State Vol. 11, No. 2 Athletic Meeting. About four hundred students turned out to the meeting of the Athletic Association held in the old chapel last Friday evening. Various matters of interest in regard to the present football season were discuss ed particularly those relating to the game with Carlisle Indians at Harris burg on October 7. A large degree of interest in this game has been shown and it is probable that a greater number of the student-body will attend the game at Harrisburg than any other game of the season outside of State College. Railroad rates were discussed and a com mittee was appointed to inquire into and make a report concerning special trains and other railroad facilities. Captain Yeckley ’O6, McGee, ’O6, and several others spoke, in fav or of taking a large crowd of rooters to the game and, aroused im mense enthusiasm. A motion was made and carried that President Hays should appoint cheer leader for the season, and the following were chosen; German, ’O7, Reigart, ’O6, Davis, ’O6, and Dime low, 'O7. It was unamiously voted upon that the Athletic Association pay the expenses of the band to the Harrisburg game. Committee were appointed to look into fhe matter of bleachers on Beaver Field, and into the matter of skating facilities on Thompson’s pond. The meeting closed with songs and cheers. Notice. All Juniors and Sophomores will please hand in, at room 367, at once, lists of their vacant hours for the se- mester, Col STATE COLLEGE, PA., SEPTEMBER 28, 1905 Wrestling Match The annual wrestling match be tween representatives of the Sopho more and Freshman classes, which has come to be one of the most in teresting and exciting, and certainly the most spectacular of the class “scraps,” was held Wednesday evening last, on Beaver Field. The contests were for the best two out of three events, each event being de cided by the two out of three falls. Some delay was' caused by the Freshmen protesting the Sophomore lightweight: Lorah, because he has not yet been allowed to enter college. A committee consisting of - “Pop” Golden and the four class presidents, to whom the matter was referred, decided that Lorah was eligible and accordingly the first match between the lightweights, Lorah, Sophomore, and Killam, Freshman, was started at 8.40. Lorah weighed 139 1-4 lbs and Killam 135 3-4 lbs. This fall was won by Loarh in 7 1-2 minutes; a half Nelson doing the trick. The middle weights then faced each other, Lansing, Sophomore, weighing 154 lbs and Maurhof, Freshman, weighing 150 lbs. This fall was taken by Lawsing who, after ten minutes of defensive work, sud denly whirled his opponent over and pinned him to the mat with a hold that could not be broken. Time 10 3-4 minutes. The heavyweights, Leathers, Sophomore, 171 lbs, and Sloan, Freshman, 168 lbs, wrestled for .4 3-4 minutes before Leathers won the fall. In the second rounds Lorah won from Killam in 5 minutes, and to the great joy of the Freshmen and legian. Juniors Mourhof won from Lawsing in 3 1-2 minutes, thus saving his class from entire defeat. Leathers, however, easily won from Sloan in 30 seconds. This gave the match to the Sophomore class; but to de cide the middle weight event Maur hof and Lawsing again wrestled, Lawsing winning in 8 seconds. For this victory the Sophomorps’ num erals are on the trophy cup, and each winning wrestler receives a small silver cup. Sigma Chi House Burned About 10.30 Tuesday morning the whistle at the Engineering Building gave an alarn of fire and the warn ing quickly spread throughout the college and town. By the time the town fire appara tus had reached the scene, which was the Sigma Chi House, a large number of students were at work clearing the house of furniture. There was some delay in getting water but finally three streams were playing upon the flames and bucket brigades were keeping the adjoining houses wet to protect them from the fire. Students and townspeople joined in heroic efforts to save the house, and after an hour’s work the fire was under control, although the entire upper part of the house had been gutted by the flames. No serious accidents were reported al though reckless daring deeds were much in evidence. It is believed that the fire started from a defective flue in the third story near the roof. The house was owned by Prof. L. E. Reber and C. H. Foster. The loss, which was not total, is covered by insurance. Price Five Cents
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