The sun., 1878-10-13
COLLEGE BOYS IN A FIGHT.
VERY FIERCE ENCOUNTER At YfLE'S
dNNU.fL BOIT FACES.
The sophomores, Attempting to " Rush " the
Freedmen. ret Wushcd" Ihemseive.-The
Freshmen also Heating Thum mt the Oar.


multitude OF students stood upon the campus
yesterday and debated whether tho fal boat
races. set down for tho afternoon. should he
postponed. Herman Livingt on. the referee.
finally decided to call them. and the decision
seemed to give much satisfaction. not only to
tho throngs that poured out ot tho several
buildings. but also to the hack and stage driv-
crs whose vehicles almost blocked the ndioin-
ing strccts The winding road leading to Lako
Sntonstal upon which tho races wcro TO be
rowed nj once became tho SCENE of bostorous
hilarity. The scphomores chnffcd the frcsh-
mon. md the freshmen returned II with inter-
est. This latter class is this yoslr phcnominay
strong physically. and when. arriving ou the
grounds thcy learned that the sophomores
wore going to rush them. they banded them
solves together. and unnlnchincy awaited the
coming onslaught. II came. For nearly two
hours the contest was maintained. Occasion
ally one OF the lads, thrown heailong from tho
stage. would lay bleeding and in a cCmato,e
condition. Then there would be temporary
suspension Of hostilitcs while he was re-
moved Tho contending parties moan time
stood painting almost in each others faces for
moment. and then tho struggle would be re-
ncwod with greater violence.
At first the multitude gathered upon tho lake
side minded 1t not. but soon ii became known
luNl tue tiushtb WfTh nhNlUE Nl'lT llTht
for the mastery and regardless Of thcicxcitng
aquatic contests that were taking place. all
gathered about tho combatants. Tho large open
stage soon became the objective point. Shake
cIn out fellows Dump 'em !" shouted the leader
OF the sophomoros. whom he espied the fresh
men. rush was nude for the stage.
A dozen sophs reached tho top and
grappled with the freshmen. but only
to hc hurled hcadlong upon. their
| classmates below. But these. impelled by those
behind. pressed on. The men in the stage
wsre exhausted. Another fierce attack was
msdc by the ssophs. and the enceinte was
| stormed; The freshmen made stout resist
ance. They tuggcd pulled. and showed. 1t
ayniled them not. They were exhausted.
sureins about for n frw moments and then
| ground. These were the freshme vino had 20
ably defended their position. The .sophs were
| victorious and a great shout Of Eighty one
raj -rah -rahl rent the air.
| Tho triumph WAS short. however. Soon the
freshmen rallied and. climbing on each others
shoulders. sprang into the mass ~ sophs on the
| effects of being trampled upon unwittngly.
| Then tho tables wore turned. Tho fr"shios "
| triumphed. Innumerahle assaults were made.
but their opponents failed to disodge them
| For tho first time in ten years the freshmen
proved too much for the sophs, and their m2rtl-
| countenances. Rand. a stalwarl fellow. and the
leader Of the sophs. though well nigh
the honor Of his class. WAS continually
leading forlorn hopes against the enemy
| ctedy:" tumble em out" But his men braced
| not. and even the indignity heaped upon their
leader whose Ss. hat was gone he se9 coat m pped
| them squarey TO the assault. They had meas:
! ured themselves with the freshmen. and found
1 themselves sadly d.a.cient. pin " really. Hand.
| with a coryoral's guard Of poor, limp. and OK
| huusted. though plucky comrades. would from
| time - time advance on tho freshman position.
| But they now aware " their physical superior
| ity. laughed ~ them. They would se!l" souh by
ana then Ans him back again to his comrades.
| ThespcctHturs present, many OF whom werc past
graduates. devoted Themselves 70 preventing
absolute fighting. Whom one Of the Assaulting
party reached the body OF the stage where the
seats are se at once ,esrapnled WIN man q. ~
70 prevent his hold being broken, both would
be thrown Violently 10 the ground In many
cases blows would be struck. and II WAS tho on
deuVor Of the non-combatanis 10 prevent this.
