Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-10
LATE SPORTING NEWS
English Newspaper Comment on Cornella
Walk-Over.
Critfcise the Visitors for Not Return
Collegiate Athletics.

LONDON, July 1O.-The Graphic says
about yesterdays regatta: "Fortunately
the contretemps did not harm our Ameri-
can visitors, though from the way
few hyper-enthusiasts spoke in the heat
of their excitement they appeared to
think that the umpire had defrauded them
of the fruits of victory, quite overlooking
the fact that the hard luck was all Lean
der's The Elton boys will doubtless be
pleased thus to be able to crafty their
ambition to row against the Americans"
The Chronicle says: 1T is hardly too
much to say that the whole rowing world
of England will be deeply agitated over
the unfortunate contretemps. 1t is sufficient
ly clear that the misunderstanding was
due to the wind carrying the voice of
Lenders stroke away from the umpire.
While Leander was fully justified in pro-
testing no shadow of blame rests upon the
umpire. We desire to say nothing
that may seem in the slightest degree
harsh or unchivalrous to youthful
visitors, but We say without hesitation
that had the mistake occurred with two
English amateur crews the crew that got
off would certainly have returned to the
starting point. That the Cornell stroke
did not ease up is, are sure, due to an
insufficient knowledge of our custom in such
the Cornell crew to row the heat again.
But they preferred to stand upon their
technical right. We can only regret also
that nothing is likely to come of Umpire
Williams generous offer of a prize of f100
for race between the two crews"
The Sportsman says on the same subject:
1t was due to very grave mistake
the part of Umpire william, who failed to
catch LeanderS shout of No 1t is a
thousand pities that 6ornell failed to allow
themselves to be Influenced by the voices
of those sportSmen who would have liked
to see them act little more generously in
the matter and to have consented to row
Leander again.
was magnificent to see the transatlantic
gentlemen. with their peculiar jerky style,
coming up the river alone; but assuredly
It was not war. 1t is unlikely that any
thing viii come of Umpire Williams offer of
cup to row again, as the Americans are
irclined to claim their exact right If they
had any other Intention, they would have
stopped when they found themselves alone
ana have returned to give their opponents
fresh chance. If they choose to stand on
the umpire's verdict, nothing more can be
said. The fiasco cast a gloom over the
afterr DON and nothing else was talked Of"
The Sporting Life says: Far and away
the best race of the day was that of the
London Rowing Club and the Argonauts
OF Toronto. Time and again it looked as
II the Canadians were hopelessly done;
but the manner In which they held on sug-
gested the tenacity of terrier and rat.
The final burst of speed was worth travel
ing hundred miles to see. This mag
nificent struggle was an excellent make
weight for the Leander-Cornell fizZle.
Had 1t not been for F. H. Thompson's
mishap there Is no telling how his race
with Hon. Rupert Guinness in the diamond
sculls would have ended. The manner in
which he went after Guinness was a eau
ton, and his pluck gained many rounds of
applause"