Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
CAPTAIN DISABLED,
CADETS WIN Twice
George Mason High Company
Captures Dual Honors
at Tournament.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 17.-Led by
| an acting captain after their leader had
broken his arm a few hours before, the
cadet company of George Mason High
School of this city carried off twin first
honorS in the annual military tourna-
ment and drill held before large gath
ering of spectators at Baggett's Stadium
here yesterday afternoon.
The tournament, which was sponsored
by Alexandria Post, No. "a, and Airing
ton County Post, No. 1879 of the Ameri-
can Legion, brought together cadet
corps of Alexandria, George Mason and
Westinghouse high schools. Included
in the review but not in the COMPETE
ton were the cadet band of Washington
Lee High and the girls auxiliary, known
as Company I, of the same institution.
Wins Guidon and Cup.
George Mason High School, led by
acting Capt. Charles Brown, won the
guidon offered by the Legion posts for
the best drilled company, and also car
ried off the silver cup presented by
the Alexandria Light Infantry to the
Alexandria corps scoring the highest
average in the drill. The winners aver
aged 80 per cent, with Alexandria High
second, scoring 1872 per cent. Company
B of Westinghouse High took third,
with 1872 per cent, while Company A
of the same school was fourth with
69.8 per cent.
Capt Stuart Krickenberger of the
winning George Mason corps broke his
arm few hours before the drill was to
begin and was forced to turn his COM
mand over to acting Capt. Charles
Brown, but the disabled leader was on
the field to see the cadets he had COM
manded all through the preparations
for the contest carry of first honors.
Best Drilled Private.
James Chiffon Bruin of Alexandria
High was adjudged the winner of the
contest for the best drilled private in
his company, and along with the two
other winners will receive gold medals
presented by the two Legion posts.
Godfrey p. Runaldue won the contest
among the George Mason High entries,
while Daniel Dugan received first hon.
ors among the Westinghouse con-
testants.
Judges of the contests were Maj. John
Donovan and Maj. Raymond G. Payne,
professors of military science and
tactics, assigned to the Washington
high schools, and Lieut. Henry P. Hunt,
jr., assigned to the Georgetown Uni
versity r. o. T. C. unit.
fTeSentdtOH ny lily SHict.
Presentation of the guidon to the
George Mason company was made by
City Manager Wallace Lawrence, fol-
lowing the announcement of the win
ners. Capt. w. Cameron Roberts of the
Alexandria Light Infantry presented
the same company with the silver cup
for scoring the highest among Alexan-
| drias corps entered, and the Legion
committee awarded the gold medals to
| the three individual cadet winners.
The committee from the Alexandria
| Legion post for the affair was COM
posed of George Downham, F. Clinton
Knight and Thurlow White. The
committee from the Arlington County
post was made up Of Edgar w. Pun
| phrey, H. H. Porter, j. d. Mcdonald
| E. I. Matter and j. j. White. Ar
rangements for the competition from a
military standpoint were completed by
Col. Clarence j. Deems, jr., in charge
of the Alexandria Cadet Corps, and
Maj Chauncey B. Mcneil, in charge OF
the Washington-Lee High Corps.
/ 1t was announced by Col. Deems fol-
lowing the drill that a lieutenant col
onel to command the three corps would
be selected from the ranks Of the
George Mason High Co2ppany as an
honor for being the Whining aggrega-
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