OLYMPICS REVIVED . AFTER YEAR'S REST Freshmen RunA"ay With Soph omores arabbinff Long End of 65-35 Score in ihe 1919 Olympics the freshmen. ov. confident of a "walkaway." were 'prised when the second yyear men " them nock to nock race foi ..... . th individual combats, ami ?o outcome of the big battle was ...ally in lubl unUl the r'e8muen won I,". J0,e rush with ease. Wi was lllP deciding event. Many a time dur ing the boxing and wrestling encount ,,s the stands of Freshmen were si l,,nt as the sophomores struck off Uctory after victory. The nnal scoro 65 to 35 shows why ihe day was so exciting. It was urns up until the final pole rush, when ihe freshmen, outnumbering their combatants nearly 4 to 1. tore down ihe sophomore flag. After this it was a cinch" that the freshmen green cil,)s were ready Tor the 'discard wood pile, or otherwise. "Chic" Hartley, captain of the fresh men football Bquad. was the first freshman to reach the top of the role and drag "Hob" Anderson. Bophomore trusty, down from his perch, after a lively tussle. The pushball contest, was replaced l,v a cane rush, due to the InHbillty oi the Iowa school to supply the ball ilils year. The cane rush proved al most as barbaric as the pole fight, and many warrlers were cast on the sod as a result of the scrimmage. Cane rushes have been used with success in many eastern schools, and have bten abolished in some because of their extreme roughness. This year the rush ended in a draw, as ten men of both classes had a firm hold on tho cane when the end came. The freshmen pulled the haughty fuphomores all over the field in the tug-of-war. The 440-yard relay .vas easily won by Deerlng. a sophomore sprinter. Much interest was displayed in the wrestling and boxing contests. The 135 !b wrestling match between Sal ter, sophomore, and Dobish, freshman was an evenly matched struggle which ended in a tie. Hrock, a ophoinortt, won the light weight wrestling, followed by unoihei decisive sophomore victory when In the 150 lb. class Wertt threw Willi In a whirlwind three minutes. Thomp son, a freshman, carried off the honoi In tho heavy weight wrestling event. In boxing. Edward Uurdner In thu light weight class won from IiIh fresh man opponent, but the flist-ycar class succeeded In w inning all other bout when the sophomores t.md to uo duce any heavy weight champion, una when l'ainter and North lost to agile and cunning freshmen. Harry Troendley rererced the wit-Ht-ling matches, and J. Uaines the boxing contests. Byron McMuhon actel as time keeper. The Innocents manageu the entire program and the success of the gladitorlal battles is due entirely to their efforts. Keen rivalry was shown between the classes. Pen tutu sword, in a figurative Bense, were kept busy for weeks before the combat. Doth class is held enormous "pep" meetings. John Lawlor headed the sophomore Olymp ics committee and Dan Lynch was chairman tor the freshmen. Articles regarding the plans and preparations of both classes were written In the NebniBkan day by day oy Jack Aus tin, class reporter for the freshmen and Story Harding, for the sopho mores. Often these articles directly rebutted each other. Pre-Olympic Battle The day before the battle, several pre-olympic struggles occured. About 3 o'clock that afternoon, a fierce sttug gle occurred between the Sigma Chi and Phi Psi Freshmen against the Phi Kappa Psi sophomores. Secret meetings were later held by both class es to prevent the kidnapping of their presidents and Olympics chairmen, and the freshmen attended a rally Friday evening with clubs in their hands to protect their president, Tur ner Teftt. These actions were misun derstood by a body of sophomores who thought the first-year men were marching toward them for a bloody combat. Several prominent men of athletic ability of both classes were kidnapped but returned to their class mates before the fight Saturday morn ing. There were not many fraternity men of either class who stayed at their particular chapter house Friday night. It was not safe, and besides those who did were rewarded, espe cially the freshmen, with painted fac es an ultra hair-cuts. xtreinnieiy F o e rail mm Featuring an entirely new boot, of mahog any calf, with high, slender Louis heel, new tipped toe, street sole, 10 inch all leath er top. A style that befits street or dress I 4' i iJ Jm Special Friday (CD and Saturday (O) 95 Antl- p Profiteer P Replacement Value 14.00 1037 0 I Street History largely because the University of Nebraska whs at all times cornclou tluil out door sports nmk s lyerlnr men of the American uml Canadian t'i and that they foster good sports inanshlp, Ihe