The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-10
BR|T0NS ANGRY.
Say Most Unpleasant Things About
the CoMel Boys
DECISION OF THE UMPIRE STANDS
Awarding Heat to Cornell Over
Leander.

HENLEy-oS-THAMEs,J July i0.-Tho first
day Of the seth anniversary of the water
derby OF Great Britain was disappoint-'
ment TO all concerned.
The board of committee OF stewards last
evening issued the following statement:
"Tho committees, while deeply regrctting
the most unfortunate misunderstanding
ut the start of tho Cornell and Leander
heat, feel they must abide by the laws OF
boat racing and cannot reverse the deci.
sion of the umpire and starter"
Mad Clear Through.
@. w. Kont, stroke of the Lcandcr crew,
said last night: IAN English crow would
mover have gons on had they any spirit OF
sport In them, they would row again
Every one on the umpircs boat was look.
Ing at tho Americans Our boat was
pointing into She island, and half the men
were backing water. had my hand
raised In tho air toward tho umpire, when
he asked: Arc you rcady?' We all
cried: mol MOI
II do not think much of your American
crew. Any other would not have gone on
alone. never saw such an unsportsman.
like thing before. The trouble was In get.
ting the head OF our boat pointed straight
mp the course. We had not heard the um.
p:re say Go when the mess was made
Any other college would have come back,
but Cornell went on and won the race by
the beastliest sort OF fluke."
Another member of the crew remarked;
"We do not want any more such crews as
Cornell" After hearing the decision OF
the committee Of stewards, Kent cried
out; well, never want anything moro
TO do with Americans or American crews"
"Thcy are not sportsmcn," said still
another member OF the Lcander crew,
sand arc not wanted in England again.
The only satisfaction Is that they will get
q good licking tomorrow" The general
talk Of the crew Is all In the same tenor.
The Cornell men get all the blame for tho
umpircs decision.
Britishers Feel Sore
There Is much discussion and excite
ment at Henley over yesterdays incident,
and a determined effort is being made by
the Britishors, led BY tho Loanders, 10
place the Cornell crew IN the wrong and
put the whole responsibility for the out
come upon their shoulders. The Leanders
and their sympathizcrs ignore the decision
of their own umpire, which Is upheld by
last evenings decision OF the stewards.
The general cry is "D-n America and
Americans
AS matter Of fact, the CorueIl crew arc
not only strictly within their rights but,
In view OF the umpire's orders, they could
not we'll have done otherwise. IL would
have been pretty quixotic thing hnd they
disobcyed the umpire and returned TO the !
post; but, meantime, Lcander would prob |
ably have gone on and won the race. 1t Is
tho Lcanders who arc showing most un-
sportsmanlikc spirit, and Ia every way |
trying 20 dlscredit the Americans.
CorneIrs Side of It.
Andrew S. White OF Cornell said last |
evening in regard to this thing: "It is |
the greatest outrage that was ever per-
petrated The attempt to put the blame
on our boys Is adastardly thing. They
could only obey the umpire.
"You must remember that before the re-
Ratta wc wero warned on all sides TO be-
ware of the Ieandcrs. They will do you
I'm any way possible, IL was said. They
will run you into the post as they did tho
French crew last year In our hearts wo
believe that Loander went 20 tho post de-
not to race. We had the best
position and had beaten their best time"
Mr.. Francis, the Cornell manager, said
In regard TO the matter: "Our boys have
done just right. II must bc remem bored
that Lcander Is not the only crew we have
10 meet. Ever since we have been here
We have been unfairly treated by the Brit
sh press
The Umpire's Version.
Umpire Fran.-~-Willan, after tho meet
ny Of the stewards last evening, said: II
,ould not do differently than send Cornell
Along. /, myself, aud Mr.. Goldie, my as
stant, both saw that the crews were
eady, i gave tho word Go and both |
comcd 10 start. Then came calls from
he Leandcrs: No; we arc not ready Had
ordered the Cornell crew back they
night say that because they were ahead at
ho start; the English umpire recalled
hem To favor their opponents"
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