The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
ELY IN 1874
This City Unanimously Chosen for
Next Tournament
Our Team Brings Home A Fair
Share Of the HOn0rs
ENJOYABLE MEETING

The Ely running team returned
Saturday at noon from Aurora
where they had been for the week
attending the Sixth Annual
Tournament of the Range Volunteer
Fireman Association. The Ely
BOYS made an excellent showing at
the tournament and returned with
the larger part of the honors besides
landing the tournament for Ely
next year.
The School band, and members
of the fire department who had not
been at Aurora, met the team at
the train and escorted them to the
City Hall where the ladies had
prepared an excellent dinner.
Arthur Toms on behalf of the
citizens and the department made a
brief address ccngratulating the
members of the team on the vict-
ories won and on securing the meet
for Ely the coming year. Mr..
Toms also touched on the funny"
side of the happenings at Aurora
and brought out many amusing
incidents on various members of
the team.
The Aurora tournament was one
of the most successful affairs ever
held in this section. The attend
ance was all that could be desired
and the weather man left nothing
undone to help matters along. An
accident to the Proctor team where
| in Bob Mathews one of the Proctor
BOYS sustained a compound fracture
of the leg, was the only regrettable
feature that happened to mar the
pleasures of the meet. The ac-
cident happened during the run
ming of the Association hose race
when the cart cot away from the
team and was M et with the result
that Mathews VIZ injured as above
and several Others, of the team
sustained bad bruises and skin
aiTasions.
In granting Ely the tournament
for next year the association showed
good judgement. This city is ripe
for just such an occasion and the
people here are recognized as
entertainers Of the best kind.
Many of the teams looked back to
1907 and the tournament held here
at that time with pleasant recollec-
tions and this is what influenced
the votes in favor of Ely. In ad-
dition to this was the excellent
work done by the Ely boosters. -
In getting the tournament Ely will
have chance to repeat the success
of 1907, and in order to do this it
will be necessary to begin at once
and get things humming for the
event.
Officers of the association elected
far the ensuing year were as
follows:
President-Chief E. 7. Sandberg
of Aurora.
Vice Prest.-Chief 1. G.. Cox OF
Ely.
Secretary-David Childers of Ely.
Treasurer-Iver Visited of Ely.
The events and the winners with
the time made is given as follows:
ASSOCIATION HOSE RACE
Grand Rapids, "a rs.
Ely, "a 5-5.
Aurora, 29.
FIREMEN' S PARADE
Most men in line, Ely.
Best appearance, Ely.
FLAG RACE
Proctor, 81 As.
Grand Rapids, 90.
Aurora, 90 Is.
LADDER CLIMBING CONTEST
Proctor, Wood, Is.
Aurora, Sandberg, Is.
Ely, Harri, 7 3-5.
In running off the tie, Procor
won, taking first place and giving
Aurora second.
HOOK AND LADDER SERVICE RACE
Grand Rapids, Is.
Aurora, "a As.
Ely, Is rs
&OyELTY HOSE RACE
Proctor, As is.
Aurora, As 2-5.
Ely, SO.
p1REMEN's FOOT RACE
OEly., Nicholas, 10 Is.
Proctor. Gilderman, 10 rs.
Aurora, Venaas, 10 3-5.
coMBHNATIoN HOOK AND LADDEF
AND HOSE RACE
Proctor. 26 Is.
Grand Rapids, 20 Is.
Ely, 70 rs.
HUB AND HUB RACE
Grand Rapids, IL As
! Aurora, Is.
| Ely, Is 3-5.
COUPLING CONTEST
| Grand Rapids, Lofberg. 4 3-5.
Proctor. DarbvShire, 4 3-5.