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...
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