VMI Cadet. April 21, 1922

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Vol XV. L E X I N G T O N , V I R G I N I A , F R I D A Y , A P R I L 21, 1922
No. 26
GOVERNMENT INSPEC-TION
HELD FRIDAY
AND SATURPAY
Bain Knocks Out More Specta-cular
Elements; Officers Re-mained
Until Monday.
T h e annual inspection of V.
M. I. by the War Department
took place F r i d a y and Saturday,
A p r i l 14 and 15. The inspect-i
n g o f f i c e r s , two majors and a
captain, a r r i v e d Thursday night
in preparation f o r a full two-day
program.
T h e f i r s t day's schedule was
s t a r t e d w i t h battalion parade at
8 o'clock, to be followed by in-f
a n t r y drill, but the rain, which
a l w a y s comes at times of gov-ernment
inspection, put an end
t o all f i e l d work f o r the morn-ing.
The method of theoretical
instruction in the different
branches of the R. O. T. C. was
demonstrated to the inspectors
by the various sections until 1
p. m. In the a f t e r n o o n the cav-a
l r y and a r t i l l e r y went through
t h e regular troop and battery
drill f o r the inspectors' b e n e f i t.
A l t h o u g h the wetness of the
ground prevented the more
spectacular work at a gallop
and charge, a t h o r o u g h workout
was given at the slower gaits,
both as to drill and equitation.
W h i l e this was taking place at
W h i t e ' s farm, the engineer
unit went through topography
and construction w o r k w h i l e the
i n f a n t r y gave exhibitions of
machine gun, automatic rifle,
and bayonet drills on the hill.
T h e p r o g r am for Saturday
was a l a r g e a f f a i r f o r t h e entire
battalion in the shape of garri-son
r e v i ew and tent pitching
on W h i t e ' s farm. The thre^
units, c a v a l r y , a r t i l l e r y and in-f
a n t r y , w e r e f o r m e d at 8 a. m.,
y each man with full f i e l d packs,
and proceeded to the f i e l d . The
r e v i ew b e f o r e the inspecting of-f
i c e r consisted of the regular
quick time march followed by
the mounted units later at the
t r o t and gallop. Next a camp
was pitched by each of the sep-a
r a t e units and all equipment
inspected. A f t e r the break of
camp and inspection of the
packed equipment the morn-i
n g ' s work was completed with
a demonstration attack by an
i n f a n t r y war strength platoon
f o l l o w e d by a reconnaisance
p r o b l em of the a r t i l l e r y , battery
and a tactical estimate by the
c a v a l r y troop.
Supervised athletics by the
rats and a polo game by the
mounted units brought th§ in-spection
to a close, although the
inspecting officers remained on
the post until Monday.
HOPKINS TRACK MEN VARSITY POLO
WIN MEET 58-54! SQUAD PICKED
Close Contest Inaugurates New
Cinder Path; Marylanders
Take All Races, While All
Field Events Are Copped By
Cadets.
The Johns Hopkins Univer-s
i t y track team d e f e a t e d the V.
M. I . track team 58 t o 54 in the
cadets' f i r s t meet on the new
cinder track of Alumni Field
last Thursday. The race for
v i c t o r y was nip and tuck until
the final event which gave the
v i s i t o r s their four point decis-ion.
All of the running events
were won by Hopkins men
w h i l e the cadets were particu-l
a r l y strong in the f i e l d events,
winning e v e r y one in this line.
Costolo, star sprinter f o r V. M.
I., was t r u l y rout of f o r m , due to
his playing a hard polo match
the day before, while the whole
t e am was materially weakened
by the strenuous preparation
f o r Government Inspection. On
the t w o preceding days Clark of
Johns Hopkins started the visi-tors'
scoring when he won the
century dash, $nd likewise add-ed
f i v e more p<#its by winning
the 220 yards. In the next four
events, the 440, the 880, the
mile and the two mile, Johns
Hopkins nosed out both first
and second places. Booth, their
(Continued on Pare Eight)
D R A M A T I C CLUB L E A V ES
S A T U R D A Y FOR S W E ET
B R I AR
Two More Performances
N e w Play Will Follow.
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On Saturday, next, the Dra-matic
Club entrains f o r its tour
t o Sweet Briar for the first
presentation of "The Magis-t
r a t e . " The play has been un-der
way for the past few
months, and with the able di-rection
of the coaches, it has
j u s t been completed. The scene
i s l a id in England, and is of the
English farce-comedy type. The
plot becomes complicated over a
youngster of fourteen, who in
r e a l i t y is nineteen. His real
age is p r e t t y well concealed, but
a f t e r three acts of clever acting,
the truth is brought to light.
The cadets deserve much credit
for t h e i r combined e f f o r t s in
making "The Magistrate" a
dramatic success.
This play ought to add much
to the fame of the Dramatic
Club, both here and in the out-side
world. A performance will
be given in the Jackson Memor-ial
Hall on May 3. A semi-an-nual
performance will be given
in Staunton on May 6. A great
deal of new talent will be seen
for the first time in this play.
Players Are Separated Into
Varsity and Scrub Squads.
Monday night the varsity
polo squad was picked, the squad
consisting of nine players, ir-respective
of class or unit.
These nine men have not been
assigned positions, nor have
they been rated as yet. Their
showing during the next two
weeks will largely determine
the r a t i n g they will get. The
squad consists of Barrow, H.,
Daube, Harrison, W., Marshall,
Penniman, Ridgely, Robertson,
W., Venable, R., and Philp. The
last named player was placed on
the v a r s i t y squad temporarily;
he has not been able to take
part in any practice or scrim-mages
f o r the past two weeks,
due to an injured knee.
