Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-14
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.
Preparations TO Make the Event a
Great Sncces.

The gentlemen Of this city who are
engaged In arranging for the interna-
lIonai tug Of war, which opens In the
Walker Pavilion on Christmas eve,
are diligently endeavoring TO make
the affair the most notable sporting
event Of Its kind, which has ever oc-
Cured In this city.
Meetings OF the captains are here
after to be held nightly. At recent
meeting held, rules were adopted for
tho governing OF the. contest, as fol-
lows:
Rule 1.-The tournament shall take
place in the Walker Pavilion, IN the city
Of Salt Lake, and shall be upon raised
stage four and half foot high. 40 feet In
length, laid with battehs one inch thick,
three inches In width, and twelve Inches
apart. Tho rope shall be at least 40 feet
IN length. tour inches In circumference,
secured In the contro, and held until the
referee gives the signal to start. When
this shall have been done the startor shall
sound the gong, and the rope shall be re-
leased.
ANY kind of footwear may DO used,
but must bo free FROM spikes or project
ing nails.
Rule 8.-The hands must be bare, but
any substance may be used 10 strcngthon
tho grip Of the competitors. No gloves or
hooks shall be allowed.
Rule 1.-The nnchorman may use any
kind Of belt he may deem necessary.
Rule Each team shall consist Of ono
captain, ten men aud three substitutes.
Rule d-Aflcr the signal To start has
been given no person but the ten con-
tcstAuis ON either Tide shall be allowed 10
touch the rope or the person 81 n con.
te,tant until the result OF the pull shall
have been decided and announced by
the referee.
Rule THE length Of the pull shall DO
seven fcot.
Rule 5. All teams In tho tournament
thall pull when called, and In tho event
of any team falling 10 respond they shall
forfeit that pull and their opponents
he given credit for thatcpull. odd mum.
bored teams shall pull against oven mum.
bered teams In numerical order until
but three teams remaHp In the tourna.
ment. These three Voams shall pull
against each other for iirst, second and
third prilos. When n team has boon
defeated four tunes II shall he dropped
from tho tournament list. II nu odd
number Of teams shall bo In tho tournn-
ment nj any one time tho referee shall
arrange tho pulls To make them ~ even
a. possible. The teams that nra drawn
for the first pull shall be- ready aud on
tho stage In position at 5 O'Clock y. M,
December &c, 1891, aud teams that are
drawn tor each succeeding pull shall DO
ready on tho stage In position within
fifteen minutes after thu previous pull
orat o'clock ON tho following evening.
Rule p.-Tho name, age, weight aud
height OF each inOmbcr ~ eacn team,
Ha slaasIN
the manager ON or before December -,
lsnl.
Rule lO.-Tho combined weight Of any
team. shall not EXCEED 9l01 pounds for ten
mon.
Rule li.-NationAlity shall be defined
as follows. The momhcrs OF teams shall
10 natives OF tho country represented 10y
the team IN which they contest. All
members OF the American team must
have been born In the United States
Rule l2.-Any member Of any team
acting In objectionable manner orappear-
Ing la improper costume or condition
shall be ruled from the tournament. Any
violation Ut these rules by any member
during the pull shall subject himself to
immediate expulsion and removal from
the platform, and his team shall bc re-
quired to continue the pull without his
assistance or that Of u substitute.
Rule ~. There shall be i've Judges So
loctcd By the captains Of competing
teams, three of whom shall be present az
each pull. There shall bo one slarta<
two time keepers aud one referee. The
decisions OF the Judges shall be final. Any
points or disputes not covered by these
rules shall be decided by the referee.
Rule II. Captains OF opposing teams
shall not obstruct tho view OF thoir OPP
poneuts during contests. Captains Of con-
testing teams shall be allowed 10 examine
the members OF opposing teams before
and during pull.
Rule 10. All pulls shall be TO a finish,
and no draws allowed.
Rulo 10. Appropriate uniforms Of any
dosgn may bo worn, but special pad
ding shall not be- permitted, except in
the case OF the anchor .mau.
Rule IL. Two captains shall act with
tho manager In Weighing tho mon.
Rule Is. a complete list OF all the
teams must be filed. with the manager
on or before December -, 1891.
When the rules were adopted Mes.rs.
jackson, Ecklund, Petersen, Jasper
mud Corroro were chosen u committee
10 telect the referee, judges and time
keepers, while Messrs BOunerud and
Jasper were app inted u committee u
nor uith Manau.r away IN ~ .itht