Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-28
TWO FINE BEATS.
One Of them Secured by a College
Boat Crew, and the Other by the
Associated Press---How the United
Press Got Itself Tangled in It's
Own Wires.

Own Wires.
New London, Conn, June 27.-Har-
wards freshman eight-oared crew, con-
fident of victory, were defeated to-day
by Yale, while Columbia was third IN
the annual triangular race over two
miles of Thames water.
The Associated Press also scored a
triumph by instantly announcing over
its special wire, along the river shore,
that Yale was the winner of the race.
Others seeking 70 report the event by
wire sent out the false statements that
Columbia had won, and again that
Harvard was the victor. Operators
and trained newspaper men stationed
on the Associated Press wire from the
start TO the finish, gave a sharp de-
scr!ption of the contest as it proceeded.
When the crews crossed the finish line
the Associated Press men directely on
the line with their instruments and
glasses, accurately distinguished and
flashed away the winner, which was
Yale. Meantime the United Press were
telegraphing that Columbia had won
the race, and as the putative opposi-
ton was Strengthening out its tangle,
the full story of the event was flowing
out on the wires Of the Associated
Press, the dominant news organization
of the United States.
The official time was: First half,
Harvard, 2:1S; Yale, 2:2O; Columbia,
2:25.
First mile: Harvard, 4:5S; Yale,
500: Columbia, SIS.
Second mile and finish: Yale, 1923;
Harvard, 1888; Columbia, 111S12.
Yale won by over a length.
New York, June 27-To-day's college
boat race at New London afforded an
other forcible and incontestible proof Of
the superiority Of the Associated Press
system of news gathering over that Of
all other news agencies in the country.
simultaneously with the completion of
the race the leased wires of the AS
sociated flashed the news to all parts or
the country that Yale had won by three
fourts Of a length, and that Harvard
was second and Columbia third Shortly
afterwards that portion of the public
which depends upon the United Press
for its information, was told that Col
umbia had won, Harvard Ging second.
and Yale third. Fifteen minutes later
the United Press revised its alleged
news, making Columbia the winner
with Yale second, and Harvard last. 1t
was forty minutes before the truth
penetrated the depths of the United
Press intellects and the unfortunate
concern was informed of what the AS
ISOLATED Press, through its vastly SUI
perior system and methods, had so Ions
before been able to accurately state.
Springfield Mass, June 27-The
Springfield Union says to-day under
the heading of "a United Press Funk"
The weakness of the United Press,
upon which the Republican bases its
claims for a news service, was never
better illustrated than at the boat race
at New London to-day. Not only did
Il show itself weak in not being able
to schedule the result on time. but Is
also clearly proved how inaccurate 1t
could be- The race furnished a true
test of the strength and value Of the
United Press, witch serves the Repub-
lican and the Associated Press, from
which the Union gets the news. The
bulletin of the finish of the race was
received in this office at 1913, and eX-
actly a minute later the people OF
Springfield had the pleasure Of reading
4 on the bulletin board in front of this.
office. The announcement was that
Yale had won with Harvard second and
Columbia third Some time after the
Republican bulletined the result OF the
race with this difference, that 1t gave
tbe honor of winning 10 Columbia with
Vale a length behind and Harvard five
lengths in the rear A half hour later
the United Press came to the conciu--
sion that it had made mistake and
telegraphed to the papers which II
served the exact bulletin which the
Associated Press sent out otter the
boats had crossed the line, and 1t was
mot until II :26 that the Republican had
tbe correct result scheduled in front OF
its office The fact is noteworthy IN
showing one of many incidents IN
which the Associated Press so far out
distances the United Press that the lat
tsy is not only not considered rival,
hrt is never looked upon as being in
the race for news.
GETS TERMINAL FACILITIES.
pittsburg, Pa, June Att is Of
fciallv announced that the Pittsburg a
Eastern has secured terminal facilities
in Pittsburg at the Lake Erie station.
II Is claimed the route to New York Is
greatly shortened.