Evening journal., 1919-03-27
SOPHS WIN inter
CLASS BAG RUSH
"Freshies' Are Conquered
in Last Event of Term
Hostilities
MANY ACHING BONES
AFTER THE CLASH
Special 10 Tne Evening Journal.

Special to Tile Evening journal.
NEWARK, Del, March 27.-sopho-
mores Of Delaware College vanqulshed
the freshmen in the iuter-class --bag
rush. yesterday afternoon, although
they did not have many yards advan-
tage when the great struggle was IN
ished. IL was one Of the most inter
esiing clashes that ever took place at
Delaware College, and was conducted
strictly within rules prescribed before
the ''rush" vas staged The decision
yesterday afternoon viii end class hos
tlities for the term At the end OF IL
the classes gave their cheers. and
wound up by all cheering in unison for
the college.
The rush was held in the presence OF
several hundred spectators, many Of
whom had come from Wilmington
Lieutenant Shipley, athletic instructor,
and the student council, were in charge
and there were several referees.
Three canvas bags, each about i've
feet long and about ten inches in dame
ter, We're placed In the center Of the
football gridiron. The "sOphs" lined
up to the east and the "freshies" TO the
west. on the as yard lines. A pistol was
fired, and the two classes charged down
upon the bags, each side cndeavoring to
carry the bags into their opponents
territory. The contestants wore foot
ball toys, baseball suits, gymnasium
outfits. ana in fact any kind Of cloth
ing they could get that they thought
xyould stand the rough work
When the classes met at the bags
three separate heaps of humanity were
formed. "Sophs" and "frcshies" grabbed
the bags and began TO tug at them and
everybody else piled on top OF them. |
studen' were pulled away from the |
Struggling masses. and others dove In |
TO lend strength 10 the onslaught. 10 !
was a wrestling and football match on /
a large scale, and as one spectator eX-
pressed il a three-ringed circus. Punch !
ing and strangle holds were barred, and /
no man was permitted TO hold an on-
ponent after he had hauled him away
from the mob struggling for possession
of the bag.ZThe staif OF referees was
kept busy enforcing the rules against
holding opponents, but there was no
4'slugging" and the contest was as clean
as anybody could imagine. IL was
much tanner, in fact, than a bowl light.
There were two periods OF four min
utes each, followed by an extra period /
OF two minutes. The freshmen" had a |
slight advantage with two OF the bags /
in the FIRST period, while the "sophs'
had carried one bag several yards into !
freshmen territory. In the second and
third period the "sOphs" who had a
uaerical advantage Of three men and
10 appeared larger and "husher,'
~ fheir opponents, turned the tables.
Ecn time was called at the end OF
rush thc "sophs" had won by about
Yards.
ODody was injured in the struggle, |
rs from bruises or shock OF bump
into opponents. but all The par
pants were nursing sore spots and
,ht spraiEs today after their strenu-
s exercise.
Previous to the rush, Allan John
ON, Of the Sophomore class, while
limbing up the nag pole in order TO
ut up a class numeral, lost his bal
nee and in slipping downward, caugf d
lis right hand on an iron crossing, n
caring his muscle badly. He was
aiken TO a Philadelphia hospital. y
The official starters Of the rush ;
we're: Coaches LeCato and II. B. Ship
ey The judges were: J. G. Mcmillan, C
:. G. Craig, Louis PLAN, Draper Smith, Il
Paul Kite. Norman Thomas, J. p.
Gum, II. w. Downing, Harry w. Loose, R
Willard Moore, Baysrd Carter, l.. o. Il
Smart and r. r. McElwee.
The leaders OF The Sophomore class
were: Thomas Holland, president Of
the class: George Hadden and George 7
Lord. The freshmen class was headed r
by Gray Carter, president Of the class I: r
Joseph p. kavanaugh and Alyan Allen. ,