VMI Cadet. October 26, 1909

              THE CADET
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1909 NO. 4
SAYS FOOTBALL
MEN HAVE TO WORK
Mr. Gloth's Impressions of the Difficul-ties
in the Way of Football-What
He Expected and What He
Found
INSTITUTE MAN SENT PROGRESS OF FUND FOR
TO PHILIPPINES! FREELAND MEMORIAL
I n t a l k i n g to a r e p r p s e n t a t i v e of
hhe Cadet r e c e n t l y , Coach Gioth
Hpoko aa f o l l o w s of t h e t o a m :
" W l i e i i 1 r a i n f o v j t hiTc to c o a ch
I e x p e c t e d far d i f r e r e i i l material
f r o m w h a t 1 f o u n d . In the f i r s t p l a ce
I w a s u n d e r the i m p r e s s i o n t h a t the
f o o t b a l l men were far o l d e r , morn
m a t u r e , tnore e x j ) e r i e n c e d than t h ey
a r e . P r a c r i c a l l y none of our m e n are
jrood player.'? when they c o m e here.
T h e y work four y e a r s , and a r e s t r o ng
o n l y in t h e l a s t one.
" A g a i n , I was «surpriaed at the
a m o u n t of t i m e a l l o w e d f c r p r a c t i c e.
I c o n f e s . s t h a t it s e e m s to me impos-s
i b l e for t e a m s to a c c o m p l i s h any-t
h i n g when so h a n d i c a p p e d . The
mt-n a r e u n a b l e to learn the game.
T h e g e n e r a l run of c o l l e g e s and ut^i-v
o r s i t i e s h a v e t w o a n d a h a l f to thr^ e
h o u r s p r a c t i c e e v e r y a f t e r n o o n ; a l l of
our m e n are out j u s t a b o u t 30 min-u
t e s each day. The n a t u r a l c o n c l u -
s i o n is t h a t t h e I n s t i t u t e is u n a b l e to
c o m p l e t e w i t h s c h o o l s of i t s s i z e f or
a t h l e t i c s u p r e m a c y . T h e r e is b u t one
t h i n g t o o v e . : c o m e saeh ot)BiacleS~air
we h a v e t o c o n t e n d w i t h , and t h a t is
s p i r i t . N e v e r in prep s c h o o l , at
P e n n s y l v a n i a or at V i r g i n i a , h a v e I
s e e n such s p i r i t as is p u t i n t o the
w o r k h e r e This w a s c l e a r l y b r o u g ht
o u t in t h e e x h i b i t i o n of S a t u r d a y in
l i y n e h b i i r g . O u t w e i g h e d ten pounds
t o t h e man, o u t a g e d four y e a r s , w i th
p r a c t i c a l l y no e x p e r i e n c e , the V. M.
1. t e a m p l a y e d r i n g s a r o i m d C a r o l i n a.
T h i s g o e s to s h o w t h a t it i s n ' t ago;,
w e i g h t and e x p e r i e n c e t l a t c o u n t and
m a k e f o r s u c c e s s , but de*^ermination,
g r i t arm s t i c k - t o - i t - i v e n e s s.
" T o o m u c h c r e d i t c a n n o t be g i v en
C o l o n e l S. R. C l e a v e s . His i n t e r e st
in and a t t e n t i o n and k i n d n e s s to the
t e a m h a v e h e l p e d as m u d i as any on
t h i n g t o d e v e l o p a w e l l - b a l a n c e d t e am
f r o m a r a w , i n e x p e r i e n c e d squad.
T h e c o a c h e s , the t e a m and t h e corps
d e e p l y a p p r e c i a t e his e f f o r t s ."
WILSON A TRIFLE EASIER
First Lieutenant George M. Peek As-signed
to Fort Mills, Corregidor
Island, for Duty With Staff of
Commanding Officer
G e o r g e M. P e e k , '07, first l i e u t e n -
a n t , C. A. C . , has r e p o r t e d for duty
a t Fort M i l l s , C o r r e g i d o r I s l a n d , P.
I . , for d u t y on the s t a f f of t h e com-m
a n d i n g oHicer of t h e a r t i l l e r y d i s -
t r i c t of M a n i l l a Ray. f i i e u t e n a nt
P e e k s a i l e d from San F ' r a n c i a o in
J u l y , a f t e r h a v i n g s e r v e d for a s h o rt
t i m e in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of C a l i f o r n i a.
f i i e u t e n a n t P e e k r e c e n t l y sent $10
f o r a t l i l e t i c s in a d d i t i o n to his sub-s
c r i p t i o n to the C a d e t , and we t a ke
t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y to t h a n k him, on t he
p a r t of t h e c o r p s , f o r h i s g e n e r o s i t y.
