The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
Excitement That Attended
Last Evenings Tug
of-War.
Sam Pinkerton Smashed Her.
bert Atkinson in the Nose
and Mouth.
The Well.Knowa Anchorman Was
Accused of Having Sod Out
His Team.

An exceedingly large crowd of the low
ers of athletic sport witnessed the second
evening of the international tug-of-war
tournament at the Pavilion, and as the
con tests were spirited the spectators left
the Pavilion pleased with the results.
1t was almost o'clock when the Irish
team put in an appearance.
The team was a strong favorite in the
betting selling at $40. as against So on the
Danes.
Considerable money went into the pool
box, as it was rumored that the Danes
could not possibly lose.
The tug was short and spirited. The
Irish were first to declare war, and putting
their best endeavors into the struggle,
they yanked the rope so hard that the
indicator took lively plunge along the
stick for several inches, then it stopped
short never to go over to Ireland again.
The Danes, with one mighty effort,
pulled big Robert Smith, the anchormap,
off his seat and then the Jig was up with
the Irish lads. The indicator travelled
with rush over to Denmark and as it
struck the winning post the judge pressed
the trigger Of his little gun and every
body but the losers who wagered on the
Irish team cheered for Denmark.
The second event of the evening was
meeting of the Canadian and German
teams. The betting was $40 to Sc in favor
of the Canucks.
At 9:1O O'Clock the Judge again pressed
the trigger of his little gun and they were
off. The Can nad1ans cut out great pace
and sent the dial down the stretch so fast
that the Germans could do nothing. The
Canadians won the pull in exactly IL Sec
onds.
The Swedes, who were strong favorires
in the betting. came upon the platform
looking confident. Their opponents were
the Norwegians.
The Norwegians made good start and
gained three Cleats before the Swedes
| checked their progress.
The indicator remained stationary for
some little time, as the Swedes were TAX
| ing matters easy. In the meantime the
! poolseller was busy taking in the money
| that was wagered by the friends of either
side.
| At q signal from their captain the
Swedes made gallant effort to win back
| lost ground, and the struggle was exciting.
| The dial slowly moved along the stick
until 1t reached its original position, and
there it stopped short. The Swedes, after
short rest, made another attempt to
| gain an advantage, but their opponents
were equal to the task, and held them
well in hand. The next attempt
the Swedes proved their superiority
in rope pulling, as they quickly got their
opponents off their feet, so TO speak, and
the Indicator shot along the stick until it
| landed at the end, leaving the Swedes
| winners of well-contested struggle.
| Time, min. 35 sec.
The Scotch team, with Judge Campbell
at its head, marched with firm step to the
front, and the band played 'The Camp
| bells Are Coming" The men received a
warm reception.
Their opponents were the Frenchme en-,
and they marched proudly to the pla torn
as the band played 1.-THE Marsellaise."
Betting was $40 to$2 in favor of the Scotch
team. The French gained slight advan-
tage just as the pistol sounded.
To the astonishment of the spectators
the Frenchmen again gained five or six
cleats, but there was lull and Anchor.
| man Herbert Atkinson was seen to rise
from his seat under the pressure of a
strong effort on the part of the Frenc h.