Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-17
COLBY 10 START
n: TWO Mile relay
Teams this YEAR

College will this year for the first
time, in the history of the college un-
doubtedly be represented by two
mile relay team. The one mile teams
81 the past few years have been I'M
usually successful and it is thought
that q two mile team could add laurels
TO those already gained by the one
mile teams. Colby has in the past
been exceedingly fortunate to, have
Sroup Of unusually fast quarter milers,
but this year the half-milers look so
good that they will replace the men
who cover the double furlong. The
one mile relay team has won many
+ championships, including the Class B
championships at the Penn relays. For
three years the team went without
meeting defeat and last season was
beaten but once and that by the
slightest Of margins. At the Boston
Athletic Association games last WIN
ter the team was victorious over Bos-
ton University and Tufts but a short
time later lost to the fast quartet
from Brown University at the Port
land American Legion games by less
than q foot. The one mile teams have
made history but they have never
been able to take on teams of national
championship caliber because usually
of the weakness of one man. How
ever, there Is such a good crop Oh
half-milers this year the coach ana
the men feel confident that they can
take on any opponent. Syracuse Uni
yersity. one of the leading track col
1eges in the country, will be possible
opponent, while /the Colby team will
he able to make good showing
against any college team in the coun-
try.
The leading candidate for the Col
by team is Charles "Eb" Sansone, rs,
of Norwood, Mass. Sansone is one OF
the best half-milers ever developed
in Maine. Last fall he was beaten by
a scant foot for the New England title
over the half-mile route by Bill Doc
ley Of the B. A. A., one of the great
est runners in the country. He has
SCORED several victories over Dooley
land others of the best runners In the
East His time should be down to
f.S7 under good conditions, as he has
4 made this mark during the past sum-
mer. He is the present holder of the
Colby half-milc record. which he set
a. month ago in an intramural con-
L test.
Russell Brown, '26,. Of Fairfield,
captain of track, is the next man on
I the list and should be able to hold
8 his own with any opponent. He mas
a mark of 2:05 for the half, which
he made in the spring of 1924. but
since that time he has been running
the quarter mile and has developed
lot Of speed and stamina. Last spring
in the New England Intercollegiate
ct e1,r IN hn frtIo r.
covering the distance in 40 seconds.
He should be a valuable man on the
two mile team because he can UNI
doubtedly do around two minutes for
the half at the present time. He is
the present holder of the Colby quar-
ter mile record.
The third member of the team will
probably be Jimmy Brudno ~ OF
/ iNewburyport, Mass. He has also
done 2:05 and since that time has
been through season of cross coun-
try and is much stronger than he
was year ago. He holds the Colby
record for the mile and is also speedy
as well as having a lot of endur-
ance. He should do around 2:02 with
the proper conditioning work and
will undoubtedly run on the team.
Fourth on the team will probably
be Freddy Baker '27 of Portland. He
has also made a mark of 2:0o. Last
spring he carried the half mile bur
den for the Blue and Gray in ali OF
her meets. He won the half in tie
Northeastern and Tufts dual meets
and finished fourth in the state meet.
In this competition he covered the
half mile in about two minutes and
will probably duplicate his perfor-
nance this year.
, The order in which the men will
run will probably be with Baker as
lead off man and Brudno second
while Brown will run in third posi-
ton. Sansone will run anchor and
carry the responsibility for the team.
These are the probable members OF
the team but there are several other
men in college who will press these
runners for position. Never in the
history of Colby has there been such
a wealth of material for relay team.
Leroy Johnston '28 of Campobello, N.
f., has made a half mile in very res
pectable time while Lines. fresh
man who will not be eligible unit, af
ter the first semester, has also shown
UP very well. These men were Sec
.ond and third respectively in the
race this fall when Sansone hro ke
lle Co;IeSe record ana ootn ran
about 2:03 at that time.
Il. With these six men as the leading
candidates for the team the compe-
titio1 should be very keen and un-
sdoubtedly Colby will present the
strongest relay team which she has
ever produced and rise another notch
IN the track world by taking on anv
co!ege team in the country. Coach
Mike RYAN is expecting this qnsrtet
70 show real class and with his ex-
perience at developing reliy teams
should make success of IT,