H i s a d d r e s s is F o r t M i l l s , P. I.
OCTOBER HOPS
V. M. 1. ALUMNI
HAVE ORGANIZED
Middy Quarterback Unaware of
Seriousness of His Condition
the
A n n u p o l i n , Md., Oct. 2!? The con
d i t i oM of M i d s h i p m a n Karl l).Wil»<)n,
o f t h e N a v a l A c a d e m y f o o t b a l l t e a m,
w h o was injured in the g a m e w i th
V i l l a n o v a l a s t S a t u r d a y , was w i t h o ut
m a t e r i a l changH today, other than
t h a t he a p p e a r s t o be r e s t i n g a triHe
m o r e e a s i l y . He is i g n o r a n t of the
s e r i o u s n e s s of his c o n d i t i ( ) n , a n d t . i l ks
c n n s t u n t l y about l'(»otball and the
work of the Naval Academy team.
I n d e e d , he b e l i e v e s that be w i ll
h a v e B u f f i c i e n t l y r e c o v e r e d to be in
t h e g a m e n e x t S a t u r d a y . He i n s i s t -
e d t h a t h i s f a t h e r , w h o is in A n n a po
l i s see t h e g a m e jjlayed by t h e mid-s
h i p m e n w i t h t h e U n i v e r s i t y of V i r -
g i n i a t e a m t h i s a f t e r n o o n , a n d be had
b i s wish.
T h i s m o n t h m a r k s t h e b e g i n n i n g of
w h a t we hope w i l l become a c u s t om
a t V. M. I. ; t h a t i s the F r i d a y and
S a t u r d a y n i g h t hops at the e n d of
e a c h m o n t h . The n e e d of s o m a a m u s e -
m e n t to b r e a k i n t o t h e r o u t i n e of m i l -
i t a r y l i f e has a l w a y s b e e n f e l t h e re
w h e r e t h e d i s c i p l i n e is s c v e r y e t r i e t.
I t i s n o w t h o u g h t t h a t t h e l o n g s o u g ht
f o r s o l u t i o n of t h i s p r o b l e m has b e en
r e a c h e d .
W e e k b e f o r e l a s t a c o m m i t t e e was
a p p o i n t e d by C o l o n e l C l e a v e s , c o n s i s t -
i n g of CaptAin W i l l i s , C a d e t s W l i i t e,
M a c k a l l and H o d g e , to i n v e s t i g a te
t h e s o u r c e s of a m u s m e m e n t o p e n to
cadeLs d u r i n g the a c a d e m i c term.
T h e r e | ) o r t of the c o m m i t t e e , s u g g e s t -
i n g hops, m e t w i t h the h e a r t y a | ) p r o v -
al anri e a r n e s t e n d o r s e m e n t of C o l o n el
C l e a v e s . The a p p l i c a t i o n f o r bops at
t h e c l o s e of e a c h m o n t h w a s f o r w a r d -
e d to G e n e r a l N i c h o l s and a p p r o v ed
by h i m , so n o w it r e s t s w i t h t h e ca-d
e t s t o m a k e t h e m a s u c c e s s.
On F r i d a y n i g h t , the 29th, the
d a n c e w i l l l a s t u n t i l 2 o ' c l o c k and on
S a t u r d a y n i g h t , the 30th, u n t i l 12, as
h a s b e e n the c u s t o m in t h e o t h e r o n e s.
N o hops w i l l be h e l d in t h o s e m o n t hs
d u r i n g w h i c h t h e r e g u l a r d a n c e s o c c u r.
L e t t e r s h a v e b e e n w r i t t e n t o h e a ds
of many of the g i r l s ' s c h o o l s near
L e x i n g t o n , a s k i n g that g i r l s f r om
! t h e s e s c h o o l s be a l l o w e d to a t t e n d,
i I t looks now as if t h e r e will be a
l a r g e nundier of c a l i c on hand to
m a k e t h e tio|ts a s u c c e s s . Since the
c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e s e d e p e n d upon the
s u c c e s s of this f i r s t on»', let e v e ry
cadet take it upon h i m s e l f t<» invite j "PPointments in
h i s c a l i c , or if t h i s is i m p r u c t i c a f d e , ! » r e a n n o u n c e d:
a t t e n d h i m s e l f.
More Money Needed to Erect Tribute to
Friend of Institute—Committee of
Alumni to Push Campaign for
Contributions
T h e f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r c o n t a i n s n e ws
of i n t e r e s t t o e v e r y o l d c a d e t , i n a s -
mu-^h a s i t t e l l s of the p r o g r e s s of
t h e f u n d f o r a m o n u m e n t to t h e l a te
M a r g a r e t W. F r e e l a n d:
R i c h m o n d , Oct. 18, 1909.
