The morning call., 1894-08-18
CANADA WINS 1T.
Has First Place in the
Tug-of- War.
The Lightweight Tournament Is
Ended and Tonight the I'm
limited Teams Close.

In the undying words of the immortal John
L. upon a certain memorable occasion:
We'll, felIers, I'm glad de championship
stayed In America, see 2"
That's the way the crowd felt at the tug-of-
war tournament last night. The contest for
supremacy In the lightweight class had mar.
rOwed down to America and Canada, and if
Uncle Sans boys couldn't win, why everybody
was glad Canada did.
There were fully 5000 people present who
cheered Justify when Billy Jordan, the master
of ceremonies, an nounced that Referee Sullivan
had decided the protested contest of the even
ing before between the American and Canadian
heavyweight teams in favor of the latter. No
underhand practices had been found.
IL was 1851 O'clock when The Scotch and
Italian teams were given the word and began
TO pull for victory. The Scotch team was on
the short end OF the betting, SO being offered
on the Italians against SO on them. The
Scotch started In with steady pull, which
made their opponents rise from the eleats. but
failed 10 advance the movement of the rope in
their direction to any extent. For the next ten
minutes. there W re alternate exhibitions o
main strength, with changes in favor Of neither
side. Then Italy brared UP and, amid much
cheering. In two steady pulls won in 2 minutes
aud 80 seconds.
When the Irish got on the platform the bet
ting was SO 10 50 in their favor against the
Germans They got the signal to pull at u
minutes to 10 o'clock. The Rhneanders
started the ball a-roling with vigorous pulls.
which the Irish seemed to withstand easily for
time. Then they gave. and in two steady
tugs the Irish lost four cledts. The Germans
jumped little IN the pools, 50 being offered on
them 10 $40 of Irish money for while. Then
II began TO dawn on everybody that tne Irish
hadn't been pulling at all. 1t became apparent.
that they eeuld win as they chose and tile
crowd waited till they began. After steady
strain on both sides till some fourteen minutes
had passed rne Irish got down TO work and
pulled their opponents into camp. Time, IA
minutes and 30 seconds. -.
match pull between Henry Mugge of the
German team and A. NJ. Planck OF the Swedish
team, fer $3.50 a side was next announced.
Inc short rOp- was put on and the two con-
testants brought out. Mugge weighed 16O
pounds and Pianek 15S. They got The signal "a
few moments aftefand went at IL. Plsnck. soon
proved his superiority at the game, and as he
gathered in The rope he bumped his. opponent
over the cleats in the most cOmical way imaGia-
able, much 10 the delight OF the audience. After.
be had had enough Of this he pulled Magge.
iuto camp IN minutes aud 40 seconds Cap
tain Alexander Todd; of:the American team
challenged the winner TO a similar contest To-.
night for either S25 or $50.
The English and Sayonian teams were: the
next to pun, the latter being 10 pounds ever
weight. Pools were offered at $40 to Sc I'm
favor Of SaV0na. buI there were very few
buyers 1t was soon seen after the pistol shot
that the two teams were pretty evenly matched,
the Slavonians, however, doing most Of: the
pulling. Ii took IA minutes to end. lie. agony,
the once subjects of the Gar being: defeated
amid deafeninR enthusiasm. - :, :.
The Owls and Nightingales teams both
husky young fellows with stubby boards. took
a tug at each ether by request. The agonywas
over ID no time, the NlghtEngales pulling 1.-The
tail feathers out Of the Owls IN just O seconds
= Then the event Of the evenipg-il fact, ofthe
entire tournament: The Anne rtcan and Cana
dian teams, the only :unbeaien eueS In. the
lightweight class, were: to meet for the first
time in struggle Tor the Supremacy. The
crowd, naturally, was largely American In its
leanings. but it was evident frGm the ,enthis-
iasm at their appearance thats the Canadians
had many well-wshers: in The big tent. They
we're certainly favorlteS in.iEe pools $50 being
offered on them TO 50 oh'tbe Americans. = .: :
The latter team was the first TO: appear trip
ping lightly TO the strains OF yankee iloodre,"
the Canadians following quickly: after to. their
favorite. "B0om:de-aye," taking the Market
street end. AT The pistol shot the Americans
started faking. their opponents, but tffey
couldn't bulge them. Then Canada started In,
and over the cleats Went The Americans IN ihst
one minute. =: =:
T To- hight, the last of the tournament. The
heavy weights contest. The Italian 1InIii ed
team mas challeuga out against the German
limited team which will probably be accented
There's some talk of having another. JOurha-
ment next week In which women alone Will take
part. The matter has not been definitely
settled.> ~. ',''a: Z.
Last nights contests resuited: