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Corps Ready For Gala Homecoming I b e ^ . f l U L C a b c t Tommy Dorsey Is Signed For Ring Figure VOLUME XXX LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 1936 NUMBER 6 Tommy Dorsey To Play For Figure Noted Band Is Signed for Ring Figure at Thanks-giving Hops Played Here Before Orchestra Features "Swing Music" Style Oct. 26, 1936—Tommy Dorsey and his well known orchestra have been signed by the 1937 Hop Com-mittee for the annual Thanksgiv-ing dances on November 27th and 28th. The announcement came this afternoon after the contracts had been signed and necessary ar-rangements had been made. Un-like the committee of last year, the band was signed as early as possible and not on the eve of the dances. The Committee is to b< commended for their choice of this popular radio and recording band. Appeared Here At Mid-Winters Dorsey has appeared at VMI be-fore, having been here two years ago at Mid-Winter dances with his brother Jimmy, also a leader of wide repute, and the original Dor-sey Brothers orchestra which Jim-my now directs on the Bing Cros-by air program. Tommy Dorsey broke up with his brother about a year ago and started his own band. He has now risen to the top of the orchestra field along with the other fam-ous bands. Dorsey features a "swing" style of music which has become so popular these days. This band has become very popular with the college set this and last season. The sophisticated swing is a definite dance rhythm that pleases all. Accomplished Leader Dorsey has been in thd orchestra field for many years having start-ed out with the Scranton Sirens 1 Continued On Page 8) Clean-Up Barracks For Homecomings Construction Nearly Finish-ed as Celebration Nears Ring Figure Band TOMMY DORSEY Will Meet To Choose Favors 2nd Class Committee Works On Plans For Ring Figure Construction men are working overtime this week attempting to ' bring some semblance of order to barracks before the influx of Homecoming Day visitors this week end. The courtyard is being cleared of the assembled debris, and the stoops themselves have all been poured and are being cleaned up preparatory to the painting, ex-pected to be begun .sometime the latter part of the week. Outside Nearly Finished The painting of the outside of barracks is now more than half completed, and by the end of the week, it was thought that most of the exterior would be finished. In place of the old mottled yellow color, visitors will see a barracks of uniform grey appearance, real-1 izing at last the truth of the ex-pression, "the grim, grey walls." The outside painting is being done with a "cold water paint," com-posed of concrete, water and vari-ous dyes, applied with a compress-ed air sprayer. In the meantime, other work-men are gradually finishing the various details which remain to be done before barracks is finally completed. All of the construc-tion work will probably be fin-ished next month, bringing to a close a project which began last March, and which has completely changed barracks. With the announcement of the Thanksgiving Orchestra in to-night's Cadet, the plans for the Ring Figure are nearing comple-tion. The second class is looking forward to a nice figure and prob-ably one of the best that has been at the Institute for years, and are looking for cooperation from Tom-my Dorsey and his band. All of the plans for the Figure have been carried out by the Ring Figure committee appointed by Bill Vesey several weeks ago. The committee consisted of the follow-ing: ' Henry Darling, Chairman, Perry Gwaltney, Walter Roussell and Randy Charrington. A num-ber of favors have been selected from which the class is to choose the one they think the best suited for the figure. The plan1 of the figure itself Is very nearly com-pleted and as soon as it is en-trely finished the members of the class will begin practice in the gym. The music to be played during the figure and while the activities are taking place under the arch has to be selected by the committee and sent to the orches-tra so there will be a thorough un-derstanding by both parties of what is to take place. (Continued On Page 8) Northern Virginia Club To Hold Christmas Dance October 26—Twenty-five mem-bers of the Northern Virginia club met tonight to make arrangements for the club's annual Christmas dance. The meeting was called | by C. B. Goolrick, who explained the purpose of the club to the new cadets and told of the loca-tions being considered for this j year's dance. Representatives were; selected from each class to form j a committee to decide which of