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“On To Down With Charlottesville” Virginia” BY THE STUDENTS, FOR THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME. XXXII WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928. NUMBER 15 Washington and Lee Invades Cavalier Camp Today Denny Given Greatest Welcome Virginia Rally Sees Students Fight to Finish is Expected When In History of Washington, Lee In Full Force Old Football Rivals Meet Again One Thousand. Throng Station To Greet Speakers-.* Stir„ Emotions of President-Elect Hearers in Biggest Rally Most Important Game On Both Teams’ of the Year Schedules Played Today By George F. Ashworth “When Washington and Lee men fall in line— !” ■ TEAM TO BEAT By Henry MacKenzie *. What a line it was! Sweeping up the hill from the sta­ VA. OR STAY THERE Today is the day. Two thirty is the time. Lambeth tion— a double line of cheering students! Ten feet apart field in Charlottesville is the place. torches blazed, sending orange-lit whirls of smoke up from The “Fighting Generals” of Washington and Lee and their blazing heads, and casting a carnival over the estatic Fitzpatrick Tells Students the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia are meeting in crowd! That Generals Will the annual football classic between the two schools. Before Down at the station a dense mob of students, faculty Be Back the late afternoon shadows of the stadium have crept over members, and townspeople surged around the platform. the playing field either the White and Blue of the Generals By Bill Hill Groups pushing their way nearer the tracks caused little or the Orange and Blue of the Cavaliers will be raised high agitated currents in the heaving body of the crowd. People We won’t leave till we beat in victory and the cohorts of the winning team indulging in shouted to one another, laughter burst periodically, a group Virginia! a wild celebration over the defeat of their most deadly rival. of students started singing “The Sidewalks of New York” One thousand clamorous voices Comparative scores, previous records, and sports writ­ — everyone craned their necks to see up the track and catch thundered into a single salvo of ers’ predictions mean nothing when Washington and Lee the first glimpse of the train bearing the guest of honor. bellowing cheers in the rally to meets Virginia. It will be a fight to the finish bewteen two The Old Coach give the team 'its sendoff at Dore­ battling teams while a crowd of 15,000 including the stu- An old coach, a relic of days mus gymnasium Thursday night. dent bodies of both universities look on. gone by, gaily decorated in blue Denny Here To One thousand howling men put Dr. Denny Is Mascot their “heart’s blood” into those and white, was waiting to trans­ ■*« - 'Ik j* * ’ f,* > ' Led by their 55 year old mas­ bellowing cheers. $ IIÉ 3 -, port the distinguished'visitor. Make Decision Cast Is Chosen cot, Dr. Denny, who has never The train was late, but when We won’t leave till we beat Vir­ m J & i i f i seen the Generals go down in de­ ginia! the red lights at last came into On W&L Offer /.v■ m V - For Dramatic feat before the Cavaliers, the sight as the train backed into the Like a Roman candle the even­ student body of Washington and station, Lexington rocked with Doctor Denny Tells Gather­ ing started with the low but spir­ Lee will be in the stands practi­ “Fight, Fight, Blue and White!” Section of Play ing That He Will An­ ited sizzle of the whirlwind of FITZPATRICK cally to the mah to urge the Gen­ As Dr. Denny alighted from his fight waiting to be loosed. Grad- erals to victory. car the “Swing” broke forth from nounce Plans Soon —.“Fitz” will captain the Geiferals Collison, Bauer, Gill and Gra­ dually, bút none che less assured­ Both teams will enter the game a thousand eager throats, led by today in their most important ham Make Filial Dr. George H. Denny will de­ ly that sizzle grew to an ear- somewhat handicapped by injuries the University sixty piece band. LUKE game of the year. A man who has Casting cide “within the next few days” splitting explosion of lung power. received in previous games. Flip- Mrs. Denny was taken quickly to done as well as Captain Fitzpat­ whether he will accept the presi­ We won’t leave till we beat pin of Virginia and Williams of an automobile but the, Alabama “Bill” Luke, dependable tackle, rick deserves the honor of leading “ Officer 666,” fall Troubadour dency of Washington and Lee Virginia! Washington and Lee, perhaps the president was escorted to the old will lead the Virginians today in the team that beats Virginia. play, will be presented for the