Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-03
FROSH-SOPH BOUT
DECLARED A TIE
Each Glass Wins Two Events
Tug of War a Tie-Sophs
Unable to Climb Pole


the frosh, got away with big lead
In the first lap Of the obstacle race
mot even the most radical soph root
er figured that the second year men
could prevent the neophytes from
winning the annual soph-frosh SUI
premacy bouts held on Rogers field
Saturday afternoon.
1t is rather hard to determine just
what happened to the Atwater dark
horse in the seventh lap-whether
he suddenly became sorry fol- the
Rophs or whether the decorations on
the bank 0nnerved his high strung
soul BY the time he got back to
form with both feet over the hur-
dies at the same time) he has lost
his chance to become a hero, The
sophs had overcome the lead and
we're never headed Rathbun, cap
tain of the sophs, finished so yards
ahead of the last frosh entry.
The festivities for the afternoon
opened with the sack fight. This
event proved to be the most spirited
of the day, partly on account of the
large number Of men participating
but largely due to the nature of the
contest This event called for 10
men on a side and was divided into
two halves of ten minutes each with
ten minutes intarmission between
halves. Twenty sacks filled with
straw were placed in the middle of
the field, the ohjest being to carry
the stuffed sacks across the oppo-
Eents' goal line.
With the frosh leading at the end
of the first half by $685. score,
the sophs changed their tactics and
completely 'foxed the firsc gear
men. Featured by impromptu
wrestling bouts pulle off on the side
to cnliven the contest, brilliant open
team WORK and fighting spirit sool
overcame the lead OF the frosh and
AhO A'h"A gun AbthI ~-tCll W. ~ q
scaLt seven run lean ever the fresh
men. Final score was 110-1O3.
The three heats in the sack race
followed. A consultation WA held
by the frosh a. t. the adyisability Of
entering co-eds IN this contest.
Despite the fact thai co-rGs would
be better qualified to run while hob
bled in narrow sacks, the officials
decided thai only men should be al
lowed to participate. Five men
from each class ran in each heat.
On a basis of points scored, first
place counting ten and last place enc,
the frosh won by score of S6-77
Fighting WITH new life, the frosh
had little difficulty in winning the
pennant race, although the sopho-
were told of how four innocent
frosh were tied and gagged in the
upstairs of the Sigma Phi Epsilon
house amid shattered window glass
and upturned chairs, with the very
rope they had prepared for their up
perclass men. More whisperings
could be heard of kidnapped frosh
who walked for hours and hours af-
ter little car ride into the country
More tales Of lonely underclass men
reposing in a barn, not far off, all
during the battle of the evening.
But all these happenings preceded
the real show. After counting coup
on scattered frosh, the congregated
sophs proceeded to the campus. ad-
ministering spats to those frosh
found fussing on the way Opon ar
irving at Ferry Hall the little army
vas joined by the dorm boys, who
appreciably swelled their numbers.
Having halted here, speeches were in
order. The leaders spoke outlining
the plans for the evening. 1t was
decided that the sophs would meet
the frosh at 1890 o'clock, and any
difficulties would be settled then
and there in the most natural man
ner. Following close upon this de-
cision came the frosh, who wrecked
all plans by precipitating the fight.
Soph leaders sought to stem the tide
of the oncoming horde, but all ar
gument was in vain. The battle
ragged at 1000 o'clock.
Men fell, paddles flew, hates flew,
frosh flew, sophs flew--bloody noses
and black eyes came into evidence.
The sophs were badly outnumbered
-four to one were the odds estimat-
ed by unprejudiced observers, but a
noble fight was fought nevertheless.
For an hour there arose one great
cloud of dust, shrouding the scene
of action, from which at intervals
could be seen the exit paddle ridden