1961-10-28 - Lehigh
Pre-Game
Ladies and gentlemen, The Columbia College Marching Band![Band marches down the field, plays for lehigh and countermarches.]The Band now salutes the forthcoming third straight victory of the Lion eleven.[Band goes to goal line. Play "Roar, Lion, Roar."]Ladies and gentlemen, our National Anthem.[Form two lines. Play "The Star Spangled Banner."]Half-Time
[ring boxing bell.]Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner, weighing eight thousand four hundred andseventy-one pounds, six ounces, the Columbia College Marching Band![Band marches down field. Play "Gilette March."]For the benefit of curious Columbians, the band would like to share the memoriesof our last two matches. We were most impressed at Yale, for example, with thegood-old-New England hospitality.[two cheerleaders, labeled Yalie and Townie, fight. Enter the Lion who bashesboth of them over the head with a mock drum. Play "True Love.]At Harvard, The Band not only lost its big bass drum but also its bass drummernamed Charlie. It is to his memory that we dedicated this song.[Play "MTA Song."]The Band is therefore very happy to return to New York and the relative safety ofRiverside and Morningside parks.[Band forms a C. Play "Sidewalks of New York."]Ladies and Gentlemen, the Alma Mater of Columbia College.[Play "San Souci."]