Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-10
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Waterville. Nov. 9.-Ths track
meet to be held under the auspices
Of the Lewiston Athletic Club on
December 4 is growing in compel
tive interest every day. With the
addition to the list of entries Of sew
eral Of the best runners In the coun-
try the meet increases In import
ancs. The new Lewiston armory
will be the scene of one of the best
races ever held in the State OF
Maine when the gun speaks for the
start Of the 600 yard invitation race.
The latest coup which Manager
Ryan, coach Of track at Colby col
lexs, has made 10 to obtain Bill
Doolsy. New England A. A. U. half
mile champion and National Inter-
scholastic one mile title holder to
compets in the 600 yard event.
Deoley Il one Of the best In the
country over this distance ana last
year made the fastest mile time OF
any runner in the East when he
turned in q 4.21 performances which
ID four seconds faster than the time
which won the National 1ntercol-
leeiate title. He also has done q hall
in LIT which II really remarkable
considering the time which he has
turned in over the mile route. Last
spring he was one of the three men
who were selected to push Paavo
Nurmi to q world record in his at
tempt in the Harvard stadium. He
was one Of the four men to repre-
sent New England in the National
A. A. u.
Another man Of national promin-
ence who has already signed UP for
the race 10 Charles Sansone OF Colby,
victor over Dooley twice during the
past summer and still aching from
the last race which the two ran
when Dooley won the New England
half mile title by finishing scant In
chss ahead Of his greatest New
England rival. The race between
there two men will be watched very
closely a. there 10 an intense rivalry
between them.
Another man Of national promin-
ence who will probably be among
the starters in the 600 yard race is
Alan Hellfrich Of the New York
Athletic Club, former Penn State
star. He II the best middle dis
tance runner In the country and Is
the present national champion at a
half mile which title he won at San
Francisco last summer. He took q
half mile race from Paavo Nurmt In
the Films last appearance IN
America. He has beaten every lead
Ing middle distance runner in the
country and his victories over
George Marsters, national intercol-
legiato half mile champion, have
stamped him as one of the greatest
who ever competed in track athlet-
les. But these men are not the only
ones who will be seen in the event
IL plans are successful because of
the fact that Pincus Sober, the latest
sensation in the track world, is very
liable to be seen at Lewiston. Sober
last fall came into world wide
prominence when in two successive
meets he defeated the hest Ameri-N
can and one Of the best foreign run
ners at present. in competition.
Among those who went down to de-
feat at the demand of his spikes
were ,Hsllfrick, Marsters, Holden and
Paul Martin. the great Swiss run
ner who finished second in the 500
meter race in the last Olympic
games.
One Of the events which is at
tracing lot OF interest Is the 40
yard novice race. This will be open
to all competitors and only to those
who are invluded within the pale of
those eligible to such a race by the
rules Of the Amateur Athletic I'm
ion: Another feature will be a two
mile intercollegiate race, each team
composed of four men with each
man running half mile. The teams
to compete in this race have not yet
been selected but will be chosen in
the very near future. It Is possible
that one Of the Maine colleges will
BE- lined UP against the strongest
opponent obtainab1e. There are
many strong two mile teams in New
England and good race Is sure to
take place when the two teams sell
scted meet.
All competitors must be register
ed with the A. .A.'U. and such regis
tration may be secured from M. J.
Ryan, Colby College, Waterville, or
from j. Frank Facey, A. A. u, rep
resentative, SO Prospect street, Cam
bridge. Mass.