New Britain herald., 1922-04-22
IIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN L|MEL|GH7 NOW
rat Members Alleged to Have
 Attacked Basketball Captain
AMILY RESCUES ANOTHER
avid Mahoncy Reported As Beaten By Comrades, While Harold Wicr's Parent Takes Him Home In Auto, Polling Frat Members.


 Captain David Mahoncy of the
 igh school basketball team, star
 ackheld man on the football squad
 bat won the state championship last III II. a stellar performer in track M ents and regarded as the logical Han for this years hopors in the
 urns Memorial, is reported to have
 en assaulted last night by several nIoys, believed to bc members Of the Theta Sigma fraternity, because he Mad refused to comply with the fra MI rnity's alleged orders in voting for XII captain for next years basketball MI am.
 MI An attempt was also made to as iult Harold Wier. another member NE the team, relatives of that student lid today in discussing the case. MI The alleged school political opera Ions of the T. s. fraternity were dis osed in an article in last nights
 erald It is believed that public an NIouncement Of the activities of the l|roup of young men, organized in All olation of school board regulations, Ind brazenly bragging that they will ontinue in spite of this ruling, re- BIllted in the outbreak last night. Mahoncy Called Out. M Mahoney was in the lobby of the Y. lII. C. A. when one of the fellows said lb be identified with the frat" called Him into a side room with the an I, !, otb h {o ||ll him, according to the story of the Incident Once inside the door, the lace was thrown into darkness and bmeone is said to have shouted: I "Mahoney, you were a friend of
 hrs while you kept the secrets of the S.. but you're not any longer" I After the statement the attackers
 Ee said to have gone at their victim 10 numbers so great that d most heven battle resulted. Later, Weir as accostcd by the group, ostensby pr the same purpose, but no violence bsulted.
 | Recital Of their story resulted in hole hearted disapproval of the btions of the young men, several of hose names were furnished by the tctims.
 Wicr Taken Home A member of Wier's family called It the Y. NJ. c. A. after hearing of he incident and the young athlete Eas taken to his home in the family hr. Mahoney declined to ride home lad. alone, walked through Main and last Main streets to his home. Some of the boys identified as con iected with the fact are said to have cen letter men who played on the botball team and heard the plaudits t thousands for their deeds on the Several of those who figured | the fraternitys alleged unsports- lanlike conduct were said to have cen disappointed candidates for faces on the team.
 Mayor Makes Comment
 The High school boys row was the bpic of conversati ton in many circles bday. Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa was he of those who expressed regret at he reported actions of the young men .e talked in a vein that indicated he on by the police department with lew to bringing the culprits to jus ce. He regretted that it was ap- aren't that the school board has assed a regulation banning members f fraternities and then did not rigid / enforce the ruling.
 The trouble is said to have started hen an attempt was made by the heta Sigma to place Duke" McCabe ] the basketball captaincy. Wier and Iahoney are reported to have object I, favoring the election of Paul La lar, one of the best High school players in New England, ccording to several authorities, and asily the star Of the local team.
 AS a result of their refusal to vote 'r McCabe they were busted from le fraternity, it is said. The vote on le captaincy stood tiye-all tie. The rat story leaked out and found it's ay into print. fingered because of le proba bility that the school board | dy ehho d posi'iNt S'tp loi lllt dDoll- on of fraternities, it is believed, the l ssault was perpetrated.
 While the assault was taking place I the south end of the city the Theta
 gma was initiating several candi- ates in another section. George Jan lie, a candidate for the baseball am. is said to have been badly used p while taking the degree"