Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-03
MUTINY WITH A MORAL.

The Cornell crew has risen iii re- volt against the menu of the training table as scheduled by repfehensible boarding house keeper of Ithaca, and the campus is i'll q state Of uncommon agitation over this sensational menace to the athletic preparation of Court ney's far-famed brand of oars1nen. 1t seems that there has been gfumbline since last year and that Courtney sympathized with his pets and ell deayored to better their fare. But the conditions at the food factory went from bad to worse. The climax came at the end of Il cold and bracing day of last week. when the wind that swept across Cayuga Lake had ftt- zor edge warranted to breed d raven olis appetite ill q dyspeptic.
 The sixteen young men comprising tbe Varsity squad had roWed twelve iniles,as tough a days work boiled down into two hours as ever mortal man endured They were hungry and it was u case of Heaven help any boardinn house that must face their terrific onslaught They wanted slabs of beef inches thick. mashed potatoes brought oll in tubs, loaves of bread IASSiI ISsti h4E%li, these were gone, inofe bread, beef and potatoes. Instead of these satisfying and muscle-building staples. the oars- men were offered the properties of Il dainty afternoon tea. with all entree, and sf ch;lrolotte rtisse With them it was fo reverse the saying aud 10 clam or: ..Give Us the necessaltles Of life and we c;n do without the luxtlries." :" IS slir si (. ol.asshopper army skins Il wheat field bare. and then marched out in Il body. swearing never to return. and to give up eating until tile Athletic lsssocid- tiun should provide T training table fit for strone nien doing strong mems work
 II was a strike. and by ilo means Il tiifliflp one. for if Cornell oaismen, do not eat. if they are not filled to thel. vigorous 1iecks with solid fare three times a day, there can be no victories, ana tic most glorious pro- duct of the University at Ithaca Will collapse ill melancholy ruins. Court ney says gloomily that he can't turn out winning crews if they are not fed according to Hoyle.
 It is all incident with a wholesome moral IjsAJ SiJiIlSsS LII ItE tlOttSlSS ilt'IC used to bs much talk about the"Spar- tan" sacrifice of the college oarsmcn, and the hardships hc was willing to undergo for glory. subjectlng himself to rigid monotoIiy of diet. The Cor nell strike shows that the young men who train for crews know what is best for them. that They are anxious to keep in splendid physical condition as their coach is to have them so, and that of choice they prefer the simple, nutritious foods i'll place of the pies, pastries and flummeries of the cuisine they arc popularly supposed to be pin ing for during their months of train- ing.
 Tn other words, they preach the cheerful doctrine Of rational and simple living for the best development of mind and body. They want to row fast, to have wind and endurance, and they have found that s1e sound body is the result Of simple diaf. Silcli an example is of more practical value than the experiments of Professor Chittenden. with his lucfless squad of army privates, who were turned over to him to be scientifically starved. whether they liked 1t or not.--Froln the Illustrated Sporting News.