the towns under consideration of-fers the most possibilities. The members of the committee are: C. [ B. Goolrick, first class, Fredericks-burg; W. W. Lewis, first class, Cul-pepper; A. M. Charrington, second class, Warrenton; W. P. Boyer, second class, Orange; H. A- Kerr, third class, Middleberg; M. M. Rey-lContinued On Pm»t 8) Fine Attendance Is Expected To Hear Hal Kemp At Homecomings Best Homecoming Set In Years Is Predicted As Final Plans For Dances Are Completed Oct. 25—The signing of Hal Kemp several weeks ago complet-ed arrangements for the program for Homecoming Dty at VMI. Indications point to the biggest and best day that the alumni and cadets have ever had in Lexing-ton for their annual event. The opening dance will be held in '94 Hall on Friday night. A battalion riview for the old graduates ggm review for the old graduates will begin the next day's festivities. Following the military demonstra-tion the ancient fued between the University of Virginia and VMI will be revived on the gridiron of Alumni Field. During the after-noon there will be a cross-country meet with the University of Rich-mond harriers taking on the ca-dets. The usual dansant will be held in the gym after the game and the final dance of the Open-ing set will close the week end's celebration. Expect Large Crowd The reason for the expectations of a large attendance is due to the superlatively attractive pro-gram which is being offered by the combined agencies of alumni and cadets. The 1937 Hop Com-mittee has provided the music of Hal Kemp. Having a first string orchestra for the first dance of the year is an innovation without a precedent. Squadron Squashes Richmond Spiders Many Go On Annual Trip Annual Corps Trip Is Pro-nounced Success From Every Angle A.S.C.E. Meets; Infantry men Hear Reports Capture Drill Interesting Meeting of So-ciety Held Before Rich-mond Trip Oct. 23—-Because of the excite-ment expected in barracks tonight, the regular bi-monthly meeting of the VMI chapter, American So-ciety of Civil Engineers was held during the first class period this morning. The meeting was called to order by D. C. Hastings and heard the secretary's report by A. M. R. Charrington. J. H. Baldwin then addressed the members with a talk on "A Trip to the Philli-pines by Way of the Pacific Ocean." Baldwin, who made the trip last summer on board the S. S. Empress , of Britain, told of life on shipboard and other countries touched on the way. These were Hawaii, China and Japan. A report on the national student chapter conference of the A.S.C.E. held in Pittsburgh last week, was read by J. N. Major, one of the V. M. I. representatives. Major told the results of the meeting and also (Continued Ori Page 8) "B" Co. Makes Fine Showing In Initial Competitive Drill No Further Move Made Toward Lighting Field No further move has been made as far as could be learned today, towards the lighting of Alumni Field for football practice, and it was thought probable that the idea would not be carried out for this season. However, it seemed possible that the group of Alumni who are responsible for the plan might move quickly so that the team would be able to practice late in the afternoon for the rest of the season. It was also pointed out that no move would be made until after Homecomings, as the crowd attending the game would interefere with the erection of the lights. Only For Practice The cost of the light has not been made public, but the entire sum is to be contributed by the Alumni interested ln the plan, if it is carried out this year. No at-tempt will be made to have the field lighted for actual playing as the lights will cover only the gridiron and will not be high enough for kicking. However, the plan may pave the way for future night games, which are becoming ever more popular throughout the country. A great many VMI men think that due to conditions here, night games would prove a great boost to attendance at VMI ath-letic events. However, a plant necessary for night games would cost a great deal more than the small lights now being proposed. Showing precision and smartness B Company won the monthly competitive drill Thursday, Octo-ber 22. The infantrymen made the excellent grade of 8.33 in their drill, a very high grade for the first drill of the year. The drill was held on the parade ground with Major Gibson, Captain Hor-ton and Lieutenant Morton as the judges. Second place was won by "A" Company with 7.88 points; "E" Company was third with 7.73 points; "F" Company took fourth place with 7:45 points; "D" Com-pany was in fifth place with 7.38 points and "C" Company was 'sixth