The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-27
THE COLUMBIA TOURNAMENT
a TOURNAM ENT OF COLUMBIA FIRE
MEN Bi COLUMBIA EIREaiEN
FOR COLUMBIA rIKIcnIicS
Columbia Firemen First In tho parade
Columbia FtronHn Name tho Judges
and Columbia Firrmen G,t
the MunrS-Ncwbcrty
/. 500 Worth.

The Excelsior Fire Company return
cd on Friday last from Columbia where
they had been to enter the iiremrn's
! contests.
They all had q delightful time, indi-
vidually. for their friends were many
among the best cit!z2us Of the capitol
city and the ladies we're well nigh all
on their side.
The Columbia irrmrn lost one of the
best opportunities that will ever pre-
sent itself In the existence of their re-
spcctive organizations to cmplant them
| selves in the hearts of their brother
iremen throughout the State as hos
pitable entertainers, rs advocates Of
fairness and givers Of Justice to their
invited guests TO meet them on an equal
footing.
There are in the capital city four or
ganizations in the fire department: The
Phoenix Truck Company, the palmet-
tos, the Independents and the Columbia
No. 3 Company.
The Ncwbcrry boys were met at the
train by the Columbia No. 3 Company,
banQnctted at their hall and shown
every courtesy by the members of that
company, and there wus nothing too
| much that their noble President. AL
dcrman Marcy, could do for the New
berry boys. But-the only way our
boys knew that there were three other
companies in the city was by asking
and having the members pointed out
to them. Columbia No 3 has won place
in the hearts Of all the visiting firc,le
that should BIZ cnvicd by the others.
They are made of the proper stulf and
are independcnt of any clique or ring
in their own city.
The parade was magnificent one,
which extended from the postoilice to
the State House, and every company in
line, numbering about fifteen, made IL
fine appearance. Nothing, however,
attracted the attention and admiration
| that did our own Excelsiors clad in
their beautiful green coats trimmed
with gold braid with caps tr match and
white duck trousers. The boys stepped
as they have never stepped before and
simply acknowledged the continuous
applause along the line by IL touch Of
the cap; and they were decidedly the
| favOritcs for the races, and with all.
except probably some Of the trcmcn
who cannot cope with them on Il track
where all things would be equal.
| The parade over, addresses of well
come were made by the Chief Of the
Department Of Columbia, Mr.. w. j.
! May, a man of whom Columbia may
well feel proud, Il man WHO will not
make himself Il party to fraud for his
own men, Il man who as far as his
power went stood out for Justice and
fairness to visitors under Il threat of
pulling of his uniform and rcsiening
his Office as chief. Jen May is man
who will not soon be forgotten by the
visiting teams that entered the Colum
| bla tOurnamrnt-hut that $500 of Co.
lumbia's money will never induce to
enter anothcr--unless the citizens of
that dear old town put it into the hands
of people that will see that Justice,
fairness and respect is shown visitors
who have been invited into their midst
Then followed the Mayor OF the city
who welcomed the tiremrn and turned
the city over to them.
| The announcement was then made
that the captains Of the teams would
meet at five o'clock and elect Judges
|
most unbuaincss-likc, unfair and un-
heard Of proceedings ever before I'M
! dcrtaken at any contest. The proceed
ings OF this meeting plainly showed
| that it was to be tournament of CO.
| lumbia, by Columbia for Columbia fire.
men. The local committee who had
| gotten up the money for the tournament
claimed the right to name two Of the
Judges, which they did, and they were
Columbia men. That left all the other
lcams, ten or dozen visitors, the lone
| privilege or pcrogaLivc Of choosing one
jGdge. Th ese were the importunt--thc
time Judges.
After this some members Of the Wis
lpIIS IcuHlS clNtuNOfSu TO persuade
their captains to refuse to enter the
| contests, but the captains thought best
not to do so-and 10y not doing so left
Columbia sadder but wiser men.
The races began and with them the
kicking began and when it comes to
kicking Kentucky mule amt in q
| little bit compared to Columbia fire
| company.
In the straight reel race Ncwbcrry
stood second for long timc--accortln
to the Judges timc-when the Column
bia No. Company ran and took first
money. This was the first severe blow
| received by the kickcrs, as Columbia
| No. was not on the programme to win;
however. she maintained her record
and the microscope on the watch
| couldn't figure down l3-l5ths enough
| To heat thpm and tbov ,,ot ,;rct r,,,,.,,