The New York herald., 1921-02-24
FRESHMEN COOPED
IN NEWARK GARAGE
Columbia Sophomores Raid
Robert Treat Hotel Before
Class Luncheon.

Thirty Columbia freshmen got no
! lunch yesterday, but spent their time in
a. Newark garage making a great deal
! of noise anyway. They were in the
garage-No. 25 Centre street-because
sophomores had hurled them in. The
reason why the sophomores hurled them
into the garage was that the second
year lads did not want them TO partake
OF their class luncheon which was being
INDUCED in more or less comfortably
in the Robert Treat Hotel.
1t took lots of earnest fghting and
valuable time to get those freshmen into
tho garage. About $1,000 worth of
clothing was ruined, a quantity OF near
pneumonia contracted. much honor vim
dicated. at least $500 natives Of New
ark entertained and forty cops kept
busy for an hour or SO.
The freshmen class at Columbia Uni
versity held It's official luncheon at the
Robert Treat yesterday. The dreadful
secret became sophomore property Tues
day afternoon. One hundred and fifty
soDhomores invaded Newark Tuesday
night to find that the officers OF the first
year class had taken rooms in the Essex
Club, right next door to the Robert
Treat In order that they might not fall
into the hands OF the sophs for II is
fearful thing for a freshman officer to be
captured by sophomore. Whole fresh
men classes have kept on being fresh
men all their lives because of disasters
Of lesser degree Capturing and hold
ing an officer OF freshman class is
nasty business all around.
Freshmen. filed with class honor and
appetite. began infltrating into Newark
early in the morning. Some rode boldly
to the Manhattan tube terminal, which
is not far from the Robert Treat, con-
adent in the ability to outwit and out
foot the enemy. Others resorted TO
strategy, debarking from incoming
trains at Harrison, Manhattan Transfer
and so on. These made the rest of the
trip afoot or in trucks and sledges and
automobiles. But they came In in small
groups and singly. thinking thus to avoid
the sophomore eye
The strategy worked in some cases
but there were at least a hundred OF the
first year boys who were so obviously
freshmen that even the second year lads
couldn't help noticing them. And every
time one of the youngsters was discov-
cred, d chase took place followed by a
large. general brawl during which much
snow was cleaned from Newark streets
sensations Of the visitor to the Rio
Grande country who sits on the banks
of that noble stream and watches, for
the first time, n pitched battle between
two rivals for the Presidency Of Mexico.
So general did the fight become and
so scattered that scme gentle soul tele-
phoned Police Headquarters, with the
result that the forty cops appeared in
front of the hotel armed with long sticks
honor A very small freshman was
sighted crossing Military Park. across
from the hotel He was so small that
the sophs became suspicious and thirty
OF them took him on. The lad appealed
to Patrolman Porporiello for protection.
"It seems TO me-" observed Patrolman
Porporiello. that your parents should
have accompanied you. but. inasnuch as
they appear to have other thoughts in
the matter. feel itmy duty to lend you
what assistance l may"
So Patrolman Porporiello began es-
corting the little fellow toward the hotel
door. The escort lasted long enough for
the cop and the freshman to take four
steps. And then at least 100 sophomores
leaped upon them. In a few seconds II
was over and the little fellow was In
the garage.
And that. according TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD's correspondent. is about all ex-
cept that IL became known that the
sophomore luncheon was being held
about 3 o'clock IN the afternoon some
where in Yonkers. The freshmen insisted
that they had locked up Christie Doug
lass. chairman of the sophomore COM
mittee. in Rye, ". y. and the sophs
claimed that they had ED Brown. chief
OF the freshmen committee. doing time
in the garage. Therefore it appeared
that everybodys honor was intact.