I No SMI Sunday. VMI vs. Lehigh November, Due To At Lynchburg, Va. 1 Win Over U. Va. ^.MCabct On Satnrdav VOLUME XLIX 'VIRGINIA MILITAHY INSTITUTE, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 7, i958 NLMBER 7 Ten Students Christine Carere TIME Editor Urges Needed For Europe Tour African Reappraisal This summer a new and diffetent type of European travel will be In the first of the annual lecture series sponsored by the available for ten Hollins' students Institute for the Corps of Cadets, Mr. John Scott, Assistant and ten male students from men's to the Editor of TIME Magazine, spoke to the Crops on Tues- colleges in the surrounding area. day, 4 November. The subject of the talk was "Democracy and It is offered under the auspices Communism in Africa." of the Scandinavian Student Travel Service. Mr. Scott, who has only re-
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to which he is assigned; a (Catholic priest who wages a lonely, victorious battle against Editorials Communism on its own ground; and ugly engineer who work miracles with lengths of bamboo and an old bicycle; a Navy captain Corps On Sam Adams sapped of his effectiveness by a Chinese girl who plays upon his vanity — these are some It has been a week since the death of Sam of the characters. Adams, and it might seem that by this time every possible thing has been said or done to When you finsh this book it will all seem honor his memory. But this is not quite so — like an angry dream, but remember only a and we hope that this'statement of the feel- short while ago the case of the American ings of his friends and associates toward him Ambassador designee who didn't know the will provide the necessary complement. name of the Prime Minister of fhe nation to which he was assigned? Often at VMI when a man strives to at- tain the rank of cadet captain, he steps on The book is on a vital subject, and one well quite a few toes on his way up the ladder. worth a few minutes of your time. Sam had the peculiar faculty of being able to discipline without offending. Consequent- ly, everyone liked him and he was able to be Annual Norfolk Game a friend to his men while getting the maxi- mum effort from them as a company. The The CADET would like to express the shock and sorrow evidenced by his company gratitude of the Corps to the Piorfolk-Ports- at the news of his death and the extent to mouth Alumni Association for being such a which he is still considered, in a way, as hospitable host in arranging parties and ac- their Captain is proof enough of his stature comodations for the Corps while in Norfolk as a leader. and to the Norfolk Civitan Club for arranging the game itself. • ^ As a student he never made the highest grades, for he was always interested in many The Corps hasn't had the opportunity in other things besides academics. His fellow quite a few years to make its annual trip to members on the Honor Court and the rifle Norfolk. However, it is known and was cer- team will remember him as he worked beside tainly proven last weekend that the Tide- them. His friends on intramural teams will water Alumni rivals any other V. M. I. remember his making up for his lack of Alumni chapter throughout the state in their height and weight by strength and a fierce spirit and willingness to help the Institute. determination to win. His fellow officers will It has been voiced that the V. M. I.-Vir- Stoop Poop remember how they listened with respect to ginia game in Norfolk could become an an- the bantering voice that gave so much level- nual affair. Though the Corps has the de- headed advice. His brother rats will always sire to shift its trip to a different direction Anyone want to know what itbreaks training rules and they're remember him as a welcome sight at a class feels like to be stoned? — I mean probably right. A good example each year — usually to Washington, Rich- of adhering to rules is our foot- party or at the beach or anywhere else his that literally. Anyway, the S-1 of mond, or Williamsburg, there is no reason the 1st Btn. had the pleasure last ball team. The result — look at Jove of good times and fellowship might take why Norfolk couldn't be added as a fourth weekend — ask him. the record. They are never seen him In short, he will be remembered as a alternative. In any case, Corps trip or none, Don't know the result of the vot- breaking training, but look around man who was many things to many people, the Tidewater Alumni surely deserve to have ing concerning the Berets, but some of the other teams! Decausp'he could do so many things well, and the Big Red play at its home as it plays an- rumor has it we'll get them any- Food in the mess hall? — Same old story — AWFUL! Oh, we'd do them cheerfully. nually in other areas of the State. way. still like to get some more milK Keep it a secret — We had no The cold, hard sword of death cuts closest if it's at all possible. Something, S.