with 7.28 points. "B" Company In Lead "B" Company is now far in the lead for the Garnett-Andrews cup, gven annually to the best all-around company at VMI. This is the second first place they have won within a week, as last week they clinched first place in the softiball race by beating "C" Co. in a close game. Competitive drills count a great deal in the race for the cup given each year to the most efficient company, and the company which stands the highest in the drills throughout the year has gone a (Continued On Page 8) October 25—Nearly 600 weary cadets returned to barracks, after one of the most successful trips the corps has undertaken in years. A victory over the University of Richmond and a dance at the Ho-tel John Marshall had been the high spot for the expedition, but there were numerous sidelights which had made the cadet's stay an enjoyable one, and in return the corps gave Richmond a fine show. j After detraining on Saturday, the cadets were free until game for-mation when they marched to the stadium and passed in review. At the game, they were presented with a gold key to the city, while various notables looked on, and be-tween the halves, Captain Jim Far-ley was given a bouquet by the University Homecoming Day spon-sor. After the game, the corps was again free until Sunday morning when they entrained for Lexington. The ride itself occupied more than seven hours. The Corps of Cadets for a period of over twenty-four hours was in complete possession of the city of Richmond. From the time of the arrival of the excursion train in the Main Street Station of that city at 7:00 A. M. Saturday until the departure of the same train at 10:30 the following morn-ing, the grey uniforms of the Lex-ington cadets were to be seen everywhere in the capital city. The formality of the presentation of the Key was ironical for Mayor Bright could not" give the Corps something that they were already in possession of. The trip was conducted in the most efficient manner that a Corps has as yet enjoyed. There was no delay in the train schedule, and the restrictions put on the boys by Headquarters were so negligible that they were hardly noticeable. VMI Air Attack Is Superior As Excellent Lines Clash Echols Blocks Punt Commanders Make Hit At Dance As Crowd Celebrates Victory With the auditorium of the John Marshall Hotel serving as an ideal setting, the festivities of the Corps trip to Richmond found their cli-max Saturday night during the joyous hours of a "Victory Ball." The colors of VMI, red, white and yellow were tastefully arranged by alternate streamers which created a delightfully pleasing ap-pearance. Saturday night found the VMI Commanders, in their first ap-pearance before the corps this year in better form than ever and the dancing couples exhibited their whole-hearted enjoyment with ap-preciative response. Cadets, alum-ni and their friends riding on the crest of a sweet victory over the University of Richmond reached a crescendo when the Commanders rendered their version of the "V. M. I. Spirit." The orchestra was very capably supported by several vocal selections by Bill Follett and Eben Jones. The dance was very well attend-ed and a large number of very at-tractive girls added their infec-tious charms to the revelry of a perfect evening. The Richmond Alumni cannot be praised too highly for their excellent work in making such a dance possible. Thus, with the playing of the final melody, the Cadets and their friends were left with memories of a Corps trip which cannot be easily for-gotten. A new microphone system which has been added to the equipment of the orchestra proved to be ex-1 tremely satisfactory. The system is like that used by many of the country's leading orchestras and amplifies clearly without destroy-ing the natural tone of the instru-ment or voices. With the glittering new stands, the white paletots and an effective lighting system, the orchestra pres-ented an exceedingly neat and distinguished appearance on the platform of the ballroom. Game Is Uninteresting From Spectators Viewpoint Saturday afternoon in Richmond and the nine thousand spectators enjoyed a perfect football day. A large part of them, also, enjoyed seeing the Flying Squadron from Lexington defeat the Spiders by a score of 20 to 0. Although the game was loosely played and the two teams seemed to.be fairly evenly matched, the spectators received their share of thrills as the VMI team kept the Richmond eleven in hot water throughout almost the entire game. The educated toe of Andy Trze-ciak was one of the factors in the victory of the Big Red Team. Entire