Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

Page Eight P E P-O-G RAMS Club is Enjoying Sports Boom Ray L. Pratt, Chairman of the Athletic Committee, announces that the following games will be played by the competing teams of the Motion Picture Basketball League. Each of the dates indicated is a Thursday, and where there is an asterisk (*), there will be dancing in conjunction with the game. *Jan. 12 Pathe vs. Paramount Fox z’s. Metro Jan. 19 Fox vs. Consolidated Metro vs. Paramount *Jan. 26 Pathe Z’S. Fox M etro vs. Consolidated Feb. 2 Paramount vs. Consolidated Pathe z's. Metro *Feb. 9 Pathe vs. Consolidated Fox vs. Paramount Feb. 16 Pathe Z’S. Paramount Fox vs. Metro COMMITTEE ADDITION. Committee Chairman, Ray L. Pratt advises that Josephine J. Cleary is now a member of the Athletic Committee, replacing Edna Grady, who has left the organization. Welcome to the new post, Miss Cleary! ST O P PRESS The Paramount hive played the Fox Five at Savage Gymnasium on Thursday, and in a great game Paramount won, with the score standing at 49 to 32. Shults, Helt and Pratt scored 39 of Paramount’s points. Every Paramounteer gave a great account of himself, and the attendance showed a gratifying pick-up. HER SHARE IN A BUSY YEAR That year of 1927 which witnessed our epochal transfer from Fifth Avenue to the Crossroads of the World was a mighty busy one for Irene Sullivan, who does her share as a Paramounteer as priIrene Sullivan vate secretary to Office Manager J. P. McLoughlin. To Miss Sullivan’s lot fall the million and one details which play their part in the smooth running of the personnel of our organization, and the fact that they are all disposed of silently and efficiently is in itself a fine tribute to her ability. WE HEAR. Henry Jung had his picture taken. Who was the lucky girl to get one of the prints?.... Since Miss Grady left the Contract Department, temporarily, we hear someone sing “Broken-Hearted.”..., May Strupp received a diamond ring from ‘the' boy friend.’ But it’s only a Friendship Ring — so May says.... Mildred Chereskin sported her engagement ring at the Christ-* mas Party. Congratulations, Mildred!.... PARAMOUNT PEPSPORTS ITEMS Paramount clashed with Consolidated Films at basketball in the Savage Gymnasium on the evening of Thursday, December 29th. Before the sweat of battle had been washed away, the onlookers knew that Paramount had lost by the narrow margin of 46-40. It was a titanic performance by both teams, with Paramount’s shining lights being Eddie Hollander and Hinie Plelt, the last-mentioned scoring 11 points and Eddie 10. Ray Pratt scored 13, which was termed unlucky because it seems that he missed a sufficient number of fouls to have won the game. The team is now starting to rebuild itself, this action being necessitated by the absence of Ray Keenan, who was elected captain, but whose injury in the recent Metro game will keep him from playing for the entire season. Our sports correspondent state that at this game the supporters were principally from the Publix organization, with Paramount Paramounteers conspicuous by their absence. This isn’t as it should be — for a cheering force of onlookers is what the other side fears as much as the team facing them. At the Paramount Consolidated game the evening was made lighter by dancing to music supplied by the Paramount-Pep Club orchestra. It was great music, splendidly played, and inasmuch as Metro-Goldwyn, Pathe and Fox representatives were also there, the orchestra gained a great and wellmerited boost. Ray L. Pratt, chairman of the Athletic Committee, has, with the cooperation of the sports goods firm of Spalding, issued a very effective little calendar of the Motion Picture Basketball Schedule for 1927-28. It lists not only the games, but also the ones that will have dancing in conjunction with them. From the schedule we perceive that Paramount will again play Pathe next Thursday evening, and that there will be dancing. Roll up in good force, Pepsters! Remember what was said about a cheering audience being half the victory. Between the Christmas candy they ate, and the wonderful display of 'understandings’ they witnessed on the 24th, the boys of the Contract Department sure were distressed.