The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03

Faithful 10 the traditions Of "Old Tech
the lusty-lunged followers OF the Maroon
and Gray yesterday sent their battle cry
reverberating across the American
League baseball grounds, when the four
companies Of Mckinley. or Technical.
High School. including the crack Com
Pany D. winner of the coveted prize last
year. had their Try for the pennant and
red ribbons at the opening day Of the
twenty-first annual competitive drill Of
the Washington High School Cadets.
Supporters Of Eastern and Western
High Schools also gave vent to their
stored-up loyalty when the two compa-
MES representing those schools had their
inning
It was an ideal day for the contest.
The air was just warm enough 10 enthuse
the members OF The different companies.
as well as the thousands Of spectators
in the stands. Never in the history Of the
ball park have the stands around the
diamond been filed with such a waving
mass Of humanity-and beauty.
Every schoolgirl In Washington, dressed
in her best bib and tucker. and wearing
the colors Of her school or OF some school,
boy in the ranks Of the soldiery. made
the stands resemble a beautiful garden.
and when the six companies marched and
wheeled through the long and intricate
evolutions the great mass sent forth
mighty shout Of approval. Above the
heads OF the crowd in the stands futtered
the pannants and banners Of the different
schools.
Tech Companies Do Well.
Technical High School adherents have
reason to be proud OF the achievements
and showing Of their battalion yesterday
The four companies-C, D, X. and L-put
up an exhibition drill that for smOothness
and precision has seldom been exceIled.
The Blue and Gray supporters naturally
had leaning toward last years win
ners-Company D-and were hardly pre-
pared for the splendid showing made by
the other three companies. especially X
and c. Company F, OF Eastern, and H. OF
/ Western, also gave an exhibition that
surprised even the most sanguine OF the
followers CT the Red and White and Light
Blue and White The officers OF these two
companies demonstrated that their COM
mands will have TO be reckoned with
when the teams representing Business
and Central High go on the drill field to-
day. Clearly and distinctly the young Of
fcers gave their commands. and with
clockIike movement the men executed
them
1t was generally conceded after the drill
that the strongest opponents OF the teams
drilling in the contest to-day win be K,
c, and D. although there were many ad-
mirers Of Company H. Of Western Many
predicted that it viii be a toss-up between
K. OF Tech, and a, Of Central.
* Has Crowds Approval.
Company X, in command Of Capt E.
NJ Webster. in addition 10 having the
snappiest cadence. performed the evolu-
tions so briskly that whatever technical
defects there may have been were only
discovered by the Judges. The general
public could find little or nothing to criti-
case The other two companies from
Tech drilled with almost as fast a
cadence. Company D. in command of
Capt E. S. Wise. was precise in the
close or squad formations. In changing
direction. the sets Of squads made their
turns in machine-like order The volIey
firing was well done by all six companies.
and the companies from Eastern and
Western had a trile the best Of the drill
IN the manual Of arms. At the command
order arms Company F. Of Eastern.
commanded by Capt r. w. Brown, and
Company II, OF Western, commanded by
Capt W. c. Campbell. executed the
movement ike regulars.
Business High School. with two COM
panies, and Central, with three com
panies, will have their try to-day. Com
panies G and z, Of Business, are con-
sidered by some to have a good chance
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