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Remoins ot an uproarious and highly successful evening. A late leaver exits after our first nationally broadcast Homecoming Show. A sm;ill |)laii( ' ciirles the .stadium, trailing a sign with red ieltcis. ' I ' hey spell Jones Sausage. The plane flies lower and lower. After a final swoop, it sails into the horizon. . . . The sunlight lades into the dinniess of a solitary overhead liglit. It is 11 p.m. The play is over and the stage nnist he cleared for tomorrow night ' s perfoiinance. A ttnv men and women in old dunga- rees remoxc props, icarrange scenery and sweep piles ol dill into the wings. From the dressing rooms can be heard animated appraisals of the audience ' s reai ' tion. riie auditorium is deserted. The rows of seats which held smiling faces are empl . The remenihraticc ot thunderous applause lingers like a ghost. (]iuiii|»led piograms litter the lloor iiiidcrncalh the seals. As the nicmhcrs ol the stage ciew talk, their voices make a hollow echo. A gii.st of wind irls in ihiough a side exit which has heen lell o])eii. peiicliating the lircd and lieav atmosphere. A ui-ll worn cop ol llie script lies on a chair. A stage hand pick it up ,iiid lllp■ lliiuiigh il. She lurii- lo the ihild act. he re;uU llic lino, she |iiclincs the action, i ' rinled on i page, llic word arc lrangel) lilcless. In the iikhiiIis ol lonights actor.- lhe were e.xpressive — alive. She imagines Joe sitting at the cafe tahle. examining his toys. SuddeuK Joe emerges Inmi the (lre sing room. He is vigorousK ruhhing at his lace with a Kleenex. The cidlar ot his white shirt is stained with a pink rim of make-u|). He waves a cheery good-l) and hnllons on his overcoat. The magic which transformed him into the warm-hearted cripple on the stage is gone and he is again the university student whom she sees each dav in class. Wearily, she begins to push the broom. It makes a clean path on the dusty stage. . . . It is 7 p.m. A boy, clad in khakis and a white shirt, drops a nickel in the metal box and helps himself to a newspaper. He sits down on the red Bands might play, teams might fight furiously, but no football gome this foil was complete without the appearance of Jones Sausage. — Weariness avertakcs a stagchond as she surveys the work still to be finished after another successful Duke Players ' performance. 20
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Lew Marvin and his cure for the perennial disease of apathy which seems to rage through Duke Stadium every Saturday afternoon during the tall. ihe Blue Devil mascots as they perform in their inimitable style. A long i)lack. hearse pulls to a stop before the cheerleaders and Lew Marvin, complete with Indian dress, leads his braves into their war dance. The teams are in the dressing rooms now. Over the public address system the Marching Band is announced. From the tunnel entrance light drum- mers march liriskly to their positions under the blue and white goal posts. They beat a double time cadence as the band joins them on the field. After the fanfare, they march the length of the field playing The Blue and White. The visiting team returns to the field and takes its position on the bench. Duke fans are silent. As the Big Blue moves from the dressing room, shouts are heard from its supporters. The roar falls into the chant Rip em up, tear em up. . . . The band is now in position to l)lay the National Anthem. At the first note every one turns to ills left to watch the flag being raised to the top of the stadium. A feeling of intense pride creeps over the student and a chill runs down his back. The band hurries from the field as the stands cheer with a vigor shown only at a big game. The public ad- dress system blares Will the owner of a black 1951 Dodge, license number. But the crowd is not listening. All eyes watch Jerry l?arger walk to the center of the field to meet the opposing cap- tain. The two contrasting jerseys and the referee ' s black and white striped shirt dot the field. The referee flips a coin. It falls, turning. . . . The game is iniderway. Suddenly a lamiliar hum is heard overhead. A sound of recognition issues from the ciowd, and ior a moment tlie tension of the game is lightened by comic rclicl. 19
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