E d i t o r of T h e C a d e t , V. M. L,
L e x i n g t o n , Va.
D e a r S i r : So much good has re-s
u l t e d f r o m t h e n o t i c e of t h e " M . W .
F . M e m o r i a l , " which a p p e a r e d in
t h e C a d e t of Oct. 2nd, t h a t I a m g o -
i n g to a s k y o u to i n s e r t the c r c u l ar
l e t t e r a g a i n.
T h e r e s p o n s e t o t h e l e t t e r h a s b e en
m o s t g r a t i f y i n g , but I n o t i c e t h a t the
c o n t r i b u t i o n s , w i t h a f e w e x c e p t i o n s,
f i a v e a l l c o m e f r o m t h e r e c i p i e n t s of
t h e l e t t e r ; in o t h e r w o r d s , t h e m a t t er
s e e m s not to have been b»'0ught to
t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e old c a d e t s not on
my l i s t . It w a s i m p o s s i b l e t o s e c u re
:(he a d d r e s s e s of any old c a d e t s but
t h e g r a d u a t e s , and i t w a s h o p e d t h at
t h e y w o u l d e a c h in the r e s p e c t i ve
l o c a l i t i e s a s s i s t in t h e r a i s i n g of tho
f u n d . So far, 119 c a d e t s have re-s
p o n d e d , e i g h t of w h o m h a v e c o n t r i b -
u t e d m o r e t h a n t h e a m o u n t c a l l e d f o r.
T h e t o t a l of t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n to d a te
i s $ 1 7 6 . 0 0 . D o u b l e t h a t a m o u n t w o u ld
b e required. The f o l l o w i n g old
c a d e t s have a g r e e d tc act upon a
c o m m i t t e e to take c h a r g e of the
f u n d , e t c . :
G e n e r a l S c o t t S h i p p , '.W.
G r e e n l e e 1). Fietcher, '8fi,
T a z e w e l l T. Hubard, '87.
C b a s . S. R o l l e r , '01.
G e o . W. W a t s o n , '01.
A. E r s k i n e M i l l e r , '01.
I. B r a n c h J o h n s o n , '02.
J . C. W i s e , '02.
J . D. Owen, '03.
W. W. L a P r a d e , '04.
I b e l i e v e y o u w i l l a s s i s t us g r e a t ly
by p r i n t i n g t h i s l e t t e r in y o u r n e x t
Y o u r s v e r y t r u l y,
J . C. W I S E.
TWO MEN GET STRIPES
H e a d i j u a r t e r s , (-. C.,
O c t . 20, 19(M».
G e n e r a l O r d e r s , No. 1«>,
U p o n the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the
c o m m a n d a n t of c a d e t s the f o l l o w i ng
t h e cor|>s of c a d e ts
J . L. E w i n g , F.
C o a c h G l o t h l e f t T h u r s d a y f o r R o a -
n o k e , w h e r e he saw the D a v i d s o n -
W a s f i i n g t o n and Lee g a m e . In his
a b s e n c e the scpiad w a s led by C a p t a in
Mefr<'dy, a s s i s t e d by Captain.^ A l e x -
a n d e r and D o y l e.
W i t h a n u m b e r of o l d men back,
p r o s p e c t s for a record Binisbing
g y m . t e a m t h i s . y e a r a r e e x c e l l e n t.
T h e men are w o r k i n g hard and are
f a s t l e a r n i n g n e w a n d d i f f i c u l t s t u n t s.
T h e r e is s o m e p r o m i s i n g m a t e r i a l in
t l i e n e w f o u r t h cUbS.
To he C o r p o r a ls
V. Urown.
T h e y w i l l be o b e y e d and r e s p e c t ed
a c c o r d i n g l y .
By c o m m a n d of B r i d a d i e r - G e n e r al
N i c h o l s ,
C. W. W A T T S , Colonel
and A c t i n g A d j u t a n t , V. M. 1.
T h e b a s k e t b a l l m e n a r e a l r e a d y out
f o r d a i l y p r a c t i c e in the g y m . under
t h e t u t e l a g e of C a p t a i n M c E n t e e.
A l t h o u g h no d e f i n i t e a s s u r a n c e c a n be
g i v e n t h u s e a r l y , it i s s a f e t o p r o p h -
e s y t h a t t h e b a s k e t b a l l t e a m w i l l be
u goml one.