Team Plays Well The line of the Flying Squadron was again in fine shape. The Spid-er backs could gain very little or no ground through the staunch for-wards led by Captain Jim Farley at guard. Al Fiedler at the other guard position turned in a fine performance at the tackle posi-tions Red Echols and Woody Gray were outstanding with the former being one of the stars of the game in recovering fumbles and blocking a punt which led to the Squad-ron's first score. At the wing positions Dave Kane and Ray Brit-tingham both showed up well both on offense and defense. At cen-ter George Brown and Dick Irby played good ball throughout the game. Dick Strickler and Seaton looked good while they were in the game at tackle, as did Bill Shomo, Billy Holland and Hugh Adams on the ends. The play of the backfield was good throughout the game. Andy Trzeciak was a ground gainer, aad his toe was a big factor in the vic-tory. Wayt Clark gained consid-erable ground for the Big Red Team and looked good on all-around play. "Doc" Saundeas proved his worth as a pass >•- ceiver by snaring passes fross both Trzeciak and Roberson wba entered the game just loag enough to heave a couple of passes, the latter going for a touchdown. Ko-var and Taylor played good ball at the halfback positions while they were in there, and Jim Beard and Joe Rosa divided the honors at the fullback post with bolh doing well. First Perled There was a strong wind blow-ing and when Captain Farley *oa (Continued On Puge C) Civil Men To Make Field Trip First Class civil men will prob-ably make a trip to the Fordwick Cement plant, located about 26 miles from Lexington beyond Goshen, if present plans are car-ried out. The trip will last all day, and is to be made some day next week after the Homecoming Hops. It was planned at first to go this week, but it was decided that it would be better to postpone it until a later date. While at the plant the men will inspect the various processes a ad in addition, they will visit several old iron works in the vicinity. Hiey will be served dinner at Fordwick. Colonel Marr will oocompany the cadets on the trip, which will be in the nature of a field expedi-tion for the civil classes.
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Repository | Virginia Military Institute Archives |
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Title | VMI Cadet. October 26, 1936 |
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Full Text Search | Corps Ready For Gala Homecoming I b e ^ . f l U L C a b c t Tommy Dorsey Is Signed For Ring Figure VOLUME XXX LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 1936 NUMBER 6 Tommy Dorsey To Play For Figure Noted Band Is Signed for Ring Figure at Thanks-giving Hops Played Here Before Orchestra Features "Swing Music" Style Oct. 26, 1936—Tommy Dorsey and his well known orchestra have been signed by the 1937 Hop Com-mittee for the annual Thanksgiv-ing dances on November 27th and 28th. The announcement came this afternoon after the contracts had been signed and necessary ar-rangements had been made. Un-like the committee of last year, the band was signed as early as possible and not on the eve of the dances. The Committee is to b< commended for their choice of this popular radio and recording band. Appeared Here At Mid-Winters Dorsey has appeared at VMI be-fore, having been here two years ago at Mid-Winter dances with his brother Jimmy, also a leader of wide repute, and the original Dor-sey Brothers orchestra which Jim-my now directs on the Bing Cros-by air program. Tommy Dorsey broke up with his brother about a year ago and started his own band. He has now risen to the top of the orchestra field along with the other fam-ous bands. Dorsey features a "swing" style of music which has become so popular these days. This band has become very popular with the college set this and last season. The sophisticated swing is a definite dance rhythm that pleases all. Accomplished Leader Dorsey has been in thd orchestra field for many years having start-ed out with the Scranton Sirens 1 Continued On Page 8) Clean-Up Barracks For Homecomings Construction Nearly Finish-ed as Celebration Nears Ring Figure Band TOMMY DORSEY Will Meet To Choose Favors 2nd Class Committee Works On Plans For Ring Figure Construction men are working overtime this week attempting to ' bring some semblance of order to barracks before the influx of Homecoming Day visitors this week end. The courtyard is being cleared of the assembled debris, and the stoops themselves have all been poured and are being cleaned up preparatory to the painting, ex-pected to