-M. I. last Sunday, probably be- for sure, can be worked out^so as to us when it cuts down a man as much alive cause of our stomping of U. Va., to provide us with a little more as Sam Adams. When one thinks how his Rippitty - Snoot Catch? That w^s one of our Sun- of the body-building stuff days I mentioned previously. worth increased all the time he was at VMI, "Jose All the Way" and "Rippity - Snoot" The concert Monday turned out one might ask, "Why did he have to be taken WHAT'S THIS about two men in were the new sounds heard from the corps at to be a smashing success. Every a certain room wanting to stack from us while he was still growing, before Norfolk last weekend as it exhibited its spirit cadet seems to have liked — sur- he had a chance to do the things he would their hay rolls apart from the third in the highst degree this year. It is agreed member's - they had an obvious . Stravinsky - have done?" It is a hard, an unanswerable Yes, even us Engineers! that this exhibition is due to the efforts of and good reason. question. All we know is that in the short three first classmen, who recently joined the Jerry Borst hasn't lost a bet yet, Three guesses! — Who it is who thank God, and we know he won't years he was here, he left with us more cheerleaders. Cadets D. P. Dreelin, E. L. can't stand rats coming up to him lose any from here on. things of value than could many a man in Fall, and J. R. Strunk. in the mess hall? You're right! three score and ten. With Sam's passing, a GO GET 'EM AGAIN THIS They say a good athlete never WEEK BOYS ! ! ! bit of life is gone from all who knew him. When the corps spirit was in a dismal con- dition after the Richmond game, the corps was marched down to Alumni Field to witness An Angry Dream a football practice with the hope that its spirit would get a boost. Though there were l€aliet a few moments of cheering, the hour seemed The CADET does not, as a matter of gen- The opinions expressed in the VMI CADET are those of the Corps rather an awkward one for both the corps eral editorial policy, delve into matters not of Cadets and the editors, and reflect the vieios of the Institute only and the team. directly pertaining to VMI, and particularly when preceeded by OFFICIAL. The CADET is a non tax-supported, into the realm of foreign affairs. But there It was at this point that these three Cadets self-supporting educational enterprise, edited and operated by cadets are exceptions. began to plan a rennaissance of Corps spirit j for the Corps of Cadets, Alumni, Faculty and Friends of V.M.I. There has come to our attention recently a - realizing that the V. M. L Spirit isn't the | pubu^hed Friday afternoon. Entered as second class matter September new book entitled THE UGLY AMERICAN, summer camp variety which comes canned: 19, 1946 at the Post Office in Lexington, Virginia, under the act of by William Ledered and Eugene Burdick. and is simply ordered, but that it must be March 3, 1879. Substrii»tion, S3.50 out of barracks, $3.00 in barracks, Although the title might tend to imply an spontaneous. The Corps obviously had some-; Address: Box 715, v. M. L, Lexington, Virginia, anti-American theme, quite the opposite is thing for which to cheer, but was simply lull- MEMBER true. THE UGLY AMERICAN is a shocking ed to a state of dullness by the repitition of Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association Associated Collegiate Press but revealing picture of the mess which Am- several worn out cheers and the lack of force erican diplomats and other responsible people of a group of new and inexperienced cheer- EDITOR have made of our relations with the nations leaders. Henry E. Thomas IV of Southeast Asia. MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Therefore, at the cheer rally preceding the J. Ted Tate, Jr. John A. Phillips The book is written as fiction, but is based Davidson game, these three worked out some ASSOCIATE EDITOR ADVERTISING MANAGER on fact. The fantasic blunders have, in es- new cheers and also a little skit. The-result J. Kenneth Bradford Horace D. Hosklns was inspiring, and thus at the Virginia game MIUTARY EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER sence, happened, and what is still worse, may Leo A. Kramer, Jr