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VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTLTUTB, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1913 NO. 16 LYNCHBURG Y. M. C. A. DEFEATED Goes Down for First Time Before On-slaught of Varsity—Banner Year in Athletics Started With a Rush Varsity Basketball Quint^ put the banner in the banner year, when in the first game of the basketball sea-son, the quint representing Lynchburg Y. M. C. A. met defeat at their ^ hands for the first time in history to t h e tune of 24 to 22. I. "All things come to him who will but w a i t , " is an old saying that different people have been believing in and also doubting for the last hun-dred years, but the real significance of the proverb was brought to light in the present athletic year at V. M. I. Judging from the rceord that was to be looked back upon, who ever thought that V. M. I. would have beaten a team, t h a t in their history of five years experience with the same men, and with a record of only one game lost in t h a t interval, had down-ed the Varsity by an overwhelming score each time. Perhaps no one ex-cept the basketball squad itself. Lynchburg Y. M. C. A., as their opening game has taken Varsity for t h e i r easy meat, every year since bas-ketball was organized in barracks, seemingly to [every one as merely a practice game, as we were defeated and defeated badly each time. But nevertheless, if you d o n ' t succeed the first time hit 'em again. We did'nt succeed and hit ' em again, but got hit harder than ever. But overlooking t h i s trifle, the same men who met such a flood last year buckled down to hard work, and with work and grit openly declared that this year would see the last of the triumphant march of the opponents. I When it was heard around barracks t h a t we were going to beat Lynch-burg, it was some joke, and many were the kicks t h a t went up against the team for even trying them again. But they stood the knocking. Well Lynchburg came and you see the re-sult. What do you call it? Luck! I t could'nt have been luck for anyone t h a t saw the game saw also t h a t it was a fight from the blow of the whistle until the crack of the pistol. Well what was i t ? Again comes the banner year. V. M. L was j u s t nat- / urally tired of being such easy meat and bucking down are showing the onlookers what we really can do. In this the first game every man s t a r t e d the thing with a rush as each knew exactly what kind of a scrapp-ing machine he had to buckle against. Surprising was no name for the feel ing that swept barracks when the first exhibition of the t e am was witnessed. I t overlapsed all expectations. One thing that shows up exceptionally well this year that was not as much in evidence last year as should have been, is the good judgment shown in individual, and team work. The makings of a winning team. Kramer, of McCrum's drug store, has ordered fresh candies and flowers for the February hops. MINSTREL SHOW EX- j BASEBALL SCHED- ^ ^ COMPLETED Enjoyed by Enthusiastic Audience on Night of Dec. 26 ; Many Strong Teams to Be Met in — j Coming Season—V. P. I. Game in Roanoke Feature—Twelfe Games at Home A f t e r some delay occasioned by the dicfl^iulties of filling several open dates. Manager " B i l l y " Bowles has at l a s t made public the baseball sched-ule for 1913, and it is probably the haraest ever undertaken by a V. M.L team. A«total of sixteen games ap-pear on the list, for abroad and the remaining twelve in Lexington. Among the strongest teams are in-cluded St. Johns, North Carolina, South Carolina, Trinity and Kentucky S t a t e at home, and V. P. L, North Carolina A. and M., and Trinity abroad. Perhaps the biggest game of the season will be with V. P. L in Roanoke. Last year the teamslbroke even, V. P. I. having a walkover in Lynchburg, while a f ew days later in Roanoke V. M. I. came back strong, winning t h e game by a decisive score. I h i s year onjy one contest is schedul-ed and the greatest effort will be put f o r t h to win the " r u b b e r ." The prospects for a winning team are f a i r l y bright, but at present the b a t t e r y department appears to be woe-f u l l y weak. Throckmorton and Moore who did practically all of the pitching last year will both be absent f r om the