T w o scrub squads were also
picked, each squad consisting of
f i v e players. One of these
squads is composed of cavalry-men,
the other of artillerymen.
These squads will engage in
f r e q u e n t scrimmages with the
v a r s i t y , and these scrimmages
will prove t h e basis of the selec-t
i on of the v a r s i t y team to rep-resent
V. M. I. All players on
t h e v a r s i t y and scrub squads
will be eligible to compete in the
tournament which will be held
at Finals. The men composing
the A r t i l l e r y squad are Ames,
SUPT. A N N O U N C E S TENTA-T
I V E S C H E D U L E OF FI-N
A L EXERCISES
The f o l l o w i n g Finals sched-ule
has been given out from
Headquarters, subject to
change:
Saturday, June 17.
6:00 P. M . — R e v i e w by Super-intendent,
followed by inspec-tion
and short drill.
Sunday, June 18.
8:30 A . M.—Guard Mounting.
11:00 A. M. Baccalaureate
Sermon in Jackson Hall.
Monday, June 19.
8:30 A. M.—Guard Mount-ing.
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9:15 A. M . — F i e l d Inspection!
of the Battalion, followed by'
pitching shelter tent camp
and I n f a n t r y Close Order Drills.
11:00 A. M.—Cavalry close
and extended order drills. The
Charge. Fighting on foot.
12:00 M . — A r t i l l e r y drill.
2:50 P. M.—Garrison Review
of all units, f o l l o w e d by camp of
all units.
5:30 P. M . — R e v i e w before
Board of Visitors, followed by
B a t t a l i on Parade.
Tuesday, June 20 (Alumni
D a y ) .
8:30 A. M.—Guard Mount-ing.
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RIG NINE TAKES
_F1FTH STRAIGHT
GAME OF SEASON
Oglethorpe By Taking Small
End of 2 To 1 Score Gives
Cadet Nine a Hard Fought
Game Tuesday.
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In a close game that waS
somewhat marred by a f e w er-<
rors and bad plays, the V . M. I.
t e am continued their winning
season by d e f e a t i n g the strong
Oglethorpe nine. Some of the
bad plays took several chances
t o score f r om the Cadets and
kept the game close throughout.
Rain early in the morning of
the game had l i t t l e e f f e c t on the
f i e l d , though the out gardens
w e r e somewhat rough and
s o f t , making work in this area
rather uncertain. The Ogle-thorpe
nine were the first to
score when in the t h i r d bracket
Kemp, their l e f t f i e l d e r , doubled
t o l e f t and was brought home
by Simpson's single. A f t e r this
they were unable to f i n d Page's
d e l i v e r y to any great advant-age
and not until the ninth did
they manage to make a hit.
T h e i r f i e l d work was of the
.highest order and the support
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C I V I L E N G I N E E R S TO
S P E C T L Y N C H B U RG
WORKS
IN-A
n o t h e r inspection trip is to
be made sometime next week by
the First and Second Classes of
the Civil Engineering Depart-ment.
The last one taken was
to the Student Conference at
Blacksburg and thence to the
coal fields of West Virginia,
where the mining operations
and power plants of the N o r f o lk
and Western Railroad along the
w a y were inspected. The First
Class section has also been to
Roanoke, where the shops of
the V i r g i n i a Iron and Bridge
Company were inspected.
T h i s time the trip will be
made to Lynchburg; the pur-pose
being to inspect the new
F i l t r a t i on System at that city
( r e c e n t l y installed) and also
the various types of street
pavements.
This trip and the one to Roa-noke
are annual a f f a i r s with the
Civil men, and as they can be
made in one day and at a small
cost besides being of great
practical advantage, they are
always looked forward to with
much pleasure.
V. M. I.
A B . R. H. E. PO. A.
Hatchett, shortstop 4 0 0 0 0 3
Perkinson, third base 4 0 2 0 0 5
Pillow, third base 4 1 2 0 0 2
Ryder, center f i e l d 4 1 1 1 2 0
Pack, catcher 4 0 1 0 10 0
Barbour, l e f t f i e l d ! 4 0 1 0 1 0
Southall, f i r s t base 3 0 0 1 14 0
Faulkner, right f i e l d 3 0 1 0 0 0
Page, pitcher 3 0 1 0 0 3
T o t a l s 33 2 9 2 27 13
O G L E T H O R P E
A B . R. H . E. PO. A .
Sims, r i g h t f i e l d , 4 0 0 0 0 0
Doon, f i r s t base 4 0 0 0 8 0
P a r t r i d g e , third base 2 0 0 1 4 2
Kemp, l e f t f i e l d 4 1 1 0 0 0
Simpson, catcher 4 0 1 0 - 7 2
Bryant, center f i e l d 4 0 0 0 2 0
Cox, second base 3 0 1 0 2 2
P a r t r i d g e ; , shortstop 4 0 1 1 1 0
L i t t l e , pitcher 3 0 0 0 0 3
Ferguson 10 1 0 0 0
T o t a l s 33 1 5 2 24 9
Summary.
Two-base h i t s — V . M. I.: Perkinson and Pack. Ogle-t
h o r p e : Kemp.
S i n g l e s — V . M. I . : Faulkner, Perkinson, Barbour, Pillow,
Page, and Ryder. Oglethorpe: Cox, Simpson, Ferguson,
and P a r t r i d g e , J.
Struck o u t — B y P a g e f o r V . M. I., 10. By L i t t l e f o r Ogle-thorpe,
4.
W a l k s — B y Page for V. M. L, 2. By L i t t l e for Ogle-thorpe,
0.
U m p i r e — T w o m b l e y , St. Louis.