The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
WITH THE COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOINGS IN THE FIELD or SPORT
IN EAST AND WEST.


Westernsrs Think chicago Got a Had Deal
81 PhiIhdelphia- Courtney Of COrneh
Talks About Professors InimieAl 70
Athletes-NOtes from Par end Near
Although bythis time the first most poign-
ant feelings Of irritation have worn on /,
the Chicago relay team and its hackers stu
resent the treatment the team got IN the
relay carnival IN Philadelphia According
TO the Westsrners, the decision IN the one
mile relay event, where three men fell at
the finish liz 0, was unjustly adverse TO the
vearers OF the maroon. In addition to the
question OF the finish. the Westerners say
that their opponents, especially the Yale
men, stole q yard or 80 on the start OF the
suoceesIve relays and went mpmished
. for It. The charge Il q serious one and
although IL In now much too late 10 do any
thing about it, II anything remained to DO
done, IL is unfortunate that the Chicago
athletes should have considered there was
cause TO make such q complaint against
those In control Of the relay games. Some
Of the critics In the West 90 not mince mat
tiers In the least. They say that the action
Of the Judges In placing the Westeners third
was no less than downright robbery. Gro
man, the last runner for Chicago, according
20 the Westerners, finished fully yard and
q half ahead Of the last Yale man, and al
though Groman fell at the tape. his body
was completely across the line. As It was,
the Judges decided that the Chicago man
had not crossed, and that Yale was first
Pennsylvania second and Chica go third.
Coach Stage had this to say about the
affair: sThe thing is over. and although l
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shall make no further kick IL did seem
10 me. however, that the judges were ex-
tremely liberal IN their interpretations OF
the rules regarding holding the runners on
their marks The Chicago men on every
lap finished ahead Of their opponents, but
Yale always started out on the following
lap ahead. feel certain that Groman
crossed the line at the finish, and even II
he had not done 30 completely, that woulc
have been a technioality which It SEEM
10 me should have been REGARDED as 40
greater infraction of the rules than the
starting Of the Yale men. At the finish
Gronan was fully yard and a half ahead
OF the Yale runner, with the Pennsylvania
man trailing along two yards behind
4Mghtbody, Blair, Qugley and Groman
all performed we'll The work Of Light
body in the first relay was especially
good. He held himself in check until the
end OF the lap, when he spurted and won
out by a good six yards. Blair managed
10 finish a yard ahead OF his Yale opponent,
but the next Yale man got OF so far ahead
Of time that he had five yards advantage
Of Quigley. The latter however. made
up this and two yards more Groman,
although suffering from the premature
start Of the fastener, caught him any
how
Some OF the students who accompanied
the team TO Philadelphia INDUCED in strong
language. 1T was a case OF downright
robbery" said one. After GromAn had
fallen the first intention Of the judges
was 70 give the race 20 Yale because the
Chicago man had failed TO breast the tape.
StaEg called their attention to the fact
that 1t was not necessary that he should
breast the tape II he crossed the line drawn
on the ground. Then they decided that
he had not crossed the line. II Groman
had not risen Chicago would have been
given fourth place, although Syracuse
u the time Of the finish was nowhere
Fasteners regret the event very much
Still, the men In charge OF the Pennsylvania
relay races include the best and fairest
minded judges procurable, and men who
can safely be declared TO have no bias in
favor Of either section Of the country.
The thing most regretted in Philadelphia
IL that the Chicago team should have been
tho sufferer, because IL gives the Westerners
a chance to raise an outcry.
incidentally, a story has been started
that there is a chance that the West and
Fast may meet In a set OF athletic games
for the purpose Of deciding which section
OF the country has the better athletes
Up 10 this time the point is mooted, and
comparison Of recordsihas done little toward
solving the question. It has been sug
Rested by Franklin B. Ellis, who Is in charge
OF the relay games at Philadelphia, that
the place winners in the intercollegiate
meets Of both sections should get together
at Philadelphia a week after the Eastern
inter collegiates, which take place about
the same time as the meet Of the Western
Conference intercollegiate Association. In
this way it would be possible 10 throw q
definite light upon the point at issue. II il
not regarded a. very probable that this
win come 10 pass this year. as it has beer
discussed for several seasons unavailin ely
IL Is not unlikely that in a year or ~
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home series OF athletic meets ON the plar
suggested above.
Quite a sensation was sprung by Charlie,
Courtney, Comen's rowing coach, in sd.
dressing a meeting Of alumni OF the Ithao1
institution at Rochester. The attitude o.
certain instructors in the university TO
ward the athletes was the subject Of hi
remarks. Courtney said that the system
at Cornell was MARRIED by the action oil
young men, newly appointed 20 the faculty
who thought II was their duty 10 act harshly
toward the athletes In order TO show theil
authority. The cold shoulder given by
consisted and tyrannioal young instructor
70 Cornell athletics, by which Cornell lose,
her best football men, oSrsmen and track
athletes, Ia . deplorsble thing. No othei
university permits II. Either this system
must change and favoritism by their In
structors toward their personal and fra
ternity favorites and private pupils mus
cease. OF Cornell must 60 down in the ath
letic world until Il IL At only 20 meet thirC
or fourth rate colleges Courtney wen
further into details and proved a stronJ
case against the men whom he aimed a
In particular. The persons who hear