University. Dr. Denny, here for The band started it. A few most outstanding pair of wing- coach. The first to greet Dr. Den­ their defense o f Washington and first time on December 1, 1928, at a short visit, met with . the exe­ strains and the “Roman candle” men in the state will watch their ny were Dr. H. D. Campbell, Dean Lee’s invasion. A huge man and the New Theatre, stated Al Col­ cutive committee of the board of had been lit. Stragglers around Rally Prepares team mates battle from the side­ of the University and Dr. J. L. a hard fighter, Luke had made lison, president today. trustees of the University yester­ the edge of the crowd were pulled lines. Taylor, husky, Cavalier Howe, Dean of the School of Ap­ quite a name. The Troubadour dramatic sec­ day afternoon. into the center of the growing Freshman Team center, is suffering from various plied Science. When Dr. Denny tion under the direction of Colli- • “Circumstances have prevented tumult. Music tames savage injuries and may not get a chance was safely inside the coach, fifty Happy Warrior son has just completed picking breasts but it also makes them! For Virginians to enter the. fray. Lefty Close freshmen grabbed . the rope and serious consideration of the mat­ the cast for the comedy. The se­ and Faulconer, two regular Vir­ started off up the hill dragging ter for the last two weeks.” Dr. One thousand men entered the lections were made with the con­ Gets Daily Cheer ginia backs are still nursing the old vehicle after them. Denny said, “ but now I am giving £ym Thursday night in a fair de­ The keynote of last night’s var­ sideration of stage personality, the subject my whole attention. I gree of sanity. A half hour later sity pep-rally “Beat Virginia” is bruises received in the Cavaliers’ Band Leads Way At Frat House voice and appearance,, wholly upon am returning to my home soon, their voices were raised in mani­ in the minds pf the “Little Gen­ gallant stand against Princeton. The band led the way and the an unbiased and comparative ba­ and I shall reach a decision with­ acal plea— erals” as they strive for their Washington and Lee has its crowd followed cheering wildly. sis. Professors Bauer, Graham in a few days. I must decide From the dining room of a cer­ We won’t leave till we beat Vir­ third successvie victory this af­ share of ailments. Barnett has As the torch bearers were passed and Gill assisted Collison with the soon.” tain fraternity house comes the ginia! ternoon against the 'Cavalier frosh casting. water on the knee, but will be they fell 'in behind and swept fip strident tones of a speaker; “and Yesterday was a full day for When a man gets excited his on Wilson Field. The characters as follows: ready if he is needed. Lott saw the hill behind the coach like if Al Smith is elected, the United the University of Alabama pres­ neck gets red. Veins stanll upon The Charlottesville contingent Travers Gladwin... S. F. Hampton no service against Tennessee be­ burning embers blown before a States will have the greatest ad­ ident. In the morning he addres­ it like cords. He begins to sweat arrived in Lexington this morning Whitney Barnes...... D. W. Lindsay cause of bruises received in West wind. ministration since Woodrow Wil­ sed the student assembly in the — and I don’t mean perspire. One flesh from its 25 to 12 victcry at Bateato------------- .i_“Bill” Plummer Virginia, but he will start against On over the crest of the hill son.” thousand necks turned scarlet— the Cavaliers. Captain Fitzpat­ went the procession ’till the coach historic Lee chapel; in the after­ the expensé of the University of Police Officer Michael-No 666 Everyone in the room stands up, veins were strained to the break­ had reached the post office square. noon he met with the trustees; Maryland cubs test Saturday. In —— z—I------....Gerry Holden rick has a sore foot, but it will and led by the speaker, they sing ing point—and one thousand faces take more than a sore foot to The crowd poured over the Post and at night he spoke at the foot­ Thomas, formerly of McGuires Alfred Wilson, ; L. R. Foster with all the vigor of enthusiasts, like miner in the gym Thursday keep him from getting his-long- Office lawn, climbed onto the ball rally for the traditional game School, Richmond, the Virginia Thomas Watkins. Bill Harrington “The Sidewalks of New York.” night as the fervent vow was walls, and stretched up all four with the Cavaliers of the Univer­ frosh will exhibit a triple threat Captain Stone__:~______ C. E. Long awaited shot at the Virginia ball sity of Virginia at Charlottesville.

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