The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-08-03
Slogan of the Foundry
Team is Heard.
Hammer WIeIders Win Great Tug
of-Wa-- Portuguese Meet De-
feat in q II Minutes,

In the Drill Shed Saturday night
there was gathered 3 crowd that con-
ple,e,y filed The place. the object Of il
tsreSr beng The y1g-ot-wz- between
The foundry boys and The Portuguese
team. which. through its manager,
Cant ! n. Csnara. issued challenge
70 The former quite little time age
The ruE-os-wa- WIS advertised 70
begin a. ; O'Clock. but II was nearly
half a- hour later before he starting
shot was fired
About 10 minutes before The start
he Portuguese team led hy is big
anchor man. and with The members
wearing 8 look ot umos- confidence
EMERGED from behind The screens OF
rhe STAGE and walked 70 The lower end
OF The rug-ot-wa- platform. taking
their ulscss tOSe-hs-. The native boys
came ont II & rather srlggiy manner.
and. falling into their places, graSpec
The big rope with 3 grip. the like q
which can only be attained in the
Ssaflv Toll with the hammer The very
slight frS- man b-aceG himself against
: great suapqing black Portuguese,
while Joe Morse. the anchor uzn- had
8 Eoo5 - pounds extra 70 pull against
II The nan who wore The belJ OF -hs
Other side n fact. The whole Foun-
DRY team averaged about IS pounds
less II weight than The Portuguese
Are YOU raz6v1" came the warn
fnE. and The men b-acs5 themselves
for he start. each anxious 70 gain 81
the outset The starting shot was
fred and the rope was freed. and with
E ~Welz x h2o.~ The slogan o. The
hz-De--vieI6e-s- they pulled The rope
fully SIX inches their way. : mighty
cheer arose, showing where The syn
PATTY Of the majority o. those present
lay. The Portuguese made great al
tempt 70 gain back what they had lost
and tried 8 succession OF jerks. bI- the
native boys were simply lying on the
rope. and there vas not 8 bulge Then
The natives lost E couple OF inches. bu-
i was Tot for long. n E few seconds
they had II hack again Cauara coach
q and famed II vain. and rhen E
panied expression began 70 show On
his face
For shout I've minutes he rope -
NAMED stationary, each team watch
ing The other for Il advantage L was
soon noticed that the third nan OF The
Portuguese side was beginning 70 show
signs OF weakening. and the Porru-
Erssz anchor had his head til-e5 hack
wards hit
Causra gave E signal. and the Portu-
gusSe bracei for The greatest effort
they had YET made. but Il was O 10
usa- The Foundry boys were firm The
perSpirstion stood ont IN beads On the
faces OF The contestants. and soo1 Il
vas noticed that The rope was going
slowly. but surely toward The Hawai-
izns
Al the while The coach OF the side
q the Foundry side walked hack and
forth past his boys. giving words o.
encouragement and wiping the pe1spir-
alton from their faces His bearing
vas quiet but h never allowed the
Portuguese 70 gain g single advantage
by lack OF wzrchfulness on his part
Al about $40 the Ezvaiians had
Two inches more. and z couple OF min
utes later The rope vas over three
teSt their way 4 minute o. so later and
he marker. with George Harris work
ing the ropes indicated AZ feet Then
there vas = final effort BY the natives.
and the rops shot 70 within Al inch Of
the winning point (6vs fest), and -tzn
vent hack rhrss OF four inches AT
Other attempt, and the finishing shot
vas heard The Foundry boys hsd
Eo-
Wslz ka hao7 was heard OF al
sides, and there vas rush 70 -hs
platform 70 shske the hands Of the
winners The Portuguese retired rs
quietly as possible.
Tie pull began a. S;25ls and finished
81 S-s7. the tine, then. beiug 2Ilz min
ucss. much less than anyone supposed
i would b done in Thousands % dol
lars were lost and Won. e numO=r q
Portuguese stalking all they had szred
up for year
The officers Of the evening were az
fellows.
Judges-Ton Wright and c. B. WI
so-
Rstere-C- :. Mccarthy.
Tiuskeepsr-J. L Torbert-
Narker-George Harris