the Corps had everything from a dance rou- Eugene R. McDannald still be happening. ASSISTANT EDITORS CONTRIBUTING EDITORS tine by Messers. Strunk and Fall to Cadet Edward E. Bomar Roger W. Spencer The book comes at an opportune time, Dreelin's prancing around the field in the A. F E. Smith WilUam T. Braithwaite considering the current Far East problems. midst of the pre-game ceremonies as a mule- SUff Photograpfa4>r Samuel C. PhiUips toted Cavalier to keep it alive with cheers Thomas C. Bradshaw Nat. Advertisinf Manager Why some of those problems face us now James 0. Gibson and laughter. Howard W. Roth may wpll be answered in THE UGLY AM- EDITORIAL & BUSINESS STAFFS ERICAN, and the solutions may be here as The Corps is indeed appreciative of these Eugene H. Grayson, Robert A. Sominers. John P. Kemp three inen who have come forth to lead its well Paul Thompson. John W. McDougaU. Richard A. Hartuian, cheers in such a manner that the Big Red Garrard Kramer. KeAneth Steele, \}ldia G. Kanepa, Seymour An Ambassador who refuses to learn the will have no doubt as to whether "the boys Siunuela III, Bo. Bowles, Jim Scbollenb«rg. Lewis GraybiU, language and the personality of the country from the Institute" are behind them. Lome C. Ritchie W. J. Ritchie, T. N. ElUot, S. C. Tucker Plowman Peers History Dept's Hunter By SPENCER TUCKER made a series of what I consider to be pertinent observations: First- I was very glad to read D. E. "BIG DADDY" would have call- ly, if the staff was really interest- Smith's letter in last week's ed it medacity, but I label it Naval Pilot In WWII ed in efficency, they would dis- CADET because it gives me the "superficial efficency." cover a better way for messages opportunity to correct certain false Sitting in class and listening to in VR ll's (NATS) flying trans- I refer to the actions of those to reach the Corps, and perhaps impressions concerning the O. G. the calm voice of Major Robert F, ports. These being gruelling six- attired in the guise of "staff restrict the nature of the turn-outs A. and also to state more clearly Hunter imbibe one with know- hour flights, the Major rested one zebras" and in particular, those to exclude those which are un- certain of our policies. There arc ledge of history, one can hardly day and went up the next. charged with administrative func- desirable (such as—"All corporals undoubtedly other cadets who feel help but wonder what part he h^s There were plenty of incidents. tions. A few nights ago, I made a in B Company will have a meet- the same way Smith does; how- had in the history of today. One day in May, 1945, Major Hun» turn-out in the mess hall about ing after 7:30 CCQ on Tuesday"— ever, I am sure that more cadets, Flipping back through the pages ter's flight was given a sector to BOMB business. Upon laying down it being Monday), or perhaps the including ,a majority of the First of time, one learns tihat Major Okinawa between two typhoons. the mike which I had heated with staff could make all turn-outs, and Class, plus the Administration and Hunter imbibes one with know- Because of radio silence in the the magnitude of my passion, a cue them in official fashion — a goodly section of the faculty from Washington & Lee in 1942 area, the flight could not be noi'i- many striped individual accosted in this way: agree with 0. G. A. with a B.A. in history, became a fied of the change of direction me and demanded whether I had naval aviator at Corpus Christie, and speed of the typhoons. The "GIVE ME your attention in For those who have misplaced read the signs. Texas and then instructed there flight hit one of the ityphoons and the mess hall! Headquarters last week's letter, Smith said es- in flight training until 1944. In went right through the eye of it. "SIGNS, SAID I? — what signs?" Southwest Virginia Club, Virginia sentially tv/o things: That the 0. his capacity as instructor, he pre- There was not too much buff&V With this he pointed to two Military Institute — General Order G. A. was hindering rather than pared young men to fly on the ing but the altitude oscillated be- gigantic, multi-colored posters Number 1. The President of the teaching Rats to study; and that SNJ (North American AT 6) sin- tween 5000 and 12000 feet. The Club, Cadet J. S. Gillespie, Cadet 0. G. A. tours are bad in that they which hung over the turn-out gle engine fighter and the SNB navigation was ithrown off so far Private First Class, announces a exhaust Rats for little or no pur- equipment as giant shrouds. "Why, (Beechcraft) multi - engine patrol that the flight was in sight of For- pose. no" was