St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-10

First heat: The Thames crew beat
the Lady Margaret, Cambridge,
crew. Second heat: London Row.
ing club beat New college, Oxford.
Diamond Sculls-First heat: Guy
Nickalls rowed over the course, his
brother Vivian having scratched.
Second heat: Hon. Rupert Guinness,
Leander Boat club, beat F. H.
Thompson, of the Argonauts, of
Toronto. Thompson was we'll in
front at the start, but ran into a
pile.
THE UMPIRE SUSTAINED.
The board, or committee of stewards,
this evening issued the following state
ment:
THE committee, while deeply regret
ting the most unfortunate misunder-
standing at the start of the Cornell
Leander heat, feel that they must
abide by the laws of boat racing, and
cannot reverse the decision of the UNI
pire and starter
The members of the Leander crew
are all wild against the umpire for
his decision in favor of Cornell, and in
their rage they say most unpleasant
things against the Ithacan boys. c.
w. Kent, stroke of the Leander crew,
said to a representative of the Associ-
ated Press: AN English crew would
have never gone on. Had they any
spirit of sport in them they would row
again. Our boat was pointing into the
island, and half the men were backing
water. 1 had my hand raised in the
air towards the umpire, when he
asked, Are you ready?' We all cried
'Nor 1 have rowed in many races and
I have never met with such unsports-
manlike conduct. We had not heard
the umpire say Go when the mess
was made"
Another member of the crew re-
marked: I'VE do not want any more
such crews as Cornell
After hearing the decision of the
committee of stewards Kent cried out:
well, 1 never want any more to do
with Americans or their crews"
'"They are not sportsmen," said still
another member of the Leander, land
this is why Yale and Harvard won't
row them. They are not wanted in
England again. The only satisfaction
is, that they will get a. good licking to-
morrow"
MORE OF THE SAME.
A determined effort is being made by
the Britishers, led by the Leanders, 70
place the Cornell crew in the wrong
and put the whole responsibility for
the outcome upon their shoulders. The
Leanders and their sympathiZers ig-
more the decision of their own umpire,
which is upheld by this evenings de-
ciSion of the stewards. The general
cry is, Damn America and Amer
icansn' AS matter of fact, the Cor
nell crew are not only strictly within
their rights, but, in view of the UNI
pire's orders, they could not we'll have
done otherwise. 1t would have been a,
pretty QuiXotic thing had they dis
obeyed the umpire and returned to the
post; and, meantime, Leander would
probably have gone on and won the
race. 1t is the Leanders who are show
ing a most unsportsmanlike spirit, and
in every way they try to. discredit the
Americans.
Andrew S. White, a nephew of eX-
President Andrew D. White, of Cor
nell, said this evening: "It is the great
est outrage that was ever perpetrated
on Gods earth. The attempt to put
the blame on our boys is dastardly
thing. They could only obey the UNI
! pire. Before the regatta we were
warned on all sides to beware of the
Leanders. They will do you in any
way possible it was said. They will
run you into the post, as they did the
French crew last year. We We're told,
even before the draw, that things had
been fixed that our race would be
against Leander. In our hearts we
believe that Leander went to the post
| determined not to race. We had the
| best position and had beaten their best
time
UPHELD BY FRANCIS
Mr.. Francis. the Cornell manager,
said: "Our boys have done just right.
| 1t must be remembered that Leander
is not the only crew we have to meet
| Ever since we have been here we have
been unfairly treated by the British
| press
Umpire Frank william, after the
meeting of the stewards this evening,
said: 81 could not do differently than
send Cornell along. I myself and Mr..
| Goldie, my assistant, both saw that
the crews were ready. I gave the
word Co. and both seemed to start.
| Then came calls from the Leanders,
No, we are not ready Had 1 or
| dered the Cornell crew back they
might say that, because they were
ahead at the start the English umpire
recalled them to favor their oppo-
| nents."
| This version of the occurrence can
be confirmed by the correspondent of
| the Associated Press, who witnessed
the race from the umpire's boat.
Sporting Life says:
Frank william, acting umpire, has
offered to give prize to the value
| of hundred pounds for g. Leander-