The morning call., 1891-10-30

Heavy betting was done on the next
match, between the Irish and Norwegian
teams, and even money was wagered on the
result. Both sides were loudly cheerei, and
as the contestants were arranging their
places on the platform pools were sold at
$50 on the Norwegians as against SIS OIL
the Irish team.
The moment the order for "attack" was
given the Norwegians made desperate
effort to gain an advantage, and when they
had relaxed the strain on the rope they had
gained an inch. 1t was a desperate strug-
gle; the instant one of the teams let up on
the rope the other made an effort to win a
point, and the struggle proved the most
spirited and persistent of the evening.
The Ncrwegians, whose hands were as
callous could possibly be, secured Won
derful hold on the rope. Slowly the white
spot moved from the Irish side. No matter
how the Irish pulled they seemed to be I'M
able to gain an inch on their powerful and
sinewy opponents. 1t was also noticed that
some of the men on the Irish side had much
difficulty in holding their feet against the
cioats, and the consequence must have been
that they lost considerable ground by not
having understood the scheme of bracing
before making an attempt to pull
The NOrwegians braced themselves in
good style each time they saw the Irish
settle down to business, and by this means
they saved many inches which otherwise
they would have lost. The swinging motion
| of the NOrwegians was not looked upon In
| a favorable light by Scottish experts, who
said that the swaying motion of a body Of
| meniu tug-Of-war greatly initiated against
| their success, and That well-driled team
| always pulls as if one man was at the
| helm. However, the Irish and Norwegian
teams proved to be very well matched and
| il was not until twenty minutes hard pull
t.,rr bad hat h. ria
the white mark to It's original position al
| the time OF starting.
The excitement was intense when the
| white spot on the rope lowered in the bal
ance and slowly moved back again toward
! the Norwegian settlement. AS previously
stated, better matched teams would be hard
| TO find. IL was a series of tugs on botl
| sides, without any apparent advantage
| gained unit half an hour had passed by
| Finally the little white handkerchief crepl
over the cleats, and four inches were gained
| by the NOrwegians, who strained ant
| strained until one would think the rope
| must break.
| The excitement now beggared descrip
ton. The friends Of the Irish yelled lik,
demons whenever Erin's sons gained tn,
least advantage. Norway had also large
number of people in the Pavilion who
cheered like good fellows every time tn,
men from the chilly north won the leas
advantage.
During the struggle the man next tn
Irish anchor man took advantage of thu
knot racket" and, on being detected b,
the captain of the opposing forces, wa
ordered to break away" 1t was nov
forty-two minutes since the pistol cracke,
the start. and neither side had gained an
ground, as the white mark was resting owe
the spot it covered when the signal for til
struggle echoed through the Pavilion.
As co trst of strength, doggedness an
endurance 1t was unquestionabiy the mos
exciting that has been witnessed since tn
opening of tile tournament. Large beads o
perspiration rolled down the backs of tn