The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
COME BACK AT ELSOM
Judges in Gymnastic Meet Indig-
nantly Deny Charges Of the
Badger Director.
Dr.. Elsom Agreed Beforehand to
Judges Who Were Selected
by DR.. Cooke.

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The }nsin,,a tions .$of mr. fIsnn GYM
nastic director ~ Wiscnnsins university,
that Minnesota Sia ,,r+ .,,i,, l,ee intercol-
Iep.iate pvmna stis9 =, ea+ ~, hers merits
Ia "a st;r,ad ia, ~, .l,a..at,s rest at the
etc - 81 :, l,oi rool.e
the yvmna site s,i,act AZ, =. ~ the Judges Of
the contas, in,l;s,,,s III, law the charges
that any favoriiisn, wss shown fine
CONNER athletes Cari.R othfuss ,evmna site
directo, ~ the e. pa;,I NJ q A..
who was ono Of tha zindaes Ga ia today:
when mr. .G,onEa talanhoneT me some
act az one Of the si,,daes in the intercol-
legiatez svmnastic meet and also request
Ing me toS aid him -, se1actjnp two other
Judges T recommended predecessor J,lius
Hermann who with fIa,,s n a l1hruch and
mvself indeedsStha.5 ei,e,7ts las ST Friday
night. Professor Herrr,ann was inclined
to refuee and on1,, aa,,s +a13 serve
with great rel,1cta ne he is snhvscaI di-
rector of tho St b i,IE~rr,irnrarein. and
snnervisor ~ at1,eties.s i, 9+heSs 81 PAIL
n1hlic SCHOOLS IA 10 - ehnt < nffices
for fif+een IT. 1.' ~ ,,it1,n,9t n,,astion
ono ~ the ahia.t 49,. - ~ IN tho na-
tionaI T,1rnh,1,S to- e. : - -
Professor Herrna,',, .oa s,ovse,f ara
ora l,,ates IF tba HnInrt,, ~, e,.ican o,nn :
na stic i,nion 81 N1i1u,a,I,if g : which ha a
heen in existence for thirty Ave. wears 7
won the natinna1 oi,a,,, ,,iG,sbir IN cI,h
swinging at Nays RI ~ s. 7Ivhens.I was
Is years of agess . II 81 iYl,e same meet
took seventh, niscaE in Ic1,,h swinging out
of a, field of 2 2S4 contestants. who rep-
resented all parts. of the country. Pro
lessor Hermann and nvseIf were Judges
at the National funniest In Milwaukee in
1898, at the same contest. in Cincinnati
in 1897, and at st. Louis3sin 1900. There
has never been a complaint In regard to
our work as judges until DR.. Elsom re-
gistered his protest nor has there been
the shadow of a charge, Of dishonesty
mann, who has been teaching gymnastics
for thirty-two years, is very indignant
over DR.. Elsom's charges. :s.,:-1'a::
Hans Radbruch, who was the third
| judge, won first place in the all-around
competition at the funniest at New Uln
IN 1911. myself was for ten. years REFEREES
OF the Iowa intercollegiate gymnastic
| meets and nave been engaged to referee
the meet next year, AT the time was
pnvslcal dlrector OF the ;Des Molnes turn
bund always /: encouraged : promising
gymnasts TO enter $Grinnefc college, sc
tnat II had allowed any bias TO a1fec,
my 9udgment, In the meet Friday night,
Wonla nave peen &mGch! more likely II
favor Grlnnell tharf>any other college.
minnesota Won the 1ntercoIeg1at
meet on her 1orm' "hlch, as Wen as IN
rhytnm with Whch her men executed incl
49, was iai cet.ei lnali .ha' VI on
o'nel tea,ii coi!lpe.ihs' Iloiessur I1er
~ anu wi .eauorocll liiahe the sslili
4 e,aIelte'. - tne seole liau pSel o. q
,,;.s,+. -. - tns
.se 41 li1ve SUM -, W
i Wiz ZIG WINS Ian iias tt' &c ..Ien g
I liany Poll.s as5-l.s CLOSEST c9lnpeti. "
.Asle ,ce.'aehiy can an. ps no iour t'
poIsst ifoiA ,.tie siosels' . ne .sJuuse
sd sal 5iiett sacH otler curing ine COMES
; put we Taiat not once compare our marx
1 lnss, nor tconsul N regardSLo the awar
or places. ! consider Or. Eisom.s state
II menLS very unWISe ana unJuSt1fled.