The Washington times., 1929-06-04
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ANNAPOLIS, June 4.-For more
than half an hour yesterday the
voices Of the 1900 nidshipmen .at
the United States Naval Academy
loudly and Justify cheered q phanE
tom eleven to victory In q footban
game that wasn't.
At S:45 .. m. promptly, in re-
Spouse to a general order, they gath
cred in the stands on Farragut
Field, where Navy Is host to visit
ing elevens. Then for the next 30
minutes late sleepers in the city OF
Annapolis rose in their beds with
the familiar Navy shibboleths ring
ing in their ears. -.
Through the gamut Of yalls and
cheers and songs the midshipnen
were urged. At crucial moments
they taxed their lungs with cries
Of touchdown"
Film Takes IL In
All the while, from a dozen differ
emit angles, at every point OF van
tage, lenses were transferring the
color to miles Of film and ''taIkiesE
apparatus was iYnbibing it, fill &C
real Navy enthusiasm.
The appearance ana performance
Of the middies was one OF tina
courtesies granted by authority to
producers of 1.-THE Salute" which
is temporarily on location In Annaps
oils during the June week celebrsw
ton.
Pleas For Pep Needed
It took quite few pleas for more
pep on the part Of the dtrectora
and as many repetitions OF favorite
yells on the part Of the Inidshin
men before it was decided the
proper big game zest was portrayed
by the voices Of the cheerers.
Even the directors admitted Il wa
a mighty hard thing to put a. much
pep behind the yells when one was
cheering to a vacant field, not even
the goal posts in evidence, as could
be done and is done when the Navy
goat is bucking the Army.
Game Not Yet Played
This was the first time the MD
shipmen had ever been asked to lend
their moral support to their eleven
fighting for victory when the fight
was to take place some months hence
and thousands of miles away, 80 the
directors were patient. And many
a raw.throated n1idshipnlan NUT
tered salty language, pointing out
that when games really are played
on the field they are not obliged to
attend.
George o'Brien. star Of ''Tiae
Salute" whom they were urging
through the foeman's line, though
less than so of them realized it, viii
make his SO or so yard broken field
run for the winning touchdown over
Army in Hollywood, later in the
summer. ars
The larger portion Of today's June
week program at the Academy, after
the midshipmen's en- masse camera
debut, was spent in battalion drills
on the various fields. no
The entire regiment was obliged
to take part in the dress parade
yesterday afternoon. $50
Reviewed by Robson t
The parade was reviewed by Rear
Admiral S. S. Robson, superin-
tendent of the academy, and his
staff, and it afford ed the movie
producers an opportunity for absorb.
ton of more color"
During the parade, the Seventh
Company, winner in competitive
drills and so distinguished from the
others by the fact that their COM
pany flag is yellow instead Of the
usual blue, received the applause
of the visitors in the bleachers.
Midshipman Manly Lamar Curry,
captain of the Seventh Company
tomorrow afternoon during dress
parade viii receive from Miss Sarah
Warm, of Savannah, Ca. the new
colors Of the regiment and fulfill
an ancient custom of kissing Miss
Warn during the ceremony.
Party Tomorrow
Another feature OF the June Week
celebration tomorrow is the garden
party for the graduating class given
by the superintendent. The second
classmen also win celebrate their
rise to first classnen by the annual
ring dance, which is to be held in
Luce Hail. While these events are
in progress the third classmen win
entertain at q hop In Macdcnough
Hall.