Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-18
WATERv|LLE Boys
| CLUB BUSY PLACE
| VARIED PROGRAM


The Wateryille Boys Club has had
an exceedingly busy week and the
activities planned for the next few
days indicate that the youngsters
will be kept busy by the various ac-
tivities of the club. Superintendent
j. Frank Goodrich has outlined the
plans for the remainder of the
month, and every field of activity is
included.
The carom tournaments for the in
termediate and junior divisions be-
gan last week and will be one, of
the prominent features of the COM
ing weeks activity.
There will also be a pool tourna-
ment for both intermediate and jun
Tor divisions which will begin this
week. These tournaments will be
held on Wednesday and Saturday
evenings from seven to eight o'clock
and are also open to all those who
belong to the club.
The most prominent activity in the
gymnasium Is basketball and the
Boys Club will present team which
will be able to challenge some of the
best in this vicinity. Director Burn
hardt has charge of this activity and
has aroused a great deal Of interest
in the sport. The team was strength
ened during the week by the appear
andce of Percy York who should add
strength to the quintet. A scrim-
mage will be held on Wednesday
afternoon with the team represent
ing the Harris Bakery and the COM
petition is not expected to be slight
as the bakers have several very cap
| able players representing them.
In the group basketball series the
competition has been very keen and
| this week will see the struggle con-
| tinued. In the Juniar A division two
| teams have been organized, one TAX
ing the title of the Army, and the
other. sensing the natural rivalry
has named itself the Navy. The los
ers of this series will have their loss
| impressed upon them when the Sc
ries ends, at which time they must
| wait table for the winning squad al
championship supper.
| A volleyball tournament will b.
started this week for the members OF
the intermediate division and should
produce some very keen rivalry. This
will be continued for some time and
| the various teams will be made UP
from those who report as candidates
when the tournament opens.
J One of the features of the week
was the speech made by Superin
! tendent Goodrich in the Colby Col
| lege Memorial Chapel last Friday
; evening. This lecture was open to the
! public and many Of the wnspeople
attended. The subject of the talk
was what a City Owes to It's Boys
and in it the speaker brought out
some very fine views on the subject
He brought forth very clearly tho
/ way IN which the life in city was
untitled for the youth unless special
provision was made for their devel-
opment in many fields. A clear sum-
mary was given of what a city owes
it's boys in their development phys
| ically. mentally, and morally. The
! bringing before the citizens of Wa
terviile of the necessities for the de-
velopment of the youth of the city
! in these various ways should be OF
| great value 10 the boys who are now
in their most important stage of de-
| Xelopment. .
= With the activities Of the clul,
booming aud the prospect of the adj
! dition of a program OF winter sports
which will include ski and snowshoe
racing and crosse country hikes, the
! winter should be productive of some
very fine sport for the members OF
the club.