The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-21
PROFESSORSAT WAR
FISTS TO THEM ARE MIGHTIER
THAN THE PEN.
wo Rival Colleges Had an Exhibit at the
State Fair That Finsliy Ended In Blood
sbed-Their Professors Fought at the
Fashionable Hour of Six O'Clock and
Had it Out to . Finish-Their GIadia-
toriai Battle Gfoand Was the Corridor
Of the Postonice-Blood Was Spilled and
the Fight Was a Draw.

Six o'clock fist fights are getting tc
be quite a fad among respectable citiz
ems, Of Wichita, especially on Market
street
Night before last an editor and bust
ness man INDUCED in a few rounds or
North Market street, evidently as ar
appetizer for supper, and last night two
college professors INDUCED in as jolly a
round OF rapid hitting knocking as IL has
bean the good fortune OF the reporter for
this paper TO have seen n twenty odd
years.
The scene OF last evenings fight was
in the main corridor OF the postoffice.
right in front Of the Sunday delivery
window. The time was o'clock and
the participants were Professor E II
Robbins Of the Wichita Commercial
college, and Professor john L. McPher-
son OF the Wichita Business college.
reporter for the Eagle was at the
time listening TO Nr. Joe Houston. who
was telling good story, and all AT once
MS attention was attracted by xhat
seemed TO De the noise OF somebody
dancing one Of those shuttle reels pecu-
liar 70 the Scotch-Irish peasantry. He
al once observer Professor Mcpherson
in an undesirable attitude. Like a
banta game cock and hoped around Pro
fessor Robbins hopping up 10 him and
Immediately hopping backward in way
that might prove that he had some ex-
perience as a lightweight boxer. He
hoped too close 10 Professor Robbins
once, for the latter shot out his right arm
and planted a ooTker in the corner Of his
eye. Professor Mcpherson tented with
his left but caught Professor Robbins
On the short ribs with his right. Pro-
fesSor Robbins shot out his left with the
jaw of Professor Mcpherson as it's des-
tination. but he latter ducked and Pro-
fessor Robbins fist made a tremendous
hole in the atmosphere. Professor Nc
Phenson in getting away planted one
with his right on the whisi<ers Of Pro-
fessor Robbins and then lodged around
one OF the big pillars 50 "a pidly that be-
fore his right had retrea ted from the
whiskers Of Professor Robbins his left
had made itself acquainted with his ear.
Professor Robbins, who kept cool all the
time. turned quickly on his heel and
planted his fist with sixteen horse power
force on the chest bone of Professor Nc
Pherson. Both their hats fell off in this
round. Just then one of them said
don't pull that knife or I'll XII you"
There was no knife pulled Both gen.
temen started in afresh with legitimate
fist fighting and for about two minutes
It was give and take without either side
getting the better OF the
fighting. All al once they stopped and
went after their haas. each taking every
precautien against being surprised by
the other. Blood was spattered over ex-
actly thirteen OF the Diagonal tiles of the
ao0r.
II was very pretty fight and the par
Elephants seemed to be pretty evenly
matched. Every blow, with few excep-
tons. that was struck, hit the mark
nicely and not only the aim was good
but the force was powerful. Bth gen.
lemen fought with nerve and spirit and |
turing the progress Of the fight not an !
obscene. vulgar. blasphemous or ungen- |
lemari.y word was uttered. There was !
10 shoot mouth. neither was there any
,linching or settling. II was a diSnifed |
md graceful fist fight in every particu- |
ar.
The Eagle reporter thought Professor !
Robbins got little the best of il. but Joe /
Houston and DR.. Hoagland were incIin- |
81 70 the opinion that the ionors were /
wen with Professor Mcpherson.
Their trouble grew out OF harsh words |
'ver their rival exhibits of college work
Il the recent state fair.