Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-12
THE LAST TUG.
The American Team Win
the Championship.
The Irish Team Secure Second
Prize.
The Third Money Goes to the
Spanish.
The Police Break the Record by Win
ming a Tug-The Spanish Only
Last 80 Seconds with
the Americans.

There was another large and enthus-
astic audience at the pavilion last night.
Every available seat was occupied. The
greatest interest was displayed through
out, and the favorite teams were APP
plauded to the echo. At about s so
o'clock the Irish and Germans took up
their stations for the opening pull. The
excitement was at full heat when the
signal was given. Those who expected
walkover for the Irish were doomed to
disappointment. They tried the tobog-
gan slide trick, but the Germans
wouldn't have it. Then began one of
the most determined struggles OF the
entire tournament. The Germans held
on like grim death and made gal
liant fight. The Irish could not
be denied. They gradually pulled
the Germans towards their end
amidst scenes OF the widest enthusiasm.
1t was the general impression that the
Germans would triumph If they could
hold their opponenrs down twenty min
utes, consequently they made stfenu-
GUS resistance. AT the end OF five min
utes the Irish had made a clear gain of
4 feet. They kept right on gaining. but
it was inch by inch. The strain, how
ever, was too much for the Germans,
and the Irish won the day. The pull
lasted exactly s minutes "a % seconds.
The Irish team was cheered and the
victory was popular one. This gave
the Irish four victories. The only pull
that the Irish lost was on the opening
night with the Americans.
POLICE AND FRENCH.
The tug for the last place was watched
with whole lot of interest. Neither
team had won pull, and it was bat
tie for last place. The police secured
the stage end. Howard was back at
anchor, and Williams pulled in place of
Holleran. The French made a couple
of changes. j. Higne was the anchor
man last night. There were a lot of
small bets made on the result at even
money. The French and police were
both confident, and the teams took up
their positions with do or die" air.
arrangements with apparent good
nature, and all was quiet when the cap
tains announced that their teams were
ready for the fray.
A BATTLE FOR LAST PLACE.
AT the signal both teams began work
in dead earnest. The crowd yelled
itself hoarse as the rope remained in
the center. At intervals each team
made rally, but to no purpose. At the
end of five minutes there was not half
cleat's difference. II was a red hot
fight, both teams exerting themselves
to the utmost so as not to be white
washed, AT the end of ten minutes the
police had cleat the best of it.
AT the expiration OF fifteen minutes
there did not appear to be pull enough
in either team to get the other over. 1t
settled down to be a question OF which
team could stay the longer. The French
worked for all there was in them, but
their efforts proved futile. They
see-sawed from one side to the
other. After pulling twenty minutes
the police had a foot the best of it. The
police then began the toboggan slide on
their adversaries and soon had them on
the run, and victory perched on the
banner of the police. The tug lasted
twenty-three minutes and fifty-one Sec
onds. This result gave the French the
last place. Bob Stewart and Harry Nc
Claim tainted dead away as soon az the
rope was loosened, and had to be car
ried off the stage. The police were
jubilant at having at least won one tug,
although at the opening of the tourna.
ment they expected to be among the
winning teams.
AMERICANS AND SPANISH.
All was excitement when preparations
began for the last pull Of the tourna-
ment. If the Spanish won it
would make the Americans, Irish
and Spanish tie. If, on the other hand,
the Americans won, it would give them
first money, the Irish second money and
the Spanish third money. The small
boy was especially worked up. The Span
ish team got grand reception when
they marched on the stage. 1t demon
strated that they were the favortes with
the large audience. The American team
drew the stage end. They had the same
end on the opening night with the Irish.
The excitement was intense when the
men took up their positions, as there
were many present who had suspicion
interesting than was generally supposed
John Thayer's popgun refused to do its
duty once again and there was false
say. At the crack of the gun the Amer
lean team lost no time in giving the gall
liant and wiry Spanish team the tobog-
gan slide. lhe fight was all over in pre-
,cisely thirty-two seconds. The band
played the Star Spangled Banner, and
old HUTCH" the anchor man of the
American team, waved a small American
flag. The crowd cheered Justify.
THE STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
The Americans won first prize, with
five victories; the Irish second, with
four victories; the Spanish third, with
three victories; the Germans fourth,
with two victories; the police fifth, with
one, and the French last, with no vic
tory. The following is complete sum-
mary OF the tournament:
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