The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16

TAKES HONORS
Wrests Trophy Hat From
Crown Point at Volunteer
Firemen's Meet.
EVERYBODY SURPRISED
Event at Valparaiso Most Successful
in Organizations History
Three Thousand Attend.

The annual meeting of the Northern
Indiana volunteer fire departments yes
terday at Valparaiso was one of the
best attended and one of the most sue
cessful ever held since the meetings
were originated three years ago by
Representative Ed Simon of Hobart
The first year the meeting of the volun-
teer departments was held at Hobart
and the next year Crown Point was
the successful bidder. This yeal. Val
paraiso was chosen, and that the Cpm-
mittee did the right thing by holding
it there was shown by the fact that
fully 5000 people were in attendance.
For the last two years the Crown
Point team has carried away the hon
ors, but this year the team from the
county seat had to be contented with
retaining the banner which was hung
up for the 220 champion hose race.
The Results.
Champion hose race-22O yards. won
by Crown Point, time, / :O3 Robertsdale,
second. time. 1903; Lowell, third, time.
1:16.
Purses for champion hose race-Flrst.
SIS; second. $40; third, SIS.
Hook and ladder race, 22O yards and
climb ladder-Won by Crown Point.
time, 20 seconds; Robertsdale, second,
time. 81 seconds; Lowell, third, time %
seconds.
Purse, $50 and S25.
Short dry hose race, 100 yards and
lay $50 yards OF hose-Won by Rob
ertsdale, time, PIN seconds: Valpara-
iso, second, time, % seconds; Lowell,
third, time, 80 seconds.
100 yard dash for nremen, purse $40
and s5-Andrew< s-ewlnan, Crown Point,
first; Ralph Trump. Lowell. second.
Time, II seconds fiat. Quite a little
excitement was manifested in this race
as Newman beat the gun by ten yards.
But the starter shot the pistol and
refused to run the race over again.
The majority of the crowd wanted to
see the race repeated, but the starter
was obstinate and refused.
In the morning the different teams
present paraded the streets in full uni
form and then adjourned to the CEN
trail fire station where the committee
decided that the Robertsdale team made
the best appearance and awarded the
prize accordingly. The Robertsdale
laddies were also awarded first place
members at the tournament.
Probably no team surprised the
crowds as did the little aggregation
from Robertsdale For the last two
years no interest has been given to the
! tournament by the Robertsdale de-
partment, but this year the men have
been practicing faithfully and showed
their steel yesterday by practically win
ming the meet, getting three firsts and
two seconds, and taking the trophy
hat from the Crown Point bunch.
RObertsdaIe Dark Horse.
| Nobody conceded Robertsdale a show
before any of the events were run, and
were surprised at the results. Hon
Ed Simon, who is the founder of the
tournaments, said he was we'll pleased
with the showing made by the Roberts
dale laddies and hoped they would con-
tinue the good work. On the train
coming back from Valparaiso last night
were about $50 Robertsdale people and
the noise they made was never equalled
by any aggregation of college football
players.
The executive committee will meet
and the Robertsdale team says it is GO
ling to try and land the meet for Ham
mond. The attendance this year great
lIy exceeded that of last and the pros.
poets look good for still larger at
tendance next year.