The times., 1899-05-26
FOR THE NA1LoR GOLD MEDAL.
Four High school Companies Drill at
National Park.


Enthusiasm reigned at National Base
ball Park, where for two hours and half
four companies from the Central High
School marched and countermarehed in
keen competition for the Allison Nailor
gold medal and the distinction of being
the prize company of the High School
Regiment. This afternoon at O'Clock
Companies E, from the Business; H, of the
Western, and G and + from the Eastern,
will continue the contest, and when the
decision of the judges is announced at G:30
O'Clock there will be seven disconsolate
aggregations of boys and one joyful COM
pany, which will, according to custom,
proceed TO celebrate its victory all ever
the city. Just which company that will
be is the question which is foremost in
the minds of every student of the different
schools.
Yesterday every cadet had a pretty girl
to scream encouraging school yells while
enthusiastically waving a dark blue and
white banner. These attentions frequently
caused considerable nervousness on the
part of the contestants, especially when
the companies approached the vicinity of
the north stand, which had been taken
possession of by the young ladies from the
Central. The school colors decorated the
grandstand and smaller flags were waved
while the girls appeared in dresses made
of dark-bue and white Ribbons and
streamers abounded everywhere. The in
senuity of the students had been taxed and
a number of new school yells, together
with the old ones, were brought into use
whenever a particularly good point was
noticed in the drill. The first cars which
started after the historical pageant had
passed were flled with crowds from the
! -h,, bod NKifn a1 he
parade, since it was impossible for them
to reach the ball park before the street
car lines we're put into operation. Interest
| between the two was divided, and while
not one member Of the High School would
| have missed the drill, the majority ar
| ranged TO witness both. On account OF the
parade the first company did not march
/ on the field until AIS. Company A, com
manded by Capt Joseph A. Murphy, was
the first presented TO the Judges VINO we're
! Cant w. +. Scott First Cavalry; First
| Lieut.. c. Dew Wilcox, Seventh Artillery
and Second Lieut. C. T. Summerlin, Eighth
| Cavalry.
! CAPTAIN Murphy put his company through
the drill without using the programme
| After the boys recovered from the nervous
ness caused by the cheers which greeted
! their appearance, they went through the
movements of the drill with hardly an
| error. The cadence was fast, but uniform
| and the alignments were excellent. The
! column movements were good, as was
/ also the firing Few individual mistakes
we're made and the general appearance OF
/ the company elected the applause of the
! audience. nj.
The roster of the companies of the First
Battalion is as follows;
| Company A-Capt. Joseph A. Murphy, LIeuts
! : b. Harrison, ". ;. Nolverioh' nsIsS' l I uIi7
! Borsch simpson. Shrcye, Wooz PrNates WI
| liams Adams Clark, Szc, FciTeH, kockweii,
Rove. Lesh, Murphy, Bready MeTicE, setter
Tompkins, Orton, Bliss, Masten, hehoei Adl'
! Vrerhof Swetmau, Bailey, Donnelly, Iuiloch,
| lloneycult shaier, Caleb, and Jones >,
/ COMPANY B-Capt. c. ;. lieylmm, lients. H.
+ B1nm and L. Hodges, Scrgts. Leroy d. Adams,
II G. Greene. g. If. Cleveland c. II. Doing, and
X n ZONES; Corps. Spaulding Holmes, stripe.
| Wilson, and Privates Durdin, Ely, Bryan, {. H.
| Raw. f. A. Ray. Castle, Won Buyer, fenneil,
! Wolf Maloney. Neatman, Smith, Swan, Patteil,
o'Ncil, Newton, Nye, Morrison, Mazarity Greg
| ory Foster, Fox, Baker. Egan, Davis, Conger,
| Winter. strausbcrger, Adrick, and Bennett.
Company Capt George \ Washlngton'
| Iicuts Carroll Paul and J. ". Brinkcrhof,
Sergts W. II. Peter, James Churchill, p. Wilson,
". }. Young W. Jones, Corps. Shepherd, Brc'
mer, Buell., Hillebrnd, Parker, and PnHates
Berliucs, Corsl, Dulin, Williams, Watts nom
! rigliaus Dram, Billiard. Barker, Paschall, Heath,
| Oram. williamson ". Shepherd, Jackson, Rob
crts Gil Graves Hillyer. Harvey, Peatross, Hut
ton, Welsh, Mills, Sliiold, Knapp Miller, Wash
ington, Root, Towles, Newton, lie Breton, Davis,
Walker, Bresch, and Parker.
Company D-Capt John b. Robertson. Lieuts.
B. T. Mccormick and T. II. Schayer Scrgts II.
A. Fish. H. Howe W. b. Mcheden, Charles
Bel. and James Coon; Corps. Lowell Henry,
Van Ness and Williamson; Privates Becker,
Bills Borland Brown, Clements. Coffin, Daniels
Downey, Drayton Duvall. English, Gates, God
frey, Goodrich, Guss, Hall, Holland. Judd
Knight Lamb. Lee, LOwen, lyford, AagTudcri
Manning, Maynard, Marsteller. Mcknew, Morris
Oliver. Parsons Rutherford, Summers, Sweet
man, Troup, Tuesdell, Van Mater, Warner Wat
kins, West Witmore and Nount.