my reply. "Well, we've meeting immediately after 1930 and transport plane.' mosa. CCQ in Scott Shipp Hall. All men instituted a new regimental policy! The O. G. A. has been authoriz During Okinawa, Major Hunter Flying be^veen Honolulu and will be present, and on time. "Again?" was all that I could ed by the Commandant to send two was based in Guam and in April the Johnson Islands the Major's Rest." gasp. He continued," . . . and O. G. A. members to Rat Barracks and May of 1945 flew some twenty flight had to pass through a line we have decided in the interest of Or, of course, all turn-outs could during evening CQ to ensure that five evacuation missions from the squall. There he experienced the 'efficency, to restrict the turn-out be made in barracks. But if that the Rats are studying and that battle ridden island of Okinawa severest buffeting of his career to official business at dinner and was the case, then the rats would their rooms are neat. The men and saw a ball of lightning so supper. Of course non-official never get to ranks, for they would walk along the stoop and look "in a maximum of one hour at 0. G. A. blinding thai!; the only way to fly regimental-type orders may be be subjected to ten minutes of the doors. Only when a Rat is meetings, and Rats having tests was to turn on the cockpit lights read out at breakfast!" I was over- solid "turn-outing" before every not studying or the room is not the following day are excused un- and concentrate on the instru- come. CP. neat, do they go in. They may til the following meeting. ments. Perhaps I'm not really qualified The logical answer to the problem discipline the Rats for a maximum As for O. G. A. tours, I feel Born in Charleston, W. Va., to render comment, but I have lies in restricting use of the turn- of one minute. Since the men are that they are not only necessary, Major Hunter was graduated from. out. But to limit the non-official I>ermltted to go up only twice a but beneficial. Every court in the Augusta Military Academy in laa*? "turn-outers" to breakfast turn-' night, this means that each Rat world uses the tHTeat of punish- before attending W&L. He received : Ernest W. Farley ^34: outs is sheer madness. No one, room may be "disturbed" a maxi- ment to keep potential wanderers I an MA from the University of much less those making the turn- mum of two minutes per night. from illegal acts. We must make i Carolina righil; after the •PRESIDEN• T - GENERAL MGR.• ! outs, is awake in the morning. To In passing, I might add that in the the tours-hard so that Rgts will; war and joined the faculty at VMI I James C. Farley '37 I ask people to remember BRC turn- past three weeks only five men obey the rules; rules which in one | 1954. In 1957 he received his (continued on page 8) have signed the sheet for this form or another have existed as PhD, from Colfumbia University • VICE PRESIDENT IN Z purpose. The O. G. A. has no long as VMI. I feel the tours are by defending his thesis on the > CHARC^E OF I 1 responsibility or jurisdiction over beneficial in three ways. 'Turnpike Movement in Virginia.' • >L\NUFACrURING I WELCOME CADET the various NCO's, salesmen, club First, because the Institute has Today Ithe Major lives in Lex- • m representatives, etc. who disrupt always stood for strong bodies as ington. He is married and has four r- Riehnioiicl \ CORPS study time. well as strong minds. children, two boys and two girls. The fact that the 0. G. A. is not Secondly, because finishing the ; He is a Presbyterian Deac/on- and i.s tours gives the Rat a strong sense 1 Superintendent of the Church HOTEL out to "persecute" Rats can be Eugineering of pride. | School. He is also active in the seen in two ways. Rats now stay Thirdly, because the instruction Naval Reserve, and since 1955 has THOMAS given the second hour on Satur-' served in active I'.raining billets at Co., Inc. days benefits the Rat from a mili- Con Five HQ (Norfolk) Bu Per
