The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-09
BEGAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
GOOD RUNS WE'RE MADE.
WORLDS RECORD NEAR TIED
In the Ladder Climbing Event by
Pauls Valley Man-Wsatherford
Won Hand Reel Event, Win
Anadarko Second.

The afternoon of the seconl days
session Of the Firomens convention
was devoted to the tournament fcl-
lures Of the annual meet In the free
for all 100 yard dash with thirteen
entries, ID. II. Herbert of Guthrie won
first prize Of 81 and ID. L. Camphc }
Of Anadar&o won scond prize Of S3.ou.
Time II 2-5.
The second event was the ladder
I IclimDing contest The contest inciud-
ed a run of 80 feet and climbing n
/ 80 foot ladder: Following were the
scores made: ]. +. Dulaney. Pauls
Valley Z; Joe Robson, Ardmore, I As;
o. +. George, Oklahoma City. Z As
X. +. Kirby, Oklahoma City I 1-5;
o. h. Estes, Oklahoma City. S; Ross
Brooks, Oklahoma City, S 1.5; ID. H..
Herbert, Guthrie, 2-5 NJ. l.. Mich
ael, Chickasha. 2-5 The worlds rec
ord in this contest is G IS. The first
prize was $40 and the second s..
The third contest OF the afternoon
proved TO be the most interesting
one. II consisted Of n 100 yard race
with a hose reel. laying of $50 feet
of hose, attaching the nozzle and con
neoing with the plug. Only volunteer
companies were allowed to enter. FOL
| lowing are tho scores: Anadarko
80 2.o Weatherford 81 %: Ron
40 1-5; Marietta 40 2-5. Marietta com
pany made an excellent run and would
have been close to the winner had
not the man at the plug made an
error tat cost ten seconds. He allow.
ed the hose TO pass the plug and in
dragging It back several seconds were
lost Chief +. w. Frey of the company
was game and asked to make the run
the second time, but was barred by
the rules. Roff made record that the
citizens OF that town should fee,
proud of. That company was repre-
sented by eight men and the chief
and did not have any borrowed men
for tie contest Within 80 seconds
after the signal to start the hose ha.
been Pid and the nozzle attached.
The five seconds wait for the pluo
connection cost the team first honors
Fully 5000 people were assembled on
the streets to witness the contest
Chief Kesler gave an exhibition o,
his trained team. The wagon was
driven upon the street and the horses
stripped OF their harness and led 100
Yards away. They were placed or
OPPOSITE sides from their method o.
working SO that thev were forced to
pass each ofther on their way to the
wagon. Within s seconds from the
time the signal was given the horses
ran to their places and were harness
ed ready for run.
At the meeting yesterday J. II
Snyder. w. II. Cummings. Peter b.
McCarty and F. NJ. Clements were
elected to honorary membership.
Glen Devoe Davis in Souvenir
book OF the Oklahoma City police and
fire company has this to say Of Chief
Mark Kesler, president of the Okla
homa and Indian Territory Firemen's
association:
The cffice Of fire chief is one ol
the most important positions in the
city At all hours OF the day or night
the caief of this department must
guard the safety Of the municipality
A glance OF the record OF Mark II
hesler will coLyince one that he is
better qualified to direct this depart
ment than any cther man In Oklaho
ma City. Mr.. Kesler is a veteran fire
man. He has served thirteen years
on the Kansas City department In
almost every different capacity and
for three years was chief of the fire
department at Guthrie. Oklahoma.
Mr.. Kesler was born November 5
1867. in Andrews county, Mo. Wher
he was seven months old his parents
removed to Kansas City. He received
his education in that city, graduating
from Spaulding's BUSINESS College.
In March 1885. Mr.. Kesler was firs
appointed to the Kansas City fire
department and was assigned to hos,
company No. 8 in the fall Of the
same year he was made captain o
hose company No. s. He resigned II
1889 but was reappointed the follow
ing year and assigned to hose com
pany No. 10, September G, 1890, n
was promoted to the captaincy o
hose company No. 2 at headquarters
He resigned Nov l, 1892, and wa
reappointed August /. 1894. and sery
ed as a member OF the crew Of hos'
company No for several years HI