The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-04

| Horting also made fne scoop Of . low
| line drive to center. In the infeld Gamble
| and Matthias did neat work for the Ma
| rooms. while Warner accepted ten out o:
eieTcn chances at second for Beliingham
Bay. The battery work of King and
B!anford was strong. the impression be-
ing that King was more effective at criti-
cal points than his rival, Simmons. Wilson
| caught we'll for Be!lingham Bay. The
same clubs viii play this afternoon.
One OF the most exciting sporting events
OF the day was the tug Of war on Pioneer
place between the Coast Seamen's union
and longshonemen. Thousands of people
witnessed. or tried to witness. the struggle.
and when the sea dogs won. after one hour
and thirty EIGHT minutes of the hardest
labor possible. . wild shout went up from
the jostling uneasy crowd. The mass Of
people drawn TO Pioneer place consisted of
men. women and children. They filled
the open space between the roped arena
ana sidewalks, so that to pass through
or approach the center Of attraction was
nigh impossible. The high telegraph
poles in front Of the Pioneer block
were covered with men Who had been so
fortunate a. 10 get climbing irons. The
windows Of the surrounding buildings
were alive with human beings. tho top of
the Olympic block furnished site for an
other crowd. still others took possession Of
the brilliantly illuminated Mineral palace.
1t was a true holiday turn out. Every one
wanted to get near the ropes and crowded
his neighbor. This wave-like motion gave
the officers great trouble to keep the space
on either side Of the tugging men clear.
Early in the contest the wood stanchions
through which the limit ropes had been
run were broken down, and those who
held the rope in their. hands were pressed
until they were only too glad for the con-
test to end. At low estimate 900 people
witnesses what 5000 more were striving to
get 3 glimpse OF.
The time set for the commencement Of
the war was 80 O'Clock, but owing to o
delay in the arrival of the participants it
was thirtv minutes later before the fun
commenced. Referee w. B. Goodwin
was on hand early. with Judges Il. NJ.
Hurd and w. W. Hcfflefnger. the great
Yale football player. several minutes be-
hind. When the man who has made
Harvard's rush line weaken so many
times tried to get through the crowd
quietly they closed like a wall around
him. Then some one told him to 60
through. He did. and in q manner that
was amusing to witness. Boys and men
went right and left, one of the wooden
stanchions was torn up but in tho end
HefHennger was on the inside shaking
hands with referee Goodwin.
The longshoremen, under command of
Capt. George Moore, were the first TO
enter, followed by the Coast Seamen. with
their redouhtable captain, Paddy Glynn.
The latter body of men were giants with
one or two exceptions and made splendid
appearance in their white blouses with
blue trimmings, The longshoremen were
sturdy fellows. but did not have the APP
pearance of possessing the muscle of their
opponents. No time was lost In getting to
work The ten men Of each side took their
positions dat on the ground with their feet
against cross bars that had been nailed to
the street planks. At the center Of the
rope was bow knot six feet six
inches from the cleat of the first
man on either team. This knot
was brought to the center of a block Of
wood through which crease had been cut
and was held in place by Referee Good
win Us he told the men to tighten on the
rope preparatory to getting the signal.
Glynn and Moore stood by their respect
i've teams ready TO coach them to victory
or cheer them, as defeat became apparent.
"Are you ready" said Goodwin. The
rore became taut and at the word ''pull"
| that followed the combined strength of
twenty good men made its very fibers
| stretch. In two minutes the seamen
had gained one and a half inches. only to
lose i, on rally by the longshoremen
Then Giynn ran along the line cheering
his men with the words: Now, my
hearties, pull hard and strong" 1t was
an interesting sight to see him, all en-
| husiasn,. urging his men 70 greater ef-
iorts. They responded nobly and re-
gained what they had lost, with o half
inch to spare.
At the END of six inmates the seamen
| he'd gathered in five inches, but on sud-
den stretch the Iongshoremen took back
tao, only to lose on the final strain. Every
minute brought forth repewed efforts on
the part of the contestants, bat the scamcn
gained . fraction Of an inch repeatedly
unit! they had eighteen inches at the close
| of the rst half hour. Then Moore's men
did some great heaving. They worked
like demons in a furnace. drew the knot
| slowly back to the tii,een-iDch point and
| held IL for six minutes, when Gym came
| IN with an unexpected whocp AMI regai ned
| the three inches, giving his men eighteen
| points the best Of the game. Ii vas a
| great struggle. The men lay on the rope
| without saying a word. responding to the
commands of their captain with bnii dog
| pcrtinaci,y that Was remarkable. Three
| quarters Of an hour passed and the knot
| was still as the ghieen-inch point. but in
| five minutes more the seamen had lest
| two points. gained three an q then los: one
/ The last ten minutes OF the first hour
were bad for the longshoremen. who gave
| in little by little until their opponents hsd
twensy-ssven points the best o! it. One
hour and ten minutes passed and tho knot
was at thir.y-seyen.
How long have We go: to pull" said
/ :he foreman of the seamen.
"Untii that knot reaches your foot, or
six feet six inches" said Goodwin.
Il would no. have gone into this il
had known what q terrible struggle was
before u.s." said the man.
.ueave quick" yelled Paddy Glynn,
and the man buekied down 10 work like
AZ OK. After the hour mark had been
passed. the longshoremcn worked like
tigers to hold their own, but it was no
use. Inch by inch the seamen gained.
Once IN a while there would be q slight
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