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West Point last week was shrouded in shame. Annapolis pointed a reproachful finger. Army officers throughout the land looked hurt and troubled at a major breach of military honor. Cause: Cadet Christian Keener ("Red") Cagle, West Point's famed football hero, had feet that would carry him miraculously through a broken field but they were, after all, feet of clay. By all the rules of the "Point," he had starred in 1928, had captained his team to victory in 1929, had won acclaim as "the greatest halfback since Red Grange" only because he had perjured himself...
Concerning the resignation of Cadet Cagle from West Point much has already been said. The moral issues involved have been discussed and Cagle has been denounced for violating army integrity and praised for being a rampant fighter and gambler who could not be held in. It probably all rolls off Cagle's shoulders. Did he ever intend to go in the army...
Whether or not the delinquent cadet hurt either his own or the Academy's reputation will be long discussed, but on one point Cagle certainly committed a faux pas and played right into the hands of the Army's rival, the Naval Academy. These two institutions severed athletic relationships several years ago on an issue in which men like Cagle were the points of controversy. College athletes, after having played three years at their respective universities, went to either of the academies and played there for four more years Harry Wilson, who had previously played at Pennsylvania, had just completed...
April 20?First cadet dress parade of 1930 at U. S. Military Academy, West Point...
April 20-First cadet dress parade of 1930 at the U. S. Military Academy, West Point...