The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
THE HILTON MATCH PROTEST.
HOW 1T is VIEWED By SOME OF
THE NORTHERN NEWSPAPERS.

ing Fewer BuliSeyeS Ihan the
score of the Jerseymen a "Ca-
nard"-GeOrginns Believe There
Was Every Reason for Their
Tennis Protest or 1t Would Not
Have Been Entered-COI. Brooks
would Have Seen to That-Fetzer
Returned to Savannah.
The Northern newspapers, some of them
are critlcsing the action of the Georgians
in making the protest at Sea Girt in the
Elton trophy contest The papers call it
aunsportsmanlike" and the assertion that
the target of the New Jersey team and
the score did not tally a "canard." Sa-
vannahians and all Georgians know the
team would never have raised an objection
unless there were strong reasons, and Col
Brooks is referred to as a team captain
who would be the last in the world to file
q protest unless he were convinced that
wrong had been done.
The accounts of the affair given by some
Of the Northern papers will be interesting
The New York Press says:
"The alleged unsportsmanllke manner in
which the Georgians took their defeat in
the Hilton trophy match yesterday, and
the actions of certain members of the
Georgia team. have aroused considerable
unfavorable comment.
In the last stage of the match in ques-
ton they asked for a representation in
the pit, which was not granted, because
the time TO make such a request was be-
fore the match began, and not when it
9.1t-1 ~
sey teams began to pile up their wonder
full scores several Georgians, including
Emmett Wilson, declared that the hits
were unfairly scored. and that it was i'm
possible to make the high scores that the
New Jersey team did under the conditions
of the day. A dozen field glasses were
trained on the New Jersey target. but no
incorrect scoring was detected by either
the Georgians or others.
Late last night a number of Georgians
without permission, unaccompanied by a
range officer, and in direct violation of
the rules of the meeting, visited the pits
with bicycle lanterns to examine the tar
get used by the New Jersey team
They returned late in the evening. and
claimed 70 have discovered discrepancies
between the scores recorded and the hits
indicated on the target. They asked Gen
Harris of the District of Columbia team to
go with them 10 the pits and verify their
alleged discovery Gen. Harris refused
and suggested that the matter be reported
to Gen. Spencer. This morning Lieut.. Col
Brooks and Inspector of Rifle Practice Col
Cam of Georgia and Gen. Harris visited
Gen. Spencer, the executive officer Of the
meeting, and told him they had heard of
the rumors about unfair scoring on the
New Jersey target, but assured him they
believed that neither he nor the manage
ment would countenance unfair play, They
made no protest. The target used was
removed from the pits this morning, and
an official investigation will be made BIZ
Gen. Spencer"
The New York Herald says:
An unpleasant incident resulting from
we victory of the New Jersey men in the
hilton trophy match caused a great deal
oil comment here this morning Several
oil the Georgia team imagined that the re-
malkable score of the victors in vester-
days contest was incorrectly marked bv
the men who work behind the target butts.
ana late last night two or three of the
Ieorglans went down to the coward range
"tlhout the consent of their commanding
olhcer and, after making what they sup
posed was an accurate examination of the
target claimed that the New Jersey team
had not made as many bulls" as it was
credited with The rumor of unfairness
reached the ears of Gen. Spencer this
morning and he Immediately started A
thoioush investigation, with the result
tlat none of the midnight party would
come TO the front. Fortunately the pow
erlul glass of the District of Columbia
Ndm was trained on the New Jersey tar
eel during the match and the officer in
charge OF it quickly disposed of the can
ara by the statement that the score had
oeen correctly counted.
me New York Sun has the following:
4. mere was more or less excitement at
me ranges this morning on ac-
tpunl Of rumor circulated by
tne Georsians that they had been
toDoeu out of the Hilton trophy match Ii
was alleged that the scorer in the New
Jersey pits had favored the local marks
neH' zen. Bird w. Spencer, the head Of
Tue New Jersey State Rifle Association,
VINO mas charge Of the ranges, set about 10
race the source of the report. He learn
ga tAal number of rifiemen, principally
ION the Georgia team, had gone to the
p-ls as late as 10 o'clock last night and
win bicycle lanterns had examined the
New Jersey target on which the Hilton
trophy was shot. They came back and re-
poIted that the target showed only forty
!i'e DuIlseyes, when the New Jersey team
~ yesterdays match were credited with
AIty-three. The target had been used in
a number of the other contests and in the
INDIVIDUAL matches and instead of forty
'-''ee Dullseyes being pasted there were
IN reality over 100.
zen. Spencer took the target and will
make a thorough Investigation. Georgia
entered no protest, but her insnuatton
against the honesty and integrity of the
New Jersey State Rife Association is Sc
Yefey criticised all over the camp An
o'ner strong point which shows that the
markers in the New Jersey pits were scor-
lls correctly, is the fact that when one of
sle Georgia men found his team could
uot win he shot on the New Jersey target,
ana made three. The disc indicating
ms shot was promptly shown by the man
IA me pit. Gen. Spencer sad TO a reporter
Of the Sun:
DO you suppose that any of the scor-
eIs would have given us the three goose
esgs they did if they wanted to cheat in
Uur t%"or7 Again, The Georgians had
anelr glasses trained on our target and
Mneh they saw we were putting up such
500 scores they watched every shot. They
~ NOT even make a complaint"
me New York World says:
-, me one unsportsmanlke feature of the
niyon contest is the kick of the Geor-