Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Bowdoin Relay
Men Working for
B. A. A. Meet, Feb. 6
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Brunswick, Jan. 25-With its third
week Of intensive training past, the
Bowdoin relay team is beginning to
round into shape, an dat the present
rate Of development should be in
top form by the time Of opening race
at the B. A. A. meet Feb. 9. Not
only Is Captain Bob Foster, last
years star anchor man, lost to the
team by graduation, but the veteran
Rack Hamilton will also be unable to
compete. Hamilton Is at present un-
der Doctors orders not to run and 1t
is extremely doubtful II he will be
able to represent Bowdoin at all dur
ing the coming indoor season. His
loss will be a severe blow to the
team. It was Hamilton who last year
in the race at the B. A. A. meet
opened up a lead of fifteen yards
against Paulson of Yale, making
possible to large extent Bowdoin's
victory.
The pessimistic tone implied in the
announcement Of the loss Of Hamil-
ton Is to some extent relieved by the
great Improvement shown by Tarbell,
who has already broken several of
the latter's records. AS it is, how
ever, Coach Magee has a tough as
signment in attempting to produce a
team equal to last years. In addition
to Tarbell there are three other let
ter men on the squad. Cy Webster,
Hal Littlefield and Ed Tanning.
I Webster. who ran anchor on the re-
lay team in 1928, broke the Augusta
cup record at that time but he left
| college at the end of the year. He
returned last year, but was ineligible.
| After his long lay off he has had con-
siderable difficulty In getting back
into shape, but already is showing
some of his old time form. Little
field, captain of the varsity track
team this year, ran relay two years
| ago. He is improving rapidly and at
present appears as one of the best
bets. Reg SWEET, a sophomore, is
| giving the veterans plenty of compe-
titlon, and should make a strong bid
for the team. He was captain Of the
freshman relay team last year and
is rapidly developing into smooth
ana powerful runner.
Another Of last years team who is
| showing up we'll is Ed Tanning. Fam
| ming ran number two on the mile
| team, as well as running on the two
mile team that defeated Maine at the
| Portland Legion games.
Among the other men on the squad
| are Bob Ham, Harry Wood. Frank
| Foster. Don Hewett, Art Seelye, Ted
| Fuller. Fletcher Means and Joe
Beckett. Hamm was another mem
! Der of the two mile team last year
| Hewett, Foster. Seelye, Fuller, Means
and Beckett are all sophomores. Eos
ter is the brother Of Bob, captain of
varsity track team last year, and one
| OF the best known runers ever pro-
] duced at Bowdoin. He is just begin
| ming to show promise and is indicat-
| ing considerable possibilities.
1t is not now certain who the team
will run at the B. A. A. games al
| though Coach Magee states that
Bowdoin is sure of race. T. j.
i kanaley, manager of the meet, at
| tempted to match Bowdoin against
! Yale, but the latter was unwilling to
, run. An attempt to make the Har-
ward Technology race a three corner
ed affair was also failure, Harvard
refusing to run Bowdoin. Williams
| also declined an offer to race Bow
dom. Coach Magee is putting all OF
his efforts in developing a mile team
and it is possible that race with
Brown will be arranged for the Pirt-
land American Legion meet.
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