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PA«E SIX THE Mn CADET, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1958 Sport Shorts Defensive Outfit Thine lads Down Davidson Proves Strongest By DIZ AND DAF DEBERRY And W&L In Easy Meet Lexington. Nov. 6—A check Diz and Daf don't mean to be plagiarizing, but as has of VMl -statistical doings Keydets To M^et been recently pointed out there seems to be an unusual num- shows the Keydets to be the ^Laddie' Scheu ber of fine quarterbacks on the national scene this year. It's state's most formidable de- W&M Again gping to be right rugged for the various authorities to pick fensive outfit. Most of the ttieir Q-Back for the numerous AA teams. credit for the 17-game un- Meets Keydets At Big Six The Big Ten has three outstanding no. 1 backs. Dale beaten string can go to the de- Bethlehem, Pa. — Sopho- Lexington, 5 November — VMI's H^ckback has provided both the inspiration and generalship fensive antics of the VMI lads. more Bob Scheu, Maplewood, Thinclads came bouncing back ijpr a darkhorse Wisconsin team. Iowa's Randy Duncan has In 1957, undefeated but with a N. J., moved to the front in this week to win another victory. tie in' the ten-game slate, the liyed up to his pre season rating in A-1 fashion in leading three Lehigh offensive sta- This time it was Davidson of Keydets gave up only 101 points, North Carolina and Washington Iowa's No. 2 ranked Hawkeyes to an up to now undefeated tistics as a result of his fine an average of ten a game, while and Lee of Lexington. The score season. (The 13-13 tie with the Air Force Academy is the scoring 201. Their average margin play in the Engineers' 35-14 was 20 for VMI, 64 for W&L, and only mar to date). In Columbus, Ohio State coach Woody of victory, then, was ten points. victory over Bucknell, last Satur- 65 for Davidson. The biggest sur- Hayes always comes up with a fine field general and Frank This year, the opposition has got- day. prise of all was that the squad of Kremblas is no exception, Northwestern's 18 year old baby, ten just 57 points in seven games. Two touchdowns gave Scheu the W&L has finally broken their win- Dick Thornton, may be the best of them all. an average of only eight, wihle the scoring leadership with 20 points, less streak, while beating a fairly Keydets have 185. The VMI av- and his 92 yards total offense well rated team from out-of-state. DIXIE takes a back seat to no one in production of crage is 26 a game. enabled him to pass team Captain The Keydets are looking better quarterbacks. Clemson's Harvey White, Carolina's Jack Cum- THIS IMPROVEMENT in de- Charles Burger with 315 yards to every day, but they still have a , mings, Virginia's Reece Whitley, Wake Forest's Norm Snead fense and in scoring is a good .part Burger's 271 yards. The left- lot of room to improve after their and N. C. State's Cacovic are all liable to be under the center of the reason VMI Coach John Mc- handed passing quarterback con- last defeat by William and Mary. for some scribe s dream team. Kenna says "Right now, we're a tinued as the number one passer, The Thinclad^ again faUed to win better ball club than we were a first place in the meet, th^t being Mississippi State's Billy Stacy, Tulane's Richie Pettibone with 20 completions in 44 attempts year ago." and 258 yards gained. taken by Davidson McBride. Mc- and although we hate to admit it, Tech's Biilly Holsclaw might Last year, the opposition gain- As a team ,the Engineers main- Bride postea a new record for the make Uie grade. ed 2585 yards passing and running, tained their statistical advantage 4.15 mile course, beating i)e- Tombe's old record by some 26 Both the service academies have fine split-T quarter- an average of 258 a g.?me. The in all departments over their op- seconds. His time was 22^ minu- •icks-in Joe Tranchini and Joe Caldwell for J^Iavy and Army season ,they have collected only ponents. 1535 in the seven games played, tes. respectively. Pittsburgh has not one but two, Ivan "The The Engineers have a balanced averaging just 219 each. Though Following McBride were VMI's scoring attack with 15 different Terrible" Toncie and Frank Kalieden. Syracuse's Bill Orange figures aren't available, a count of Braithwaite, McDougall, WUli^ms, men having scored, and 12 dif- has Chuck Zimmerman and Holy Cross has Tommy Greene. the yards gained against last year's and Drescher in that order. ferent players scoring touchdowns. Maybe Terry Brennan's. Irish have found the answer in George first team and those against the The Thinclads travel down to BURGER, Shaker Heights, 0., 1958 starters surely would show William and Mary this Sunday for Izo. continues to lead the ground gain- that the current'Keydets are more the Big Six meet there. This is Even the antiquated Ivy League has its share. Cornell ers, with 212 yards ,although he potent on defense. So far, no team what the Keydets have been wait- is being pushed by Fred Gross, has had a surprisingly strong year due mainly to the efforts has mounted a sustained scoring ing for, and they want revenge Meford Lakes, N. J., sophomore of senior QB Tom Skypeck. Harvard is fighting fiercely with drive of more than 15 yards a- for their previous defeat. Al- with 161 