Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-17
CADETS AND "PREpS"
IN ANOTHER MISUP
and Plate Glass Window j,
Smashed as a Result.
ONE SIDE BLAMES OTHER.
81. Johns Lads Issue Statement, As
Does The Commapdanl Of Cadets
Started Over a Dance.

otarte0 UveF q Dance.
Another fracas incident to the out
break of trouble between the cadets
Of st. Johns College and candidates
for the Naval Academy, took place on
Maryland avenue last night, with the
result that a plate glass window in
front of an express company's office
was shattered, as two Of the combat
ants came together.
Stories of the cause OF last nights
affair differ. The cadets say that
the candidates were the aggressors
this time, whereas the would-be mid
dies claim that the st. Johu's bows
started it. At any rate the feeling
was rampant, and it is remarkable
that someone was not seriously hurt.
One story has it that several of the
candidates accosted two students
while passing down the avenue, with
the result that two of the combatants
grappled and in the struggle both
fell into the window.
On the other hand, the capdidates 3
claim that a cadet brushed into one
of their number, that the candidate
retaliated by dealing the College lad
blow that caused him to reel aud
fall backward through the window.
The whole affair was over in short
time, and ell hands got away before
the police officials reached the scene.
The Capital publishes herewith a
statement from the st. Johns boys,
in which they set forth an occurren ce
at recent dance at the College, as
the underlying cause Of the whole
trouble. This paper also publishes a
statement from Lieut.. C. S. McNeill,
commsndant of cade Is at the Coll sge,
and while nc formal comment was
prepared by the candidates, one of
their number state this morning that
his companions were not at fault in
either of the recent scraps.
Here is what the st. Johns Col
lege boys have to say
"The hostile feeling that may
have existed between the College
boys and the Naval Academy can
didates had an awakening at for
NAL dance given in the College gym
nasium on the evening of February
6. On that occsion one of the candi-
dates came to the dance without
cards, which we have never object ID
to, but he chose to come in ordinary
dress at a formal dance. He was
asked by member of the dance com
mittee not to dance, as he did not
have on full dress. He left the floor
| in a resentful mood Several candi-
dates seemed to follow the College
boy to Murray Hill after the dance,
but nothing further happened. As
nothing happened from the above
| affair, the ne xt incident of i'll feeling
was at basketball game between
the candidates and the College Re
serves. One of the candidates was
rushing the ball u2 the floor, and as
one of the st. Johns men was trying
to get the ball the candidate became
offended end made pass at him. At
this instance the candidate Iooters in
the gallery made rush to the floor
of the gymnasium and during this
fracas general rough house ensued
between the two parties. one candi-
date being struck in the mouth and a
S I. Johns man struck on the back
of the head with an Indian club.
This terminated the game.
"Afte. this the candidates made
ungentlemanly remarks about the
College boys as they met on the
streets. Then the present mix-up was
started at the informal dance held IL
the gymnasium Friday evening, March
l3, when candidate>~wss heard Il
pass a remark about one OF the girls
at the dance. This was taken up by
a town fellow who had watched the
dance from the galleries, who was
leaving the gymnasium at the same
| time. The town fellow inquired oi
the several candidates as to who
made the remark, all pointing to ont
of their number. As he showed nc
signs of offering an ape logy, the
town fellow wss quick in taking II
up, as the candidate was wcrsted.
Two others joined in to help him,
and they suffered the same fate.
Some of the candidates at the dane
went home ard made remarks about
slipping one over on the St. Johns
boys by not paying the fee of SO
cents for. the music.
"Well, with the possible excep.
tion of one or two they were Sd.
preached and asked if they were
dancing, and they answered in tbs
negative. Nothing more was SAID
and if chey slipped one over on the
College boys they did it by sacri.
ficing their own honor. Immediately
sfter the dance, about ten or twelve
candidates followed two fellows who
were accompanying their partners
home from the dance. After leaving
the house these men were accostec
by the cndidates and challenged foi
fight, which terminated ia the dis.
order of Saturday night The state.
mens that at no time were there more
than five or six candidates together ID
entirely uufodnded, because several