The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
F asst Fight Upon the
College Campus.
NEW MEN THE WCTORS
TIED UP THEIR OPPONENTS IN
SHORT ORDER
A Baseball Game Brings On an Old
Time Conflict Between
State University
Students.

BERKELEY, Sept. 16-When the soph-
ignores Of the University of California
started to play the freshmen in the fifth
or the series of interclass baseball
matches this afternoon no one thought
that the game would end up in a general
fracas
BY tradition the two lower classes are
rivals all through their college career.
and tradition has sanctioned the annual
rush, which acts as a safety-valve for
all pent-up feelings of rivalry anu ami
mostly. Some time ago, however, serious
injuries resulted from these tussles, and
both the faculty and the student body
passed rules absolutely prohibiting any
thing of the kind. In two instances, new
ertheless, these rules have been openly
disregarded this year. and one of these
occurred this afternoon during the base
ball match.
How the trouble began nobody knows
The game started with an unusually
large attendance of spectators. The
friendly rivalry between the two classes
found expression in the customary
'Joshes' hurled at the players. Jeer was
answered with jeer, and rapid run Of
humorous comment kept up. But as the
sophomores began TO get the better of
the play the freshman spirit could stand
II no longer.
be very much one-sided in favor of the
sophomores. Murmurs of Lets rush
them" began to circulate among the
defeated 'freshies,' and before very
long a plentiful supply of bale rope had
been obtained.
The score then stood at 16 to 6; but the
game got no further. Soon the excited
resolved itself into a general
melee, and the crowd was treated to
a scene which was not included in the
charge for admission.
Hats and coats were off in a second.
Freshman fought with sophomore and
sophomore fought with freshman. Again
the contest was all one-sided, but this
time the "freshies" got the better of IT.
three OF his opponents hastily bound his
feet, tied his hands, and left him face
DOWNWARD in general heap.
The work was soon over. In pile lay
the tied UP "sophs," their rivals forming
a ring and dancing around them with
boots and jeers and college yells
I'VE may not be able to play ball.
shouted a grimy looking freshly" but
We soon showed them how to rush.
With that they united their rivals, and
declared the fight over. No one was
injured, beyond the ordinary bruises and
bumps naturally incident to such a mix
up.
Just how the affair will be regarded
by the faculty is matter of conjecture
1t is thought, however, that that body
will no longer see its rules violated with
impunity. 1t is a significant fact that
the Associated Students in their meeting
this morning rescinded the resolution
passed last year forbidding any student
to engage in rushing. The affair this
afternoon is thought to have followed
from this mornings decision.
BY their action the Associated Students
declared themselves unable to cope with
the difficulty, and so left the matter en-
tirely in the hands of the faculty. The
question will now be referred to the COM
mittee on students affairs. AS. however,
the responsibility for this afternoons out
break can be fixed upon no definite per-
sons, no action other than the issue of
a new warning will probably be taken.