yards. Sophomore A1 gainst the VMI first eleven. though the Indians are good, they' isophomore Charlie Ravenel at the helm and coach Buff Richmond, Arlington, Va., has the can be beaten. This was clearly Donelli of Columbia is well pleased with his son's play at VMI has given up an average of best per carry average with 5.7 shown by their defeat at the hands quarter for the Lions. just 153 yards on the ground, rank- yards on 24 attempts for 137 yards. ing second in the Southern Con- of little Roanoke College on the The victory over Bucknell gave MOVING WEST of the great divide the Air Force, now ference on that count, and only 5th. The score was 25 to 32. the Engineers a 2-1-1 record in no 10 in the nation, is dbected by a fine triple threat man Rich 65 per outing via. the air lanes. Coach Waiter Cormack feels that Middle Atlantic Conference play Mayo. Nearby Colorado is beating the drums for its man of That's second in the Conference, the WilUsm and Mary squad has and a 3-2-1 overall slate. the hour — Boyd Dowler. Living up to last year's perform- too, and on total defense they lead, been broken, and that his boys want this one, and are willing to ance is Utah's Lee Grosscup. having surrendered only 218.6 a contest. go out after it with all they have. The wide open South West Conference contributes In last week's Virginia game, the Hoopster Team ••Dangerous" Don Merideth of SMU, Bobby Lackey of Texas, Cavaliers moved the ball into scor- the plsyejTs wbo Wfis quite dis- and Buddy Humphrey of Baylor. ing territory against reserves three Is Enthusjastie satisfied with the performance in- CALIFORNIA'S "Jolting" Joe Kapp has combined his times, but the first club went bt^ck dicates the enthusiasm and drive in to halt the drives each time and In three week's time, in of the team so far. This critical running talents with his slingshot arm to lead the Golden protect a 33-0 shutout. This week, which there were several soul, after rambling on about how pears to a winning season in the PCL. His m^ rival Wash- ihe VMI men seek to .extend their rather lengthy interruptions, the defense or offense could have ington State's Bob Newman who was 2nd in total offense last unbeaten streak, major college the varsity basketball team has been better, candidly said, "They year. football's longest, when they enter- whipped themselves into a shouldn't have even scored. Wc should be ashamed." There are bound to be others, but these few give a good tain an offense-happy Lehigh club fine-looking outfit. Coach in Lynchburg. RALPH LAWSON and Lee account of the talent that's spread around the country. Miller still holds to his pre-season Southard ^re leading the Keydets aspirations of getting the team in- this year as co-captains. Both of Borst Is Keydet to the Southern Conference Tour- these mainstays made All-Soulherii Once more we'll play crystal ball: ney in March. Conference last season and, as ARfvIV over Rice — Pittsburg was lucky. Standout In Line Last Wednesday, the, basketeers things look so far, they will make OHIO ST. over PURDUE — Buckeyes due and Boilermakers over- scrimmaged with Washington and i a repeat-performance this year heated. , This year, Jerry Borst is con- Lee, who, recently, dropped from This will l?e their last stab for NOTRF DAME over PITT ~ Even two quarterbacks won't help. sidered a sure bet for all-con- the Conference roster. They domi- successful season at VMI and the\ \VI.Sf:OXSIN over NORTHWESTERN — All good things must ference center. In three out of the nated the whole game tallying pla/i to make it a vicious >pne. eonio t(i an end. firs-t seven games, Jerry had the twenty more points than their op- As the situation looks now. 'ORNKI.L over BROWN ~ The Big Red are hungry. highest blocking average. Last ponents. A casual remark of one of (continued on page 8) LSU over DUKE — Duke's Bill Murray better start looking for a year, he was second team in both job. tl>e "Big Six" and the Southern Conterence. GEOIICJIA TECH over CLEMSON — South Carolina proved that the Tigers can be beaten. Jerry's proficiency in football VMPs Speedy Keydets MISSISSIPPI ST. over AUBURN — This Is the night the teddy dates back to 'the time when he bears have th< ir -icnic. Auburn — Good field, no hit! played football for Pitcairn High S^U' fr TICXAS A&M — Too much Merideth. School in Pitcairn, Pa. There he Picked Over Engineers WASH^Nfrro.V ST. over ORGEON ST. — The Webfoots blew their was All W.P.I.A.L. He also received the Outstanding Athlete wiith the wad against Cal. Bethlehem, Pa. — VMI, one VMI WILL BE basically the Highest Academic