Ogden Sun | 1905-11-14 | Page 5 | Midshipmen Fought for Good Cause

midshipmen FOUGHT FOR GOOD CAUSE annalou Anna poU nov lu A statement coining from within the naval academy and belles ed to represent ahe bild lipmen version of ahe light between midshipman aart branch and the death of the latter s as follows the fight between midshipmen branch and merrl water asas because tween the two midshipmen which culminated in the latter personally insulting the former midshipman branch did not report midshipman Merrl water for any violation of regulations and he did not incur this fight because of discharging his alit branch challenged Merrl water as the result of insulting remarks addressed addre sed to him by the latter and it was ed that their difficulties be decided in the usual manly american fashion in weight there was not a difference of over five pounds between the two both midshipmen were good physical specimens of manhood branch having at one time held the academy light weight wrestling was not considered to js well developed physically as has been erroneously stated thi way of settling personal 1 ties may have been a mistaken one but as tar as can be said about an affair of this description it was free from brutality and any unfairness and the tragic ending it a most lamentable accident at the conclusion of the elgh branch was able to walk to his room and there conversed with his seconds for a time afterward taking a bath and retiring no fear ot the result being tragic waa felt until the next morning when he was found lo 10 be unconscious the code at the naval academy absolutely sol prohibits fighting over a ie port midshipmen on duty have to exercise this duty for ahe maintenance of discipline and it would bo aust as serious an of tense agalli t their code for the midshipmen ao reported to challenge the one who made the report as it would for a of vrginia student to offend their code of honor by cheating nt sin examination