Atlanta Sons of Virginia Military In-stitute
Form Association — Will
Celebrate Founder's Day
November 11
T h e A t l a n t a g r a d u a t e s of t h e V i r -
g i n i a M i l i t a r y I n s t i t u t e m e t W e d n e s -
d a y a f t e r n o o n in room 1633 o f th«
C a n d l e r b u i l d i n g and o r g a n i z e d an
a l u m n i a s s o c i a t i o n t h a t w i l l be of in-t
e r e s t t o t h e s o n s of that f a m o u * i n -
s t i t u t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e a n d t ha
S o u t h . T w e n t y s i x m e m b e r s wer«
e n r o l l e d at t h e o u t s e t and p l a n s w e r«
m a d e f o r a n e n t h u s i a s t i c ' m e e t i n g of
b e h e l d N o v . 11 n e x t , w h i c h marks
t h e 7 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e V. M. I.
A l u m n i of t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n w h o re-s
i d e in A t l a n t a and t h o s e t h r o u g h o ut
t h e s t a t e a r e u r g e d t o i d e n t i f y t h e m -
s e l v e s w i t h the a s s o c i a t i o n , and to
b e p r e s e n t at t h e N o v e m b e r m e e t i ng
in t h e C a n d l e r b u i l d i n g , r o om 1633.
A t t h a t t i m e p e r m a n e n t o f f i c e r s f or
t h e y e a r w i l l be e l e c t e d.
A t W e d n e s d a y ' s i n i t i a l s e s s i o n Col-o
n e l B l a i r D. T a y l o r w a s m a d e c h a i r*
m a n and H e n r y B e d i n g e r B a y l o r , s e c -
r e t a r y . The c h a r t e r m e m b e r s o f t he
a s s o c i a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g n u m b e r s of t h e -
m o s t p r o m i n e n t m e n in A t l a n t a , ara-b
l a i r D. T a y l o r , H. B. B a y l o r,
F l e m i n g D u B i g o n n , W . C . G r a s t y , A,
J . O r m e , F. H. O r m e , A . M. S c h o e n,
G e o r g e F . S c h o e n , J . C l e m e n t s S c h a f l f -
e r , J . G. S c r u t c h i n , R. B . D u n b a r , J.
B. H i g h t o w e r , T. J. H i g h t o w e r , A.
S . H i g h t o w e r , A. R H i g h t o w e r , H.
L. G r a v e s , ,1. C. S i b l e y , W . M . H u n t t ,
B r u t u s . ! . C l a y , K. P . H o w e l l , A l b e rt
H o w e ' l , Jr., A. H o l m e s , John F.
R i s e r , I): C. G i f f e n and P . W, P o p e.
— A t l a n t a J o u r n a l , Oct. 21.
ALUMNUS SUFFERS ACCIDENT
R. T. Pendleton, ^O^Has Leg Broken
While Playing^ootball
" D u r i n g one of the m o s t e x c i t i ng
f o o t b a l l g a m e s e v e r pla;^ed on t he
S h e n a n d o a h V a l l e y a c a d e m y g r o u n d s,
t h i s a f t e r n o o n w i t h B e r r y v i l l e h i gh
s c h o o l t e a m , M a j o r T u c k e r P e n d l e t o n,
c o m m a n d a n t of the c a d e t s , w h o was
p l a y i n g r i g h t half back, had both
b o n e s of h i s l e f t l e g b r o k e n b e t w e en
h i s k n e e and a n k l e . He w a s t a c k l ed
f r o m t h e f r o n t and r e a r , a n d o n e man
f e l l on him, b r e a k m g h i s l e g . H«
w a s c a r r i e d f r o m t h e field, in a f a i n t -
i n g c o n d i t i o n . The c a d e t s won tha
g a m e , 5 to 0, a f t e r s e v e r a l o t h e r s had
r e c e i v e d m i n o r i n j u r i e s ."
" T u c k " P e n d l e t o n was u m e m b er
o f the c l a s s of '08. I m m e d i a t e ly
a f t e r g r a d u a t i o n he a c c e p t e d a p o s i -
t i o n a.s c o m m a n d a n t of c a d e t s a t the
S h e n a n d o a h V a l l e y M i l i t a r y A c a d e m y,
w h i l e he w a s p r e p a r i n g t o e n t e r t he
a r m y . During his t i m e t h e r e h<i h as
e n d e a r e d h i m s e l f to all t h e c a d e t s by
h i s i n t e r e s t in t h e i r a t h l e t i c s , ag w e l l
us by h i s e f t ' o r t s to r a i s e t h e m i l i t a ry
s t a n d a r d of t h e s c h o o l.
I t was at f i r s t r u m o r e d that both
l e g s had been b r o k e n and t h a t he
w o u l d be c o n f i n e d to h i s bed f o r s e v -
e r a l m o n t h s . This r u m o r , h o w e v e r,
p r o v e d u n t r u e . The f r a c t u r e w a s a
c l e a n o n e and he is e x p e c t e d t o b« ou
c r u t c h e v S o m e t i m e n e x t w e e k . 7