Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
univ. OF Maine

University of Maine, Sept. I'll
The University Of Names varsity
football team has returned to Orono
and will hold it's first workout on the
home field today. The boys say
they feel great after the hard weeks
of training they have just put in at
Bar Harbor.
At the close of last falls schedule
it looked as If Maine was to have a
veteran line. Today there are just
two veterans on the line.< Captain
Fraser at left tackle and Simons at
center. Being without a back field,
kicker or passer the coaches changed
Newhall, the all-Maine end, into the
half back position.
The weather this past week has
been great hold back for the Maine
bears. With the first game coming
Sept. rs with Fort Williams the
coaches have big job on their
hands in polishing off a first team.
At the present time the probable line
up will be Deveau and Stanton ends,
Fraser and Lamoreau tackles, Elliot
and Dickson guards. Simon or
Dickley center, Cassista quarterback,
Barrows fullback, and Peaks and
Newhall halfbacks. But before the
game is over it is certain that q
great many changes will be made.
The squad have had no injuries as
yet which is help to the coaches in
rounding out a smooth working ma
chine for Saturday.
Over eighty men have reported for
freshman football at the University
of Maine. Many of the men have
had two or three years experience on
high school teams. The weather has
been a handicap and the squad has
had but one work out. This con-
sisted of a board talk by Coaches
Quinn and Virgins followed by a
long grass drill.
There are lot Of huskies on the
squad and it looks as II the Cubs
will have a team that will bring
home the bacon a great many times
this fall.
The University of Names Campus
is beginning to have New York
air with the big Memorial GYM
nasium Armory going up with leaps
and bounds. The work now is
conferred on the laying of the brick
wall. All Of the steel girder work,
which has been in the hands of the
bOSlOu pIlu6S W. Aefo OSNA
pleted. Part of the roof has been
completed and it Is expected 10 pc
finished within the next week or
two. The roof is to be made much
different than the other buildings on
the campus. 1t will be made OF
southern hard pine covered with a
mixture of tar and gravel up to a
certain point where new style
n shaStos shin GLE shall be used.
With the building this far along
Coaches Brice and Murphy VIII MOI
have to put up with bright lights
when the weather is good, ana a
hard maple floor for workouts WneH
it rains. In the mammoth gym tnere
will be room for regular work outs.
There will be room tor track
Mentor Kanaly to turn his boys
loose when the weather gets 100
cold. It will give MIN a Dig cnance
to get his dash men, Jumpers ana
weight men ready much Garner than
in years gone by. This winter tnere
will be no running on the out door
track. The Inter-Fraternlty race
will be held inside and there IS also
a. great chance that there may De
an interscholastic meet at Orono
this winter.
Baseball men are looking for
ward to next spring when they can
put the indoor diamond to use. IL
will be large enough for inneid
practice also pen for the pitchers
to get the crooks out of their arms.
The gym will be kept at
of so degrees. The
work Of keeping it at this tempera-