Year: 1876

GRAND COLLEGE sCRIAfMAGR IN THIRD AVE-


NUE-THE soPHoMoREs LOSE THEIR vIcToRI-


Gus BANNER.


A tremendous battle took place between the men,
bers OF the Freshman and Sophomore classes OF the
College OF the City OF New York Friday night on
Third avenue, Thirtieth street The battle, as
described by the police who very unwlngly
dragged into the ambuscade the people who reside IN
the vicinity OF the conflict and OF the students
themselves, is made to assume Homeric proportions
1t seems that for time past there has been con-
siderable i'll feeling existence between the Freshmen
and tho Sophomores the former class having entered
in September This feeling has for its origin various
causes Of which is that the Sophomores will insist
in wearing high hats horrible crime in the sight OF
the Freshmen while on the other hand the Sophomores
are very much given TO annoying the Freshmen who
have not as yet attained the dignity Of beavers.
On Friday evening Stelnway Hall was crowded
by the pupils of the College 10 witness the exhibition
and Of the JUNIOR department or me lnsttu-
tion. 1t noticeable that nearly all the students
present had canes with them, many OF which seemed
litter encounter at Donny than Tor service
as ornaments Fifth avenue II was also limited
that some of the enthusiastic young parti-
sans had packages OF snun and red
pepper IN their pockets for use in case
OF emergency. Alter the exhibition had been con.
cuded the audience Dispersed and the pupils ndsse
proceeded the house OF Professor Doremus at Egh-
teonth street and Fourth avenue TO whom they ten



carried banner which they had in their pos
session at steinway Hall. Accounts are conflicting
as how the battle began. Each party charges
the other with beng the aggressor, but all agree
thing that sort OF n suppressed hummng
prevailed until after the serenadc; but II would seem
that the students and their friends Sophomore and
Freshman went east toward Third avenue TO the num-
bcr OF 500 o. 900 How the hight commenced
Is certain, and that is that grand charge
was made the Sophomores on Third avenue, and the
Freshmen captured the Sophs' banner, which, like





defended with the most heroic acts of bravery the
part OF the Sophs n that dreadful charge made by
The Freshmen to the raying cry Of Pull down the
Df1nd ~ many high hat rolled in the DUST and many
4 sophomore capsized ou his hat, which immedi-
ately closed under his weight like fan at an opera
matinee on a Saturday III August


SKiRMlsH


OF the light infantry the Sophomores took place in
Lexington avenue and Thrtich street, the right wing
OF the Freshmen resting an nrcnched oyster cellar
IN Third avenue. Then the fight vas running one;
and became fierce that the horse cars in Third
forced to STOP and Onlccr Mcacher, from
the County Down and at present located in Captain
Mnrphy's twenty irst precinct, sprang to his post
Meapher was snullng the battle afar of down Third
avenue the tray Increased in fury Says Officer
Meagher saw it from Thirty third Third
avenue, and rushed down 10 Thirtieth street" Ohi
Ger Flynn raped 80 hard the noisc and
people in the neighborhood thought II was bread riot
and opened their windows and doorways to sec the
surging combat Third avenue was black with collie
glans There about 800 young men side and
800 the oIhcr All Piled their budgeons with vigor
n
stones the corner where the tea store OF
Stncr is located All the police quick when they
called tor Officers Parker Flynn, Green Curran
and Maoy all from their posts and only that they
quick there would have been some warm work.


TRIUMPH OF LAW.


Officer Mcaghers story is corroborated by many by
standers, who thought little South American revou
ton had started In Third avenue. Some OF the police
men had to from their posts In First avenue and
they behaved they say peacefully to the students and
did not their clubs the young warriors Three
young men arrested, whose names a.e OF
ment 10 tho public and they were taken TO
the Twenty first precinct IN East Thirty fifth
street. the great crowd of students following the police
and their prisoners, shouting and hooting with vgor
that would do credit to the Roman mob in Julius
Caesar" The Freshmen cxultlngy claim that thirty
six high hats belonging TO the Sophomorcs were
smashed and that thor owners had TO 20 home bare
headed with handkercheis tied around their heads
like wounded veterans OF Napolcon's Old Guard.


BOARDING THE LioS-REPENTANcE


One young man OF very full height, with big stick
which he brandshcd about like fail and wearing
Ulster large enough make shroud Tor his body
followed the police all the way and entered the station
house. where he made short but what he deemed to
be patriotic and stormy address to his followers
why said he, "ii our boys had stuck together
all the police in New York couldn't take them
ini" ''What did you says" quietly
marked the Sergeant OF Police. ''Yes, and
say again; all the police in the city couldn't do
it," The word Bounce !" was Immediately passed
around among the policemen and before Lord Ulster
knew anybody he found himself gazing the stars
and looking for an eclipse outside OF the station house