The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-24
FRESHMEN WIN FREEDOM.
AND PREsIDENT Low WlTOHED
THE MIGHTT BATTLG

C~eiunbiaNs sephou,ercs Dorsatea In the First
Caue-spree Ever Held at the untverrity-
a Remarkable Series OF Contests In which
The Preshnan I'arnsd GLORY and FriviIeEes
Tho freshmen of Columbia University scored
q glorious triumph yesterday over their rivals,
the ~sophomores. They won two bouts out Of
three In the first cane-spree ever held In New
York city and pulled completely away from the
sons Of 1900 in tho mightiest tug.of.war held
In any college IN years. For the cane only ak
Herculescs commended, but on the rope more
than 200 slnewy youths strained to the utmost
eyery one Of their 1.-the, strong muscles. AL
though they be sore, although some Of the VIC
tors have kinks In their backs and big bllsters
on their hands, what care theyi Their glory
Ii complete. Henoeforth they can smoke pipes,
wear high hats, Garry canes, and sit on the
board library steps to their hearts content-a
privilege enjoyed by no first year class for q
long time.
Tho contests took place in tho big vacant lot
owned by the New York Hospital and directly
opposite the white library on 1l6th street. At
4 o'clock architects, engineers, chemists, stu.
dents In the graduate schools, ''grinds'' Of all
sorts, and even the professors and Barnard
girls began to move restlessly about in their
class rooms. At halt-past 4 they left every.
thing and hurried to the side Of the ring pitched
In the centre Of the snow-cvered field. Even
President Low left his office and came out on
the steps to watch the fun from a distance.
had boen Fopcd 81. About this this i at least eSstH a
thousand students had gathered. A hundred
limbs Er IS 6 hid sh seated stsS. s q feM fsss d Hn thG 'o 4he 1 fSs
began when n vociferous junior stepped into tho
ring and called for 2 great Big freshman cheer.
bling up and down, waving hats and hands, and
yelling for both classes After a couple Of
sophomore jumped into the ring ard shouted:
Now, boys, ono for those blamed freshies."
mi1 regular cadence they shouted with oil their
Too young for beer.
Too young for rum,
Bring out some milk
For the Freshies' fun.
This was a staggeror for the sons of 1901, but
they soon recovered and screamed back:
Who needs the milk?
wedon't. for we're
As nne as silk.
At exactly 4:32 two light weights stepped
from, the crowd into the ring. Young Meyers
he did-the light weight representative of the
freshman class. Tieinann. a sophomore, had
ffSST sa oI ToSnS after Tho round Snnir1 for rn the ,b IKE h SOn%:
over a hickory cane four feet long and an inch
and a half thick, held by tho referee. Jack VII
watch. Charles Elmer, 80. was the umpire.
The fighters were warned against fouling. They
srnpnefr The tho so eS%s; D0G Grop %sd' his ahe h rsiSre Se'
and fell. The ,"soph" was underneath. They
utes, but neither would loose his grip. They
were separated for a minute rest
The second, third, fourth and fifth bouts re.
suited in the same way, and the crowd was
wild at this exhibition Of endurance and pluck:
When the sixth, and what the referee decided
the excitement was intense. The two young
w~restlers, fought like demons. For a minute
a herculean wrench. the freshman pulled away
the cane and was the hero Of the hour.
or rhs sf Ssa dar sSS' his E9 place for in %ehldis s fouaS fof
the sophomores. Wells, who last week ran the
length OF the %gridiron for a winning touch
representative: Gramm's arms were barred.
and every muscle stood out. The freshie.
started In like a whiriwind. For the srst two
minutes they pushed, showed. and stumbled all
over the ring. In the second bout they fell.
tell. Wells seemed tired: Gramm let up Tor
q second to change his grip, but like a fash the
coveted stick. Gramm could hardly believe
IT, but It YVES t TOO h l9se; how v,o .nrov. n.
he ssSssr and 4 G puts H1 tbs .S SSy' AND %d0 aaHinsq sae
who rowed in the crack freshman crew Of last
sssr' , bed w rssns sss nITsll%9 or iSe trials bslxT Of lSS,
bout. In less than a wink these giants were
at it Mssa ahnss 5 rushed l, his: aopPpp{nent to one one
downed him again. The freshman hung on as
tenaciously as a bulldog. Again McLintock
lifted and threw. him., this time giving a swift
twist. They both rolled for a second; then the
sophomore pulled again, and away came the
cane. But Il was an Intellectual victory, for
two bouts out of three was tho score. The
sophomores were sad.
A huge bonfire had been built while the bouts
were on. Around this the crowd Joined hands
now, and began q wild dance. 1t was already
quite dark. Nerved ON by their having won
the right to carry canes, the freshmen rushed
into the next lot, where a rope 300 feet long
on a cleated platform. A hundred and ten
strong, they took their pc sitions on the Amster-
dam avenue half Of the thick rope. The sopho-
The crowd stood oil. fioferee Harry Hender.
son, 90, tied his handkerchief precisely in the
middle. Both classes. standing, laid hold.
Are you ready, everybody" plped the referee.
IAN ready" answered both captains. Then
both sides sank down at once and rested
against the cleats. Then they hogan to heave.
Seniors Numbered regularly for a new heave
from the ''sophs." But the heave never came.
With regular trials the freshies were gaining
inch by inch. After two minutes they gave a
mighty pull and won thrco cleats. Again they
tugged. again they strained. Three minutes,
four minutes were counted. In the fifth min
uts the youngsters gavo one moro big heave
and pulled the sophomOres. down four more
cleats. when time was called Umpire Lewis
90, and Referee Henderson, 90. declared 1t q
freshman victory by seven cleats.
YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC ENDED.