be begun .sometime the latter part of the week. Outside Nearly Finished The painting of the outside of barracks is now more than half completed, and by the end of the week, it was thought that most of the exterior would be finished. In place of the old mottled yellow color, visitors will see a barracks of uniform grey appearance, real-1 izing at last the truth of the ex-pression, "the grim, grey walls." The outside painting is being done with a "cold water paint," com-posed of concrete, water and vari-ous dyes, applied with a compress-ed air sprayer. In the meantime, other work-men are gradually finishing the various details which remain to be done before barracks is finally completed. All of the construc-tion work will probably be fin-ished next month, bringing to a close a project which began last March, and which has completely changed barracks. With the announcement of the Thanksgiving Orchestra in to-night's Cadet, the plans for the Ring Figure are nearing comple-tion. The second class is looking forward to a nice figure and prob-ably one of the best that has been at the Institute for years, and are looking for cooperation from Tom-my Dorsey and his band. All of the plans for the Figure have been carried out by the Ring Figure committee appointed by Bill Vesey several weeks ago. The committee consisted of the follow-ing: ' Henry Darling, Chairman, Perry Gwaltney, Walter Roussell and Randy Charrington. A num-ber of favors have been selected from which the class is to choose the one they think the best suited for the figure. The plan1 of the figure itself Is very nearly com-pleted and as soon as it is en-trely finished the members of the class will begin practice in the gym. The music to be played during the figure and while the activities are taking place under the arch has to be selected by the committee and sent to the orches-tra so there will be a thorough un-derstanding by both parties of what is to take place. (Continued On Page 8) Northern Virginia Club To Hold Christmas Dance October 26—Twenty-five mem-bers of the Northern Virginia club met tonight to make arrangements for the club's annual Christmas dance. The meeting was called | by C. B. Goolrick, who explained the purpose of the club to the new cadets and told of the loca-tions being considered for this j year's dance. Representatives were; selected from each class to form j a committee to decide which of the towns under consideration of-fers the most possibilities. The members of the committee are: C. [ B. Goolrick, first class, Fredericks-burg; W. W. Lewis, first class, Cul-pepper; A. M. Charrington, second class, Warrenton; W. P. Boyer, second class, Orange; H. A- Kerr, third class, Middleberg; M. M. Rey-lContinued On Pm»t 8) Fine Attendance Is Expected To Hear Hal Kemp At Homecomings Best Homecoming Set In Years Is Predicted As Final Plans For Dances Are Completed Oct. 25—The signing of Hal Kemp several weeks ago complet-ed arrangements for the program for Homecoming Dty at VMI. Indications point to the biggest and best day that the alumni and cadets have ever had in Lexing-ton for their annual event. The opening dance will be held in '94 Hall on Friday night. A battalion riview for the old graduates ggm review for the old graduates will begin the next day's festivities. Following the military demonstra-tion the ancient fued between the University of Virginia and VMI will be revived on the gridiron of Alumni Field. During the after-noon there will be a cross-country meet with the University of Rich-mond harriers taking on the ca-dets. The usual dansant will be held in the gym after the game and the final dance of the Open-ing set will close the week end's celebration. Expect Large Crowd The reason for the expectations of a large attendance is due to the superlatively attractive pro-gram which is being offered by the combined agencies of alumni and cadets. The 1937 Hop Com-mittee has provided the music of Hal Kemp. Having a first string orchestra for the first dance of the year is an innovation without a precedent. Squadron Squashes Richmond Spiders Many Go On Annual Trip Annual Corps Trip Is Pro-nounced Success From Every Angle A.S.C.E. Meets; Infantry men Hear Reports Capture Drill Interesting Meeting of So-ciety Held Before Rich-mond Trip Oct. 23—-Because of the excite-ment expected in barracks tonight, the regular bi-monthly meeting of the VMI chapter, American So-ciety of Civil Engineers was held during the first class period this morning. The meeting was called to order by D. C. Hastings and heard the secretary's report by A. M. R. Charrington. J. H. Baldwin