Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-01
HOLD PLACES OF HONOR.
MANY DISTINGUISHED MID.
SHIPMEN GRADUATE
Notable Athletes In The Glass Of
1905 of The Naval
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Academy, both in the academic de-
partment and as notable athletes.
Alyah B. Court. of Houston. Texas.
says the Annapolis correspondent to
the Baltimore American, holds the
place of honor man. He was the cadet
commander of the midshipmen bri-
gade, the president of his class, among
the best students and is fine athlete.
TITUS in every department of academic
life he has won honors and may be
taken as the most distinguished of this
years graduates.
To command the brigade is the honor
most sought by midshipman. The
rank . was only created when the
largely increased number of midship.
men neeessitated different organiza-
tion of the corps, there being two
battalions instead of one, as former
| Iy. Midshipman Court is the third TO
hold the rank, and in Academy par
lance, is the five. striper /" He is no
less regarded br his classmates, who
have elected him their president. In
fact, he is generally trusted, and has
in more than one important matter
acted as the agent both of authority
aud the student body. In Captain
Brownson' s late crusade against haz-
ing Midshipman Court was the bearer
of pledges of the midshipmen and his
word was taken absolutely by the su-
perintendent
Midshipman Courts ability along
the line of athletes was shown in his
work as a member of the Academy
eight. For two seasons prior to the
last he won a seat in the varsity boat
and was elected the crew captain for
last season. But new coach came TO
the academy aud inaugurated new
system of rowing. The members of
the crew were composed of long, sim
ewy men. and it was found that Mid
shipman Court was somewhat too short
to give the stroke to the aggregation.
He was. therefore, relegated to the
second beat, hard blow for any cap
tain, vet one which only made the
qualities of Court shine out brighter.
He didn't sulk, but worked just as
hard 1t is the possession of qualities
like these that causes Midshipman
Court TO hold his unique position in
the regard of officers and students
alike.
The two leading students of the
class are Roy Q. Smith, of Niles,
Mich, and Hugo FTankenburger, of
Charleston, w. Va. One of these be-
longs TO the West, the other the Mid
die West, and it is a notable fact that
of late years by far the preponderence
of the leading scholars are Western
Youths This year it is true to a re.
markable degree. After the leaders
comes Ormond l.. Cox, an Ohioan.
Then there is an Eastern boy, Herbert
l.. Leary, of Maryland, but the next
seven, including all the remaining
midshipmen who held "star" rank,
are from the West or Southwest.
Midshipman Smith mas proved him.
self the possessor of a most remarkably
we'll balanced mind, and has distin-
guished himself along different lines
of work Last year he stood first in
seamanship, ordnance and principles
of marine engines and boilers, and
second in every other branch of scho-
lastic work This is "a remarkable
showing, as it is seldom that mid
shipman, or, indeed, any student, has
not some point where he is decidedly
weaker than in others.
Frankenburger gave Smith q hard
rub during the early part OF the course,
and in the first year OF the course he
led him. but was gradually overhaul
ed by his brilliant rival. Midshipman
Smith commanded one of the midship-
man companies and Frankenburger
was even higher in that department,
commanding one of the two bat
talions.
In athletes the gIeat heroes are the
team captains, particularly Of the foot
ball eleven. This honor during the
last season was held by Louis @. Far
lev, of Rowe, Miss who played tackle
on the team for three years. He is a
particularly spirited player and has
held his own consistently. although
generally pitted against much larger
men.
1t is we'll known that the great am
bition of the Naval Academy is to
bring out team that will again win
from the Army rivals who have of
late years so regularly run the score
up on the Navy. The season of 1908
ended with the overwhelming of the
Navy at Philadelphia, but last season,
under the coaching of Dashieils and
the leadership of Farley, while the
Navy did not win, yet it put up such
a splendid contest and held its rivals
to so close a score that there is the
greatest confidence that henceforth
there will be real contests and the
Navy will get its share of the victor
les.
George G. Pegram, Of Memphis,
Tenn. is the little captain of the base
ball nine, who is held in affectionate
esteem by his comrades. He has been
first baseman for three years at the
Academy, and. despite his small
stature and childish looks, is regular
tank for thrown balls and pickups,
and q safe, strong batter. No one
would take MIN for an athlete of any
kind. but he is consistently good
one. and is also q fair student and
most popular with the student body.
Another notable athlete is Nelson
H. Goss, of Rockville, Iud. He has
ulayed on the football team as substi-
tute and regular for four years, and
has rowed on the crew for three years.
He was substitute tackle during the
seasons of 1891 and 1902, center IN
1908 and last year went 10 guard. he
is a strong. intelligent player, though
his work was always done quietly,
and a mainstay on the line. He is
one of the most finished oars ever at
the Academy.
Others who have attracted attention
in some branches of athletics are
Bruce L. Canaga, of Scio, o.. who has
done excellent track work; Ross l..
Culp, of Norwalk. o., on the baseball
nine, and William S. McClintic, OF