Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-11
FRt[-FOR-Al
TU(-OF-WAR
Price Cupid and Others
Pull Rope at AaIa
Warehouse.
MANY BACKS WILL
FEEL SORE TODAY
Regular Teams Failed to Show Up
and Manager Crook Called On
All to Enjoy Them
selves.

Open house was the order Of the
evening at the Aala warehouse last
evening and everybody who had the
least bit of curiosity to see what was
going on inside of the big frame struc.
ture was invited to walk up and rass
within. no tickets being asked for and
not cent called for. The consequence
vas that Japanese, Chinese and ev'
orybody else helped himself to an en-.
trance to enjoy the tug.of.war.
The tug-of.war teams which were to
have pulled last evening did not show
up for some reason. Perhaps they
we're enjoying warde's Shakespeare
1T the Opera. or the Elleford attrac'
lt!on at the Orphemu. or were starting
in early on their Sunday rest; at any
rate. they failed to appear.
Open to All Pulls.
Manager Crook jumped up on the
plG torn and announced That anybody
" no wanted to pull could jump in and
pull. He made it plain that the crowd
could nave all the fun It wanted and
the crowd understood.
Prince Cupid halanianaole caught
the spirit Of the affair as rir others
and soon a good pull was in progress
z he crowd had more fun than ever be
fore. II was immense. Prince Cupid
ond Inspector Gay of the Customs
service picked teams and arranged &c
pull against each other for the first
event. Prince Cupid chose Manager
Crook, Auctioneer Schermerhorn
Judge Mahaulu. Morris Keohokalole
Dan Kaulika and Duke Kahanamoku
Cay chose Chris Holt, Frank Kanae
Richards, Richardson. Aylett and one
other who slipped away without Civ
Ing his name.
Prince Cupid and Gay.
Prince Cupid pulled stroke for his
team and Gay pulled foremost for his
Charles Crane acter as captain of Gu
/ ids team. Crook was the anchor
Gnd a good anchor he made, too.
Pat Gleason captained Inspector
Gays team. The pull started off a
the discharge of pistol and the reai
Of the crowd. The pullers were dress
cd in their everyday street costumes
removing their coats for the strenuous
work in hand. Some took the precau
ton of removing their collars and cuff
and jewelry. Prince Cupid rolled VI
his shirt.sleeves, loosened his gold
asped belt, rubbed dust on his handi
ana bent to the task like a good fellow
For several moments the marker II
the middle OF the rope stayed in tn,
center, neither side having the ad
vartage.
Cupid removed both hands from tn,
rope to shake his fists at his oppo
nents and dare them to output hi
tenn.
Smoked and Pull.
A large diamond in the bosom O
Anchor Crooks immaculate shirt-bos
ON flashed forth the colors Of the rain
how In the electric light. Altogethe
1t was an amusing team as far as ap
Iearances went and the crowd joket
as well as cheered.
One of the puliers held a cigarett,
between his clenched teeth and mo
tic ned for light from one of the by
ISLANDERS. The spectator struck
match and lit the cigarette. Eacl
man pulled for all he was worth. In
81 tctor Gay did wonders on the rop
tLd the captains yelled all kinds o
encouragement. Charlie Crane mad
himself hoarse. So did Pat Gleason
Handsome trousers were dirtied an,
riI ped on the platform; suspender
we're parted and belts were broken
bPcks were stiffened by the unusua
exercise and muscles that had no
worked so hard in long time wcr
strained TO their utmost. Prince Gu
rId's team at last managed to pull tn
enemy the required Ave feet after seV
en- minutes hard work.
Cupid as an Anchor.
A second pull was INDUCED in, tn
teams being made up of men pickle
rom the house. This time Prince Gu
pii was anchor for one of the teams
His side was beaten this time in III
Ne over fifteen minutes. Most OF tn
men in the two teams were Hawaiian
PLd strong men.
A third event was also pulled of
| Deputy Sheriff Charles Chillingwort