then addressed the members with a talk on "A Trip to the Philli-pines by Way of the Pacific Ocean." Baldwin, who made the trip last summer on board the S. S. Empress , of Britain, told of life on shipboard and other countries touched on the way. These were Hawaii, China and Japan. A report on the national student chapter conference of the A.S.C.E. held in Pittsburgh last week, was read by J. N. Major, one of the V. M. I. representatives. Major told the results of the meeting and also (Continued Ori Page 8) "B" Co. Makes Fine Showing In Initial Competitive Drill No Further Move Made Toward Lighting Field No further move has been made as far as could be learned today, towards the lighting of Alumni Field for football practice, and it was thought probable that the idea would not be carried out for this season. However, it seemed possible that the group of Alumni who are responsible for the plan might move quickly so that the team would be able to practice late in the afternoon for the rest of the season. It was also pointed out that no move would be made until after Homecomings, as the crowd attending the game would interefere with the erection of the lights. Only For Practice The cost of the light has not been made public, but the entire sum is to be contributed by the Alumni interested ln the plan, if it is carried out this year. No at-tempt will be made to have the field lighted for actual playing as the lights will cover only the gridiron and will not be high enough for kicking. However, the plan may pave the way for future night games, which are becoming ever more popular throughout the country. A great many VMI men think that due to conditions here, night games would prove a great boost to attendance at VMI ath-letic events. However, a plant necessary for night games would cost a great deal more than the small lights now being proposed. Showing precision and smartness B Company won the monthly competitive drill Thursday, Octo-ber 22. The infantrymen made the excellent grade of 8.33 in their drill, a very high grade for the first drill of the year. The drill was held on the parade ground with Major Gibson, Captain Hor-ton and Lieutenant Morton as the judges. Second place was won by "A" Company with 7.88 points; "E" Company was third with 7.73 points; "F" Company took fourth place with 7:45 points; "D" Com-pany was in fifth place with 7.38 points and "C" Company was 'sixth with 7.28 points. "B" Company In Lead "B" Company is now far in the lead for the Garnett-Andrews cup, gven annually to the best all-around company at VMI. This is the second first place they have won within a week, as last week they clinched first place in the softiball race by beating "C" Co. in a close game. Competitive drills count a great deal in the race for the cup given each year to the most efficient company, and the company which stands the highest in the drills throughout the year has gone a (Continued On Page 8) October 25—Nearly 600 weary cadets returned to barracks, after one of the most successful trips the corps has undertaken in years. A victory over the University of Richmond and a dance at the Ho-tel John Marshall had been the high spot for the expedition, but there were numerous sidelights which had made the cadet's stay an enjoyable one, and in return the corps gave Richmond a fine show. j After detraining on Saturday, the cadets were free until game for-mation when they marched to the stadium and passed in review. At the game, they were presented with a gold key to the city, while various notables looked on, and be-tween the halves, Captain Jim Far-ley was given a bouquet by the University Homecoming Day spon-sor. After the game, the corps was again free until Sunday morning when they entrained for Lexington. The ride itself occupied more than seven hours. The Corps of Cadets for a period of over twenty-four hours was in complete possession of the city of Richmond. From the time of the arrival of the excursion train in the Main Street Station of that city at 7:00 A. M. Saturday until the departure of the same train at 10:30 the following morn-ing, the grey uniforms of the Lex-ington cadets were to be seen everywhere in the capital city. The formality of the presentation of the Key was ironical for Mayor Bright could not" give the Corps something that they were already in possession of. The trip was conducted in the most efficient manner that a Corps has as yet enjoyed. There was no delay in the train schedule, and the restrictions put on the boys by Headquarters were so negligible that they were hardly noticeable. VMI Air Attack Is Superior