The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-30
COURTNEY'S INJURY
is FRACTURED SKULL
Coach Is Now i'm Hosoitm! l..
lJhacA-COrncll Oa.sT-n
Get Stanford shirts.
TINE OF RACE QUESTIONED

ITHACA. n. Y. June 29-While mes.
sages OF congratulation from Cornell
men the country over are pouring in on
the Cornell oarsmen and their great
coach, Charles T.. Courtney, the lion
hearted monarch of the Hudson los in
bed tonight In the City Hospital SUI.
fering from a fracture In tho back OF
his skull. n fracture that has not been
attended to for more han two weeks
because Courtney realized that If he
summoned a P~oughkeepslc physician hs
would be ordered to his bed and MA
boys would have been deprived of his
coaching In the two most critical weeks
of the season.
Attending physicians laid tonight
that while Courtney's injury was serious
there was nothing alarming in the sit
uation and his recovery is confidently
expected. A complete rest and absolute
quiet has been ordered and according
to the attending surgeon an operation
probably will not be necessary.
The old man himself Is in good spirits
and he refused to be taken to the hosp,.
tai In an ambulance. mo ambulance
for me- he said. as he stepped off the
train and spied the waiting vehicle. lie
was driven to the hospital in an auto
mobile and then the examination was
made.
Courtney was injured on the trip to
Highland on June IL, when a Jolt OF
the train threw him heavily against a
berth n he sustained a severe con-
cussion. Bleeding from the ear and nose
has not been infrequent since then and
occasionally the great coach had to 60
TO bed for n rest. He stuck TO hi.
coaching. however, and held up we'll
until last night. He was pretty sick
nm the train hit pnnonroI L., h.,,..
spirits this morning. Although sc years
old he has a rugged constitution and
splendid physique and Is expected 70
pull through without trouble.
The most cherished tokens Of victory
brought back home ~ the Cornell var
sity oarsmen were the owing shirts
worn by their gallant rivals, stanford.
The Stanford crew as soon as II landed
walked a mile down the tracks 10
Cornelis quarters, asked for the var
sity crew and then presented the shirts.
The Comedians were at first loath 10
accept this tribute. hut when assured
that 1t was a custom Of the coast rc-
ceived them with thanks and assur-
ances Of high regard.
That the official timers made a mis-
take OF n full minute in the time ~
the varsity race at Pouchkeepsie, az.
nounced Ms 20 minutes 30 3-5 seconds.
is the firm conviction of Cornell men
who returned here to-day. They have
records to prove their claim too. The
cautious John Hoyle. who followed the
crews in his launch, caught the varsity
time with n stop watch at 10 80. lie
said Cornell rowed two miles in . 30
and three miles in considerably less than
Is minutes.
Graduate Manager Kent on the train
caught all three races with n stop
watch. His times for the junior and
freshman races agreed identically with
the official time. He caught the var
sity in 10 :37. William Dalzell. an old
Cornell oarsman, who caught both the
starting n finishing gun. showed
10 40. Cornell men point out that %
minutes SO 3-5 seconds is impossiblv
slow for such a great struggle as that
OF yesterday and under such conditions
1t Ia much slower than the average
time for the course. yet yesterdays
contest must have been fast because
Of the desperate character of tho
struggle.
on account Of Coach Courtney's m.
ness and the absence OF f. .. Bird.
called home by the death of his brother.
the Cornell oarsmen postponed the cleo
ton OF a commodore until fan. They
were warmly welcomed home ard en-
tertained at a breakfast.