Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-31
lewiston A. C.
WILL STAGE BIG
TRACK MEET DEC. 4

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Me, Oct. 30-Michael
J. Ryan, track coach at Colby coll
lege, yesterday announced a big in
door track meet to be held on Dec.
4, by the Lewiston Athletic Club
The events will be held in the new
Lewiston armory which is one of the
finest places in Maine to hold such
an attraction. 1t has never been
used in this capacity before but it
compares very favorably with the
buildings in which are held some of
the most important indoor meets in
the country. Coach Ryan has been
engaged by the Lewiston Athletic
Club to act as manager of the meet
and under his expert guidance the
meet should be most successful. Ry-
an has had a great deal of expert
ence in this line and will undoubted-
ly make the meet one of the finest
ever held in New England. The
Lewiston meet held last Labor Day
was under his direction and went
over as a tremendous success from
the standpoint of spectators and
competitors. The state of Maine
athletics for the past few years but
it was not until the Portland Ameri-
can Legion put on their first indoor
meet that the sport was given any
great emphasis as it received in 9TH
err sections of the country. The Lew
iston meet and the Portland meet
should do great deal toward adj
vancing track athletics ir Maine.
Some of the best men in various
events in the country have been in
vited and many have signified their
intention of competing at Lewiston.
Some of the stars invited are: Alan
Hellfrich, national A. A. u. half
mile champion, representing the
New York Athletic Club; his team
mate, George Marsters of Portland,
holder of the national intercollegiate
half mile championship and joint
holder of worlds relay records; Will
lie Ritola, the famous Finn and chief
rival of Paava Nurmi; Whitley Mich
aelson, winner of every important
running event held in tie country
this summer from Is miles to the full
marathon distance among which
were the national L. mile champion
ship and the famous Baltimore Mar
athon; Bill Dooley of Boston, New
| Sansone of Colby, one of the best
half milers in the East; Harold Os-
borne of Chicago, holder of Nation
al, Olympic and worlds champion
ships in the running high jump;
/ Charles Major of Coburn Classical
Institute, winner of every important
| high jump championship in the east
| this summer and who finished third
| in the national championship held
on the Pacific coast in July when
he jumped six feet and four inches;
Arthur Hillman of the University of
Maine, Maine intercollegiate cross
country champion; Peaslee of the
| University CT New Hampshire, one
| of the best middle distance runners
| in the New England colleges; and
many other champions and near
champs.
SAMSON of Colby will probably be
an entrant in the 600 yard special in
4, vitation race and should make fine
showing; HillInan of Maine should
| co well in the longer distance races
| and thecc are several other men in
the Maine colleges who are of cham
pionehip calibel: The men from out
of .he state will welcome the meet at
| lewiston in December as that is the
! time when they will be starting their
campaigns for the winter season
which will be in fuU swing soon af-
| ter. The meet will give them fine
opportunity to work up to the meets
| to be held later in various sections OF
the country.
There will also be events for
schoolboys and the high and prepar-
atory schools in Maine should be glad
f.; of the opportunity offered to give
| their men some fine competition.
Suitable trophies will be awarded
to the winners and the runners up
! in the various events.
i The complete list of events is as
follows:
! 40 yard dash tscratch) for novices
only.
! One mile run, handicap
| 500 yard run, scratch. tOpen TO
| high and preparatory school repre-
sentatives oniy).
Running High Jump. handicap.
600 yard run, scratch. Especial in
vitation.)
! Two mile intercollegiate relay race.
| Four men representing each team
Each man to run half mile.
| The track will measure approx
mately twelve laps to the mile. Splk-
| ed shoes will be forbidden.
! Further information may be OBJ
| tanned from NJ. j. Ryan. Colby Col
| lege, Waterville. Me. Entries will
| close on November %.
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