Birthday bash ends in brawl; police, a01bulance needed

by Paul Moser sports editor

A brawl ensued around 2 a.m. in room 201 of the Cabrini Apartment Complex on Friday, April 16 during senior Matt Kaiser's 22nd birthday party, according to a Radnor Police report and involved individuals.

Kaiser said the fight started when the party got too loud and a friend, senior Larry Teal, told everybopy to "shut the f--- up."

At this point, he said, junior Ron Realer "ran across the room and punched Larry [Teal] in the face."

Realer said that he was nudged and then "hit the boy and five people rushed me and I got hit on the head with a bottle."

Witnesses say the brawl lasted around l O minutes. Kaiser said that he ushered people out of his room and then Public Safety came on to the scene. Police reports state that Public Safety Officer William Cooper was assaulted while trying to break up the fight. At this time, Radnor police and two ambulances came on to the scene.

According to police reports, junior Arthur Kelly was also assaulted by Realer while he tried to break up the fight. The report went on to say that Kelly left the room to seek medical attention by himself when he was assaulted again by Realer and sophomore Tramaine White behind the houses.

Kelly said that he was walking with junior Jordan Mariano and sophomore Andrea Manieri to get to a car to go to the hospital to treat a split lip he received in the fight when Mariano ran ahead to Maguire House, otherwise known as house one, to use the bathroom. Kelly said he heard yelling behind Infante House, house three, and saw Mariano running to house one to call public safety.

Kelly said, "Tramaine [White] and Ron [Realer] came towards me. I just kept walking backwards towards house four when Manieri stepped in front and they told her to move. Ilooked around to see if anyone was there to help me and Tramaine [White] hit me