The Bowl Fight is coming

Inside, a student wrote a letter criticizing dormitory conditions. "For the past three weeks the water has been unfit for a civilized being," he wrote. "No one could think for a minute of drinking it, and the advisability of washing in it is doubtful." How times have changed. The Bowl Fight described below was a long-standing tradition, played inside the Quadrangle for many years. The Bowl Fight The annual bowl fight between the sophomores and freshmen will take place on the Old Field, Friday, March 29, at 1 p.m. The rules are herewith printed and it is urged that each member of both classes acquaint himself with them. The officials are as follows: T. Truxton Hare, '01 umpire: Daniel S. Howard, Jr., '02 and S.J. Henderson, Jr., '01, time keeper. The rules are as follows: 1. The fight shall be fought in two 20-minute halves, with an intermission of 10 minutes. 2. During the first half, the object of the contest will be for the freshmen to get their bowlman from the field, and for the sophomores to touch him to the bowl. 3. The object of the second half will be for the freshmen to break the bowl, and for the sophomores to touch him to the bowl. 4. The bowlman shall be a member of the freshman class. The bowl will be supplied by the sophomores. 5. (a) Officials -- These shall be as follows: A timekeeper, two umpires and a referee. (b) The umpires shall decide the fight. (c) In the event of a dispute, the referee's decision shall be final. 6. (a) If in the first half, the sophomores touch the bowlman to the bowl, the fight ends in their favor. (b) If the bowlman escapes from the field, the half ends in favor of the freshmen. (c) If the bowlman does not get off the field and the sophomores do not touch him to the bowl, the half ends in a draw. 7. (a) If in the second half the freshmen break the bowl, the fight ends in their favor. (b) If the freshmen do not break the bowl, the half ends in favor of the sophomores. 8. No sticks, ropes, sharp tools or similar implements will be allowed in the fight. 9. In the first half, the positions of the two classes shall be determined by toss between the president of each class. The two classes shall stand 60 yards apart, one class with its back to the new dormitories, the other with its back to the dining hall. The sophomore guard shall have possession of the bowl and shall stand 25 yards from the freshman class, and the freshman guard 25 yards from the sophomore class. The bowlman's position, with reference to his proximity to the freshman guard, is at his own volition, so long as he does not stand back of either of the five yard lines and is in the center of the field with reference to the sides. The sophomore guard shall consist of nine men, the freshmen of nine. In the second half, the two classes shall change sides, stand the same distance apart and the bowl shall be placed upside down in the middle of the field. There shall be no guards in the second half. An understood signal from the referee shall stop or start the fight. The referee is empowered to stop the fight at any time in case of accident or foul play.