The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-02

ct-war Referee Charles Watson ard Timer
J. p Taylor we-e OF hand. Duncan @.
Trvsrarity acted as starter. wa&le Charlie
Tear ard DR. Young of1elzte5 as judges
u VAS originally Intended 70 have two
tuge-cf-war one between sailors. long
saorenaen. etc. and the second between
rsxsaoys- Owing 10 the fact that ths
prize for the fr-s event was IS. ard .he
members az the sailors team were scat
tered Il would have cost more 20 get the
team together than the prize was worth
TIE orsy team that lid appear was the
team known as the Danish. and Mr.. Team
could tot get another team 10 go against
them.
The Tug-of-war.
George Harrison, however appeared
with sis followers, known as the P.-I.
tuE-cf-war team. and Arthur Higgfn-
hotharn was on hand with the Times
team. Triloy Collins acted as a ehape-on
70 the entire aggregation, while the Vel
low hid gave general encouragement 10
all and rushed about as Il the success Of
the occasion depended upon his Efforts.
II WAS decided TO divide the contest into
three heats, each 10 consist OF q fve-rlln-
ute tug. the winner OF the most heats 20
be declared the victor. The prize was si5.
Regulation boards. with cieats attached.
had been provided. The rope was stretch
&c along the board q big, white knot be-
inx placed over the centerpiece. The
P.-T. team got the north side. which made
= pCll slightly Up hill. When the men
took their places they were as follows:
P-T.--Anchor. Eddie May: No. 2. John
Burke and Percy Higgtnbotham: No. 3,
Willie Hoege and W. Porasroy: No. 4. e
GauInnitz and E. Maroney. center. Charles
Gallagher.
TImes-Anchor. Herbert Bertrand: No.
. Edgar CrandaIl and f. Nichols. No. 3.
Sxs-a ~ A
lie Pomeroy and Paul Gaunnitz; center.
Charles Eoege.
TIE white knot was brought directly on
center and then Referee Charles Watson
brought big wooden lever down on 4
% keep II in place. The boys pulled the
rope taut, and then everything was ready
for the struggle.
Look sharp" said Starter Inverarity.
.and when you hear the pistol tug"
There was a momentary silence, ana the
boys frightened their grips on the rope.
'Ali ready yelled Inverarity. and then
bang went the pistol. In a moment there
was heard grunting sound, and the
crowd knew that the battle was on. Hig
ginbo'ham, carrying a handkerchief be-
hind him. stood near the center. watching
the white knot, while Harrison walked
slowly up and down the line. uttering
words OF encouragement 10 his warriors.
Il was a bulldog pull. and for thirty sec
onds from the drop the knot did not move
an eighth OF an inch.
Give IL 10 them strong" yelled Harri-
son. and then Anchor May took reef in
his rnainsaii and there was a long drawn-
out groan and creaking as the combined
effort OF the P.-I. men commenced TO take
effect.
Hold EN-. hold EN-" howled H;gein-
botham. and his men dug their toes into
the clsats and bucked and showed back
L a.I
then 1t moved a trife toward the P.-T.
boys. Once more urged Harrison. and
again they heaved. Slowly the knot wig
gled and worked its way north.
One minute" said Timekeeper Taylor.
The Pts had ii by an inch. Higgin-
botham was game. and called on his men
to rally. They came to the scratch with
logged determination. and the supporters
OF the Pts felt their hearts go down
into their boots when the knot commenced
10 travel back. Il was soon on center. and
despite the encouraging words uttered b.
Harrison to his men it kept on going until
the Times had II by an inch.
Two minutes said the timekeeper.
THE Times has ii by an inch" said the
referee.
Drill. We tarriers. drill" remarked some
one In the crowd, and the P-I. men 'ook
il so seriously TO heart that they regained
the lost ground, and at the end OF four
minutes the Knot was back on center. One
minute remained and both teams COM
uenced 10 struggle desperately. On the
heave the PTS got a good start, and be-
fore the Times could catch the knot
was one inch in the Pts favor Higgin-
botham waved his handkerchief. spoke
mysterious words. and urged his warriors
bold 10 nobler efforts. but Harrison pulled
his SLOUGH hat down over his red hair and
Instructed his warriors to hold on like
yelled TO both sides. and they tugged and
tugged, but the P.-I. had m inch the best
OF IL and scrapped It out on that line.
Bang went the pistol. THE PTS win
by an inch" said Referee Watson. Then
Trilhy Collins looked sad, and the worn
out gladiators rolled of the board upon
the green sward and rested until ordered
to renew the fray.
At the pistol the Times men made a
fine drop. and in less than a minute had
the knot well over their side of the CEN
ter. Harrison talked like a father to the