The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-07-19
Pom tho Hancock JeGsr.onisn.
The Findlay Tournament.


EUs. JEFFERsoNIAS:-The follow.
ing article was published in the Ere
mont Messenger, and | request you to
rive il place in your columns, that
the Firemen who had been intending
to 90 to the tournament at Fremont,
on the I'd Of August, as well as our
citizens, may see the temper and dis
position of portion, at least, of the
'iremen Of Fremont; for the editor
never pcnncd it, except as the senti-
nents of Fremont iircmcn, Here is
the article:
"Tho Fircmens Tournament at
Findlay was a grand success so far as
lumbers were concerned. We have
neither time nor space to give n full
report this week. In awarding ofthc !
prizes, much dissatisfaction was ap.
parent, and undoubtedly from some
reason. The "Bummer Hose" un-
doubtodly won the prize for which
thcy commended. We heard the fore
man of No. 6, of Toledo. declare that
they won it by several seconds. The
boys deserve much credit, not having
IN officer alorg, working without dI-
rections. The boys charge Mr.. Sui
livan, of Tillin, with gross injustice
If the "Bummcrs have another
,hauco at the "TilIin Plugs" they'll
beat them "all hollow" The "IIook
lnd Ladders brought home u beauti.
rul silver trumpet as the result Of
heir efforts. The German Engine
Company, acknowledged by all to be
me of the finest companies in the
state, failed to bring home II prize,
not because they did uot deserve il,
but because their engine was unfairly
graded. Aside FROM these consdcra-
tions, the boys all had good time,
and Findlay had u big crowd.
Let me here state that the "much
dissatisfaction spoken of "was ap.
parent only among p ri of the Ere
mont Fircmen. If being beaten sew
en- seconds on time, aud then failing
to connect their pipe to the hose,
undoubtedly won the prize" then
the "Bummers" did, aud not other
wiso. II the editor heard the Fore.
man of No. &, OF Toledo, declare they
won it by several seconds" then the
editor heard falsehood stated. As.
to "Mr. Sullivan" and the "Tinin
Plugs" they can answer for them
selves. No one will deny that the
German Engine Company, is one OF
the finest companies anywhere aud
as one of those who were present, and
saw the throwing, allow me to say
that if throwing Il stream lis feet and
eight inches, against 1914 feet and two
inches, caused the company to "dc-
serre' the trumpet which their com.
petiors fairly won, then they should
have taken the trumpet.
But one word further. The article
says that it was "brcouse their engin,
,cds mfdriy grdded.' THIs Is POSI-.
rIvELY UNTRUE, aud the editor
who pcnued the article, as well rs the
entire Fire Departments of Fremont,
Findlay, Tiihu, and No. 6's of Tole-
do, know that the German Company :
Engine was placed, or "graded" =
third class engine, aud that it is I.
third class engine, and as such, was
PROPERLY "GRADEp,' aud that it COM
pctcd with third class engine from
rif!in.
The capacities Of the competing
engines are as follows;
Fremont No. l-Cylindor 9 inches
diameter, with stroke of 81 inches
giving 397 cubic inches cylindrical
capacity.
Tihn No. l-Cylinder, . inchc,
diameter, with stroke of 81 inches
giving 372 cubic inches,
Difference in favor of Fremont No
l--.25 cubic inches. Both engine,
clearly within the third class. Botl
engines having at tournaments here
toiore, been invariably graded a
third class engines,
When the train which brought tn,
Fremont companies here arrived
lCapt. Young, the Foreman of Ere
mont No. ., was particular to call at
toution TO the fact that his was
third class engine. When the differ
ent Forenoon of each company met a
the Council Room, at Que o'clock, tn
committee of arrangements, the sub
committee ON classification ofengines
reported in accordance with the abov
measurements, and the Foremen o
both companies, (there being but tw
, of the third class said it was right
/ With what justice, what truth, eau tn
Fremont Firemen eomplainY
Before the committee had mad
their awards, there were men belong
ing to the Fremont Fire Department
who told one Of the awarding com
mittee on hose companies, that it the
did not give the "Bummers' a trump
ct, we would find that the Firemen Q
J Fremont would be "dead down on tn
, Findlay Firemen." "
ltis to be regretted that althoug
the committee of arrangements, tn
awarding committees, the Firemen 9
Pindlay, and our citizens, did every
thing in their power to make tn
tournament 90 off pleasantly, tha
Fremont should be dissatisfied.
Il FIREMAN.
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