The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-07
FIERCE SNOWFALL battle.
GOODS AT THE UNIVERSITY VAN
QUIsH THE MEN.
Entrapping Them ~ . simple Sot
Clever Rase, the Girls Pear Vol
ley After volIey On Defenseiess
Heads Roufing Their Opponents

In snowfall fights, as in battles where
more deadly ammunition Is used, 1t IS
sometimes the CASE that sszatagem Sic
cerds where a mere mass OF troops or
sheer brute force would De totally made
auate. This was week Illustrated yrstsr-
day on the campus % this University Of
Washington The space directly in front
OF the main building was the scene OF a
fierce and exciting SNOWFALL b<sttie, In
which the Goods. after getting the men
out OF the building by tit OF clever STRAIT
egy. put them utterly TO ront. The result
OF the conflict was but another example
OF lovely wonan's power of deception trt-
umphing over the meeker and more OBJ
fuse allure OF downtrodden man. The
battle was fast and furious while II lasted
No. the cohorts which the young Napoi-
con with prophetic instinct led against the
mimic raluparts while he was q student at
BrieHne. ever fought with greater stub
bornness or gaiiantry than cid the eocds
when they stormed and routed tne ranks
OF the male students yesterday at hlgn
noon.
The first strategical movement occurred
about II o'clock. when conspicuous no
tice wan posted on the bulletin ooaFd, an
nouncing that the girls OF the senior ana
sophomore classes challenged the girls OF
the junior and freshman classes TO q snow
bali fight In front OF the main puhoing.
the front steps being reserved Tor men
only. As the news of the challenge spread
the excitement became intense. When
~ O'Clock came. the hour set for the
opening OF the battle. about 20 students
assembled In the first floor hall
After the preliminAries had been settled.
the two armies OF fair Aniazons marched
out by tho main entrance, being loudly
cheered by the unsuspecting men In the
mean while. The seniors and sophomores
led by three well known coed athletes,
took UP position west o. the front steps
tad in
victims OF the occasion. The juniors and
freshmen took UP the eastward position,
they Also being led by prominent athletes
The spectators burst into Wild cheers as
the TWO forces advanced To the attack and
shouted advice To everybody. The first
ball was thrown by very pretty freshman
with golden yellow hair and red Tam o
6hanter. The fight. however, was rather
their supply OF mowbaIis. The men howl
ed with delight when the different classes
met although matters seemed very slow.
simultaneously with the bowling OF the
strife turned as unit and poured a con-
ttnuoua yoiley OF snow upon the bare
headed crowd on the steps. At first the
mass OF humanity, which a moment before
had been wild with delight made frantic
efforts 10 escape. The main entrance was
blocked by miscellaneous crowd OF jani-
tors, professors, etc, and the foot of the
steps was held by the goods.
The varsity men realized that they were
fairly trapped; retreat for the time was
Impossible. and the goods were advancing.
To add 70 the mems discontinue the steps
We're almost bare OF snow: but the little
that WIS available. served to arrest the
agEressiyeness OF the attack for Il few
moments. Then sortie was made by
moro than a dozen venerable seniors. Only
two succeeding In struggling through the
ranks OF the enemy. The rest fell by the
way side and the goods CONSIDERABLY wash
cd fhafr and vefylceA them n affh-
lection.
Meanwhile, the fight increased In fury on
the steps and the men were in n sad pre-
dicament Most women. Il Is said, can't
throw: but certainly this was proved
false yesterday by the University OF Wash
fngton girls. The scarcity of snow on the
steps made things look dark for the men.
when some Cd football men reached the
bottom by means of mass play. Here
was material galore for the fight. How
ever, by two flank movements the goods
drove the players up the steps again, and
poured voliey after volley on the poor
male victims who vainiy sough, refuge be-
hind the pillars before tho main entrance.
Intoxicated with success the goods advanc-
ed from all directions The crisis OF the
day was approaching when suddenly the
front door yielded to the enormous pres
sure on II and opened and the men rush
ed into safety leaving the goods In pos
session OF the field.
Only the two seniors who had gotten
through the opposing ranks, were teft To
face more than 100 excited goods. Around
them the battle ragged long and furiously.
but like the "od guard at Waterloo. they
held their ground and kept the goods at
bay. The latter. however. at last began
TO feel the cold and also became fattg led
with their hard struggles. and their forces
dwindiea away until only the freshman
with the red Tam o. Shanter. who COM
menced the fight, and another coed who
fl nigh up in mathematics We're left 10
fhS seniors These Genfnrg hal
heroicaEy withstood the whole army OF
goods, but overcome by the charms Of the
ASSISTANTS they surrendered and allowed
their faces 10 be washed with snow
The fight was at an end, the VARSITY
men had received an object lesson OF the
duplicity of woman, lovely woman, and
when the ianitor runx the IL 80 bell about
l O'Clock. everybody was happy.