Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
Firemen's Tournament a,
Battle Creek.

Yesterday in Battle Greek was held
the annual meeting of the Maple Val
ley Fire Association. and all points
considered, the Battle Greek Volunteer
Fire department. entertained the asso
citation in manner that ecllpses any
past meeting of the association.
The track was fast, many district as
we'll as state records being broken.
All contesting teams succeeded in
carrying off fair portion of the mon
eys and honors. But inexoratle and
predetermined fate bestowed about as
many favors on the Missouri Valley
running team as 1t did upon those am
Gent mariners before they gave their
Jewish prophet bath.
In the straightaway, the first event
on the program, slight misunder-
standing arose between some of the
members of the team, causing it to
run through in rather disorganizedI
manner, but in spite of this they fin
ished so as to take second place.
When Onawa's team ran, some of the
members released themselves from the
web and ran through alongside the
team, acting as coachers. This is
positively forbidden III the rules of the
association, and after the race the
judges held conference and awarded
Missouri Valley first money. In this
race the following time was made, dis.
lance two hundred yards:
Schsller, % 3-5.
Odebolt, % As.
Missouri Valley, 23 3-5.
Onawa, 3d.
In the amateur race, with Mapleton
and Schaller starting, the former car
ried off the money, making the run in
3O1-5
The next event was where Mr.. Jonah
showed most conclusively his power.
In this race the teams run 100 yards,
lay 100 yards of hose, break coupling
and attach nozzle Onawa ran first
and also ran fast, making the run in
26 20. This caused the Onawa rooters
to take great deal CT vocal refresh
ment, but in the minds of the more
conservative it was rather premature.
After Onawa ran, Odebolt, who made
strong run, would have given Ona-
was record close rub had not one of
their couplers ran past the coupling,
and before he could make his coupling
lost valuable ticks. This mistake put
Odebolt's time up to go.
Then the Missouri Valley colts
pranced up the track, and, upon the
report of the starters gun, were off
and ran through the course like a
streak of uneducated lightning. From
the start the pumps which are usually
located near the lower left rib of hui
man beings, came up and knocked
against the molars of the Onawa root
ers. The entire team ran through and
finished as fast as they started, but
Mr.. Jonah was standing right smack
on the finish line waiting to DO. his
work. When the hose was unreeled
the rapidly revolving drum of the cart
threw the hose against the iron bar of
the cart, breaking the coupling and
rendering 1t useless. Well, the Onawa
crowd yelled and the pilgrims from
this city cussed and cussed most pro-
ficiently. The timers caught Missouri
Valleys run In 2311aS, thus leaving the
couplers over two seconds to make
their coupling and yet beat the Onawa
team, the only team about which there
was any doubt. There was no use
lamenting tactical fluid which had been
spilled, so the home team smiled and
! took it. In failing to make their
coupling in this race, disqualified Mis-
8 souri, Valley for all the future running
events save one and from this the
y team wisely withdrew. Onawa had q
y walkaway in the novelty race. Mis-
souri, Valleys withdrawal made the
: outcome of the race almost cinch fol-
4 Onawa, and Odebolt failing to make 9
Q coupling, the race went to Onawa
!. time, 1885
In the running coupling contest
Onawa and Mapleton's number com.
pany tied. The following couplings
were made:
$ onswa. 4 2-5, 4s5, ,41-5.
/ Odebolt, 0, 90.
: Mo. Val, 5 2-5, 1885.
t, Mspleton No. 1, 51.5, 1926, 425, 5 2-5
It Mapleton No. 2, 425,415,415,o
In the standing coupling contest
9 Hester and Bridgeman, of the Vale!
IT team, carried off second money.
r Neither the Missouri Valley team
nor the men who trained the team
st should feel in the least discouraged
% over the outcome of yesterdays events
( Accidents will happen, and, in tn
20 opinion of uninterested parties VIII
er saw the work of the different team
l. yesterday, the Missouri Valley team
was made up of the best material o
n any team on the track. If the team
l. will put in conscientious work between
Is now and the state tournament, tn