Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-25
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Boston, May 23-Bowdoi1 showing
surprising strength in the field events
piled up "a points to tie Boston Col
lege for first place in the finals OF
the New England intercollegiate
Track and Field Meet at Tech Field
in Cambridge this afternoon. while
another Pine Tree College, Colby.
with 81 pints, was sharing second
place with Holy Cross.
The Brunswick college shared in
the breaking Of five records when
Wellington Duke" Charles. after
taking the shot put, hurled the dis
Gus las feet II inches, more than IL
feet better than the previous mark
set by L. A. Whitney of Dartmouth.
The husky athletes of Magee never
showed to better advantage than this
afternoon. fighting all the way to re-
peat their victory of two years ago,
when another weight man trained by
Magee, Frederic Tootell. was the
star of the meet.
But despite Charles might heaves
in his two events, Bowdoin was trail
ing by five points when the high
jump, the last event was called. At
this critical junction "Ottie" Kendall,
a sophomore, hurled himself through
the air to take first place with a leap
of five feet. IL 3-S inches and give
his teammates points enough to tie
the score.
Carl Ring. the lanky timbertopper
from the University OF Maine, feat
ured in the onslaught of the Pine
Tree State colleges when he climbed
the high hurdles in the semifinals in
Is is seconds, equalling the record
set by Earl Thompson of Dartmouth
only to take second place in the
finals when j. p. Murp:iy of Boston
College who also went the distance In
record time.
The University of Maine finished
in fourth place with Is points, taking
third honors with is points.
Bates representatives did not come
up to expectations with the result
that they won only two points. Blu.
Bowdoin, Colby and Maine shed
enough glory for one meet.
The Massachusetts colleges, outside
B c., Holy Cross and Tech, once
powerful contenders, found them
selves eclipsed today by the steadily
growing strength of the Down East
colleges.
Amherst had to be content with
nine points, Wesleyan seven. Boston
University four and three-quarters
Williams four, while Rhode Island
State gathered two points. Connecti-
cut State two and Brown one and
half. New Hampshire State con-
tinues to show added strength each
year, tallying IL "a points today CIV
ing the University of Maine a close
rub for fourth place.
Holy Cross had two wonders in Joe
Tierney, who smashed the one quar-
ter mile record; setting up AZ IL Sec
onds as the new mark, and Leo Lar
rivee, who forced Linness of NJ. j. T
to a mark of 1855 to win the hail.
Boston College tackled up a new rec
ord when George Lermond travelled
the two miles in 9 minutes, 80 sec
onds. incidentally B. c. scored - OF
its "a points on the track and five In
the field events, practically turn
about from the Bowdoin showing OF
81 in field events and three on the
track. Wesleyan in the person OF
Riday, captured the honor OF break
ing the fifth record, when he hurled
the javelin 176 it., ga inches to a
new mark.
Summaries:
120 yard high hurdle. Final wor
by John Murphy. b. c.; second. Car
Ring, Maine; third. Charles Drew
Amherst: fourth. G. H. Steingrennen
Tech. Time, Is 1-5; equals record.
100 yard dash. Final, won BY
George Mittlesdorf, Colby; second, X
c. Harron, Colby; third, Ernest Nor
rill, B. T.: fourth, Frank Earring
ton, Bowdoin. Time, 10 seconds.
Mile run, won by Leo Larrive
Holy Cross; second, Tom Cavanaugh
3. c.; third. A. S. Hillman. Maine;
fourth. Louis WEIGH, B. Z. Time
4:21 As.
Quarter mile run, won by joe
Tierney, Holy Cross: second, R.. F
Brown. Colby; fourth. Waiter Muivi'
hill, Holy Cross. Time, ~ 40.
Shot put. won by Wellington
Charles, Bowdoin. 43 feet, 8 Il
inches; second, S. Brodsky, Tech,
foot, o rs inches; third. X. L
wentworth. Colby. 30 feet. SIS
inches; fourth. T. L. Dickson, Maine
40 feet, 1 IA inches.
Two mile run, won by George Ler'
mond, B. c.: second. F. w. Peaslee
n. H. University; third, j. ]. Jacobs
Connecticut States: fourth. A. A
Wills, Bates. Time, 8 minutes, 3,
seconds.
Hammer throw, won by Art Nc
Manus, B. c., 146 feet, } Sd inches
second, I. F. Loud, Bowdoin, 134 feet
IL inches: third, j. ]. Jacobs, Tech.
142 feet. / inch; fourth. n. Green.
wood, Williams, al feet. 6 l..
inches.
30 yard low hurdles. Final, wor
by E. NJ. Taylor. Colby; second. Red
Riba, B. c.; third, r. G.. White. Wes-
leyan; fourth. S. Giddings, Maine
Time, "a As seconds.
22O-yard dash. final. won by Joe
Tierney, Holy Cross; second, George
Mittlesdorf. Colby; third. w. H. Has
tie, Amherst; fourth, Frank Earring
ton. Bowdoin. Time, 90 1-5 seconds.
Javelin throw. won by r. s. Riday
Wesleyan, 176 feet 1 "a inches: sec
ond. r. H. Evans. n. H. Univ, 164 feet
5 inches; third, o. B. Brown, r. l.
State, 1853 feet IA inches: fourth
f. L. Fillowmen, Brown, 161 feet 81
inches.
Pole vault, won by Major Sanford
Tech, IL feet q inches: second, E. C.
Hobson, Maine, IL feet inches. third
]. Z. Wilson, Amherst, II feet; fourth
tie between H. It. Connors. Williams
and T. J. Hunt, Brown, 10 feet 6
inches.
Half mile run, won by George Len
ess, Tech; second, Leo Larrivee, Holy
Cross; third, William McKellogg, B,
C.; fourth, r. ]. Foster, Bowdoin. Time
l minute 55 seconds (record).
Discus throw, won by Wellington
Charles. Bowdoin, 14S feet IL inches;
second. w. NJ. Barrows, Maine, 124 feet
ga inches: third, E. L. Buker, Bow