Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-13
POINT NOT LEN|ENT
WITH GRID GREATS
eagle, Team Captain, Tolls
Harder Than Cadet Not
in Varsity Sports.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.
S the life of an Army foot ball play

US the life OF an Army 1oot Dali play
err all beer and skittles? Hardly,
Piling into West Point shortly be-
fore midnight on Sunday, stiff and
sore from the gruelling contest
against Illinois at Champaign, the foot
ball players hurried to their barracks
and went to bed. And were they per-
nitted to lounge in bed next morning,
perhaps having their breakfast brougnt
to them by faithful orderlies. They
were not.
They arose at reveille at $50 am,
when the dawn is never colder or bleak
er, Just the same as their fellow cadets.
And lest it be believed that college
men. who have entered the United
states Military Academy and are play
ing foot ball are leading anything IN
the way of q cuShy existence as cadets
let the following little exposition of day
at west Point as it applies to members
of the graduating class, Red eagle,
Buster Perry, Johnny Murrell and
oKeefe, be perused and digested.
eagle, captain of the eleven, for in
stance. He arose on Monday at $3.50
O'Clock. Being room orderly this week
this eminent foot ball hero had to
sweep and dust his room. With such
time as was left he had to prepare for
o $50 breakfast.
Much Glass Work.
Back in his room at 7:05, he was on
his own until minutes to 8. In this
period he might run errands to the
cadet store. to the tailor shop, or any
where about the reservation. But time
must also be allowed in this ,interlude
for some studying
HIS first cali carae at 7:55 and until
9:15 he remained IN class. Gong BACK
to his room there was a study period
until 1890 with classes at 1880 until
1i;55.
Assembly for luncheon was sounded
at noon and at 1910 he went back TO
his room to prepare for riding formation
at / o'clock. He rode for two hours.
Every other day one hour of the two
spent on horseback would be in class
and another hour at study.
Through, In either case, at 3 o'clock,
he had Is minutes to change into dress
uniform and get into ranks for Sis as
sembly. He drilled until AIS. This he
did on Monday and win do again on
Thursdays instead of going to drill he
goes to foot BAH practice, reporting on
the field at $50. AT this time the
other cadets are engaged in intramural
spbrts. It should be noted that on
Wednesday afternoons at all non-var-
sity cadets are free to do as they please
until $40 pm.
Foot BAH Men Toll.
On Mondays and Fridays WHEEL drill
is imperative for all, eagle breaks ranks
at 4:25, hurries out of his uniform and
into boot ball toys, reporting at the field
at 4:50, working until 5:35. Then, tax
ing his shower, he climbs into dress
uniform for dinner, which comes at
$40.
Leaving the mess hall at 6:55, he has
20 minutes for diversion-in his room.
Precisely, then, at T:15 comes an in
spection ofIicer to see that he is hard
at work studying. Between this hour
and $3.50 his room is twice inspected.
At $50 tattoo is sounded and he makes
down his bed, into which he climbs at
10. Lights out, the barracks are as
quiet as the buildings Of deserted
village.
Saturday afternoon he is playing foot
bali. Non-foot ball players are free
after 1:10 until 6. Sunday reveille at
2. Breakfast, chapel, 1890 until noon.
Free until 4:30 when dress parade is
held. Night-study.
So college foot ball players who are
thinking Of entering West Point would
do well to ponder.
Copyright, 1920