine baton rassers in a wonderful
race and Portland High. due to the
great work of Captain Rip Black de-
| feated Lewiston.
the summary:
| 40 yd. dash interscholastic, won
! by Morrill,. Gardiner; second. Car
son. Colby; third. Baker, Bates:
time ) seconds.
40 yd. dash handicap won by
| Hearon. Colby: second. Carson,
Colby: third. Baker, Bates; time
| 1 10 seconds.
Is yd. hurdle handicap. won by
I.ittleheld of Bowdoin: second, Sui
| Ivan. Il. A. A; third, Hardy, Bow
dom: time % seconds.
Triangular relay race. won by
South Portland; second, Morse:
third, Deering; time . Minis. 8 3-5
| secs.
Relay, Auburn; "Y"; second, Port
land: min. . As secs.
$50 yd run won by Hahn. 3. A. A;
! second, Blausen. b. A. A; third,
Cullen. b. u; time minis.
Relay won by Portland: second,
lewiston: time. Minis. 2-5 secs.
Triangular relay, won by Law
renee. Mass; second, Hebron, third,
Bridgton; time . Minis, 4 rs secs.
Mile run, handicap. won by Cavan-
augh, Boston College, second Ray.
Cross: 4 Minis. IT secs.
Relay won by Holy Cross: second,
| Bates. time Minis. 3 As secs.
Relay won by Bowdoin. second
| Maine; time Minis, 10 As secs.
500 yd. run, interscholastic, won
by Abbott; second, Black, Portland:
| third, MacKeem BfidSton; time, SO
% secs.
| IL mile handicap. won by Nc
, kinley of Bates: second, Lermonde.
| Boston college; third Wills. Bates;
! time IL Minis, 70 secs.
! 1000 Nd run, interscholastic. won
! by Etter. Portland; second. Slower,
! Brideton; third, Boyle, Thornton
| time > min. 26 secs.
{ Relay, Won by Abbott school: sec
/ end Thornton; time. > min. 10 secs
Relay, won by Colby: second. Bos-
ton University; 3 Minis. s secs.
! 600 yd. run. invitations: won by
Archibald. Bates; second, Driscoll.
| Il. \. A.: third, Marstcrs, George
| town: l min. 16 % secs
| High jump handicap. won by Fla
| hive, Boston college: second, Melon
aid. Gardiner; third. Hildreth, Bow
| dom; 6 #. ms.
| Pole vault, handicap: Bishop Bow
! doin; Il It., ms.
| Is pound shot. handicap: won by
! Charles of Bowdoin: second Buker
of Bowdoin: third Harksgrove,
| kents Hill; 40. 8 80 ms.