Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-25
A PAIR OF FOULS.
The Knoke-Murphy Race-Ref-
cree Adams Calls 1t a Draw
and Orders d Repetition for
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The knOke-Mufpny nace-hci
cree Adams Calls 1t a Draw
and Orders a Repetition Tor
To-Day.
The weather of Saturday was any.
thing but balmy; on the contrary, sun
breeze was in motion and the rain iell
in the afternoon with monotonous per-
sistencv. A young hurricane blew
about 8 o'clock, and lovers OF aquatic
sports went about with faces as blue as
the skies were not. But who ever heard
of the postponement Of race in this
section? The white caps were
curling about in fine surf
STYLE when Paddy" Denmarsh pulled
his race against time over the
Top Mill course; the water was
scarcely mirror-like when Felslng anu
Weisgerber took their spin on
on the 10th; and in view OF these
facts, the wise knew the race between
August Knoke, of the Leasure, and John
Murphy, OF the Schultze, would come
of, ii at all possible.
And it did. The heavy rain at
four o'clock knocked the wind as flat
rs the average editorial current and
by six the rain had ceased and the
water was in tolerable condition. A
medium number of people had con-
gregated and braved portion OF
the storm, ami upon its cessation spec
tators appeared in force and lined the
West Virginia shore. Both of the prin-
cipals are South Wheeling men,
and the citizens OF that section turned
out in force, confident OF being able to
saw, at the conclusion OF the race, "the
South Wheeling man won"
THE MEN
are both comparatively new on the water,
having rowed but one race previous to
that of Saturday, aud from which the sec
ond grew out. The Schultze Club, at a
picnic given on June Dist, held a re-
gatta, in which knoke and Murphy
participated, the former winning. Muir
phv was of the opinion that knOke
could not repeat the operation and a
second match was accordingly arranged.
Both men are under twenty and both
are employees Of the La Belle mill,
Knoke a helper and Murphy a feeder
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and the latter l22.
PREPARING.
About six o'clock, L. &. Adams, the
fierce, called the men out and Murphy
ION made his appearance from the
S,hultze boat house, dressed in red
shirt and blue trunks. lie was accom-
panied by his trainer, James Manton,
of the Brown club, who was also to act
as his guide. Knoke followed, wearing
white shirt and red trunks, accompanied
by Hanke, Of the Leisure, his trainer
and guide. The judges had already
taken their positions as follows: tor
Knoke, upper, John Ray; lower, VIM.
Uagedorn. Those for Murphy were
Ed. Blatner, above and jeff Miller be-
low.
THE STRUGGLE.
When everything was in readiness fol
the start, both men bent eagerly for
ward waiting for the loOsing word
which. after KnOke had made false
start and was recalled, was given at 6:l5
O'Clock. The start was about even, and
the men rowed withOutapparent adyan,
taye on either side Tor about hundred
wards, when Knoke went TO the front
lie increased the lead and reached the
turning buoys two lengths in advance,
taking Murphy's water after the turn.
From the turn until near the goal,
Knoke's lead of two lengths did not
change materially, but when within
some three hundred yards OF the stake
boat. ne made a squirt and crossed the
line between three and four lengths
ahead i'm 22:29. The Leasure boys al
once set up wild shout OF triumph,
which proved, however, to be a little
too previous, as Murphy claimed foul,
and the Judges were summoned to meet
the referee and confer.
PAIR OF FOULS ALLOWED.
Article ), of the agreement adopted
when the match was made, reads as
follows: "The guide boats shall KEEP
on the outside of their man and not &c
below the buoy boats" Upon tins
article, the claims of foul were based
When MantOn reached the Schultz
boat house, he informed the referee that
he claimed foul on the part of knOke'i
trainer and requested that no decision
be made until the claim was lnvestl-
gated. The referee accordingly called
a meeting OF the judges, when Mantor
stated that Hanko had kept on the in
side of KnOke for the purpose OF in
terfering with Murphy by washing his
boat with his sculls, while the articles
OF agreement stated that the guides
should keep on the outside OF their men
During the discussion that followed
which was very lively and nearly re-
suited in blows-the claim OF MantOn
was sustained, but the fact was also
demonstrated that MantOn had been
guilty Of the same Otiense. This left
only one course open 10 the referee, and
that was to decide that the race should
be rowed again on the first fair day
Sunday excepted.
This probably means to-day. The
weather does not at present seem par
ticularly suspicious, but this season oil
the year is unfavorable to long con
tinued bad weather and change may
hp soon pXppptpd.