As Excellent Lines Clash Echols Blocks Punt Commanders Make Hit At Dance As Crowd Celebrates Victory With the auditorium of the John Marshall Hotel serving as an ideal setting, the festivities of the Corps trip to Richmond found their cli-max Saturday night during the joyous hours of a "Victory Ball." The colors of VMI, red, white and yellow were tastefully arranged by alternate streamers which created a delightfully pleasing ap-pearance. Saturday night found the VMI Commanders, in their first ap-pearance before the corps this year in better form than ever and the dancing couples exhibited their whole-hearted enjoyment with ap-preciative response. Cadets, alum-ni and their friends riding on the crest of a sweet victory over the University of Richmond reached a crescendo when the Commanders rendered their version of the "V. M. I. Spirit." The orchestra was very capably supported by several vocal selections by Bill Follett and Eben Jones. The dance was very well attend-ed and a large number of very at-tractive girls added their infec-tious charms to the revelry of a perfect evening. The Richmond Alumni cannot be praised too highly for their excellent work in making such a dance possible. Thus, with the playing of the final melody, the Cadets and their friends were left with memories of a Corps trip which cannot be easily for-gotten. A new microphone system which has been added to the equipment of the orchestra proved to be ex-1 tremely satisfactory. The system is like that used by many of the country's leading orchestras and amplifies clearly without destroy-ing the natural tone of the instru-ment or voices. With the glittering new stands, the white paletots and an effective lighting system, the orchestra pres-ented an exceedingly neat and distinguished appearance on the platform of the ballroom. Game Is Uninteresting From Spectators Viewpoint Saturday afternoon in Richmond and the nine thousand spectators enjoyed a perfect football day. A large part of them, also, enjoyed seeing the Flying Squadron from Lexington defeat the Spiders by a score of 20 to 0. Although the game was loosely played and the two teams seemed to.be fairly evenly matched, the spectators received their share of thrills as the VMI team kept the Richmond eleven in hot water throughout almost the entire game. The educated toe of Andy Trze-ciak was one of the factors in the victory of the Big Red Team. Entire Team Plays Well The line of the Flying Squadron was again in fine shape. The Spid-er backs could gain very little or no ground through the staunch for-wards led by Captain Jim Farley at guard. Al Fiedler at the other guard position turned in a fine performance at the tackle posi-tions Red Echols and Woody Gray were outstanding with the former being one of the stars of the game in recovering fumbles and blocking a punt which led to the Squad-ron's first score. At the wing positions Dave Kane and Ray Brit-tingham both showed up well both on offense and defense. At cen-ter George Brown and Dick Irby played good ball throughout the game. Dick Strickler and Seaton looked good while they were in the game at tackle, as did Bill Shomo, Billy Holland and Hugh Adams on the ends. The play of the backfield was good throughout the game. Andy Trzeciak was a ground gainer, aad his toe was a big factor in the vic-tory. Wayt Clark gained consid-erable ground for the Big Red Team and looked good on all-around play. "Doc" Saundeas proved his worth as a pass >•- ceiver by snaring passes fross both Trzeciak and Roberson wba entered the game just loag enough to heave a couple of passes, the latter going for a touchdown. Ko-var and Taylor played good ball at the halfback positions while they were in there, and Jim Beard and Joe Rosa divided the honors at the fullback post with bolh doing well. First Perled There was a strong wind blow-ing and when Captain Farley *oa (Continued On Puge C) Civil Men To Make Field Trip First Class civil men will prob-ably make a trip to the Fordwick Cement plant, located about 26 miles from Lexington beyond Goshen, if present plans are car-ried out. The trip will last all day, and is to be made some day next week after the Homecoming Hops. It was planned at first to go this week, but it was decided that it would be better to postpone it until a later date. While at the plant the men will inspect the various processes a ad in addition, they will visit several old iron works in the vicinity. Hiey will be served dinner at Fordwick. Colonel Marr will oocompany the cadets on the trip, which will be in the nature of a field expedi-tion for the civil classes. |