Olympics were cone lv ed as a tpe of mass athletics In which every Freshman Hnd gorho more should feel It his duty to par ticipate. In other universities as at Nebraska the annual Freshman Snphomure "scrap." oeavlly clothed In tradition as a class event, had been In vogue. Nebraska wanted to have something Just a little nltrerrnt. The faet that some college fights were childishly detrimental, sense less, and trivial, was not denied. The spirit or "fair play" did not exist, and ns a consequence property wss de stroyed, and bad feeling was engen dered which menaced the harmony of school and class spirit and endang ered real athletic successes. Realizing that no good could come from "class Bcrnps" of this nature, the idea of turning a waste product into a profitable one and at the same time furnishing the same "spirit of combat,' was accepted as a feasible end sensible Innovation. Accordingly In the fall of 1908, the f.r.u 01;mp:iB were arranged -it too University of Nebraska. The name "Nebraska Olympics" was suggested by Dean C. E. Dessey and was en thusiastically adopted. Committees were appointed from the Freshman and Sophomore classes and arrange ments were completed. On Nevember 14. 1908, the first Olympics were held establishing one of Nebraska's strong est traditions, with Dr .G. E. Condra and the uppcrelassmen at the helm. Since that memorable day In No vember, 1908, each year, excepting war-stricken 1918, has produced its annual battle of the underclasses. Each side has shared In victory as well as tasted defeat, and both s'des have come thru it more tlrmly welded together in Nebraska spirit and Ne braska tradition. The Olympics were initiated to sat isfy the "spirit of combat" between the two underclasses and to take the place of "class scraps." In ord'T to be such they could not be a "de natured product." Olympics are of necessity rough. The roughness, however, is within strict rules of the game, and the important spirit of good sportsmanship is predominant. That they have fulfilled their mis sion in this respect is evidenced by the fact that with the exception of a few unpopular outbursts of tumultu ous "pep" along the wrong channels, trim snort smanshiD has been the bard and fast rule at Nebraska 3ince November, 1908. Since their inception the Olympics have been almost free from unfair ness on the part of the participants This fact alone, which indicates a tendency toward the cultivation of "cood sportsmanship," speaks well for the tradition. Furthermore, these contests bring to the limelight .especially among the first-year students, athletic mateiial which would otherwise escape notice The fact that a man has partici rated in the Olympics becomes a part of his school history and part of his life and the recurrent memories serve to bind him more closely and moid dearly in "Nebraska spirit," "Nebras ka tradition, "Nebraska honor," and Nebraska University. This year marked the return of the ancient custom after a year's absence when thoughts were turned to battlefields and world struggles The Olympics of November 15, were the most expressive of Nebraska spirit of all "scraps" which had been written in history. Three thousand cheering spectat ors, not all students, but professors, mothers, fathers, and sisters and brothers, thronged the small stands at the M Street Ball Park to witness cne of the hardest fought battles in the annals of Freshman-Sophomore struggles. The new doorkeeper at the museum had evidently learned the rules by heart before taking over the job. "Here, sir, you must leave your um brella at the door," he said to a visitor who was going straight through the turnstile. "But I haven't got any umbrella" the visitor plead ed. "Then you must go back and get one," was the stern reply. No one sallowed to pass here unless he leaves his umbrella at the door. tit n n n,T th th t The cultured young lady from Boston had mentioned so often that she spoke half a dozen different lan guages that the company was getting decidedly bored, as no one present was able to prove her powers as f. linguist Finally she turned to a tall, lank gentleman, and asked. "And how many languages do you speak, Mr. Blank?" Three, ma'am," drawled the Southerner; "poor English, fair Virginian and perfect nigger." i n I mm sgivmg r.frv,Mla!, n.Ba 'Diner at The Limed Hot Served from 12 to 2 P. M. and 6 to 8 P. M. $1.50 Per Cover A- .- vs. V: v 1 i ihe Iraiigiiratiffl of our First SUPPER DANCE of the Season Thanksgiving Night, Nov. 27th Commencing at nine o'clock $1.50 per Cover. War Tax Extra Reservations accepted until 6 p. m. Nov. 27, 1919. Phone B-3483 or B-1560. " 7 A i