Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-20
COMPETING FIREMEN.
Some Lively Work Done BY the Boys ut
the Kansas City Tournament.

/ some Lively w OrS DOhc the Logs NJ
the Kansas City Tournament.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Sept. 1a.-Ths fire.
mems tournament commenced Yesterday
morning at eleven o'clock ia Exposition
Park. The judges were Mr. H II. Mitch
ell, of Springfield, no: Dir. Thomas w.
Butler and Mr. Joseph =. Mcguire. OF Kan
sas City, and Mr. 5. |. Lyon, OF Aspen,
Col. Mr. Alexander BENDER son acted as
| starter.
There were three contestants in the hook
and ladder race, which was placed first on
the programme. The conditions were that
the truck should not weigh less than 900
pounds aad that twenty men beside the
foremen sholld constitute thu number OF
each contesting company. Tho contest
consisted OF run of 100 yard to the truck,
which stood with the center OF its hind
wheels on the starting line, the raising Of
3)-foot ladder and the climbing Of man
to the top, time TO DO called when he
grasped the top round. The first prize was
500, second $3.50. Ths Eldoralo hooks
made the run and their climber, J. T. Beai,
reached the top Of the ladder in S1% Sec
onds. Several seconds were lost by the
la!dor puilers.
Clay Center sent in its hook and ladder
company next, but it cut no figure, the rim
!
the Southwest Nail company, OF Nevada,
caused excitement by breaking the record.
The boys got away in fine style and made
tho old truck fairly rattle when they caught
the ropes. Down tEs course they rushed,
every man in his place and pulling like
wheel ho-se. The ladder came down from
the machine just when it should. and
| Frank Rhodes was half way up before is
lad reached the perpendicular. When he
| grabbed the top round but thirty-tiv Sec
| onds had elapsed since the beginning OF
the race and there were hearty cheers for
Nevada when the time was announced.
1t was 2:3) O'Clock when the judges
called the free for all hose race of leo
yards to hyGrant, laying so feet of hose,
breaking coupling and putting on pipe.
| Walden's running team, of Wichita, took
the field first vita its reel. The Waldens
had excited considerable interest through
the statement that they had several pro-
| fessional sprnters among them. All wore
| dark blue athletic suits and ran bare legged.
When the pistol was fred they broke away
with hurrah and rushed over the ground
in way that looked as if the record
| W ould be broken. The mon at the hydraut
| failed to get the water on time, however,
and when the pipe had been adjusted and
water rushed through it, 411s seconds had
| expired.
The Henderson hose, Of Joplin, clad in
red and white, came next to the scratch.
| They looked like possible winners, and
when they got started the spectators be-
gan to realize that they were about to
witness somo tall hose laying. The con-
nectiOn at the hydrant was made in first
class style and the water was sent after the
| flying Missourians. 1t would have caught
them at the pipe but for thoir sharp work
in "crimping" itwith pair of tongs. Time
of the run $50 seconds.
Chief Walden, of Wichita, made vigor-
Gus protest against the use of the "crimp,"
hut there was 40 rule to sustain his posi-
ton, and the record was allowed to stand.
Clinton hose No. l. with only nine men,
contested next in 46l4 seconds, creditable
considering the small number of runners.
Then the Mnckler hose boys of Nevada,
grabbed their reels and marched to the
starting point They had on neat suits of
gray and blue. Knowing ones intimated
that they were going to smash things and
the crowd grew cXpectant The pistol was
fired, the Mincklers knocked the inertia
from the old hose reel and down they
sprinted as though the evil one was be-
hind them. Two men began to un-eel the
hose as the cart passed the hydrant, the
coupling was adjusted in a flash, the plug
man gave his wrench q twist and the crowd
could see the water swell out the hose as it
rushed rapidly after the reel. As the
eighth section of hose was unreeled the
coupling was broken as if my magic a
scientific twist put the pipe in place and
then the water gushed through in time to
give the Mincklers glory and the race, in
35 q seconds.
Several good runs were subsequently |
made, the Harding, of Nevada, finishing !
in 451s; Cowles hose, OF Rich Hill, in 3S1i
Anthony hose in 373i, and the Creston,
Iowa, hose company in 4O9l. The friends |
of the Rich Hill company misunderstood |
the announcement of the Judges and for |
several minutes shouted and cried under |
the impression that Cowles hose had made |
the run in S3j<. When the mistake was
discovered Rich Hill sat down.
The winners of the hose race get $500.
The second prize is $40.
In the evening coupling race was held
with the following conditions: First heat
Run fifty feet, uncouple, attach pipe ard
drop it. Second heat-Run ten feet. I'M
couple, attach pipe and drop it. Third
heat-StanG with pipe held over head, un-
couple, attacl pipe and drop it. Time to
be called wien pipe touches the ground.
All couplings must be made to full threads;
any standard screw coupling allowed.
First prize, 500; second prize, $50; third
prize, S25.
There were twelve entries and some very
creditable work, US follows:
Ottawa, Kan, team, Normas and Dairy
First heat Ga seconds, second heat 3 Sec
onds, third heat 81. seconds.
Lincoln, Neb., hose team, Heifer and
Stratton-First heat 81 seconds, second
81 seconds, third break
Rich Hill team, Tabor and Scott-No
time
Ottawa No. 8. team Bangor and Dean
First heat ~ seconds, second heat missed
coupling, third heat 24 seconds.
Olathe and Clay Center withdrew.
Minklery New, hose team Bowman and
Hall-First heat 6 seconds, second heat SO
seconds, third heat 8 seconds.
Henderson hose team of Joplin, Carmine
and Howard-First heat 6H seconds, sec
ond heat no time, third heat 6j1 seconds.
Anthony hose team, Sweetland and Her.
old-Failed to make time.
Wichita hose team, Clark and Arm
strong-No time.
Chilicothe hose team, Mooney and Har-
ris First heat, 64 seconds; second heat,
AZ seconds; third heat, 81 seconds.
Harding hose team of Nevada, Canter
and Nip-No time.
Council Bluffs hose team, Nicholson and !