The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-21

,,ord at the Gymnasium
% saturday Night
,.,ts scotlaDd-America VS.
y Ends at Midnight
~ in a Draw

in a Draw
....tsnfng weather of satur-
Ibid not deter the public
'1-r9 n see the tug-of-war that
pug nnder the auspices of the
>. Athletic Association. AS
". .,o doors were opened, people
~ to pour in, and continued
until a few minutes of s
rban the Gymnasium was
.-,rded. There was a small
.,..r Of ladies present to witness
.,s.t of strength, and as good
:. observed, the ladies evil
Va aIriovpd themselves. The
was Was good-natured and anX-
"a tug-Of-war that so many
in the United States have
,ing wild over,
Hawaiian Quintette were
and gave vocal and instru-
; Elections. A few minutes
o'clock loud clamOring COM
3 for the teams to make their
1nre, The auditors were ap-
;Tben Judge Chas. J. Mccarthy
r. two referees, J. II. Fisher
4 Boyd, and J. Walter Jones,
8 .:aanpr, appeared, followed by
sntains of the various teams.
= Mccarthy read the rules
:ing the contest, the captains
81 stisfed, and shortly after S
the fun began.
inst pull was between Germany
,,otIand; A loud shout greeted
inc. W. Zeigler and his team
Tpre as follows, including sub
GERMANY.
Frey. J. Rains, NJ. Masur, J
5lum, J. Hirsberg, T. Turnover
oldt. f. Meyer, Al. Cobrenz.
n the German team were placed
ition, the Scotch Iaddies tool
places on the platform. TIL
ing is the team, with the cap
nd substitutes
SCOTLAND.
Eadie (captain), ]. Ross, j
NJ. Mcleod, NJ. Mckinnon
ers, A. Lamont, J. Devlin, j
ton, J. Campbell.
team had seven men, and, i
o win, had to pull the mark o
inter- of the rope six feet fror
yer that was placed in TN
of the stage.
n the men grasped the rope
everything was in readiness
Mccarthy fired q blank ca
and then the teams con
a pull that was expected
Ort one.
German team looked heavi'
heir opponents, and for TIN
the majority thought the
win. The Germans con
action first; they pulled Il
of the rope a short distance {
ide several times, but tt
men would make a squirt Occ
and regain any little adyan
their opponents might nay
he first hour passed witho1
at a result; the audience b
red and q little restless. 30
with a few exceptions, a
winded, and it looked as if t
would be arrived at by brea
nee rather than strength
IS.
enthusiasm was dying o
he Germans by steady pull
about two feet of the rol
udience awakened and col
to shout and applaud. AT
Iurs of hard work on both sic
0 result arrived at, it W
BIT that the contest would be
Il draw, but everybody v
IS to see a termination, a
after pulling and hauling
ours and thirty-five minut
rmans made a mighty.and g
struggle and carried the r.
istance of six feet and won
Dout. The Scotchmen mad
fight, and if it was not for
r team giving up from sh
stion they might be pulling J
greatest interest of the event
Qbt, was centered on the
en- America and England.
crowd remained to cheer
tavorites, and all was exc
when the two teams M
appearance on the plato
American team was compo
men from the Pensacola,
IS follows, including the sub
AMERICAN.
ler, Allen, Olsen, Ham
icks, Croucher, Tracy, Lercl
J Anderson, Johannes An
Vitherspoon (captain).
English team was mostly I
.cht st. George, the fOllOwir
of names:
ENGLISH.
!. Marsh, F. Cottrell, G.. ]
w. Ward, S. Galloway,
F. Jarvis, J. Williams
ing, J. Campbell (anchor)
pit (captain).
put II O'Clock the English
ees commenced to pull ami
deal of enthusiasm mamie
e spectators, and each team
of friends.
Americans did not look as
Fir opponents, and many tho
would lose the match. Cal
erspOon of the American
hem trained to perfection;
ed every sign of his, with
I that when the Pensacola
d an inch they held it.
ID about a foot on the repres
Of the British Kingdom,
it steadily for nearly an
ST the hnrd CtrllOOlinO O