The record-union., 1891-12-03

end Of the platform, and both teams were
soon in their places.
At 9:30 o'clock exactly-both Captains
having declared their teams ready-the
referees pistol sigDaled the battle to be-
gin. AS in the case of all the previous
tugs, there was a desperate struggle for
first honors. The Foundrymen got an adj
vantage of one cleat, and, despite the
struggles of the doughty Scandinayians,
they held it. Captain Douglas, of the
Foundrymen, did not believe in losing
time. and soon signaled his men to take
up some more rope. They responded
with viii, and before they stopped pull
ing they had two and half feet to their
credit.
Captain Gustafson signaled the Scandi-
navianS to show themselves, and they
made gallant effort. But the Foundry
men fought desperately, and prevented
their opponents from taking back even
Que inch.
AT intervals of every minute or SO
Douglas signaled his men, and invariably
each pull advanced the Foundrymen
another cleat. At the end of ten min
utes' pulling the marker was Just half
over the distance necessary to win. Then
the Scandinavians broke and amid pan
demonium Of cheering and stamping Of
feet the Foundrymen began to haul their
opponents toward the finishing line
| They did not stop once, and as the
marker neared the goal the din increased
The marker passed over the line, but
only the flash OF DIR. Nichols pistol told
the story-the report could not be heard
because Of the racket. 1t had taken the
foundrynen just thirteen minutes and
tifty-eight seconds to win.
Then followed another scene similar to
! that after the Americans had won their
great victory. The place looked like an
insane asylum for awhile. After the
noise quieted down the referee formally
| awarded the contest TO the Foundrymen
and the teams retired.
VICTORIOUS BREWERS.
After another intermission the Brewers
and Brassfnishers' teams marched out
and took their places on the clcats. There
was no scheming for the lucky" side
this time, on account of the Scandinavia
ans defeat on that side. The Brassfinish-
crs were assigned to that side, however,
and got themselves in readiness.
At 1919 the signal to start was given
and the men engaged in a terrible strug-
gle for the first advantage. The teams
were too evenly matched, however, and
when the first effort subsided il was seen
that the Brewers had gained just half an
inch.
The Brassfnishers hauled the marker
back to the center mark a few seconds
later, but only managed to hold it there
IOT Two minutes, InG Germans tEeQ maui
ing 1t over their way again.
At the end of ten minutes the Brewers
had increased their lead to one cIeat-
equal to six inches. Three minutes later
they added another cleat, but the Brass
finishers took it back again, by dint of
desperate pulling.
The contest now began to look as
though II was going to last a long time.
The Captains seemed content to let their
men rest on their oars, as il were, and
wait for the other side to get tired. The
general belief was the longer the strup-
gle lasted the better it was for the Brass
hnlshers, as they were all hard, ruddy
fellows with no supertiuous flesh, while
the Germans looked soft. But the latter
were evidently belying their looks. for
they clung to the rope tenaciously and at
every signal from their Captain admins
tered healthy pull to the rope. Some
times they would not gain but got in
enough good ones TO advance slowly but
surely toward the goal.
After twenty-five minutes of pulling
the Germans had three cleats, or one foot
and half, to their credit. At the end OF
the half hour they had increased this to
four cleats, or just two feet.
When forty minutes had passed the
Brewers had not gained any more, and
the BraSsfniShers began desperate but
vain struggle to recover their lost ground
before the expiration OF the htty minutes
| to which each contest is limited. The
Brewers contented themselves with sim
ply holding the rope, making but few
more efforts to get any more advantage.
They succeeded admirably, as the oppos-
ing team was unable to take back even an
inch of of the lost rope.
The position of the marker was un-
changed at the end of the fifty minutes
and the referee awarded the contest to
RraTynVS e
HOW THEY STOOD.
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