lineup. Throckmorton was lost by graduation, and Moore will be unable to play. Reed, the mainstay behind the bat for three years has also graduated. The other monogram men who have not returned are Grove, first base, and Witt, infield. Captain Bryan will again be found at third base, while Creswell, whose sensa-tional work was the talk of last sea-son, will be a fixture at short. Miller of last y e a r ' s infield, has also return-ed, while the heavy h i t t i n g outfield remains intact, Clarkson, Dickens and Sewell all being present. The rat class will no doubt turn out some promising material, and if a couple of good twirlers can be developed to help out Cox and Watt of last year's squad, the team will be well balanced in every department. The first game is on the home grounds Saturday, March 22nd, and by t h a t time it is hoped that the new a t h l e t i c field will be in condition, but at present the outlook is very doubtful. The schedule: Satrday, March 22—Open. Wednesaay, March 26—Randolph Macon College in Lexington. Saturday, March 29—V. P. L in Roanoke. J Thursday, April 3—St. Johns in Lexington. Saturday, April 5—Roanoke College in Lexington. The long heralded minstrel show, given for the benefit of a t h l e t i c s under the management of Frazer and Merry i proved to be one of the most enjoya-ble a f f a i r s ever pulled off at the Insti-t u t e . It showed careful work both on the part of the managers and par-t i c i p a n t s and [its success was f a r be-yond the hopes and expectations of the most optimistic. It brought out some excellent material in the corps and threatened to flood the stage of today with stars by the wholesale. Every number on the program was exceedingly well performed and not a; dull moment was spent daring the en-t i r e evening. The minstrel show proper proved to be the laughter pro-voking hit of the affair as was to be expected. It took the form of a fac-u l ty meeting at the I n s t i t u t e , and the various professors present were horri-fied to find t h e i r own images, if not in appearance at least in actions, per-forming on the stage. The peculiar-a r i t i e s of each and every one were displayed to full advantage and this work the crowd enjoyed to its f u l l e st extent. Avreil and Root in a bunch of foolishness did their share towards the evening's pleasure. Randolph, Jennings and Hardaway were espe-cially good in a short sketch, and were enthusiastically received. Schmitt, accompanied on the piano by Clarke, gave several excellent selec-tions on the violin, and nothing more need be said than t h a t he was up to his usual standard. The mandolin club played many popular pieces and remarkable talent was evident among i t s members. The glee club, compos-ed of seven Cadets, showed the result of good training and gave a very cre-ditable offering indeed. The show taken all together was a huge success and it is hoped that a similar attrac-tion may be arranged each year in the f u t u r e . Neir—Morris Although rather late, we wish to announce the marriage on Oct. 31, 1912, of Miss Beatrice Neir of Chi-cago and Omaha, to Eugene P. Mor-ris, '07, a prominent lawyer of Wat-seka, III. Notice to Cadets Pay up on The Cadet. Neither you nor The Cadet staff wants to see your name on the Beauty Page. Let us m a k e j i t so"that no such page will be necessary in this y e a r ' s paper. " We earnestly solicit the patronage of our readers for advertisers in The Cadet and the Bomb. These adver-t i s e r s make possible this phase of col-lege activities. Continued on page 2 What We Have Done V. M. 1 24 V. M. 1 26 V. M. 1 44 V. M. 1 55 Lynchburg Y. M. C. A 22 U. of S. C 13 Roanoke College 6 N. C. A. &M.... 6 V. M. I. GETS GOOD PLACE Will Follow West Point Cadets in the Inaugural Parade The Cadets of t h e Virginia Military i n s t i t u t e will be well up in the front ine in the inauguration parade which Will escort President Wilson f r om th^ capitol to t h e White Hoiise. tSeneral Leonard Wood, grand marshal has assigned the Virginia boys the placfe in the parade. They will follow thfe navy Cadets from A n n a ^ l i s and thfe West Point Cadets. The Virginia Military I n s t i t u t e i3 the first military college of the coun-t r y to make application for a place in t h e inaugural line, and it was