West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-19
THE FIRST Fight BETN ZEN THE
NORTH AND SOUTH.

oIncr Jay, anu as crossSh inc cam
pus | came TO spot where two
paths meet and cross each other.
1t brought to my mind a story told
me by an old Dickinson student
who WIS AT the college when the war
broke out. At that time there were
a number of Southern students i'm
at.endance--in fact the numbers
were pretty evenly divided between
North and South boys, aud you
know how college lads are. They
have their own opinion Of things
and generally express them vehe-
mently. IL was only natural then
that there should be considerable
clashing between the students from
the two sections, and, while there
was good bit Of chin music indul-
ged in, there were no open fights.
Things kept growing warmer and
the feeling waxed more bitter be-
tween the la-ls until at last one eve
ninga dispute as to who was right
in the seeding arose between pow
erful young blonde student from
Philadclphia and a black haired,
fiery Southerncr from Virginia.
youth OF much muscle. The Ian
guagc grew saIphnr9us. the lie was
given aud the two fellows went to-
gether, the Northerner bent on
climbing his antagonists frame,
an' the Southerner with the single
purpose of tramping on the blondes
neck. The fight took place just
where the paths intersect. Instinc-
lively the students from the the two
sections took sides, and ranged
tn 'nseIvcs behind their respec 20
champions. 1t WIS no sparri~g
match with so many minutes to the
round. 1t was determined, con-
tinuous, bulldog fight, regular
rough and tumble. Both were men
of science and good wrcstlers, and
they gave and took without finch
ing. At one time the Philadelphian
WAS hopping the earth with the
Vrginian and then again the Vir-
ginian was thrcshing the gravel walk
with the Philadelphian for fail.
A! this time the two sides locked
on M never intefered kept to ut
ter III n quiet way word of en-
enlargement to the contestants.
1t wonld have been death to have
intefcred then, for there were
good many revolvers in the party.
Finally last clinch was taken hy
the two fighters, who. breathless,
bleeding. exhaus ed, almost "trip
ped # their clothes stood parting
in the path. The young Norther-
ner by quick back turn threw the
Virginian and fell on him, and to-
fore the latter could turn the tlonde
youth caught his antagonist by the
long hair and bending bis head back
so that his face WAS upturned beat
him insens:ble. Then be aros.
looked about him, painted out 1--WE
have won, boys" and dropped like
a log to the ground. Each side
carried away It's man and nars, d
him uni he got vel II " p
ical were these two yonng fellows of
their sections. The Southcrncr
never cried enough" Ill IN. ugh
the fight md he only stopped when
ne wa5 insensible. The South
stopped fighting only when it was
beaten into inscnsibility by superior
force. 1t never squealed. And so
too. th. North was II terIy exhaust
ed at the close of the war. But.
you say. that was quite natural.
Very true. But wasn't il little
bit singular that the FIRST fight be
tween the North and the South for
'premacy took place on the cam
pus Of Northern collcge?-Har-
rfs6urg telegraph.