Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-24
'F|R[h /: NEXT WEEK
State Association Tournament to
BE Next Biz Event in Mar.
shalltown.
Large Crowd Expected wednes.
day. Thursday and friday.
The Program.
Marshalltown's Team Finally
Determined Upon and Will Be
a Fleet One.

Oetermlne0 upon and Will be
q Fleet One.
me next big event on the bills in
Marshaiitown is the annual touynamenf
OF the Iowa State Flremen's Association
which will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
thursday and Friday of next week. The
| iccdl committees are expecting several
thousand people by Wednesday and the
attendance during the three big days of
the meeting is expected to eclipse that
CT all previous tournaments.
The arrangements for entertaining
the nrelnen are we'll in hand, splendid
prizes have been hung up, several new
and novel contests have been arranged.
the track and Finkle's park is being
rut In condition, and all that is now
necessary to MAKE the tournament a
grand success is favorable weather, AID
this is usually obtalnable in August.
Tuesday, August q. will be devoted /,
the reception of visiting firemen A; 8
p m. on that day the annual meeting of
the board ofscontrol Will be held for the
transaction of business. The program
for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
with the prizes offered, will be as fol-
lows:
WEDNESDAY. AUG. %.
10 a. m.-Grand parade; largest de-
partment from any one city, local de-
rartment barred; purse. Sis. First
prize. SO; second. s25; third, $l5. Best
appearing company from any city, with
or without apparatus, purse $65. First
prize $50; second, $40; third, SIS. Each
company entering any of the contests of
this tournament must join in this grand
parade.
Overwhelmingly hose race; purse
$40. First prize. $50; second, $50. Run
go yards With cart. only. All contesting
companies may use their own cart.
2 p. m.-Novelty hose race. purse, $3.50
First prize, S65: second, $45; third, s25;
fourth. SIS. Teams to run with cart 300
feet to hydrant, lay 200 feet of hose, I'M
couple fourth section, drop back and
take out second section, put in fourth
section, attach pipe to end of third sec
ton. Hose sections numbered in order
they leave the cart.
3 p. m.-Running coupling contest.
Two gold medals. One for coupler and
one for pipeman. Value, $25. Coupling
contest to be run in squads; each
coupler may use his own coupling, pro.
vlded they comply with siaie rules and
stand inspection by the board of control
coupling to weigh not less than fou-
pounds and have not less than ten feet
Of hose attached to each end.
Up. m.-Hose race. class 80, purse, $3.50.
First prize, sos: second, $45; third, 1885,
fourth. $15. This race to be run hub and
hub.
5 p. m.-Ladder climbing contest; go,u
medal. value s25. Run fifty feet, climb
a 30-foot ladder. ladder to lay on ground
till start is made, raise ladder not less
than 40 degrees, time to be taken when
climber reaches top rung. timer to hold
to rung till time is called Climber will
be allowed four men to raise ladder.
THURSDAY, ANG. 90.
p.m.--Amateur hose race; purse, s125;
made up of men who never competed in
prize, $65; second, $40; third, $50.
2 p. m.-Hook and ladder race, purse
$3.50. First prize, SIS; second. $50; third.
s25. Run $50 yards. Race to run hub
and hub. Association rules.
2:s0 p. m.-First state race, purse, $175
and belt. First prize, sS5; second, $50;
third s25; fourth, SIS.
$3.50 p. m.-Hub and hub hose race be-
tween two teams making slowest time
in amateur hose race. Purse. SIS. First
prize, $50; second prize s25.
p. m.-Fire company drill corps,
purse $3.50. Class l, first prize, 500;
class2, second prize, $50.
5 p. m.-Foot race, medals, value $25.
First prize, gold medal, SIS; second, sill
Yer medal, $40. Two hundred and fifty
yard foot race. Every team must enter
one man in this race.
s p. injecting Iowa Firemen's As
ISOLATION.
FRIDAY. AUG. 80.
1 p. m.-Class Sc, purse, $780, First
prize s65; second, s45; third, s25; fourth,
SIS.
2 p. m.-Second state race. purse, SITS
and state belt. First prize sS5; second,
$50; third. $25; fourth. SIS. Team max
ing the fastest time in either state race
will be entitled to state belt and first
prize.
81 p. m.-Novelty hub and. hub hose
race, purse, sl65. First prize, s75: sec
ond, $50: third. $25; fourth, SIS. Team to
start at judges stand, run 1875 yards on
track to cart, take up cart and return,
lay l50 feet of hose, break coupling, put
on pipe same as in state race. All teams
competing in the tournament must COM
pete in this race.
p. m.-Hub to hub race, between the
two teams making the best time at the
turnament, purse. $50. First prize, $50;
second, $40.
THE RUNNING TEAM.
The personnel of the running team has
been definitely determined, and it will
be fast one, and Trainer Littleton ex-
poets much from the boys. The track
has not been in condition to do effective