reward ed with a good position. The parade, so f a r as mapped out, will be as follows: Three regiments of infantry, one regiment of coas^^|> t i l l e r y g ; one regiment of c a v a ^y one battalion of field artillery, one b a t t a l i o n of engineers. West Point, Annapolis and V. M. I. W. & L. FANCY DRESS BALL Date of Feb. 4 Chosen for Brilliant Affair February 4th has been chosen as the night for the fancy dress ball of Washington and -Lee, and the entire first class of the I n s t i t u t e is viewing with the student body in the interest being taken in the preparations for it. This annual ball is one of the most elaborate affairs of the South and lucky indeed is the one who is permitted to participate in it. It, a f t e r our own final ball, is the one great event of the'first classman's life and in a f t e r l i f e this night is looked back upon as one of the hapiest ever spent in Lexington. The preparations, under the excel-lent management of Miss Annie White, have been almost completed, and the indications are t h a t this ball will even surpass those of former years in its brilliancy—if such a t h i n g could be possible. Lieutenant Malone Will Serve on Sulzer's Staff F i r s t Lieutenant Paul Malone of A. company, Sixty-fifth i n f a n t r y , was yesterday appointed a member of Gov-ernor elect Sulzer's military staff. Lieutenant Malone was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute of Lexington, Va., the West Point of the South. He entered the Sixty-fifth i n f a n t r y as a second lieutenant on Dec. 30, 1908, and on Sept. 13, 1910, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and was assigned to A. company. Lieutenant Malone's name was sub-mitted by Colonel George J. Haffa of the regiment. Lieutenant Malone is a Buafflo boy by b i r t h and is the son of Senator elect John F. Malone of No. 290 North street. He is in the general insurance business in the El-licott square. Walter F. Gibson of the Seventy-fourth infantry was the Buffalo representative (ui Governor D i x ' s staff. The above appeared in a recent Buffalo, N. Y., paper. Malone was a member of the class of '08.
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Full Text Search | VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTLTUTB, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1913 NO. 16 LYNCHBURG Y. M. C. A. DEFEATED Goes Down for First Time Before On-slaught of Varsity—Banner Year in Athletics Started With a Rush Varsity Basketball Quint^ put the banner in the banner year, when in the first game of the basketball sea-son, the quint representing Lynchburg Y. M. C. A. met defeat at their ^ hands for the first time in history to t h e tune of 24 to 22. I. "All things come to him who will but w a i t , " is an old saying that different people have been believing in and also doubting for the last hun-dred years, but the real significance of the proverb was brought to light in the present athletic year at V. M. I. Judging from the rceord that was to be looked back upon, who ever thought that V. M. I. would have beaten a team, t h a t in their history of five years experience with the same men, and with a record of only one game lost in t h a t interval, had down-ed the Varsity by an overwhelming score each time. Perhaps no one ex-cept the basketball squad itself. Lynchburg Y. M. C. A., as their opening game has taken Varsity for t h e i r easy meat, every year since bas-ketball was organized in barracks, seemingly to [every one as merely a practice game, as we were defeated and defeated badly each time. But nevertheless, if you d o n ' t succeed the first time hit 'em again. We did'nt succeed and hit ' em again, but got hit harder than ever. But overlooking t h i s trifle, the same men who met such a flood last year buckled down to hard work, and with work and grit openly declared that this year would see the last of the triumphant march of the opponents. I When it was heard around barracks t h a t we were going to beat Lynch-burg, it was some joke, and many were the kicks t h a t went up against the team for even trying them again. But they stood the knocking. Well Lynchburg came and you see the re-sult. What do you call it? Luck! I t could'nt have been luck for anyone t h a t saw the game saw also t h a t it was a fight