The morning call., 1891-11-02
WRANGLlNG TUGGERS
N0rway's Captain Accused of bar.
gaining.
a Lively War of Words - Germany Pulls
Against America To-N,ght and Norway
Tugs the Rope With Denmark

Chickering'S and heart burnings, and de-
nunciations-eachw with its own distinguish
Ing accent characterized the opening Of yes
terday's meeting Of the teams that are con-
testing in the International tug-of-war.
There is war with all its horrors in the
camp of the Norwegians, who were defeated
on Saturday night by Fuhrman's elephants.
Shields, their big anchor. who had been re
placed on account of the damage his manly
form sustaintd in Thursday nights tug,
accused the captain of betraying the team
by giving his place as anchor to an incom-
petent. johnson stoutly defended himself,
but the anchor forbore not to rail at him.
AM not afraid to meet any man," said
johnson. IF l have done wrong / am
willing to lie down here and let some one
cut my head off,"
johnson looked around for some one who
was anxious to decapitate him. and. seeing
no one, walked toward Shields.
Il don't want you TO come within three
feet OF me" exclaimed the irate anchor. 81
wonder you are not ashamed to come here
at all"
ON THE SIDE.
Thurman of the German team was APP
pealed to by johnson to say whether he had
sold out or not Thurman said he knew
nothing about sale. Then Shields took
tie reporters to one side and told them that
johnson had told a member of the German
team yesterday morning that the tug had
been sold.
Manager Sanderson reminded the tuggers
that they had been called together to de-
eide what teams should contest tonight
END how the tournament should be made
Judge Dali took the chair.
Alter looking over the results of the tugs,
he announced: Germany will pull against
Ireland tonight and Norway will pull
against Denmark. Then we will decide
who will pull against the American team"
we will not do it." protested Thurman
of the German team. "The Americans will
have had five days rest, and it would be IN
just to compel WORKOUT team to pull
against them. There seems to be a senti-
ment in favor of giving the American team
every chance, and believe that they should
have all they are entitled to, but no more
The Americans have lost three pulls, and if
they lose another are ruled out of the tour
nament
IN THE SAME BOAT.
There are other teams that have also
lost three PULLS and are Oh the same plane
as America. Why, then. should not the
Americans, who did not pull on Saturday
night and who have had five days rest, take
the first pull, instead Of competing with an
exhausted team?"
Iou gentlemen made the rules and must
obey them," replied Captain Dali. ut was
purely matter Of luck that the Americans
were given the bye on Saturday night"
Protest after protest followed and Dali
reversed his decision and decided that
America should pull against Germany at the
opening Of the contest tonight, and that
they should be followed by Norway and
denmark. AT the conclusion of the contest
between Norway and Denmark lots will be
drawn for the remaining pulls.
One OF the rules Of the tournament pro-
yides that the teams shall pull, as chosen
by lot, until six of the ten have lost four
pulls. -Four of the ten teams have lost four
pulls, and are not in it any longer, SO to
speak. One of the remaining six, Scotland.
has won every pull and cannot be called to
prove its muscle again until the other five
have shown which of them is the best.
Two teams will fall out of the contest as
the result Of the first two pulls tonight.
The remaining four will then contest for
the prizes.
THE DANES OBJECT.
All the teams, with the exception of the
Danish, admit that the Scotch are now enti-
tied to the first prize but the Danes will hold
them to the rule. The Scotch on the other
hand claim that the rules have been broken
as the contest was to terminate on Satur-
day night.
There is brilliant prospect OF trouble
between the management and the teams
when the tournament is over. On Monday
night Treasurer Mcneil stated that owing
to the success of the exhibition $500 would
be added to the prize money, but when Man
ager Sanderson was asked yesterday whether
$500 would be added to each prize or to the
sum total of the prizes he said that when
the offer was made il was hooted by the
teams. His reply gave the tuggers the i'm
preston that the promised advance on the