The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24
SCHOOL BOYS CLASH
IN HEAVY SEA OF MUD
Georgetown Freshmen Sue
Cumb to Business Pupils.
BATTLE ON VARSITY CAMPUS
General Fight Follows Ball Game, IN
Which Clothes Are Tom and Much
Blood Shed-WaTriors on Both Sides
Treated to SLIPPERY Slick"

1IeaIe4 10 SllpPeEy SllCA-
One Of the most exciting "fagTushes'
ever INDUCED in by high school students
or college boys occurred in the center of
a vast mud puddle on the Georgetown
University field between the freshmen
Of that institution and a crowd of boys
from the Business High School yester-
day afternoon, just after the game be
Eweeu the two schools had been called
on on account of rain The freshmen
sustained defeat at the hands OF the
lads from the commercial school. and
evidently grew sore" over the matter.
party of them adjourned 10 the
stamping ground Of the visitors and
seized upon a flag belonging to the
Business, nine = general fight follow
ed. participated in by several scores Of
students from each institution. and was
waged in the very heart OF vast mud
puddle made BY the sudden dowuDour
Of rain.
Given Mud Baths.
Warriors on both sides were treated
to the "slippery-sIlck,' a sort CT mud
bath. and the flag was torn 70 tatte-s.
not however. before the Business bows
had again defeated the freshmen The
muddy warfare was waged in full view
Of the hosts of pretty girls on the
stands and more than one student
emerged from the conflict with his best
Sunday clothes" fairly coated with mud
from head 20 foot
The nine from the commercial school
was 10 have played the championships
game Of the intcr-high school series
with the Technical High School on the
Georgetown Field yesterday afternoon.
and nearly every pupil Of the former
school went over 10 the college 20 wit
hes the event Tech failed 10 show UD.
however, and the umpire announced the
game was forfeited 10 the Business. Civ
ing them the much-cOveted champion
ship.
But, in spite Of this victory, the
students we're greatly disappointed:
they had sets their hearts on seeing a
good game. ! meeting OF the high
school and college managers was held
and game with the Georgetown fresh
men quickly substituted This aDpeased
the restiessuess OF the spectators par
ticulaTly after few minutes had passed
and the Business nine began to get the
better OF the freshmen.
Had Bad Effect.
Then the rain came and the game was
called, with the Business stfIl in the
lead This evidently had q bad effect
upon the feelings Of the freshmen. and
bunch Of them left their territory and
went over among the lads from the
commercial institution They were
searching for trouble, and it did not
take them long to find It. For twenty
minutes the ARRAY continued in a highly
exciting manner; after that the fresh
men had good cause to recall the adage
that 1T never rains but il pours"
4 very, very small supporter Of the
high school boys was standing near. rbe
players bench holding aIeft fine blue
and orange flag. the property Of his
team 4 big freshman walked I'D 20 the
lad and snatched it from him, carving
1t back into his own territory The liz
Tie high school pupil Immediately sound
ed the alarm, and Charles Beckett. the
catcher on the Business nine. sprang
over into the ranks OF the freshmen and
grasped the flag. which vas then in the
hands Of Clinton Bryan
Struggle for Flag.
a sharp tussIe for the banner followed
between the two boys, which was car
Tied on largely in the spirit Of fun.
As neither lad would yield. hot con
test followed Some Of the girls on
the stands saw TIE tussIe and think
ing that II was q fight. began to shout
Boys Of both sides EwaTned down upou
the field. when the shower had con
ye-ted into vast sea OF aHkIe-dceD
mud
The freshmen were considerably rho
more numerous party. but the Business (
students did not seem TO care in the
least; their fighting blood was I'D, and .
they sailed into their opponents like q /
t0TeshiBg machine
Some one assumed the leadership and
sung out to swat en- " That started /
the hottest OF the fighting IN the center
Of the throng could be caught occasional
glimpses Of the blue and orange fag
being dragged about on the outskirts Of /
the mud pond Gradually the business
lads haUmered the oIfactorv ORGANS ~
their opponents with sucn effect that tbe.
freshmen fell back before the fierce
assault Into the very center OF the
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