Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
A MENDACIOUS ATTACK
BALTIMOR SMART ALEX
WRITES "SIDELIGHTS" FOR
SUNDAY PAPER
Picks Flaws in Annapolis Externally In
tefnaIIy and Cfis Cross
"AGONY" OF MIDS MEN
GETS ON HIS NERVES

The baltimore American. sunday
edition. contained about a COLUMN
and half Of what il was pleased TO
call Sidelights on EveBts. and
whicn referred in a mean, e0ntcmptn-
Gus and not altogether truthful man
ner TO the events Of Saturday attend
ant upon Peggy Stewart Day cercmo-
nies in Annapolis.
The article was not written by the
local correspondent, or by any An
napolis newspaper man. but by snme
disgruntled penny liner, wh0. hay-
ing nothing to do in The way u c0v-
ering the field or filling space ftbe
field in legitimate news hayin been
thoroughly covered by the local coz
respoudentl. this Baltimore pencil
pusber tried to be smart and Vas de-
cidedly mendaci0us-
lie first criticisos Annapolis streets
calls them dirty. The idea. Did
anybody ever sec clean streets IN BAL
timorey II Prince George street was
dirty ia was because u fallen leaves
The Smart Alex American reporter
might get patent ont 10 prevent
leaves falling in autumn. lie laughs
at the small crowd that greeted the
arrival Of bis party on the Louise
nearly two hours late. annapolis
never euthuses. ff - always uuiet-
dfgnifed aud refined. IL turned 0ut
some 600 10 500 people on college
Green for the exercises, but its p0pu-
lace is not the sort that meets Z5-eeut
excursion boats from baltimore AMI
marches along IN parade with them
The Baltimore American writer fur
ther pOkes FUN at 81. Johns Coilege
and Tidicules the Historical knOwl-
edge of one Of It's students who
made a remark about the old tree
Being hungry As veil - grOuchy-
tine Aforesaid writer vents bis spleen
on Hotel Maryland, where, he says
tables were at a premium ard wait
for seats, please, vas the order -
the dag. lie takes his spite ont on
the innocent midsbipmen because trey
received good service At q restaurant
opposite Hotel Maryland, AMI he
(the writer, did not Why shoEldD'
they. They are regular eustomerss
belong here. live here. this smart
Alex, thank heaven. - only a tran
sient aniiction.
This is how ne describes the agony
OF the midsbipmen on the f0otfeid
field:
ssome people heard the horns and
sirens and other HOise-uakinz devices
on tine auto the other night Pale
them all in heap, get a bellows and
start them going az one time and yon
have fair imitation II tbe -zgony
vail Of the midshipmeD. They howl
cd IL, they whistIed il. they r0ared
IL. while Midsbipmau Donovan of
Missouri, did eaiisthenies a "A >ousa
on the swaTd near the gridiro1-
Eyeryb body attended the football and
everyone heard the roar ~ rage -
pain and Of defiance. Donovan would
crouch Iow to the ground his hands
held as though shielding tiny blaze
nc would then bring them Up. up.
with a twirIing. twisting mgsfon-
and the grOan was ON first low
rumbling. distant, IL grew ~ volume
and in weirdness. Till Il assumed an
agOHizing shrek. roar. vail and yell
Of pain. Then IL died down a. Et has
assembled. with Leader Donovan >
hands. The thing Was given oEee-
when Harvard se0red-and thar Was
enough
It Is thought the writer is one 81 tise
hOodIums who m0n0p0lizsd ths press
stand in the field Saturday. 90 TIRE
utter disgust Of the Legitimate press
correspondents. TIE midsbipmen ard
few others would like TO bavs him
come down again. They wou't ID a
thing to bim. Next time Ee may ne
able 10 spread himself on What
Know About Hazing as space
killer.