Navy fans discouraged from candy-throwing tradition

By ELISABETH HULETTE, Staff Writer

Published 11/15/09

Elisabeth Hulette — The Capital At the last Navy home football game of the season Saturday, children prepare to hurl Milk Duds at midshipmen marching to the stadium. From left are Gracie Moran, 2; Tucker Moran, 3; Lexi Madden, 2; and Tyler Moran, 5. Officials have tempered the tradition of throwing candy at midshipmen after a game in October where some bystanders threw bottles of water and cans of beer.

It was all good fun until someone threw the cheeseburgers.

For years, bystanders have tossed candy to the Brigade of Midshipman as they marched to the Navy stadium before each home football game.

But at the game against Wake Forest in October, the tradition escalated into a food fight. People threw cheeseburgers, bottles of water and even cans of beer. And now security guards stalk the route to the stadium, calling for a cease fire.

So by yesterday, when Navy beat Delaware 35-18 in its last home game of the season, all that remained of the once-proud candy-tossers were a few diehard fans who refused to let the mids go...

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Candy throwing - 2009-11-17 23:32:17

PLEASE, hand the Mids the candy, drop it off at the Academy, or pass it out in the stands during games, just stop throwing it on the street! Usually Taylor Ave. (between the stadium and the DNR building) is disgusting for days after games. Those wrappers don't evaporate - they go down the storm drains into our waterways.

As mentioned in the article, this week was much better, with a lot less trash left on the street, yet I still stepped in chocolate and wrappers on my way into work.

Doesn't littering carry a fine?

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