Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-19
Maryland Ceremonies
Akin 10 Atmosphere
OF Army-NaY Classic

The Maryland-Navy pre-game
ceremonies had all the earmarks
of a service classic yesterday at
Byrd Stadium, with the brigade
of $500 Midshipmen preceding
the $500 Air Force ROTC cadets
of Maryland onto the field.
There was Army-Navy game at
moSphere In the marching units,
the bands, the respective salutes
to the stands, the cheers and yells
and the haunting of the student
bodies.
Maryland's cadets even Dor
rowed the Army's 1--WE can't hear
you, NAVY" and that was true
most Of the afternoon. The Mid
shipmen seldom were heard in the
one-sided ball game.
Navy First on Scene.
Navy, like the fire chief, was
first on the scene and the last
to leave. The Middies, who ar
rived at noon in a caravan of
90 buses from Annapolis, marched
onto the field exactly at 12:45.
1t was near dark and about an
hour after their team had been
humbled. 1877, that the Middies
re-grouped in the center of Byrd
Stadium and marched to their
buses with the Naval Academy
band playing Dixie"
Pretty girls, who were awaiting
the departure of the Nays drag
buses, and about 1000 fans
watched the Middies parade out
of the stadium. There were about
$4,000 in the stands when the
Midshipmen started parading
into the stadium.
+ Apparently most of the fans tooK
the arrive early warnings to heart
as almost everybody was seated
when the teams took the field a.
1870. The gates wer not open until
noon, and by that time about
5000 fans were milling about the
stadium.
The pre-game show was so color.
full that it is a pity Navy anG
maryland cannot get together on 6
renewal of the series. This ri.
valry could be one Of the tor
games of the Nation. But the MAR
reason the show will not repeat
was on the Observation-Disclosures
a one-sided victor for the third
straight year.
The Naval Academy band and
the Midshipmen's band played
marching tunes as the Middle.
paraded into the stadium and the
double time march" as they
damned into their seats.
| The Maryland band was led by
Its jitter-bugging drum majorettes
who were somewhat subdued In
the pre-game marches, but gave
their best in the halftime show tc
tunes like "Alexander's Rag Time
Band" and 1.-THE Band Plays On.
Maryland displayed a well-re-
hearsed card section at halftime
concluding with q Confederate
flag.
NOTES-One of the Maryland
students dressed as a Terrapir
was passed hand-over-hand ur
the Navy stands from the bottom
to the top. =. Hundreds of fans
hoping to buy standing room
tickets were disappointed, as
Maryland announced that none
had been sold. However, long be-
fore the end of the game the field
was surrounded by standees, and
spectators in the first three rows
couldn't see anything. The
first Midshipmen on the field
stopped to view the eight-foot-
square NJ burned at the 50-yard
line by visitors from Annapolis.
1t may be only a coincidence
that the Norfolk area has many
high-ranking Navy officers and
the game was carried on teie-
vision by WTAR in Norfolk, with
last-minute permission. Dave
Fisher and Bernie Butola, two
Navy players who have used up
their eligibility. had the honor of
escorting Bill w. Navy's goat
mascot. onto the field. This is
considered to be one of the highest
honorS for Navy athlete.
WHITTLESEY,