Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-23
Defeat of Lincoln, ILL.,, Depart
ment, Excites tremendous
Applause at Clinton
SENSATIONAL FINISH FRIDAY
Fully Six Thousand Iowans Were
Present at the Close Of the Twenty
Eighth Annual Tournament of the
Iowa State Firemen's Association
Half-Mile straisntaway, Main Event.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, June 23.--The defeat OF the
Lincoln, ILL.,, state fire department team,
the champion. fire team of Illinois, by
Bonny and Beauty of the Clinton fire
department, furnished a sensational
finish to the twenty eighth annual
tournament of the Iowa State Fire
mems Association Friday afternoon.
Six thousand Iowans shouted them
selves hoarse as the handsome mares
ahead of their opponents.
1t had been originally intended to
run Jack and Jim of Council Bluffs,
the team making the best time in the
tournament, against the crack team
from Illinois, but the firemen from
Council Bluffs and Lincoln could not
agree on rules and distance. The
Iowa men wanted to run 4. mile and
those from Lincoln Il quarter. Rather
tnall ulSdppollll ille SIoWu t~i'iCA ii.S
of the Clinton department consented to
run Bonny and Beauty against Lin
coin. Benny had entered the state
half-mil straisht-away less than an
hour and a half before, and Beauty
had not been entered in any OF the
races of the tournament Lincoln took
the poll and got the best start, but
on the home stretch the Clinton team
gained rapidly and finished in 81 sec
onds, Lincoln finishing in 81 So. The
spectators went wild and the tremen-
dous ovation given the Clinton firemen
continued for fifteen minutes.
The other main event of Friday
was the half-mile straight-away, in
which nine Iowa fire leans entered,
all of which lowered the, previous rec
ord for the distance made by Jack and
Jack of Des Moines, Los 2-5. Coun-
Gil Bluffs speedy team, Jack and Jim,
won the race, the two Des Moines
teams tying for second place. The
summary follows:
Jack and Jim, Council Bluffs, l.
90 3-5.
Jack and Jack, Des Moines. 1:03.
Black and Tan. Des Moines, LOB.
Bonny and Dick, Clinton. LOB 3-5.
Corbett and Sullivan, Sioux City,
1903 2-5.
Ike and Dick, Davenport 1904 As.
Charley and Mike, Sioux City. L.
o4 40.
Dun and Barney. Davenport, L.
GA As.
Tom and Jerry, Clinton, los.
IL. 81
the ilitching contest, bunk hitch. $50
foot rum making it in 10.2 seconds.
Other teams made the following time:
Council Bluffs IA 3-5.
Charley and Mike, Sioux City, ID.
Bonny and Dick, Clinton, 13 So.
Black and Tan, Des Moines. IL.
Corbett and Sullivan, Sioux City
failed to make the hitch.
In the novelty hub and hub race Ne
ola took first money, West Branch sec
ond. Preston third. Time, 33, 35, 80 1-5
Media won the hub and hub race by
two teams making best time at the
80 2-5, West Branch
Al 3-5.
Preston won the 40 class hose race
from West Branch. SO 2-5, 40.
The second state hose race went to
Media, So 2-5, West Branch 81 3-5,
Preston, 40 Us.
At meeting of firemen committee
was appointed to draft bill to be pre-
scented to the Iowa legislature at its
next session. providing for pension
for veteran fremen. The committee is
of the following:
james Agnew, of Dubuque, chair
Of Mninas
secretary G.. NJ. Kelloff, Of Sioux City,
treasurer; G.. E. Thomas, of Shenan-
doah; L. j. Koran, of Muscatine; j. M.
wiederhold, of Carroll and E. /. AL
dernan, of Marion.