Average award. same team which appeared in He played football for Pitcairn for of the fastest football teams in Taylor Stadium last year, but one three years. the nation, opposes Lehigh's SCORING Coach Bill Lackonby considers Jerry is six foot, one inch, and Engineers with hopes of con- stronger defensively. At the out- weighs 210 poounds. He serves in Player TDs Convers. Attempts Conv. Made Pts. tinuing its two-year undefeat- set of the season the Keydets' back- a dual capaciity, being both co-cap- ed string, which has now field was labeled "the world's Throw Run Kick Catch Run Kick tain of the football team and the reached 17 straight games. fastest,' but injuries have set the Horner 5 0 4 0 0 3 0 36 ace center. He's considered es The two teams will meet this foursome to a twosome. Still run- Johnson 5 0 0 11 0 0 6 36 peciaUy durable, for he has never Saturday in the annual Jaycee ning, and at a fast clip, are hall- Brandriff 3 0 sustained any serious injuries. 2 0 0 1 0 20 Bowl game at Lynchbutg, Va., for back Sam Hox-ner (9.7 seconds for Jerry likes girls, but is wary of Nebraska 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 the hundred yard dash) and full- 0 hem. He considers his biggest thrill the Engineer's only game against back Pete Johnson (9.9 for the fivans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 insports the past year when he a non-eastern opponent hundred). Homer leads the South- Kasko 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 played on VMI's team. He says his Lehigh will attempt to avoid be- 8 ern Copferenee in scoring with 40 bigfest goof is, '"I didn't die at ing number 18 in the fC^ydets Traynham 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 points, and has a rushing average birth." string, since they are already Ross 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 6.5 yards per carry, with 254 Jerry is a civil engineering ma- number eight, after . losing 12-7 yards gained, also tops in tlu' Keefer 1 I) 1 0 0 0 0 6 jor and hopes to go into con- last year. That was the l^tigiAeer's Southern Conference. ' struction work after graduation. only loss in nine g^mes as they SAFETY 2 Jerry has this to say about school captured the first Lambert Cup, The Keydets operate out of 2 TOTAL 22 9 11 1 5 6 152' ipirit: "^ool spirit has been emblematic of eastern sfliall col- /k (^.T ^nse, utilising ito 1st in S. C., 8th in Nation. (continued on pugo 8) lege football supremacy. (continued on page 7) THE VMI CADET, LEXtNGTOK, VIRGINIA, FKIDAY, NOtEAlBER 7, 1958 . pAge sests fcfehigh Game its second straight Virginia Big yard screen pass from quarterback stopped. Six title and remained the only Keydets Beaten Elmer Reed for a touchdown and The only VMI back who ha(( a (continued from page 6) undefeated team in the Southern Reed intercepted a pass and dashed good day was fullback dutch Ar* speed to the outside and power Conference, where the Keydets are By Tech Frosli 56 yards for the other scote, mistead. Armistead picked Up 27 up the middle. VMI sabstitutes defending champions. VMI's Only real drive cam6 early yards in 10 carries and made erous tackles. Standing out ih lh« by complete units, with quarter- WITH ITS sophomores provid- The opening whistle blew, the in the fourth quarter whert a Keydet line was Mark Graybill of bacl( Bill Nebraska doing most of ing the sparlt, Lehigh put forth its ball kicked off, the rain started yard penalty set TPech back oft Sfilem, Va. GrAytj|ii uih^ the passing. Nebraslta; in th« best offensive game of the season, to fall and VPI began to run all their own 3S. Campbell carried to . tirst six games, fiad thrown four in routing Bucknell 35-14, The over the field. That's the way it the 24 and Pat Morrison to the practically every tackle from ih« tofichdown pflse^ in his 16 com- Engineers, paced by sophomore was for two hours at Victory Stad- 13. Th«n wofkhdfse Butch Armi- opening whistle to the final glB< ;; ptetldtas, good fdr 384 yards. quartei'back Bob Scheu's two scor- ium in Roanoke Saturday. stead Carried to the 10 ^d a pen- Only two tics, one in 1957 and ing runs, and the fine all-around The baby Keydets fought hard alty set the Keydets baCk to the lOther in 1958, mar the Keydets play of two outstanding sophomore the whole game, but they were 15. A' pass from quarterback Mit- COMPLIMfiNTd OF Ine recbrd. This year VMt has halfbacks Gred Gross and A1 Rich- clearly outmatched as the Goblets chell was caught by Plogman on Hotel Bristol Sored over Morehead State 46-20, mond, moved back into the Lam- from Tech romped over them 43-0. the Tech 8 and here the drive was lllanov* S3-6, Richmond 12-6, bert Cup ballot standing at ninth Wfjrren Maccaroni, Tech's jolt- OSCAR STONE, Mgr. i^d l^illiam and Siary 6-6, and position with their 3-2-1 record. ing 206 pound fullback scored tw6 l^tinued its winning ways with Heading the list are Buffalo and touchdowns and ripped the VMI WHEN THERE'S AIR victories over Tampa 13-12, David- Lafayette, the Engineer's final two line for 136 yards in 22 carries. Hfe son 42-7, and Virginia 33-0 opponents. was ably assisted by Buddy Ferry to BE HANDLED who also scored twice and picked With its triumph over Virginia, Lehigh's two fourth quarter CALL up 66 yards in 11 tries. 