The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-02
ENoLIsH SPORTING NEWS.
Exssusisn Of Professional Csschcs Ma
Keep Crow From Hsaloy.


The controversy over the Henley Regatta
rule debarrins professionally coached crews
grows spacs and should the suggestion OF
r. c. lehman to apply the same conditions
TO the scullers be acted upon II Ia just possible
that the Henley carnival may have to face .
mild boycott at the hands Of English oars
men. This course has been suggested By
Edward q Hemmerde. winner OF the Dla-
mond Soulls and an 0xonian. and be also
fsys the Henley mana cement In the follow
ing saroastic letter to the Field:
III the Henley stewards would only per-
form their proper duties naciently. and have
the courage to exclude professional entries,
We might be spared their present childish
effort to protect our native scullers from
defeat. These duties they have failed TO
perform. III q foreigner wins at Henley.
then We all know that he must b. q pro-
fessional. It having become an axiom in
British sporting circles that no Briton II ever
honestly defeated. Surely IL would be moro
dignined to find out that the foreigner is Q
professional before he wins. Having failed
to perform the elementary duties OF their
once, these vell-meaning gentlemen now
propose to prevent amateur scullers employ
ing professionals. How do they propose to
do sof IL Americans want to use q profess
sional trainer they viii Just bring over some
blameless amateur to act as mou thpiece to
siond assistance they will have H. stewards
or no stewards-only the professional instead
OF sculling alongside his charge. will make
care full notes upon the bank and discus So them
afterward with him.
The fact OF the matter Is that English
rowing like many other departments Of our
national life. Is suffering from a plague OF
elderly amateurs. Iduddiores tenporis deh.
They are the curse Of Henley Regatta; they
eli hat xrfl
oarsman or sculler unless he clings fast to
the aquatic style OF his grandfather. They
want to build US boats on the model OF Athe-
MAN warships and to introduce q style OF oar
which the earliest Of the early Phencians
would have ridicuied. That records are
broken by men who cannot scnll In boats
OF inferior pattern Is In their eyes. no argu-
ment. Nothing is argument except their
own dogmatio assertions. They have re-
Gently passed 4 rule to exclude American
competition. When they tried to dose directly
they were ANONYMOUSLY defeated. II II
now proposed TO extend the rule to scullers.
l am convinced that, II passed. II will be
evaded. and I am further convinced with
Messrs. Nickalls and Dudley-Ward that IL
ought not to be passed. would like to sug-
gest to the captains OF the metropolitan clubs.
who are all opposed to these innovations.
that we have about enough OF this grand
on the Thames besides Henley. A little frm-
ness is all that Is wanted, The regatta can
not exist without metropolitan support.
The stewards should be required to attend to
their real duties. which they have neglected.
before they embark In schemes and re gulations
which they cannot enforce. and which the
vast majority az present-day athietes un-
kesitatingly condemn"
The second international Rugby football
A. I...L
Edinburgh, Scotland. between the teams of
Scotland and Wales. 1t was a victory for the
Thistle by one penalty goal and one try.
points to nil for the Men Of Harlech." From
the way in which Wales polished on England
the result Of the match was surprise. Pow
ever, II was the weather conditions that beat
the welshmen. as on ground whore pools
Of water lay. and with a slippery ball. they
were unable to show their beautiful passing
tactics. The Scotch forwards, who were a
great deal heavier. showed the Welsh for
wards all over the soft sod and the old saying
repeated itself, Forwards hcaten, backs got
% chspce:. N the experts t.. aeree that Wales
Hunting. the most thoroughly national Of
English sports. Is now in full swing and there
srs "a and masters p foT MOUNDS, The farm:
ers have resorted 70 the barbed wire rai ing
o the 81
are furious over the impert hence Of the farm
ers In protecting their interests. and say thht
in SportinS III sold Blue" makes the follow.
ing comment on the situation:
rs 1t any wonder that Americans and others
cannot credit that law In England is SO mop
people so alive TO the ordinary com,meroial
relations OF metrp and tuum should even
countenance such fragrant cases Of trespass
M r. IL considers that a. farmer who can
his land should give up his land and 60 else
where to live In the way OF sentiment this
aspiration is all YER, w,ll; but guam qrod
so cruel as 20 obli0e such men as NJ. F, n. to
be funny against their will Carry this idea
TO IL losica, issue, and we should haye al
terferes with any particular pastime. This
Ia an idea worthy OF the medieval ages at
should fe educste S%ssf nto catholic toeTe
tion for the opinions OF the non-sp9rting
portion Of the community. They should
act accordingly IN the main. our farmers
are Just az keen sportsrnen AZ ever they were.
Just as anxious, moreover. TO assist In the
refuse TO be coeroed in any way
selves Who largely Son,rib%ptse, hut. toward the
s he r ls;0S q trssp..sns, q ssOvs.
down isnoss, 1e' at their own sweet vii.
without due consultation with the farmers
como rned. There sre exceptions. OF oourse.
but some NJ = rs APPEAR 70 look upon
rightly considering them A. the most potent
factor TOW ard the Success Of the hu.t In
word farmers nov nd 'ys are treated much
too cavalierly ! hay. received lttsr uuu"r
this n,sding from Memo tGloucestershireI
which VIII emphasize What ] mean Quoth
be Last November . meet took plsce near
Chippr nhsm. snd In the days run some
fences were broken down, which allowed
some cattle 10 act throu Oh the gaps and stray
away A policeman met them, promptly
summoned III. farmer for SLOWING them 10
stray, aud f1ne Of 80 much par head wss
inrlotsd, plus ell the oosts
What mad. the matter worst vn-uJ
The policeman knew very veil the reason
Of the cstih rirayins. end az the NM Vac
innlcted BY hunting nssist,s,ss-snd one
Y The storcssld ds.,rUc,ion n ,hs fenes
enough 70 % denim, haHilas and make
fsrmsfs Wild sfier ell they have got to PIT
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rI., 10 the words OF AllrTi ihsyslisr N M.
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