Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-01
THE COLOR COMPANY.
cOIOrs Won by 9th Company of Midshipmen
Brigade.

The Ninth Company of the brigade
of midshipmen at the Naval Academy
has won the colors, which they viii.
carry next year. The First Company
was the color company last year.
There was a close competition be-
tween the Ninth and Twelfth compa-
nies, the Ninth winning by getting
| first place in Infantry drill and hand
ling small boats under oars.
Midshipman Thaddeus Thompson, OF
Austin. Texas, is captain OF the Ninth,
and winning company. The colors
will be presented on Tuesday evening
at dress parade.
Second place was won by the twelfth
company, captained by Midshipman
Schuyler +. Helm, of Plymouth, Ind.
only few points separated the two
companies. The contest is decided
by unique system of marking which
gives value To the different depart
ments OF professional efficiency and
also 10 the work done in athletics by
the members of the different compa-
nies.
In making up the aggregate marks.
target practice is allowed the greatest
number of points of any professional
branch, 230, of which .l30 are assign
cd for Individual work on the rifle
team and 100 for company firing.
The next branches in point Of weight
are the infantry and artillery drill, 10
which 200 points each are awarded.
One hundred points are given for ex-
cellence in seamanssip.
In athletics, points are awarded
upon sliding scale designed to allow
each branch points in proportion TO
its importance. Foot ball is regarded
as SO important part in Academy life
haiti 255 points i'm all are devoted to 1t.
Baseball is next with 1913, and rowing
close third with l5t. Eighty-four
points are assigned to field and track
work. 81 to gymnastics, 10 10 fencing
and % to tennis.
For sailing small boats, in which
professional work and sport are blend
ed, 100 points are allowed, and 81
points are assigned TO excellence in
other events for small boats. The win
ner OF the Thompson Trophy for hav.
ing done most To promote athletic
sports at the Naval Academy gains
fifteen points for his company, as
does the winning of the sword for
personal excellence in athletics.
The pulk OF the points OF the win
ming company were gained by the
general excellence of its members in
the professional branches. II won the
first place in the infantry drill and
stood among the first in target practice
and artillery drill. 1t also contained
a fair number OF point winners in
different branches of athletics.
The other officers of the winning
company are: Cadet junior lieutenant,
Patrick n. l.. Bellinger, of Cheraw,
$. q. ; cadet ensign, Burton A. Strait,
II Pueblo, Col. first class petty OFF,
GERS, George NJ. Dallas, Nashville,
Tenn; Emeric Il. Leonard, Boise,
Idaho; Harold II. Riatter, Reading,
Pa; Howard NJ. hammers, Heron
Lake, Mimi. second class petty Off
GERS, Richmond X. Turner, Stockton,
Cal. John X. Earle, Chicago, Ill. (;
Norman II. Van der Veer. New York
City Walter +. q resham, Jonesboro,
Tenn.
The oher members of the company
are +: j. Il. Austin, q. Il. Brandt, A..
w. Carmichael. Il. J. Estes, v. ID.
Herbster II. King, j. +. McClain, j..
ID. Mccormick, G. w. Magruder, X.
q. Thomas, G. NJ. Yates, /. NJ. Alex
ander, H.sH. J. Benson, #. A. Baised,
Il. S. II. Brandt, ;. Endel, X. $. Fay,
j. b. Glennon, II. T.. Cutler, p. B.
Haines, J.. S. Harris, II. q. J4ange,
q. n. Reeves, Jr., A. w. Rieger, J.S.
Sporeo, G. X. Stoddard, Il. NJ. Wood
son, T.. Anderson Il. F. Barlow A. T..
Clay, G. l.. Dickson, Il. j. Gibson,
D. p. Heath, w. ID. La Mont, X. T..
Merrill, T. A. Nicholson, B. II. Pey-
ton, G. G.. Sheldon, Harold Smith,
X. G. Wilson, Jr., ID. o. Thomas, j..
y. Wallace, A. Wilson.