from the blow of the whistle until the crack of the pistol. Well what was i t ? Again comes the banner year. V. M. L was j u s t nat- / urally tired of being such easy meat and bucking down are showing the onlookers what we really can do. In this the first game every man s t a r t e d the thing with a rush as each knew exactly what kind of a scrapp-ing machine he had to buckle against. Surprising was no name for the feel ing that swept barracks when the first exhibition of the t e am was witnessed. I t overlapsed all expectations. One thing that shows up exceptionally well this year that was not as much in evidence last year as should have been, is the good judgment shown in individual, and team work. The makings of a winning team. Kramer, of McCrum's drug store, has ordered fresh candies and flowers for the February hops. MINSTREL SHOW EX- j BASEBALL SCHED- ^ ^ COMPLETED Enjoyed by Enthusiastic Audience on Night of Dec. 26 ; Many Strong Teams to Be Met in — j Coming Season—V. P. I. Game in Roanoke Feature—Twelfe Games at Home A f t e r some delay occasioned by the dicfl^iulties of filling several open dates. Manager " B i l l y " Bowles has at l a s t made public the baseball sched-ule for 1913, and it is probably the haraest ever undertaken by a V. M.L team. A«total of sixteen games ap-pear on the list, for abroad and the remaining twelve in Lexington. Among the strongest teams are in-cluded St. Johns, North Carolina, South Carolina, Trinity and Kentucky S t a t e at home, and V. P. L, North Carolina A. and M., and Trinity abroad. Perhaps the biggest game of the season will be with V. P. L in Roanoke. Last year the teamslbroke even, V. P. I. having a walkover in Lynchburg, while a f ew days later in Roanoke V. M. I. came back strong, winning t h e game by a decisive score. I h i s year onjy one contest is schedul-ed and the greatest effort will be put f o r t h to win the " r u b b e r ." The prospects for a winning team are f a i r l y bright, but at present the b a t t e r y department appears to be woe-f u l l y weak. Throckmorton and Moore who did practically all of the pitching last year will both be absent f r om the lineup. Throckmorton was lost by graduation, and Moore will be unable to play. Reed, the mainstay behind the bat for three years has also graduated. The other monogram men who have not returned are Grove, first base, and Witt, infield. Captain Bryan will again be found at third base, while Creswell, whose sensa-tional work was the talk of last sea-son, will be a fixture at short. Miller of last y e a r ' s infield, has also return-ed, while the heavy h i t t i n g outfield remains intact, Clarkson, Dickens and Sewell all being present. The rat class will no doubt turn out some promising material, and if a couple of good twirlers can be developed to help out Cox and Watt of last year's squad, the team will be well balanced in every department. The first game is on the home grounds Saturday, March 22nd, and by t h a t time it is hoped that the new a t h l e t i c field will be in condition, but at present the outlook is very doubtful. The schedule: Satrday, March 22—Open. Wednesaay, March 26—Randolph Macon College in Lexington. Saturday, March 29—V. P. L in Roanoke. J Thursday, April 3—St. Johns in Lexington. Saturday, April 5—Roanoke College in Lexington. The long heralded minstrel show, given for the benefit of a t h l e t i c s under the management of Frazer and Merry i proved to be one of the most enjoya-ble a f f a i r s ever pulled off at the Insti-t u t e . It showed careful work both on the part of the managers and par-t i c i p a n t s and [its success was f a r be-yond the hopes and expectations of the most optimistic. It brought out some excellent material in the corps and threatened to flood the stage of today with stars by the wholesale. Every number on the program was exceedingly well performed and not a; dull moment was spent daring the en-t i r e evening. The minstrel show proper proved to be the laughter pro-voking hit of the affair as was to be expected. It took the form of a fac-u l ty meeting at the I n s t i t u t e , and the various professors present were horri-fied to find t h e i r own images, if not in appearance at least in actions, per-forming on the stage. The peculiar-a r i t i e s