Long after the race the fight between sopho-
| morcs ana freshmen continued. Five men were
borne bruised and almost senselrss 70 a ear.
rage while not single man 81 the hundred
| capped with whole garments Two men had their
clothes almost stripped from thei1. All the way
home men were seen without hats and with
garments hanging in rags. One ~ tho lads
most injured had been thrown down on the bot
tom OF the stage, while scuning, and in this
head and he had heen trampled upon while al
most senscless. Old Yale men say they have
never known Of fsuch a. fierce encounter between
A fine drizze was fall ing when the barge race.
Tor which there were three entries, was called.
These were crews representing the cnsseS
graduating in 70. 80 and 81. Last spring tho
crew o, 50 made the fastest time on record on
Lake Salionstall. and yesterday. reinforced 10y
its mrmbers Of the University crew, II rowei
with the 70 crew, which includes three OF
the mon who rowcd in the University race at
New London ast summer. Last Thursday 70
went over the two-milr course In 3.29, and 80
IN l3 33. but the water was smoother when ~
rowcd. Mnen the word WAS given yesterday
the 50 mon, with position on the western
shore. Dipped nrst and got the lend. With 81 n
and pulling in excellent form, The lat
tor crew soon picked up the leader
the mile several lengths ahead OF the SOS. "
Tho wind was blowing heavily from the north
west; or right down the course. Thy latter is IN
pointing exactly southeast. Hence. when the
crews reached this point hey go! he wind full
they filed. Many Of tho boating mon ON tho
shore, however were so ouncharluitie as TO allege
that tho filing was, not accidental; They said
that all the boats beng alike and all equally
| cXpos"d, IL ono filled the others would. As it
was the - mon completd TIC 'wo miles in
3sh seconds hchind, These arc the names of
the winners. all ot whom ore Of the class mat
| s. Green. Jul. ". Curtss. o. d. Thompson.
D j, V FarwcI f. E, Hyde stroke; C. +. Aldrich.
In the one-mlle race OF the Dunham Club.
| composed entirely Of Yale men. there Wore two
rn,rieS hE wsnp w4tueD ionPosHG 81 r. hbfso%'
stokes stroke and j, ]. Marin, COX. led from
| LAe start. pulling "a forty stroke. Ihry finished
| in 6 sos. heating the reds by 7 seconds.
Tho freshman barge race was The most cN-
oiting rnoe Of the day. The result has shown
| tllHt the coming University crew viii have to b"
| chosen IN part from this crew. From the very
| Etart the freshmen showed their heels 10 the
| crew from the Scientific School. Notwthstand-
| lg the lumpy water. thcy pulled in excellent
| flrm throughout, making the two miles in
| ) :5Ga ani hcatiug their opponents by 80 sec
| oids II will be seen that they beat tho time Of
III 10 " crow. which Is the crack crew OF Yale.
~ a result Of this race. it ia thought that c.
| b. Stnrrs and l.. x. Hull Of tho freshmen crew.
| be, In graceful and unusually powerful oarsmen,
VII be drafted into the coming University crew.
| on account Of the Increasing nigh wind, the
| ali gin.seull race between q. NJ. Edwards, 10,
an ! A. f. Jones Of the Law School was postponed
| un til tomorrow. go
/ he following prizes will be presented on
! Tuesday to yesterdays victors: Barge race,
! NJ. /. seven uennants; " Durham Club" race.
| four ale mugs; Freshman race. seven gobets.
The AntI-Socinlist nm.
l}rRIIN. oct. l2-The Reichstag to-day read
rlsuie5of uq Socialist bin second time aicr reject
IN. tho amendment ot Herr lin,nc that n" law should
~, a,piy To motu-s connected with elections Tor the
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