St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-05

overthrow the chicken-hearted athletes.
There was but one victory in the three
contests, and that was one by the giant
SWedeS over their more diminutIye OPP
pOnentS hailing from the asylum for
American bank presidentS-Canada
The other two events were draws after
fOrty-minute fight each. Enthusiasm
ran rampant from the sound of the piS-
tOl shot that sent the first antagonists to
their knitting until the finish of the
third and last battle for the evening
signaling draw between the lrishmen
and the Danes.
The first tug was between the Amer
lean team and the Germans. The band
struck up yankee Doodle" at $40, and
the American lads marched from their
dressing room with cheers of confidence,
and they were greeted by a perfect ova-
ton as their captain waived the star
spangled banner in making the circuit
of the hall and out upon the far end of
the raised platform. Capt KleinhalZ is
an adept in tugs OF war, and he has the
happy knacz of inspiring enthusiasm in
moments when it is most needed
The Germans were veritable giants.
and the Americans looked almost alb
surdly small in comparison. They came
out to the grand national hymn. der
Wacht am Rhein," and assumed their
places on the end of the platform to-
wards the stage. They smiled disdain-
fully upon the smaller statureS of their
rivals, but II cir smile was met with de-
fiant shouts. The pistol shot set the
teams upon a dead pull. 1t was bit
and avOirdupois, for the AmerI-
can team was composed of
trained athletes. The ribbon surged
an inch towards the powerful Teutons.
and the American lads with a hearty
cheer tugged away until the cOign of
vantage showed to their credit The
widest cheer rent the air as the silk
heaved slowly but surely with each
desperate struggle in their direction.
Betting had been in favor of the leu
tons. but it now took a sudden shift.
Four inches were gained and finally
foot. Then the bunting yascillated
three inches back and forth. The
''anchOr" for the American team was an
expert and no advantage was lost sight of
He talked beautifully, and all stock was
gathered in with Skiilful hand, until the
strength of the young athletes was spent
against the towering strength and adj
vantage of unequal weight. Fourteen
inches was the very best that they could
show at any time during the prescribed
limit of forty minutes. When the pistol
pub al olOlJ " Tue DdlJies d lODL WIS all
the advantage possessed over the sturdy
TeutOnS, and the event had to be
declared draw under the rules.
The victorious Canadian team of the
previous right was then heralded with
tumultuous yell. They marched to
the air, God Save the Queen" though
several of the brawny observed
that they should have much preferred
The Star Spangled Banner" The
colossal Swedes, who had pulled draw
with the Danes the previous evening,
were their antagonists. Capt. johnson
was in high spirits, ami he Of
fered odds that he would defeat
the Canucks. His seven-foOt "anchor"
had been put through an effective course
Of sprouts during the day, and had
learned the cunning of the work. lie
knew how TO take up slack with effect,
and how TO heaye to the best advantage.
Capt. Johnson appreciated this, and he
smiled gleefully when he yelled "Ah,
heayew and noted how well his rope
men responded and how cleverly Olson
caught up the slack. The Canadians
managed by dlnt of sheer desperation
to surge the colorS across the
scratch for an inch, but they quickly
lost ground. Then, with a veil, the
Swedes tugged and their muscles stood