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Most patriotic of early U. S. composers was an Englishman. In 1792 James Hewitt settled in Manhattan, where he conducted concerts for the peruked and crinolined promenaders at Delacroix's Vaux Hall Gardens. So fervent became Britisher Hewitt's Americanism that he deplored the British alehouse origin of The Star-Spangled Banner,* wrote himself a brand-new musical setting for Francis Scott Key's words...
...piano, Composer Hewitt wrote a piece called The Fourth of July-A Grand Military Sonata. For the harpsichord he wrote a second "military sonata" called The Battle of Trenton, which he dedicated to General George Washington...
...Kraus tied for a second behind Waldron in the breastroke. Midshipman Harold Fisher took the dive with 103 points, but George Dana and Chet Sagenkahn copped the second and third places. Other Crimson seconds were taken by Frannie Powers in the 220 and Ed Hewitt...
...presence of Swede Broberg two flights above the pool cut both crowd and interest at the meet to a minimum. Ed Hewitt's win over up and coming Dave "Torpedo" Van Vort in the quarter provided the evening's best race...
...yard free-style: Won by E. Hewitt (H); second, D. Van Vort (H); third, Andenellis (B). Time...