Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-25
THE rnEsHmEN lave SAND.

The Annual Rush Between FresIa. |
men and SophonnOres Last Evening |
T. The Former Rush Their Adver-
sar1es About the Lot at vv1ll-The
Wrestling MISUNDERSTANDING After.
wards.
Last evening the annual Wednesday
night rush was held between the sophie
mores and freshmen at college, the night
before term opens. The rush, as usual,
was held on the grammar school lot on
High street, and by half-past Z O'Clock
hundreds of eager spectators were col
lected in dense crowds, many pretty young
ladies among the number. The rush
proper was started about 7:45, but for
some time before that the two lines were
being made up, the sophomores on the
upper side according to. custom. They
made a good showing with some $50 men
drawn up in firm array and a representa-
ton of juniors to aid Them. The fresh
| men, however. turned out almost to a
man, and as usual were reinforced by
| large contingents of seniors and graduates
| who came to see the fun piled on at the
| last moment, but safe from all danger
The rush, as it always is, was a walk-over
about the field. The first shock gave
some signs of indecision as to which way
| victory would eventually turn, but it lasted
| only for a moment. Superior numbers
and strength gave it to '94 and the field
was theirs. Anyone who has ever been in
the front ranks Of o rush line will appreci-
ate what that moment of time is Just be-
fore and after the two columns come to-
| gether. As a rule a. mans enthusiasm
never allows him to seek the honor of first
rank but once for then he knows how
a lemon in the squeezer. Very seldom do
any accidents happen at . rush, especially
now that the old fence rushes are -abol
ished, but they are mighty uncomfortable
while they last. -:
i Next came the wrestling matches be-
tween chosen champions from the two
| classes In this part of the contest the
sophomores had rather the best of it. The
wrestling, however, was very poor and
not to be compared with like exhibitions
| of previous years between men whose
In only one event-between the heavy
weights-was any result of victory OBJ
| tanned.
The contestants in this were Mills '93
and Case '94 Mills threw his man twice
| in short order, and his classmates accord
ingly yelled themselves hoarse. Before
this match came off it took some time
to discover man from the
freshmen to take part, and loud were the
| yells of derision from the ranks Of their
adversaries that went up, as example,
ooh, '94, cough up heavy weight; where
is your sand, etc.
manfully for five attempts in the middle
weight, but only to end in draw. Both
men were ignorant of the simplest rules OF
scientific wrestling, and Parker acted as
though he were going in for smuggling
match.
In the light weights, Gates, '93, had
rather the best of it over Henry, '94, still
the event ended in a draw.
The prettiest match of all and about the
only redeeming feature of the evening
was the feather-weight contest between
Murphy, '93, the famous little center
fielder of the varsity nine last year, an6
Ewing, '94. Murphy was much lighter
than Ewing, but made up for that by hi
marvellous quickness, and in all the at
tempts came down ON top of his man bu
could not quite make necessary points
touch mother earth at once ant
there was another draw. This ended tn
sport and it was rather hoped that an old
time fence rush would follow, but that wa
not to be and slowly the crowds departed
in the direction of the campus and else
where, many a freshman being destitute o
his hat.
MORE HAZING.
Last night, being the only one left befor
} term opens, was improved by the sopho
mores, after the grammar school lot affair
to the best advantage for hazing. The
quite took Prokasky's by storm and flle'
his roomy cafe to OVERCOMING Freshmen
. were in abundance and the suppl
3 lasted until a late hour. Judgin
D by some of the freshmen VIII
were put through the ordeal '94 has som
Q pretty nervy men. 1t does take consider
. able nerve to stand up on table, sui
8 rounded by mob of bowling sophomore
: and make an impromptu address on pre-
+ hibition on some other popular topic. On
e had been there before many time, ws
s made to smoke a mammoth cigar and
4 seemed to take to it naturally too. 1t Wa
y jolly evening for both the sophs. an
!, fralRies
A Birthday Surprise.
# The friends of Miss Minnie Sharp
g Fair street gave her birthday surpri.
It party last night to celebrate her twenty
e first anniversary. There was instruments
Is music, Rotations and other pleasurab
u events. A fine repast was enjoyed late
:, the evening. Among those there Wei
, Miss Carrie Palmer of Branford, Mis-
. Beckley and her brother, Edward Beckle,
s, Miss Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mors
u Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Miss Daisy an
a Miss Bradley, hsr sister, Miss Mimi
:. Mars, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sharp,
!, Harrington and others.
!. FOoTE WINS THE SINGLES.