of each and every one were displayed to full advantage and this work the crowd enjoyed to its f u l l e st extent. Avreil and Root in a bunch of foolishness did their share towards the evening's pleasure. Randolph, Jennings and Hardaway were espe-cially good in a short sketch, and were enthusiastically received. Schmitt, accompanied on the piano by Clarke, gave several excellent selec-tions on the violin, and nothing more need be said than t h a t he was up to his usual standard. The mandolin club played many popular pieces and remarkable talent was evident among i t s members. The glee club, compos-ed of seven Cadets, showed the result of good training and gave a very cre-ditable offering indeed. The show taken all together was a huge success and it is hoped that a similar attrac-tion may be arranged each year in the f u t u r e . Neir—Morris Although rather late, we wish to announce the marriage on Oct. 31, 1912, of Miss Beatrice Neir of Chi-cago and Omaha, to Eugene P. Mor-ris, '07, a prominent lawyer of Wat-seka, III. Notice to Cadets Pay up on The Cadet. Neither you nor The Cadet staff wants to see your name on the Beauty Page. Let us m a k e j i t so"that no such page will be necessary in this y e a r ' s paper. " We earnestly solicit the patronage of our readers for advertisers in The Cadet and the Bomb. These adver-t i s e r s make possible this phase of col-lege activities. Continued on page 2 What We Have Done V. M. 1 24 V. M. 1 26 V. M. 1 44 V. M. 1 55 Lynchburg Y. M. C. A 22 U. of S. C 13 Roanoke College 6 N. C. A. &M.... 6 V. M. I. GETS GOOD PLACE Will Follow West Point Cadets in the Inaugural Parade The Cadets of t h e Virginia Military i n s t i t u t e will be well up in the front ine in the inauguration parade which Will escort President Wilson f r om th^ capitol to t h e White Hoiise. tSeneral Leonard Wood, grand marshal has assigned the Virginia boys the placfe in the parade. They will follow thfe navy Cadets from A n n a ^ l i s and thfe West Point Cadets. The Virginia Military I n s t i t u t e i3 the first military college of the coun-t r y to make application for a place in t h e inaugural line, and it was reward ed with a good position. The parade, so f a r as mapped out, will be as follows: Three regiments of infantry, one regiment of coas^^|> t i l l e r y g ; one regiment of c a v a ^y one battalion of field artillery, one b a t t a l i o n of engineers. West Point, Annapolis and V. M. I. W. & L. FANCY DRESS BALL Date of Feb. 4 Chosen for Brilliant Affair February 4th has been chosen as the night for the fancy dress ball of Washington and -Lee, and the entire first class of the I n s t i t u t e is viewing with the student body in the interest being taken in the preparations for it. This annual ball is one of the most elaborate affairs of the South and lucky indeed is the one who is permitted to participate in it. It, a f t e r our own final ball, is the one great event of the'first classman's life and in a f t e r l i f e this night is looked back upon as one of the hapiest ever spent in Lexington. The preparations, under the excel-lent management of Miss Annie White, have been almost completed, and the indications are t h a t this ball will even surpass those of former years in its brilliancy—if such a t h i n g could be possible. Lieutenant Malone Will Serve on Sulzer's Staff F i r s t Lieutenant Paul Malone of A. company, Sixty-fifth i n f a n t r y , was yesterday appointed a member of Gov-ernor elect Sulzer's military staff. Lieutenant Malone was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute of Lexington, Va., the West Point of the South. He entered the Sixty-fifth i n f a n t r y as a second lieutenant on Dec. 30, 1908, and on Sept. 13, 1910, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and was assigned to A. company. Lieutenant Malone's name was sub-mitted by Colonel George J. Haffa of the regiment. Lieutenant Malone is a Buafflo boy by b i r t h and is the son of Senator elect John F. Malone of No. 290 North street. He is in the general insurance business in the El-licott square. Walter F. Gibson of the Seventy-fourth infantry was the Buffalo representative (ui Governor D i x ' s staff. The above appeared in a recent Buffalo, N. Y., paper. Malone was a member of the class of '08. |