The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-10
that they were afraid Of us. But we
are the winners, Just the same"
Leanders to Blame.

Leanders to Blame.
81 am sure we would have won, -
said Roe, so l am sorry the Leand-
ers did not put themselves to the
test. Anyway, it was no fault of
ours"
Il suppose we should be enthusiast
tic,' said S. J. Dyer, 'fbut there is
little to base it upon"
TT was a glorious sight," Freeborn
remarked, 'tas we came down the
course. That was some compensa-
ton for the lack of excitement. There
would have been no chance to take
eide glances at the scene if there had
been a race"
Fenueu remarked: 'I am sorry
study the faces of the pretty girls.
Hail said: The umpire said co
and we could only obey
s'There was no glory in 1t, eX-
claimed Spellman, but it was better
Hager expressed the opinion that
'It could hardly be called good exer-
cise''
Cornell did not get to its boat house
to tender their congratulations, but
they were received modestly.
Leander's Protest.
Later in the day, the Leander crew
entered a protest against the decision
of the umpire which protest will be
referred to the board of stewards.
The umpire Informed the representa-
tive of the Associated Press that the
Cornell crew were perfectly right IN
every way.
.9The Leanders tell me that none of
them said yes as 10 my inquiry
whether they were ready or not. But
we on the launch certainly under
stood them So"
The board, or committee OF stewards
this evening. issued the following
statement:
GREETING the most unfortunate under
Standing at the start of the Cornell
Ieander race, feel that they must
abide by the laws of the boat racing,
and cannot reverse the decision Oh the
umpire and starter"
The members of the Leander crew
are all wild against the umpire, Tor
his decision in favor OF Cornell, anu
in their rage they say most unpIeas-
ant things against the ithaca boys
c. w. Kent, stroke OF the Leander
team, said:
II have rowed in many races and L
never met wiz such unsportsmanllka
conduct. We had not heard the umpire
say Co when the mess was made.
Another member of the crew re
marked. 1--WE don't want any more
such crews as Cornell"
They are not sportsmen," said still
2 another member of the Leanders,
and this is why Yale and Harvard
won't row them. They are not wanted
IN England again. The only satisfaction
that they viii get is good licking
tomorrow.
Bulldog Teuacity.
A determined effort is being made
bv The Britishers, led by the LeanderS,
10 Dlace the Cornell crew in the wrong
and put the whole responsibility Tor
the outcome upon their shoulders. The
Iearders and their sympathizers ig-
more the decision of their own umpire,
which is upheld by this evenings de-
cision of the awards The general cry
IS Damn America and Americans.
AS a matter Of fact, the Cornell crew
are not only strictly within their rights,
Int in view of the umpire's orders
they could not well have done other
wise. II would have been pretty
"Quixotic'' thing had they disooeyed
the umpire and returned TO the post
but meantime Leander Would nave
probably have gone on and won the
race It Is the Leanders who are show
ing 4 most unsportsmanlike spirit.
Andrew s. White. nephew OF ex-
President Andrew D. White, OF Cornell,
said 10 a reporter Of the Associated
Press this evening in regard TO thls
thing:
III is the greatest outrage that was
ever perpetrated on good faith. The
ATTEMPT to put the blame on cur boys
is a dastardly thing. They could only
obev the umpire. Before the regatta
~ were warned on all sides to beware
~ the L,eanders. They will do you in
anv way possible it was said. They
viii run you into the post as they dld
the French crew last year. we were
told. even before the draw, that things
had been fixed so that our race would
be against Leander. In our hearts we
believe that Leander went TO the post
not to race. We had the
best position and had beaten their
DeS' Linz "Juxt Right"
Mr.. Francis. the Cornell manager,
said: Our boys have done just right.
r. must be remembered that Leanoer
Is rot the only crew we have to meet.
Ever since we have been here we have
been unfairly treated by the British
= T Inn Frank william, after the
meeting Of the stewards this evening,
said:
I could not do differently than send
Cornell along. I myself and Mr.. Col
lie. my assistant, both saw that the
.rews were ready. 1 gave the word
and both seemed TO start. Then came
calls from the Leanders, NO, we are
not ready.
'S4ad / ordered the crew of the Cor
aeIVs back they might say that be-
;ause they were ahead at the start
he English umpire recalled them TO
,avor their opponents"
This version Of the occurrence can be
confirmed by the correspondent of the
Associated Press, who witnessed the
ace from the umpire's boat.
Sporting Life says: 'Mr. Frank
william, getting umpire. has offered to
rive a prize TO the value Of 200 for a
I.eander-Cornell race on the day the
'egatta closes. IL remains to be seen
vhsther the offer will have any =
suit.
"Of course, many people viii blame
william for not calling the rowers back,
,ut it musc be remembered that there
S no appeal against the umpire's de-
,ision It was an international con-
est, ana any senblance of Partially
.owards aR English crew would have
opened the hoodgates Of American
wrath.
Far and away the best race of the
lay was that OF the Leander Rowing
Tub and the Argonauts Of Toronto.
Time and again it looked as if the /
Canadians were hopelessly done, but
he manner in which they held on sug-
rested the tenacity of a terrier. The !
irtaI burst of speed was worth travel I