Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-16
STAGE ALL SET FOR MEET
FOUR maine COLLEGES TODAY
Especial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, May 1.-THE stage is
all set for the 10Th annual Maine in
tercollegiate track and field meet to-
morrow at Colby college when the
track teams of Bates, Bowdoin, Colby
and the University of Maine compete
for the championship OF the state.
Weather predictions are that it will
be fair for tomorrow and all Of the
track loving fans are most desirous
that the conditions be ideal as there
are several state records which are
very liable to be shattered by the
several stars of the four Maine col
leges. ~
Preparations have been made by
the Maine intercollegiate track and
field association to accommodate the
largest crowd in the 20 years that
the four colleges have been united in
the league as the interest this spring
is far ahead, Of that of previous
years. Extra bleacher seats which
were purchased last fall by the
Colby athletic association for the
football games have been set in
place in several advantageous spots
around the field to accommodate the
overflow which is bound to result
after the stadium is filled to capac-
ity. The sale of seats in the sta
dunn has been remarkable and all
of sections A and B, which were re-
served for the local college students
and people of Waterville have been
completely sold out. Sections c, D..
e and F are being disposed OF at
the other colleges and it is expect
ed that the few remaining seats IN
these sections which are not snapped
UP by the students Of Bates, Bowdoin
and the University of Maine, will be
placed upon sale at the gate office
early Saturday morning. The tickets
for the bleacher seats are to be
placed upon sale at the gate entrance
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning ana
the best seats will be sold off early.
The Colby track is in ideal condi-
ton for the big meet and the field
with a little sun in the morning Will
also be in the best of shape. The
steady rain Of today has settled all
of the dust around the cinders with
out flooding the track to such an ex-
tent that it will make slow time IN
the various events tomorrow. Tne
track. in the opinion of Coach Mike
RYAN. is far faster than 1t was four
wears ago an dthe~ little dampen1ng
which it received today has made II
even more fast The field is not
heavy enough to hinder any OF the
weight men in the morningl trials.
Mike Ryan gave his charges the
final talking to this afternoon IN the
college gymnasium and stressed the
great Importance of each man doing
all that is expected of him. He star
ed that in order to have Colby nnisn
with a creditable showing, as tne
reports and fact seem to point lhat
the local college will make most
creditable performance, eacn man
would have to do even more IMAM Is
expected of him and Guido all OF ms
previous performances on the track:
The Colby team Is in the PINK oi
condition for the supreme test OF tne
wear with all fthe men in excellent
physical condition. :,
The men to watch, from the Colby
standoint in the meet tomorrow, VIII
he George Mittlesdorf and Captain
Rov Hearon in the dashes. Although
the Blue and Grey track. leader was
bitten last week by stray dog, the
wound was healed very we'll and he
Is expected to make all contenders
step a lively pace to overcome MIN.
The New Jersey runner has yet to
see the heels of any dash man In
the State of Maine and he Will be
out tomorrow to see that he does not
suffer his first defeat in his two
wears of intercollegiate running.
Some experts pick Mittlesdorf and
Hearon to win first and second IN
both the century and DO yard
daShes. Es.t
Elmer Taylor will be, the best that
Colby will be able to offer in the
hurdles. Although the Winthrop lad
is fast in the high hurdles, his real
speed has been shown this season in
the low timbers and he will be most
anxiously watched in the events to-
morrow. Russell Brown will be the
only uuarter-m miller than the Blue and
Grey will pin it's faith to in the tus-
sic tomorrow as he has been show
ing up in excellent style of late: In
the last dual meet lie ran the 41O
yard dash in 81 seconds fiat without
a great deal of competition. thus
eaualling the college mark. Jimmy
Erudno is the best of the Colby mile
runners and he has been perform
ing in excellent style all this spring,
The events are scheduled to start
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock
when the first of the trials are to
be run off. The trials will probably
take the better part of two hours
to complete and then the big part
of the days program will be held.
The finals in the meet are to start
at two o'clock promptly. The officials
for the meet arrived in this city to-
night from Boston and are in readi-
ness for the meet tomorrow. The
track teams from the four colleges
are expected to pull into Waterville
this evening and get a good nights
sleep before the trials in the morn
ing.