Evening journal., 1912-12-20
SOPHOMORES
WIN The MEET
Beat FreShieS In Delaware
Indoor Meet, 29 I'D
to 23 IL
STUDENTS PUT UP
GOOD BOXING GAME
spocIal 70 rAn EvENINa JouRNAL

u
omore class won the annual indoor
athletic meet from the Freshmen, by
% 1-2 points. TO 20 1-2 Between the
events there was music by the college
band.
This meet is one OF the feature ath-
ltic events OF the winter season and
as usual the boxing and wrestling
bouts we're the maiu attraction. The
contestants we're in fine physical con-
dition and the showing they made in
dlcated that they had been we'll train
cd by Physical Director McAvoy and
several Of the upper classmen. Tho
''class" shown by those entered in
these events was a great surprise to
many of the spectators and while
blood was drawn in the boxing bouts
none Of the participants was In any
/ way injured The boys had their class
honor at stake and consequently the
bouts were faster and better than
many Of the preliminarics seen az the
regular boxing clubs.
While tho SophomOres had all the
best Of tho wrestling winning all
three events, the first year boys prov
ed themselves the better boxers, win-
ming two OF the events and getting a
draw In the third The "SOphs"
won both the shot put and high jump.
The latter was a feature. Manning
who won the event cleared the bar
at feet ID inch which broke the in-
door record made at the meet last
year 4 feet 10 inches. All OF the 9TH
| er contestants failed to clear the bar
ats this height and second and third
1 points we're then divided between the
two classes Because of it being late
when the tug Of war event was reach
ed, he SophOmOres who were then
considerable ahead conceded the
event to their opponents.
The first event OF the evening was
the light weight boxing bout between
Herman J. Little. Sophomore, and
Ralph Dawson. Freshman. Although
loutweighed, Dawson outpointed his
opponent and was given the decision
Il by DR. Charles H. Blake. who ref
creed the bout Both boys PIT up a
strong fight, but Dawson did most OF
th leading and landed more good
blows. They were both bleding some
from the face in the latter rounds.
This bout as we'll as all the others
was four rounds.
The middleweight boxing bout be-
tween Billy" Cam ano Larry Rig
ney. was declared draw by Coach
McAvoy, who was the third man In
the ring for this bout While the de
cision gave satisfaction it was
thought by many that Rigney. tho
3 Freshman, had a shade the better o
it. Cam did most Of the leading il
4 q. = Ii.
back strong in the second and started
the blood with a hard punch. Rignes
appeared to know more of the game
than his rival aud was clever In get
ting out If Cann's swings and pudgine
b distance. The last round was even
Z and both were in good shape at the
: finish.
One OF the surprises OF the even
ing was the manner in which Hirsh-
b man, the crack football player took
the measure of Michael Kelly, I'm the
heavyweight boxing bout Hirshman
who is a freshman. weighed but las
while his opponent weighed 167 Not
withstanding this handicap i'm weight
Hirshman was after the "Soph" all
the time and kept boring in on him
II was Hirshmans bout all the way In
,, the third round he scored the only
1 known down of the night, with
! rigth hand swing to Kellys face. Boil
, boys were in fine condition at tn,
! finish and Coach McAvoy gave tn,
decision to Hirshman
!, The lightweight wrestling bout wa,
the best Of the three and it took Stan
ley Loomis, a sophomore. IA min
utes to get Harry Taylor's shoulder
A al N afI4
!, bouts were won in short time b,
7 sophomOres.
The events and winners follow:
Event no Light weight boxini
p, bout four rounds between Herman j
Little, sophomore 1873 pounds an,
!, Ralph Dawson. freshman 127 pounds
. won by Dawson.
n Event 2 - High jump - entries
n Eugene Manning and Lewis Gibney
q for the sOphomorcs aud Joseph Horty
} Comfy Willis and Harry Bye for th
q freshman Won by Manning feet l.
l. inch breaking last years indoor re
W cord of feet 10 inches: second an
n third place points divided between tn
+ two classes.
" Event 3-16 pounds shot put en-
Al tries, Michael Kelly, Lacklin and Pau
l. ~
Foster, Ted Hrshman and Vallain
for the freshmen; first Kelly 81 fec
- inches; second, Hirshman, 3
ie feet 1 inch; third, Foster, 2S feet
s ID inches.
is Event 4-light weight wresthn
ID bout, between Stanley Loomis, soph
S. omore, 149 pounds and Harry TayloI
freshman 143 pounds. Won by L0omi
IS in IA minutes.
81 Event 5-middleweight wrestlin
'S bout, between Paul Emerson. sopl
y omore 151 pounds and J. Alexande
= Crothers, freshman 15S pounds; wo
Is by Emerson in minutes.
Event heavyweight wrestlin
l6 bout. between Harry Grieyes, sopl
l6 omore 1856 pounds and Pepper. fresl
30 man 159 pounds; won by Grieyes
"a 12 minute
Event 7-middleweight boxing bou
81 between William Cam, sophomoi
1855 pounds and Larry Rigney, 4,
w pounds; draw.
5O Event heavyweight boxing bou
20 between. Kelly, sophomore 167 pounC
"a and Birshman. Neshman 149 pounds
% won by Hirshman.
- Event 9-three round exhibitiC
- boxing bout between William L. Bee
- a senior and Joseph w McCafferty,
daas I junior.
az az Event 1O-tug Of war, conceded
90 freshman class.
II ST. JOHNS CHAPTER MEETING
e7 The forty-fourth annual convoc
as ton of ST. Johns Chapter. No.
Roya1 Arch NTagOnc will he held