Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-08
one hour and sixteen minutes being re-
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four feet, and at one time were within
eighteen inches OF the necessary sever
feet, but instead of keeping up the pul
they laid back and the Spanish gradu
ally drew the rope away. 1t was hot
fight and set the crowd wild.
The Germans showed up splendidly
and in their present form are dangerous
to any team, while the Americana
showed their ability by doing up the
Irish in short order.
The team that gets away with fret
money has bard row to hoe. The
American team is very strong but the
Germans and Irish will make strong
bid, while any of the others are liable to
prove dangerous to the favorites. With
little judicious work the police team
should make strong fight against any
of the others, but the long strain the
men underwent last night will slightly
handicap them as well as the Spanish
team.
The officers In charge of the tug oil
war, on behalf of the Los Angeles
Athletic club were: J. S. Thayer,
president; A. G. Way, vice-president
treasurer; AL Lindley, financial secre-
tary. Committee of arrangements, r.
! w. Pridham, George III. Pike and DR..
w. F. Kennedy.
John s. Thayer officiated as referee,
and S. B. Dewey and J. II. Patrick as
Judges. DR.. X. D. Wise, timekeeper.
THE SPANISH AND POLICE.
The first pull was between the Spanish
and police. There was considerable
bottled-up enthusiasm when the con-
| testants took up their positions on the
stage. The police were attired in navy
blue and wore blue sashes. They pre-
sented q very heavy appearance, and
looked very confident. The Spanish
team suffered in comparison as far as
build and weight were concerned. There
was very little difference of opinion
among the majority of the spectators
who were not directly interested. The
general expectation was that the police
would win. The Spanish team weighed
1880 pounds-a fraction over 1873 pounds
per man. The heaviest man on the
team was +. A. Campuzano, who scaled
217 pounds. The lightest was l.. Rico,
1866 pounds. The police team weighed
2053 pounds-an average OF 2051a. It
will therefore be seen that the police
team outweighed their opponents seven
teen pounds per man. The teams and
their weights were as follows:
Spanish-AIgandro, 100; G. Garcia,
1872; F. A. Campazany, 217; Frank Lii
zalda, 1922 F. Arvallo, 1876; R. Carrasco,
1876; T. Osuniga, 205; j. Ybarra, 1853;
L. Rico, 1865; +. Rustamante, 179.
Mr.. Childs captained the Spanish
team.
The police team was aH follows: j.
Stephenson, 200; NJ. Holleran, l76; J.
]. Hanley, 1893; s. P. Hensley, 191; d.
Walsh, 1856; H. A. McClain, 1875; w. 7.
Jeffries, 237 G. Mclean, pa; Bob
Stewart, 22l; P. A. Howard, 210.
Captain Roberts was the skipper OF
this team. A few minutes later the
rival teams take up their positions and
every ore is on the qui vive for the test
of muscle and Drawn to begin. "Are
you all ready 2" breaks the silence, then
pistol shot is heard. The pull has
commenced, and it proves to be the
most remarkable one of the night. The
police made a slow gain at the start.
They are enthusiastically cheered, and
the majority of the spectators make up
their mind that it is all over with the
swarthy sons OF Spain. The Spanish
team do not propose to give up without
a struggle. They phil like demons, but
it appears to be q hopeless task.
There are hundreds of native Cali
fornians in the audience. They
do not miss an opportunity to shout for
their countrymen. A voice is heard in
Spanish "Pull like hell" The coaching
appeared to have the desired effect, for
the Spanish team gained cleat or two.
The police, after pulling half an hour
have an advantage of almost four feet.
1t looked as if they would get the other
necessary three feet in few minutes.
A STUBBORN PULL.
The Spanish team make determined
rally and gain a foot. Pandemonium
reigned for several minutes. Captain
Childs got very excited and kept his
team pulling without any let up for
straight minute. After fifty minutes
the Spanish had foot or two advantage,
Five minutes later both captains pulled
their men for all there was in them. The
excitement reached fever heat, as the
spectators knew that one te&m or the
other would have to yield as the work and
strain were clearly telling on the men.
at the end OF the first hour the Spanish
had three feet to the good. She band
played at the end of one hour
and ten minutes. This threw a
little life into the pullers and they
tugged at one another like Trojans. The
Spanish kept making slow gain, de-
apite the determined efforts of the guar
dians of the peace, butyetaniina and
staying qualities carried the day, and
when the pistol was fred announcing
the victory of the Spanish team, the
scene of delight and enthusiasm battles
description. The winners were grasped
by the hands by their friends. The po-
lice team looked crestfallen. They made
a gallant pull, but the fates were not
propitious. The pull lasted hour and
26 minutes.
The victory OF the Spanish team was
popular one. They made most extraor-
dinary pull, and their splendid showing
was the surprise OF the night. The
captain worked them fast and furious.
They answered every call on them and
displayed wonderful grit and staying
qualities. The captain, if anything,
asked too much of his men throughout
the contest, but the way they stayed
with the exertion was really surprising.
The police held on in admirable style.
The captain, as the result proved, did
not make enough use OF his men early
in the contest. The team had good
advantage at one time and should then
have made continuous effort instead of
lying quiet or making an occasional
pull. Captain Roberts did not get the
most out of his men. The men were
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