The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-05
ALL 3 COMPANY
HONORS IN DRILL
.WONBY CENTRAL

A great naduess Is upon Central
High School today.
It began about 6::5 o'clock yester-
day evening at American League
Park. Il ragged alt through last night.
and had abated but little by noon to
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central High school won the. com
petitivs drill OF the high school cadet
brigade OF Washington at '0i2S O'Clock
last evening. At least. that's when
the news broke but actually, Cen
trail won il around 10 o'clock yesteT-
day morning, when Company y, Sec
Ond Battalion. First Regiment went
through its PAGES before a sunburned
lieutenant colonel or the regular
army. a Grizzled captain OF the same
school and a young captain who
swung from the hips like a profess
sional baseball player.
Central Second. Tee.
Winning the drill, however. was
only a part OF what Central Gid. 1t
administered the most crushing de-
feat TO its high school competitors
that anyone can remember. II walk
ed off with FIRST hOnOrs. Two other
Centrars companies ted for second
hOnors-Companies A and - Just to
smear in its triumph, a fourth Gen.
trail company-Company l cleaned up
the bases, as II were, by carrying
off third honorB.
So far as Eastern, Technical, West
ern, and Business were concerned.
their companies also driIleU. as the
race horse men would say Il was alto
Eether too thick. the way Central put
IL over. II simply WASH good taste.
viewed from the standpoint OF the
four losing schools.
Maybe Central still felt a little bad
about that yellow flag that somebody
hOisted to its faGpO a few weeks
ago when its companies took the
field yesterday morning. For all Cen
trail cared last night, two dozen yI-
low flags could fly from its flagstaff
and not dim its glory one whit. Per-
haps some other high school. in years
to come, will duplicate the perform
ance. but it's doubtful
Capt. Stewart Accepts HoBors.
Aside from the overwhelming man
ner in which the lads from Clifton
street walked of with all the hon
ors. 1t was not a spectacular drill
with a dark horse grabbing the |
prize. like Eddie Ellis. Of Tech" and |
ais midget company did a year ago.
This Stewart bOy-Capt. Charles w. |
stewart, Jr.-who won first honOrs |
for Central and for his f Company, |
didn't almost faint with JOY and hap
piness. like Eddie Ellis did when Ed
die won the flag.
Young Stewart walked UP to Brig. |
Gen. G. d. Knight, u. $. A., the Dis |
trict's Engineer Commissioner. to re-
ceive his honors as a man walks who
has earned them. He received the /
announcement with the Eratihed
smile OF one who Is pleased to have
mas excellence recognized. but he took
has hOnOrs like one who takes moth
ing but his due.
kramer Announces Result.
Il was fully $50 O'Clock when Ste
phen l. Kramer. assistant superin-
tendent OF schools. and fair Young
Z ssistant finished tabulatinr Inc
scores OF the winners down under the
players bench on the FIRST base line
Mr.. Kramer emerged from the dug
out with stand Of Col1rs for the
winning team and with a little box
holding the Allison Mayor medal for
the winner.
He passed the high sign TO Major
Raymond W. Pullman. superintendent
" Police, who in fun uniform was
sitting In a lower box with George l.. /
Hamilton. president OF the Board OF
Education; Commissioner BroWniow;l
General Knight, Engineer Commis-l
sioner OF the District: William V. Cox.
Of the Board OF Education; A. Lett
wieh Sinclair, president OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce, and other men Of
prominence.
The twenty-five companies in the