The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

gauges of cold water limited to one
hundred pounds steam pressure.
First test-Steam gauge showing ten
pounds Of steam. Four points.
second test-Getting water through
Two hundred feet hose and nozzle. Three
points
Third test-Hitting target one hun
dred feet from nozzle. Two points.
FOURTH, final test-Throwing horizon
[al Stream longest distance, on paper,
One point.
Fifteen minutes will be allowed each
engine from time of starting, and each
engine will play through two hundred
Ieet OF single line hose with Eastman
one and one-eighth inch nozzle. Engines
are to obtain their firing material from
the committee in charge of the steamer
Contest.
The hand engine contest, the
moneyed one, will be governed by the
New England Veteran Firemens league
rules
The conditions of the hose company
contests are that the apparatus be
placed 100 feet from the hydrant run
with apparatus carrying 300 feet of
hose, connect with hydrant, which will
be on the left hand side of the course,
lay two hundred feet of hose, break
couplings. connect pipe by at least
three threads aud get water at the noz-
zle. The service apparatus to be used
without horses.
The conditions Of the book and ladder
contest are as follows:
The forward wheels of truck to rest
on line. two hundred yards from Par
ent's block, on Main street, to start at
sound of revolver.
First-Raise ladder and place man in
window of the second story; distance,
fifteen feet
second-Raise ladder and place man
in window of third story; distance,
twenty-five feet.
Third-Raise ladder and place man on
roof of building; distance thirty-five
feet. The time to be taken when the
man places both feet on roof of build
ing; men to climb after the ladder is
perpendicular.
The above contest represents hook
and ladder companies going to and
working at a fire. All trucks must be
service trucks and fully equipped.
Twelve to fifteen men constitute each
company.
The judges and timers will be chiefs
from the visiting departments. They
will wear white badges, The timers
win wear badges of blue, while those
of the starters will be red.
The chief marshal will be Louis E
Pattison, chief OF the Webster fire de-
partment. Joseph P. Love, eX-repre-
sentative and ex-deputy sheriff, will act
as his assistant. The aides will be Fred
A Wellington, Gilbert Osborne, Max
well Darlington, Sidney K. BARLEY and
Louis j. Papineau.
The decorating committee is Joseph
P. Love, James T. Stanley and Max
Tynl1 10 Tho cum 0f cBO ic
propriated for this purpose. The com
mittee outside of the department, COM
prising the prominent men of the town,
and the newspaper men will ride in
carriages with the parade.
The Webster baseball team is now the
champion of the state. They have con-
quered everything in sight. What more
can they do? And none of them can
touch Tommy Sanders. He's a won
der, and he fools them all, His special
ty is tanning out leaguers like Hick-
man, Noblitt, Faust, Harrington,
Lampe, Horton, Weisbecker, Green,
Callahan, Holy Cross and many other
well-known players.
The Milford team, that has beaten
most everything until they ran up
against Webster, was like a school
boys team for the mighty mill town
ers, The Websters had such a cinch in
Milford, Saturday, that the game was
uninteresting. The reports of the game
say that the Milford battery's work
was swift enough to win the game, but
Is hits with a total of 20 off Woodwork
doesn't look much like it, Sanders
showed his master ability when, in the
second inning, with the bases full, he
retired the side without a score.
The Carriers, Milford and the Attic
boros are all in the same class, and not
fast enough for Webster. People who
are judges of baseball say that the
Southbridge Douglas combina-
ton is fast enough for any of the East
ern league teams. Webster defeated
them the last game to the tune of II to
0, and put Jack Lampe of the Worces-
tiers and Griffin of Holy Cross out of
the business.
What the Webster fans want is a
chance to get at Worcester, Springfield,
Providence or some of the neighboring
league teams. They will show the
leaguers what country baseball is like.
The Milfords will probably play here
next Saturday. 1t would be a good
financial idea if Manager Conway
would arrange a date here Wednesday
afternoon with some strong nine. The
clerks in the stores have their last
half-holiday this summer on that day,
and the attraction would draw a big
crowd.
Charlie Sholta, second baseman of the
team, starts work tomorrow morning as
bartender at Regan's saloon on Me-
chanic street, Worcester. He will con-
tinue playing with the champions just
the same.
Miss Rosanna Burnes of Worcester
is spending a few days in town,
The balloon ascension at Point Breeze
this afternoon was largely attended,
The ascension yesterday was seen for
miles around.
POLO FOR WORCESTER