The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-30
COMPANY 6 WON
THE GOLD MEDAL
St. Brigid's Parish the
Proud Victor in the
Contest.
League of the Cross Cadets
Judged by United States
o fcers.
Eight Hundred Youths Passed in
Review B fore Generals James
anG Warfiald.

1t was not National convention that
assembled in the Mechanics Pavilion last
evening, although the multitude which
crowded the tiers and galleries we'll nigh
be mistaken for the audience on one OF
those historical occasions, but 1t was an
outpouring of men, women and children
to witness one of the finest displays in
marching evolutions ever given by young
men and boys from Is years upward.
These were the League of the Cross
Cadets, 800 as bright and trim young men
as ever appeared before San Francisco
public. The occasion was the third an
nual competitive drill for tie Bishop
Mon tgomery trophy Compa c having
won it the first year, and Company the
second.
The regiment was under CONF and of a
veteran militiaman. Colonel William P.
Sullivan, late com manding officer of the
First Regiment, National Guard of Cali
fornia.
One of the features of the occasion was
The concert by the league band of forty
pieces, under the leadership OF julius L
Weyand.
In the revie wing-stand sat Archbishop
Riordan, Bshop Montgomery, Vicar-Gen-
eral Very Rev. Father Prendergast, Chan
cellor Yorke. Rev. Father Friedem, Supe-
rior of the. Jesuits; Rev. Father o Ryan,
spiritual director of the League OF the
Cross, and large number of other clergy
men, representing the different Catholic
orders.
The military was represented by Major
General James and staff, n, G: C.; Brga-
dier-General Warfield and staff, n. G.. @. ;
Colonel James f. Smith OF the First
Regiment, N. G. c., and others. -.
The judges of the contest were officers
OF the United States army-Captain Q. G..
Starr of the First Infantry. Lieutenant J..
E. Nolan of the Fourth Cavalry ana Lieu
tenant J. d. Miley of the Fifth Artillery.
The civic branch of the Government
was represented by Mayor Phelan.
The trophy is large cold medal, stud
ded with diamonds, pendent from bar of
gold, which bears upon it the name OF the
trophy. The center OF the medal proper
j. embellisned with portrait of Bishop
Montgomery In ivory.
Any company winning the trophy for
three consecutive years becomes its owner
absolutely, and it will not in such event
be any longe subject of competition.
At the first competitive drill for the
trophy, held in May 1895, it was won by
Company @ of 81. Patrlcks parish. Cap
tain Edward Fitzgerald. AT the second
drill, in April, 1896, Company G, COM
manded by Captain E. J. Power, was VIC
torious.
A short time ago a preliminary "try-
OUT com petition was held, so as TO mar
row the contest down to four OF the thir-
teen companies. the four successful ones
being Company A, Cathedral parish. F. s..
brady, captain; Company d OF Sacred
Heart parish, J. j.. Mcbride, captain !;
Company G of st. Brigid's, Z. j. Power,
Captain, and Company II of st. Bren-
dams, j. II. Powers, captain.
Thirty-nine picked men, including the
officers. represented each company in the
drill. Each captain as he appeared on the
floor with his company was handed the
tol lowing routine card:
Open ranks; close ranks; form column OF
fours to the right and halt; form line to the
left and move forward; turn to the lett and
halt; move forward in line; march in column
OF tours 10 The front; march the column of
fours TO the rear; form line TO the front
and halt; march in line to the
rear; pass obstacle on the right;
reform ompany; form column OF tours to the
right and change direction to the right; form
line on the right; form column of platoons to
the right and hall; put column in march and
change direction twice; form line to the right
and continue the march; form column OF
platoons to the front; reform company TO the
front and halt; advance in line of platoons IN
columns Of fours; form column of platoons
form line on the right and halt facing the re-
viewing stand; present the company.
The time occupied by each company
was as follows: Company D, 10 minutes
Company H, 8 minutes; Company G, 1
minutes, and Company A, minutes.
The contest was very close between the
companies, but the work of Company A
was marred by a mIscalculation of the
captain, which resulted in crowding q
part of his company to the wall.
a wild yell OF applause went up when
the announcement was made that the
! trophy had been won the second time by
Company G. Captain Power was proud
young man when Bishop Montgomery
pinned the medal on his breast
A pleas ing feature OF the occasion was
the drill OF the hospital corps, in going
after and bringing wounded soldiers to
| the front.