Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30

cepted banquet from a Putney public
an, given solely for advertising pur-
poses which was attended almost ex-
clusively by professional watermen.
Dr. Mcdowell OF Chicago, was also in
Yited, but wisely kept away.
after the regatta the committee were
roundly abused by the Field for not
exercising their discretion under rule
which enables them to refuse an entry
without assigning a reason. Should
Ten Eyck decide to come to England
and defend his title 1t may seem churl-
ish not to allow MIN to do SO, but there
Is no doubt he will have to run the
gauntlet Of fierce opposition,
and should hardly think that
| the University of Pennsylvania
would care to have their colors
fiounted as they would be. At the same
time, on the face Of il, there is little
doubt that they would be successful.
Hon. Rupert Guinness (son of Lord
Iveaghl the English champion for two
years and the brothers Nickalls have
retired, and the present English cham
pion, Fl. A. Blackstaffe, although an eX-
cellent sculler, is not big enough TO beat
a real good un Therefore, the way
seems clear for Ten Eyck once more
If the author of the above were only
known it would be easier to assign a
reason for his wanting it published in
! this country, and particularly in Phila-
| delphia. Does it come from member
of the Henley committee, or was it in
! spired by that body? If young Ten Eycl5
! could only be persuaded o. intimidated
/ from sending in his entry, that commit
! tee would be relieved from the duty of
passing favorably upon It. or the I'M
/ pleasantness of yielding to English pref
| udices and clamor in rejecting it.
/ Ten Eyck is not wanted at Henley
! again; he is too good an oarsman. and
/ Englishmen cannot stand defeat at the
hands of America rs, especially in water
\ sport. Now if Ten Eyck would only
4 take hint and keep away from Henley
( next summer, all would pc serene in
English rowing circles. But how to
keep him away is the question. Perhaps.
4 in the opinion of the cunning Britons.
| he can be intimidated by correspond
4 ence advising against his entering. sent
( from abroad and published in the Amer
lean papers. And as he is now stu
Gent at the University Of Pennsylvania
/ the best way would be to have s1lch
matter published in the leading Phila-
| delphia newspaper where he would be
! sure 10 read it, and it would have the
| desired effect. Perhaps the Ledger
/ ought TO have published the matter from
/ abroad without comment. as them. II
might have received more from the
same source.
doW are we going to keep Ten Eyck
OUT OF THIS years regatta ," is a ques-
| ulon these Brtons are asking each other
without being at all able to get a salts
factory reply to it. eve cannot do it on
| the ground of amateurism. Last yeal, we
| declared Ten Eyck an amateur to the
world at large. and as he has not beer
| IN race or had anything 10 do with any
| contest Of any kind, or done d DAVIS
| labor since, he must even under our own
| rules be an amateur today il he was one
| then # we admit him this year he viii
/ win again, and if we bar him out MOI
only Americans but the rest of the worlC
will denounce us as towards, lacking tht
| spirit and courage of the true sports
man
another question may arise which
would be most unfortunate, and result
in international squabble If we bar out
| Ten Eyck he may decline to give up the
| Diamond SOULS, and if we sue his bonds
men for it he may appeal to his govern
| ment for fair play and then there would
| be trouble. In such a case we would moi
be sustained, for, having done nothing
| contrary to our rules or amateur law
since winning the Diamond sculls EN-
| blematic of the championship, he is be-
y
fend his title, so long as he holds ii
under the same conditions prevailing
| when he won it, Now what are we
| going to do about it? To bar Ten Eyck
] out of next summers regatta is rather
/ a serious matter, and we win therefore
| first try and bluff him into not making
| an entry. If that fails it will then be
| time to discuss the question still more
seriously"
| A CONFTRMATORY STORY.
| From the New York Sum-
The unsportsmanike methods of some
Englishmen are strikingly illustrated in
an incident that has just come to light.
Last year young Edward Hanlan Ten
| Eyck of Worcester went to Henley and
,7on the Diamond sculls. Since then he
/ .las become a student at the University
! Of Pennsylvania. Not long ago, it is
1 said he received a letter from pro1ni-
4 nent Englishman living here asking for
| an interview. Ten Eyck granted one.
/ whereupon he was politely Informed
! that the committee in charge Of the
4 coming regatta at Henley would deem
/ it favor if Ten Eyck did not send in
! his entry. The young oarsman, it is
/ further said, asked for an explanation
/ and was informed, with equal polite
! being wanted; that IL he sent his entry
| to the committee, ii would be refused.
1 chiefly because the American boy lis
] not a gentleman's SON" and that the
/ easiest way out Of the difficulty would
i be for Ten Eyck 10 remain on this side
/ of the water If he so desired, he could
/ retain the Diamond SOULS. There is no
/ reason for such action on the part of
1 the English committee, however, except
/ that Ten Eyck's proves as an oarsman
! is feared on the other side. Those who
I know of the above incident say that
! Ten Eyck is in quandary. They fur
/ Their declare that the action Of the Hen
( ley people is a gross insult, inasmuch
/ as the young oarsman is not only a pure
! amateur, but gentleman.
THOSE DIAMOND SOULS
James S. Aborn Of this city, speaking
/ of the above story which appeared in
/ the sun Saturday morning, says the
statement that Ten Eyck may, if he
I wishes. retain the Diamond sculls is
! absurd. 'PThe Diamond SOULS, said Mr..
! Aborn, ARE in my safe, and Ten Eycll
! is. in honor bound to return them to
| England in June, and they will be re-
turned Ten Eyck VIII probably not go
/ until later. at least, that is, according
| to the plans made before ne went to
| Philadelphia to enter the University of
| Pennsylvania"
| COURAGE