Yale Students Arrested In St. Paul's Break-In

Cambridge Police arrested two Yale students and a Boston University student this weekend after the trio broke into St. Paul's Catholic Church.

The students broke open the front door of the church at 2 a.m. Saturday and were found inside by the Cambridge Police. The three students, who had been drinking heavily, told police they had broken into the church because, "they wanted to play the organ," said the church's sexton, Francis L. Bannon. Bannon added that someone in an apartment across the street who had seen the students break into the church had called the police.

Father John P. Boles, a priest at St. Paul's, said that the students offered to pay for repairs to the front door and the cost of having the organ checked for damages. He added that they will face charges in court.

"I feel sorry for the kids," Boles said. "We wish to be as understanding as possible."

Other Incidences

Doctors at University Health Services (UHS) saw three cases of intoxication this weekend. One inebriated Yale student spent Saturday night at UHS.

Two other students who had been drinking heavily were also brought into the hospital, but they did not spend the night. However, Warren E. C. Wacker, the director of UHS, said he believed there was much less drinking at the game than usual.

But two bars in the area reported large crowds for the Game Weekend. A bartender at the Boathouse bar, Joseph H. Pettirossi, said liquor sales there were up by about 30 percent, and that the bar began to fill up around 4 p.m. with "a lot of rowdy Yale fans."

The manager of the Ha'penny bar said there was a big increase in business. "Friday night was a banner Friday night," said the manager, Paul J. Leader. He added that business fell off on Saturday night.

"In years past when Yale won, it was really packed, but you did it to them good," Leader said. "On Saturday there was no one from Yale in here."