Evening star., 1937-03-23
CADET TDR|LLF|RSTS
co TO ROOSEVELT
5000 See Crack Units Win
Battalion and Band
Competitions.

Nearly 5000 mothers, fathers. sis
ters. sweethearts, brothers-and friends
filled the Central High School
Stadium yesterday to see Roosevelt
High School cadets take top honors
in both battalion and band competi-
tionS from units representing six high
schools in divisions 1-9
After two poStponementS due to bad
weather, the cadets were finally able
to march under blue skys on a dry
field. The I'd Battalion of the 5th
Regiment at Roosevelt, under Cadet
Maj. Sidney Rosendorf, passed in re-
view with such precision it was de-
clared winner of the Craigie Cup,
presented for competition by Col
Wallace M. Craigie. professor of mill
tary science and tactics for the six
schools.
1900 Cadets File Past.
More than 1900 cadets filed past
the reviewing judges, Capt. James
Regan and Lieut.. Forrest Caraway of
the Army Hearquarter Company here.
Each school was represented by two
battalions which came on the field
at intervals of 20 minutes. The
order was: Central, Roosevelt, Eastern,
Woodrow Wilson, Western, and,
finally, Mckinley. The band of each
school played for its battalions when
the blue uniformed, white -belted and
gloved cadets moved up and down the
field. Musical units were under the
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charge of the Navy School of Music
William S. Santelmann and Carl
Hubner, second leaders of the Ma
rine and Army bands, respectively.
The three service judges decided the
Roosevelt band, under Capt. Lawrence
Richardson, was the winner, followed
by Mckinley, under Capt. Robert w.
Macarthur, and Western, under Capt.
Frederick Waite.
The judges we're all impressed with
the efforts put ipto the performance.
One band leader brushed off the
trousers of some of his men. The
officers clicked their heels Smartly
and shouted crisp commands.
What I like about this is the way
they are all trying" declared Capt.
Regan.
AS the units filed by the stands
supporters broke out into loud ap-
plause and whistled encouragement.
Two girls from Central, Jacqueline
Waldron and Jean Ryan, were so
interested that they set up board
and painted water-color pictures OF
some of the marching groups. When
each battalion finished, the boys dis
banded into the stands and eagerly
watched their competitors.
Crowd Quiet for Results.
The hum in the stands had been
considerable, at times making it diff
cult for the platoons to hear the
commands shouted across the field
by the battalion commanders, but
the silence was tense when Col.
Craigie signaled for quiet to an
nounce the decision. Each spectator
rose to his feet to hear. Shouts and
screams of delight greeted the an
nouncement that the Roosevelt I'd
Battalion had been victorious, and
supporters also hailed the second
place unit, Westerns 1St Battalion,
under Maj. Robert Richmond, and
the third-place group, the 1st Battal-
ion of Woodrow Wilson, commanded
rby Maj. Webster Capps.
Also on hand to observe the pro-
ceedings was Col. Frederic G. Kel-
lond of the Third Corps Area head
quarters, who is touring the schools
of the area at the moment.
The award to the winning units and
| their commanders will be made
| Thursday following the regimental
contest, also to be held at Central,
at which time Assistant Supt. of
Schools Harvey A. Smith will present
the medals and cup.