Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-27
"FOR THIS YOU EAT"
Col. McDermott Gives Foot ball
Team a Banquet

Ef6HluR-nSIu1hut Aist VI AVdetn-
Songs and cheers BetOken Lively
Evening
"For this you eat was the laeon-
ic explanation printed in letters of
gold on the outside of menu card
resembling foot. ball in shape and
color, which forty happy enthusiasts
read about ten o'clock Thursday
evening in the dining room OF the
New Wallace House. To most Nor
gantown people, no Interpretation of
that "for this is necessary. There
may be benighted few, however, to
whom it is necessary to state that
Immediately preceding this remark,
was Nv. V. U. 6, w. d J. o." For
this, Col. Joe McDermott, the author
of the remark, had invited the mem
bers of the University foot ball
squad, the board of directors of the
Athletic Association, the athletic
committee of the faculty, some of
Coach Trout's Lafayette friends, and
some of the enthusiasts in the city
to feast of good things at the
Wallace House, and the invitation
had been accepted.
1t was 1920 o'clock p. m. when
forty-one guests sat down to the
banquet, and the Wallace House
orchestra struck up its first selec
tion of lively music. Shortly after
wards, the mattresses attired in blue
dresses, with broad sashes of old
gold and ribbons of the same color
filed in and the "eat'' was begun.
An elaborate menu was served, to
which all the banqueters did ample
justice. After the first course, Col.
McDermott spoke few words oil
welcome and in his brief way, told
the why's and wherefores of the
gathering and how glad he was to
have the foot-hallists at the festal
board on such an occasion. His
welcome was spicy enough to add an
extra flavor to the subsequent courses
between which cheers and yells for
everybody worth while and songs
for everything pertinent were gen
erously interpolated. Fred Flenni-
ken, the popular cheer leader, was
largely responsible for these Inter
polations." He seemed anxious to
know who was @all right and got
some very emphatic and vociferous
answers. The consensus of opinion
seemed to be that everybody present
and a few absent ones were all right,
all right, and didn't give hooray
no how.
When the last course had been
served, and the banqueters had got
their cigars going well, the host, who
presided as toastmaster, with some
pointed Introductory remarks, intro
duced Professor Hodges, with the
request that he tell how glad he
was over the w. & j. victory The
popular professor responded happily
saying that the old dictionary did
not have enough words to permit Of
a just handling OF the subject. Some
how or other, however, he managed
TO leave the impression that he felt
pretty good about it. Prof Green
was asked to tell how the Athletic
Faculty felt about the victory. He
responded that while he did not APP
prove anything but pure college
athletics, he could not help sharing
the general delight in it. He found
1t hard to reconcile his principles
with the pleasure he felt in the vic
tory. He expressed the hope earn
estly for the time to come when w.
V. U. would not need borrowed men,
and was heartily cheered.
Prof. Brainerd was called upon,
and congratulated the players on
the way they kept their heads in the
game. Coach Trout made fine
talk, in which he thanked the people
of the University and city for their
support, and urged continuance of
the present enthusiasm. Others
who responded in most happy
manner we're Capt, Seamon, Manager
Stout, Ed Richards and Mr.. S. NJ.
Bishop, a Lafayette man. Howard
Swisher closed the program with an
inspiring talk on foot ball and the
situation here on athletics.
Col. McDermott's military title
was dropped by the boys early in
the evening, and senator" was sub
stituted. Although the dinner was
in no sense political one, the ban
queters swore undivided support for
the host in his race FIR the senator
ship, the Democrats present not ex-
eepted The plank in his platform
which secured this, was his state
ment that IT he ever reached the
legislative halls he would work for
a state appropriation for athletics.
1t was one o'clock when the ban
queters arose and gave their parting
cheers for the host. the coach and
the manager.
Notice.