Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
MOOLAH PATROL
WINS APPLAUSE
AL0HAS CATCH THE POPULAR
FANCY
All Drill Teams Are So Good That
There Is Little choice-Day-
light Fireworks Are
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fectly drilled team, the opinion of the
crowd seemed to place the honors with
the Moolah patrol of st. Louis and the
Medinah team. Between them the two
easily gathered all the laurels in sight,
although the gayly caparisoned Aloh-
ans and the small squad of sturdy
Ismailians seemed to have things COM
ing their way at all times.
The work of the Moslem patrol, the
largest on the field, was revelation
to those who had never seen them drill
before. with forty-eight men in the
ranks and five officers and color
guard on the side the Moslems
easily took up the whole track in their
rnaneuvers, yet their drilling was
almost perfect.
Under the command of Captain
George w. Sowle, the Detroit men, In
their snowy uniforms of red Jackets,
purple pantaloons, yellow silk vests
and white leggings went through their
steps and formations with unity ana
grace that seemed almost impossible
in SO large a body of men. and when
they left the track after saluting the
company with their short scimitars the
Moslem men were cheered to the echo.
MooIahs Are Heroes
But the Moolah patrol, with twenty
four men in line, went through their
work with such vim and precision that
Moslems' effort of the earlier after
noon was for the time forgotten, and
Captain Sinclair's men were the heroes
of the hour.
And then one mustn't forget the
efforts of the twelve Ismailians who
made up the smallest drill team on
the field. Despite their few members
the Buffalo contingent marched and
countermarched in perfect time ana
style, and when they left the track at
the end of the time allotted them the
cheers of the crowd went, too.
The crowd, anticipating their advent
with pleasure, had long wait before
they caught a glimpse of their favor
ties, the Aloha patrol from Honolulu.
Anyone who thinks that those haoles
from Kanaka land are not in right
with Los Angeles public should nave
been on hand to harken to the re-
ception accorded the visitors from the
mid-Pacific and they would speedily
have changed their minds.
But 1t was nearly the same all after
noon. While one or two teams out
shone the others when it came to
efficiency Of drill, and others were
accorded heartier receptions because of
themselves, not one of the teams failed
to please, and the entire affair was one
of the most enjoyable of the week.
Daylight Fireworks
Fireworks played a prominent part
In the festive occasion, and from the
waterjump in the infield they were
set off at frequent intervals. Explod-
ing bombs, fired into the air to an
elevation of hundred feet and more,
shot their many colored contents all
over the place, and the figures which
issued from some of them were novel
and spectacular in the extreme.
After a general parade of all the
patrols which were on the ground the
afternoon opened with an exhibition by
the Murat patrol. The eighteen men
in line formed a striking array of color
in their suits of green Jackets, red
pantaloons and yellow stockings, their
gray shoes and rainbow like head COW
erings completing the picture.
Being drilled to whistle, and in
fact, being the only team which drilled
during the day to whom no verbal
commands were issued, the Murat men
went through their drill without a
sound other than the stamping of feet,
and when they had retired the pace
they had set promised to keep the
other teams on the move in their
efforts to surpass them.
Small Team Perfect
The Ismailia patrol, twelve strong,
followed with one of the most perfect
drills of the afternoon, and more than
made up for their lack of numbers by
the uniformity of their work and
accur~te execution of the commands
issued them. The Ismailia uniform of
red, green and white turbans, long
capes of red and white, trousers OF
white and green jackets set the small
force off to the best possible advantage,
and had they not been so few in
numbers it is possible that the Ismail-
ians would have made the hit Of the
day.
With their full band of 80 men in
attendance the Syrian patrol came
next, and the uniforms worn by the