1921*
October 7 dawned bright and clear, and by mid-afternoon Long Island was bathed in warm Indian summer sunshine. The third annual outing of Metropolitan N. Y. '2iers transpired according to schedule. The distinguishing characteristic of this year's affair was the unusual charm of the ladies and the gallant chivalry of the men in green (according to observations of the perennial gate-crashers). Tracy Higgins (as any tyro knows) played the role of host and the guests of honor were Coot Carder and Ort Hicks, just returned to their home bailiwicks (Great Neck, L. 1., N. Y., papers please copy) from a joint business trip to the Coast.
The headline act of the afternoon and evening, in the studied judgment of this corner, was the softball game. Acting on the advice of counsel, we give simply the starting line-ups and leave the rest to your imagination (our code of ethics makes this imperative, anyway, as your reporter spent most of the afternoon in and around the ball park, and anything said about the opposing team might be misinterpreted). We also call attention to the fact that it was difficult to secure names of substitutes as they were reassigned to positions, and that it was definitely impossible to arrange the players in batting order: BILL BARBER'S RAY FRENCH'S EYE-OPENERS NIGHT-CAPS Coot Carder p Bandy Lowe Gus Perkins c Ort Hicks Speedy Fleet lb Abe Weld Charley Stickney.... 2b Cliff Hart Bill Barber* ss Ray French* Herm McMillan.... 3b Bob Loeb Gladys Lowe rf. Helen McMillan Betty Perkins cf San Fleet Michael Higgins. . . If Gladys Hart UMPIRE—Jeff Hart (aged 9). * Captain.
And the score. We polled those still in the stands and awake, as darkness fell on Smithtown Branch, and an average of all estimates obtained gave the decision to the Eye-Openers, 5-4. Seen in the crowd milling around the infield while the game was still in progress were Edna Carder, Lois Hicks, Dot Loeb, and a lot of fellows named joe. (Anyone whose name has been omitted is respectfully referred to counsel, whose name and address will be cheerfully furnished upon request, plus a three-cent stamp.)
Hicks rendered a somewhat detailed account, before the buffet supper and movies, of his trip to California under the escort and guard of Earle Carder With the aid of Doc Beaudoux, Carder and Hicks staged a '2l Luncheon at the Hotel Adolphus, Dallas, Texas, attended by Beaudoux, Carder, and Hicks. Carleton McMackin was out of the city on business
Proceeding to Los Angeles, the operatives interviewed Furb Haight and ascertained that he had been elected president of the Dartmouth Alumni Assn. of Southern California shortly before. (Readers desiring a more complete write-up are urged to refer to page 34, ALUMNI MAGAZINE, June.)
. .. .On to 'Frisco, where Red Kerlin, Guy Wallick, and Jack Garfein were gathered together. A 1 Dunn was out of town, Rudie Blesh was selling drapes and could not be disturbed, and Reg Parks was chaperoning an applicant for a large policy to the office of the company's medical examiner. At the World's Fair (San Francisco) Carder hit the jackpot and won a free telephone call to N. Y. (Mrs. Carder was thrilledEd.) Heading East, the next stop was Salt Lake, where a reunion was staged with Bob and Florrella McConaughy. Carder is quoted as describing Mrs. McC. as "a knockout." The next stop was Denver, where Judge Sabin (Jim to you) left an important case on which he was sitting to answer the telephone and tell our special correspondents the best way to get to Colorado Springs. Ben Salzer wouldn't even answer his telephone Reaching Colorado Springs, the operatives met with success: Mick Shoup invited them and Ralph Ruder to have lunch at his home, which is described as large and leaving nothing to be desired Proceeding to Newton, Kan., this column's representatives sought out the dry goods emporium of Montgomery Ward & Cos., and thereafter it was comparatively easy to find Jim Wicker. Jim admitted, upon cross-examination, that he was president of the Kiwanis Club in his city.
Striking a more thoughtful attitude, Harry Chamberlaine gets under the wire with this report from the Windy City: "Bill Embree, our new Alumni Council representative, wears his new mantle with becoming dignity Roger Wilde, our most efficient treasurer, is a hero as well. He and Ned Price were returning from a Dartmouth golfing party, when Ned attempted a crossing of the Evanston Drainage Canal sans bridge, boat, or other suitable conveyance. Wilde not only pulled him from the evil-smelling waters, but fumigated him as well before returning him to Mrs. P Bill Alley gets to Chicago occasionally, and invariably spends a dime 'phoning me. One nickel is for a call to the office to make sure I'm not in, and the other nickel to leave word he wanted me to have lunch with him Coot Carder and Ort Hicks recently hit Chicago returning East from a 10,000-mile automobile trip (no doubt made partially for business reasons). Ort, lacking any major competition, won the L. I. doubles tennis championship. I can think of no suitable comment."
Men from '2l who find themselves in the eastern part of the country on November 10 will gather that evening at the D. Club in N. Y. (30 East 37th St.) for a dinner. Justification for the affair is to be found in the Princeton game the following day. This game promises to be different from any previous encounter with the Tigers, in that it will be played on their home gridiron Bill Fowler is the author of a poem, Godfrey's Ledge in Winter, in the June issue of Appalachia Ellis (Rollo) Briggs is authority for the news that the Washington 1921 contingent has been notably expanded by the arrival of Gordon Merriam from Cairo (Egypt), and of that formidable political force, John L. Sullivan of Manchester What's Manchester's loss is Washington's gain, if you know what we mean Sully himself writes on important-looking stationery reading, "Treasury Department, Office of Assistant to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Washington," to say that College mail should be sent to 4853 Rockwood Parkway Jumping back to New England, we learn that a North Shore Dartmouth Club has recently been organized, with Dan Ruggles as chairman of the entertainment committee. Also active in this group are Ray Kelsey, Walt Lundegren, and Frank Ross, all residents of Marblehead. ... .Hal (Breck) Breckenridge checks in with a new address: 49 Bartlett Ave., Cranston, R. I.
Don't forget that little matter of $3.50 that Rog Wilde wants to hear from you about, (to cover the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and support of your own class organization, both for a full year) We quote from Mining and Machinery Journal for September: "The official dedication of the new Carlton Drainage Tunnel, now being driven to get under the Cripple Creek mining district and drain the mines to a depth of 3000 feet, will take place on Labor Day, Sept. 4, and will be accompanied by the greatest celebration staged here (Cripple Creek, Colo.) in many years, with a program during the day at the portal of the tunnel and in Cripple Creek and Victor. The plan has been assured of the support of President Merrill E. Shoup of the Golden Cycle Corp. and General Manager A. H. Bebee." We further are informed that the new tunnel is the biggest privately-financed project of its kind in the U. S., that Golden Cycle is the largest operator in the greatest gold mining camp in America, and that, when completed, the new tunnel will drain water from below the richest ore bodies in the district. There is another statistic or two in the several articles about this project which space does not permit using here.
THE SPIRIT OF '21-Dartmouth's Grandest Class was so busy in November, 1918.. prosecuting the war to a successful conclusion, and The Dartmouth was so dormant, that George Frost limits his broadcast for that month to two sentences: "The Dartmouth revived for one day, November 12, to bring out an extra issue announcing the terms of the Armistice and describing a Victory Parade of automobiles through the streets of Hanover. Major Patterson dismissed classes."
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