The Republican journal., 1904-10-06
NEWS OF THE U. OF N.

Saturday, October 1st, was an exciting
day at the University. In the morning the
flag scrap" which has recently been sub
stituted for the dangerous grandstand rush
of years ago, took place on the athletic field.
About O'Clock the men began to gather
from all directions. 1t was not at all Diff
cult for the initiated to distinguish the up
per from the under classmen, Tor the Tor
mer were arrayed in purple and flne linen
in comparison with the classes dressed for
the fray. Sweaters of every sort and con-
dition. in all stages of disrepair were seen,
| ami few of the wiser ones, in view OF the
| condition of the field, had dOnned Overalls
After gathering on opposite sides OF the
| field and cheering their class, the TWO
| classes lined up, and at pistol snOt rushed
| for the flag held by two upper classmen at
an equal distance from the cOntending
classes. In second nothing could be seen
by the interested observers in the grand
stand but circle of revolving figures, pack
ed in remarkably small space, now NOV
ing this way for a few yards, now advanc-
ing, now receding. In the center OF the
fray a pair of heels would present them
selves to view for moment and then dis
appear, to be replaced by an arm, clutching
the remnants of someone elSe'S sweater; or
perhaps some energetic youth would leap
over the backs of those intervening and dis
appear in the vortex. The sophomOres
overwhelming numbers, aud their expert
ence of last year, had made the result fore
gone conclusion, but 1905 put up plucky
fight as the amount of clothing that never
will be worn again bears witness.
At 130 that afternoon the grandstand
again began to fill up, this time with repre-
Sentatives from all classes, to witness the
second ball game of the Freshman-Sopho-
more series, the first of which had resulted
in a victory for 0S, with score of Is to 10.
A close game-with tied score for num-
Der of innings-resuted in Sophomore
victory, to 4. Both classes did good work
in cheering their men and class. Daniel
Chase Of Barring, Hebron Academy gradu-
ate, class president pro TEN and captain of
the '0S team, and Means of Machias, the
temporary Freshman secretary, both play
ed on the Freshman team. The SophomoreS
celebrated their victory by ringing the col
lege bell and footing the whistle, while the
mud -bespattered garments hanging from
the windows of Oak Hall to dry huttered
gracefully in the breeze. Following the
ball game the second eleven played with
the Old Town High team, with the expected
result
After the game, comparative quiet
reigned until about $50, when the bell be-
gan to ring frantically and the whistle toot-
ed one-two-three-fOur-f That could
mean but one thing-that the Varsity
which left Thursday night in a pouring
rain, and with very little hope of victory,
had defeated the Brown team at Prov-
dence. After that, there were "things
doing" Members of one fraternity would
Inquire of another some distance away:
"What's the matter with Maine?" to be
reassured that "She's all right" backed by
evidence. Then it was all aboard for down.
town, and there, gathered in the square,
and accompanied By shots and explosions
of various sorts, the collected college yelled
itself hoarse. They yelled for the college,
they yelled Ior the team and then for Maine
again. They cheered for Bailey, for Burleigh
for Downing, for "Win." Beane, for ed
Beane, for Reed, for Collins, for Moore,
for Learned, for Thatcher, for Bennett, for
Coach King, and assistant coach "Pete''
Bean, for the varsity, and for Maine, and
then did it all over again. Glass feeling
was forgotten and Senior and Junior, Soph-
omore and Freshman put all their energies
into the well-known cheer:
''Waski! Wow Wow.
Wiskey! Wee Wee,
Holy Muckie
M-A-I-N-E!
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