The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
SPORTS OF THE AFrERNooN
Tournament of Firemem aud a Real Uild
Vest Shotc.

Tournament of EireIIeI aud a Real Wild
Vest Shoe.
MONTEREY, CAL, July 6.-To-day's IS
celebration of the jubilee was opened by
the sailors of the flagship Philadelphia.
They marched from the old wharf to Ly-
ceum Park, where a large crowd awaited
their coming, though the sailors were on
time with customary precision. The sailors
and their officers were in white service
suits and made pretty showing, They
were accom- panied by the flagship's marine
band of seventeen pieces.
After reaching the parade ground the
band played and the sailors gave an exhi-
bition of battalion drill, riot-drill and
physical exercises.
In the afternoan half the town and its
visitors packed Alvarado street to witness
the parade and tournament of the fire.
men. This was an attractive and novel
t part of the programme. Watsonville was
represented by its fire laddies in blue
shirts and caps, with red and white trap
pings and gay badges. Gilroy's men had
open-front blue shirts, the bosoms of
which were light red, and they were also
equipped with ornamental leather belts.
The San Juan team appeared in neat uni
forms and the Monterey men were In blue
full dress suits, with gold buttons and
pretty peaked caps, on which golden
ITun petS were EN- DlaZOneO-
The tournament was held under the di-
rection of w. L. Parker, chief of the
Monterey fire department, who devoted
himself assiduously TO the task he had
undertaken. From the point of view OF
fireman, as well as from that of specta-
tor, this feature was q decided success.
Two courses of 500 feet each were marked
off on Alvarado street The hook and
ladder course was nearer the old custom
house than the hosecart run. AT one end
rope was drawn tightly from the tops of
opposite telegraph poles. The street was
cleared by ushers and then the rival teams
ran with their ladder-carts in an exciting
dash that ended by some members of the
company snatching a ladder from tie
truck as IL passed beneath.
=. Hardly had the ladder touched the
ground and rested against the rope before
a nimble fireman ran to the top like an
acrobat, amid the shouts of the populace
The hose companies started from oppo-
site the celebration committees headquar-
ters. They had to run 500 yards unroll
their hose, attach to hydrant and get a
stream of water. In the former contest
time was counted from the start TO the
moment the ladder was reached the lat
Ter ended when water first flashed through
the hose nozzle.
San Juan and Watsonyille were entered
In the hook and ladder contest. San Juan
won; time, As seconds against Watson
ville's 90 seconds.
The San Juan team includes: Frank
Black, George More, w. Stone, a. Moore,
Robert Flint, John Roach, 7. Gull
len, Joe Castro, A. Castro, E. Churchill,
G. Stanford, A. Pierce, George Joseph,
Edward Pierce, Joe MARITIME, Joe Meranda,
Ben Flint (trainer).
Watsonville had the following team, but
its defeat was due no doubt TO the ab-
sence of Maguns Oxen, who had injured
himself al former contest: Oscar Boub
(trainer), Wesley Carr, Thomas Baucaum.
Frank Lewis, Chris Nichols, Charles
Wangaman, Thomas Warren, T. Maitland,
a. Devine, Bert Lewis. n. Johnson, L.
Sindberg, II. v Traiton, James Owen.
Henry Richie, Manuel Romero.
The hose team contest was won by Mon
teTey in 80 seconds against Gilroy's "a 2-5
ana San Juan's 5S As seconds Kim mba Il
OF the GilroY team was too i'll to enter.
and Vaughan was not in proper condition.
to which is attributed the loss of the cham.
pionship. The personnel of the first and
second teams was as follows:
Monterey-W. E. Parker. Chief Fire De-
partment; Pidge, trainer; Martin, Berry,
Roach, Prescott, Harsted, Brenda, John
son, Finley, Miller, Cummings, Vagts,
Torres.
Gilroy-James McElroy, chief; Gross,
Babb, Moore, Johnson, Lii, Troutvetter,
Vaughan, Fitzgerald, Schilue, Fairer, Eus.
tice, Phelps.
Or. ], ". THAR of Gilroy, S. S. Ball OF