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Basketball is working at center alternating with John Moore second classman Plowman OGA Defense who is always ready to be substi-j (continued from page 6) (continued from page 5) tuted. Dave Goode, if he can keep (continued from page 5) Coach Miller has two relatively outs would be impossible, and be- Rwia from being injured, will be work- Oct. 29, Military instrutcton wa? equal teams and each of them are LEXINGTON. VA. ing with Ralph and, undoubtedly, sides, it is desirable to remind given the second hour in view bt battling for starting berths. Work- will be a great asset to the team. people of meetings and obligations, the fact that a Resurrection had ing with the first unit are return- immediately before they are to oc- just been completed. ing veterans. Chuck Cotton, Dave DIFFERENT OFFENSE cur and not a wohle working day NOW SHOWING Goode and Frank Oley. Although What any person with discon- It has been said in recent years ahead. The Great Submarine Picture I only a sophomore, Oley has proved cernment, even Mr. Smith, should that VMI's greatest mistake was For some, the turn-out is the to be capable of holding a first realize is that the 0. G. A. benefits to attempt too much with too lit- only way of reaching an entire GLENN FORD string job at forward. Chuck Cotton not only the Rats, but the whole tle. This, of course, is completely class with something that must be Corps. This is done both in a direct ERNEST BORGNINE wrong. The main fallacy has been put across to them. If the BOMB and an indirect way. We give de- in adapting a system that didn't fit and other cffdet organizations could tails to guard and to shine "Little the team. In the past, VMI has not make turn-outs, I'm quite cer- John" and we insure that Mr. been strictly a running team trying tain' that it would prove Smith's dyke stays in line. always to get the fast break and to be an immountable task to run LYRIC catch their opponents off guard, i these organizations. Even more important, the O. G. Although in very good physical con- j IN CONCLUSION — the attempt A. upholds and enforces one of iilANEBeSTER HUilf TUES. - WED. • THIJRS. dition, VMI's greatest punch does: to strive for efficency, merely for the two things which make VMI DEAN lONES in CintmaScoN ind METROCOIOR not lie in speed. It lies in control the sake of efficency is not a famous, the Rat Line. Really, it '"Vifiorous, violent, frank ii and possession of the ball. Coach good policy. It there is some con- seems rather poor taste for Mr. SUNDAY - MONDAY Miller realizes this and is drum- crete obstacle to efficency, remove Smith to bite the hand that feed ming good ball handling into the Janmounl pnunti that obstacle and improve the him. hands of the players. Try for the I fastbreak if it is at all possible, but situation. If removing this makes J. F. Ingram things more complicated and dif- don't force it is a key statement President, 0. G. A. in the field house. Coach Miller ficult for others, it should not be is emphasizing and re-emphasizing considered a grain of sand in the the importance of poise in the Key-1 wheels of progress, but rather oil. dets' game. CHANCELLOR HOSIERY The remaining factor that will Borst MILLS, INC. have much to do with the team's (continued from page 6) Manufacturers of success is SUPPORT. This, per- excellent so far this year, as it was haps, is the most important factor last year when we went undefeated English Ribbed in that it adds to the already en-j . . . .The team hopes it can reward livened spirit of the team. If the j the Corps by going undefeated Hose Corps' support fails, the spirit as a i again this year. whole will be cut in half and the team will find it necessary to make ! 1110 Moss Street HORNER, JOHNSON up what they fail to find in the READING, PA. Corps. LEADING ^USHERS- IN CONFERENCE
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