The record-union., 1891-12-05

AA10h were pldceu III In0 most advantage
Gus positions, with well resined hands
and giving them their final instructions.
Iom Scott who ''hallooed" so loudly for
The Carbuilders Thursday evening, took
up a position on the Foundrymen's side
ana tuned up his vocal chords.
AT S:42 o'clock Referee G. B. Nichols
stepped up to the center, asked the cap
tains II they We're ready, and, receiving
an afnrmatlve reply from each, fired his
pistol.
instantly there was desperate lurch
on the rope by each team. All through
the tournament there has invariably been
grand struggle between the teams for
hrst honors. This contest was no ex-
ception to the rule. Both teams tugged
and pulled vigorously for few seconds.
but the marker hung directly over the
center line. Then there was lull.
The Americans were the first TO open
nostllltleS, after the rest, but did not gain
The Foundrymen took pull moment
later, and, amid deafening cheers, hauled
The marker over their way just an inch.
STUBBORN WORK.
Then the Americans hauled it back to
the center, but only for moment, as the
lusty Foundrymen tugged away again
llttle later and hauled the marker over
toward their goal a full cleat. The Ameri-
cans tried to recover, but could not.
Matters began TO look little blue for
the Americans.
But they were all there, and there for
business. After ten minutes of zigzag
work, Captain Wilder walked down the
line and gave his men word of encour-
agement. Then going over to the oppos-
ing side, and inspecting their positions.
gave his men the secret signal.
Instantly the ten brawny fellows in
red, white and blue shut their teeth and
pulled TOR all that was in them
Something had to go-and it was the
Foundrymen.
The Americans took full cleat amid
an uproar of enthusiasm. 1t was des-
perate pull and was Irresistible.
Two minutes later another heaye added
another cleat to the Americans credit.
and the din became all the more deafen-
ing.
The Foundrymen struggled bravely-
desperately, in fact-but they could not
get back the lost rope. Tom Scott nearly
exploded in bowling for the Foundry
men, but even he could not inspire the
boys in navy blue TO victory.
Fifteen minutes passed and the Ameri-
cans had added another cleat, making the
distance they had gained just one foot
and half.
THE FoUNDRYMEN.
The contest was a magnificent one. The
Foundrymen fought every inch of the
way, and now and then, spurred on by
the cheers OF their admirers, they strove
TO haul the marker back. But in vain.
during the next ten minutes the
Americans could not gain another cleat,
nor even another inch, on account of the
stubbornness of the Foundrymen.
The marker was still over the third
cleat at the end of the half hour, and it
was announced that under the rules the
teams had twenty minutes more
mn nIlgOn -,
the Americans, for they laid hold of the
rope roughly. and before the rally ended
they had hauled the rope up one more
cleat, making two feet to their credit.
Thirty-tive minutes saw the marker
one more cleat nearer the American goal.
and five minutes later still another cleat
was earned, making their ADVANTAGE six
cleats in all, or three feet.
At the end of forty minutes tupging
the marker indicated seven cleats to the
credit of the Americans.
During the last three minutes of the
contest the Foundrymen made gallant
struggle TO regain some of the rope. and
were encouraged in their efforts by thun-
dering cheers from the audience. but thew
could not bulge the rope.
Timekeeper Ruhstaller's watch licked
off the last few seconds slowly Then
came the report of the referees pistol an
nouncing that the Americans had won
the championship of the tournament. and
the first prize.
There was great cheering when the vic
tory was announced, and the members
of the victorious team were congratulated
on all sides.
HURRICANE CARBUILDERS.
After an intermission of fifteen minutes
the C2rbuIlders and Brewers put in an
appearance.
The management had had a hard time
getting the Brewers to pull, as their team
had disbanded and their Captain had not
put in an appearance. At the last mo-
ment, however, young man named
Dietz gathered the team together-at least
a fragment of it, with some substitutes
and entered them.
The big Carbuilders made short work
of the Germans,
Referee Nichols gave the men the signal
for the battle at exactly 10 O'Clock. and
the Carbuilders went at their Opponents
with rush. Before the first rally was
over they had three cleats to their credit.
and the audience had apparently gone
mad.
The big fellows from the shops rested
a few seconds and then made another
cyclone squirt. This time it was even
greater than the first one, and the
doughty Brewers went down before
them. The Carbuilders dragged their
opponents over the cleatS without mercy.
and in just one minute from the time the
contest began the referees pistol an
nounced the Carbuilders victorious.
This was the shortest contest of the
tournament
The uproar that followed this quick
victory outclassed anything of the kind
that has occurred during the tourna-
ment. Pandemonium prevailed for at
least ten minutes after the victory was
announced.
The final tug of the evening was be-
tween the Scandinavians and the Brass
fnishers. There was considerable diff
Guilty in getting the Brassfinishers to pull,
as the latter had some misunderstanding
with the management regarding the pay
ment of their extramen. They finally
went in, however, and another LONG.
stubborn struggle took place. The Brass
finishers were in better condition than on
any previous evening. The tug COM
menced at IL O'Clock and at the end of
the fifty minutes the Scandinavians had
the advantage by two and half cleats.
They were declared the victors.
The following table shows the result
of the tournament:
Teams. Won. Lost.
Alleflcstu
IarpuiIuers .... .....-.............r..........
rounurylnen ...... -...-.,............-...... 2
ScandlnaVlan.... 3
y ieWSl
BraSStElSherS............ o
The Americans take the first prize. the
Carbuilders the second, the Scandinavia
ans and Foundryrnen divide the third
and fourth prizes between them, and the
Brewers take the fifth.
A After the Americans won 1act yiobt