The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
HIGH THE
"N|NE Y-N|NES. =
How the Freshies Rushed
the Jolly Sopho-
moreS.
A GREAT CONTEST OVER
Hundreds of Bound Students
Heaped Against the
Backstop.
A WAR DANCE OF VICTORY.
The Second Year Men Civ Stub.
born but Unavailing
Battle.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.-One OF
the fercest and long-contested rushes that
ever took place on the University of Cali
| fornia campus was held tonight between
| the freshmen and sophomores, resulting
| in victory for the freshmen.
For an hour and a half the struggling
mass of humanity surged and rolled on
the hard earth of the football ground.
Three hundred freshmen and sophomores
fought hand-to-hand com bat, while 400
upper classmen looked on and gave their
advice as gained by experience in years
past.
From the outset the freshmen were in
the ascendency because of their greater
force of fighting men, though the sopho-
mores kept up stubborn fight from start
to finish. It was not until the last strug-
Cling sophomore was securely bound hand
and foot that the '99 men gave up the
ghost.
The sophomores, as is the custom in such
combats, made the onslaught from the
eastern slope of the campus. The fresh
men were lined up in double rank to meet
them. The two forces rushed together and
| the struggle for supremacy was on. A
| number of men belonging to both sides
| were carried off the field in a semi-con-
scious condition from sheer exhaustion.
The co-eds rendered their services in
cutting loose the bonds that held the
hands and feet of those tied. In two cases
the co-eds missed their aim and cut the
hands of those whom they had hoped to
aid, severely. Having tied all the sopho-
mores and piled them up against the back
efD ha VII frac nd ho
| Juniors joined in g war dance about the
| helpless bodies, splitting the air with their
| slogans of war.
| About 5000 people witnessed the scene,
| among whom were numerous professors
and regents.
Fought for Love.
| BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25. - A fstic
encounter, a spilling of gore and knock
out occurred this afternoon in the back
yard of ]. M. McNulty. The contending
| parties were Payson Riggs, youth of IL,
and Maurice Chick, q young man of like
age, who has won considerable fame be-
hind the footlights. A young girl was at
| the bottom of it all.
1t seems that Riggs remarked few days
ago that certain girl friend of Chicks,
/ who lives in Alameda, was no lady. Chick
told Riggs that he would either have to
take back the remark or take q 'aicking."
Riggs would not take it back, SO hostili-
ties were declared on. The fight was to be
to finish with eight-ounce gloves. Nc
Nulty's back yard was staked out as the
prize-ringA
The young sloggers met this afternoon
with their seconds and proceeded to dive
into one another. They did not keep at it
long, for at the end of three minutes a
crowd had gathered round about on the
fences and housetops and Chick had reg
| istered against himself knockout blow
between the eyes.
Riggs was declared the winner by COM
mon consent, and the crowd parted the
| pair.
| Chick, though worsted, has the satisfac-
| tion of doing the best he could to uphold
\ the honor of his fair friend.
Ransome Talks Football.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.-Captain
Ransome of the Berkeley football team
gave the prospective players from the
| freshman class talk at the gym" this
afternoon on what they would be expected
TO do if they wished to train for places on
the team under him. He said that by
| September 15 all tobacco and alcoholic
! drinks must be laid aside.
This rule, :" said the captain, "is to be
vigorously enforced, and all infractions
| will be seriously dealt with. What we
need is hard conscientious work, and we
cannot expect faithful training from the
1
example. Discipline and self-sacrifice are
essential TO success, not only at present
| but in the future"
| About twenty FIVE sturdy we'll built
| freshmen were present at the meeting.
| At the close Captain Ransome expressed
| himself as being much pleased with the
appearance of the men and their evident
determination to go into the work with
vim and energy.
Merchants Demand Protection.
! BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.-A lengthy
petition, signed by seventy business men
| from the Merchants Protective Associa-
! ton, was presented 10 the Board of Town
Trustees last evening, asking that licenses
be demanded of all solicitors and "order-
takers who come to Berkeley from other
| towns for business purposes. The state
ment showed that the money invested in
| commercial interests in Berkeley is up
ward of $780, 600, and that under the exist
| ing laws the merchants had no protection
| againes the encroachments upon their ter
| ritory OF outside firms. The petitioners
asked that the present license ordinance
be changed so as to call for tariff of $100
! per quarter on all solicitors other than
those who have for sale books. maps.
charts and periodicals. and license. of $40
per quarter for these last mentioned. The
petition asks also that license of 500 per
quarter be asked of all lauEdrymen not
having fixed place of business in Berke-
ley.
University Magazine Changes.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.-The Uni
versity of California Magazine has elected
new board of editors, and made several
new departures which will greatly en-
hance the value of the publication. A
feature of the monthly for the present
term will be illustrating. A prize of $40
has been offered for the best literary essay
by an graduate subscriber, to be
submitted before October 1. A neat an
nouncement containing partial list of
contributors for the present term appeared
yesterday. The editorial staff consists of
J. A. Elston, '97, editor-in-chief; Elizabeth
sanderson, '97: Marion G.; Whipple, 9S;
A. H. Allen, '98; Charles Fryer, '99. The
business management is under the charge
OF Will G. Russell, '98.
q. @. Regatta.
BERKELEY. CAL, Aug. 25.-The first
regatta of the term will take place next
| Saturday at the boathouse in Sessions
| Basin on the Oakland estuary. There will
be three swimming races and polo game
between two picked teams. After the