Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-28

aad Inc iAlLer with The daNalians' Ma15
the witnessing crowd almost equally
frantic. The first struggle between the
American and English teams took place
on Saturday evening IL lasted
nearly two and balfhour' nei.her side
gaining scarcely an inch the first hour
a ter which the Americans gained little
by little from their opponent and 8.
the end Of Two aud half hours had Won
three feet OF the rope, when the hour Of
twelve struck Religious sentiment aad
respect for law were suiliciently strong
Ia the mixed ss:emblage looking on ard
wrought Up to the hIghes: pitch that
by common consent the Sabbath was 10.
enerosched upon and postponeuent was
made until the following Monday eve
ning The second contes. betwee II the
Americans and Engiishnen was as excit-
ing az the frst. The Honolulu Adyer
tiser reporter describes it ia the f"lloS
Ing vigorous terms.
Another big crowd attended the
gymnasium ye sterday evening TO wit
ness the tug ofwsr. The fret bout was
the postponed one between the american
aud the English teams. Both sides had
pdst nun Der friends and the noise at
{ mes was 9eefening The first hour
was not particularly interesting both
.iaes pulliDg shout even 4 few min
utes after The first hour the Engli.h boys
commenced to pull the center of the rope
on their side inch by inch until they
gained three feet; the friends OF the
aritons yelled themselves hoarse
and kept squirting them on. The Amer
lean team did not lose heart at this big
gain Of their opponents and struggled
orayeiY 10 move the rope on their eide
rhe Engllshmen, encouraged by their
big advantage, had almost superhumsn
strength, and every few moments would
give steady pull and land the center OF
he rope about three inches nearer the
winning mark They kept on hauliog
away steadily for just two solid hours,
aad iintlly y4Dquished their plucky
opponents. During the last half hour
of the pull the excitement was intense,
people yelled. swung their hats, Bile"
Ii Ia horns and made more noise than this
quiet city is a :customed to-
By the adjournment Of the contest
from Saturday to Monday the Americans
lost the battle. The Eng!ishmen were
considerably heavier men than the Amer
leans aud the latter had gained their All
vantage the first evening by the superior
tactics Of their leader whose every zig
nal of look or gesture they obeyed. Tie
Il r.rlt J, 1nurnaI tho Tactics n their
opponents and thus regainet the advan-
tlge to which their superior weight and
muscle entitled them. The following
evening the struggle came OIL between
The English and Hawaiians, There were
yety strong hopes smong the cosmopol
.an lockers on that the Britons might
be beaten yet the more general fear was
that john Bull would win. Again we
quote the Advertiser reporter:
The Tug Of war contest has simply
created furore ia this city. Yesterday
evening there was no diminution ia at
-eud4nce and the same anxious crowd
was there TO shout for their favorites
The first bout was between the Hawa
ian and English teams. The excellent
display. Of Creugth on the part Of the
English boys on Monday night assured
every body that they would co up the
HawalisHs in short order The native
boys had their hands and muscles with
en- on this occasion. Their first haul
gained them one foot. After taking
breath they pulled again, and landed
1e center of the TopH On their side with
in half a minutes time. To say that
the Fog shmen were surprised would
not ex press il they went home in II
trance, and no doubt they are still in
The same c0Ddition.'
AZ the BIltous had beaten the Amer
leans by their muuh superior av0irdu
poi. the uawaiians improved the hint
and the opportunity by carefully pick
ing heavier men than the britons The
I4waians also beat the Germans after
contes; Of thirty i've minutes All! The
Americans triumphed oyer the Scotch
men in struggle Of forty minutes For
i've successive nights this Jug of wax"
went on, all the dolan u2tipGslitics
equally intcre ted, whether Asatics
Europeans, Americans, or Polyngsiaus
The blue eye of the Scandinavian Of the
Briton and the Tou-on, equally with the
almond eye of the Chinamau. the DAN
eye of the Frcnchmau AID OF the Portu
curse. well "a Of the coal black ball
of The Hawaiian seemed equally to glow
with the excitement. While the hip hur