Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-28
TUG-OF-WAR Is
A TRIUMPH FOR
HAWAIIAN TEAMS

The tug-of-war tournament which
came to a close Saturday night result
ed In a sweeping victory for the Ha-
waiian teams. The Pacifics. veterans
Of many hard battle on the cleats,
had little trouble with the 25th Infan.
| try first team in the finals OF the main
event. The team Of Company G. 1st
infantry, n. G. H, took third prize by
defeating the husky sailors Of the
navy tug Navajo, in great pull that
lasted "a minutes and Is seconds In
the finals of the second fight event,
I'm which losers of the first nights
pulls contested, the team Of the 1st
Infantry, N. G. H., yanked the 25th
Infantry second team over the re-
quired five feet of dead space in the
center Of the board. Looked at from
a broad angle, the three nights OF
sport proved conclusively that there Isl
lot mere to the tug-of-war game
than mere beef. and that experience
is a mighty good thing to have on the
end Of the rope. The three Hawaiian
teams were. composed of old timers
and this was apparent when it came
to the final test.
There was a big crowd on hand
Saturday night at the armory, but
owing to the fact that the attendance
en- the first two nights was very slim,
and that the prize list, with two spe-
cial purses added at the last moment,
aggregated 1920, the entertainment
Of the National Guard failed
to break even. 1t had been hoped that
a tidy sum would be realized for fur
nishing the armory, and fixing up the
recreation rooms for the benefit Of the
enlisted men of the regular army and
navy, to whom the privileges of the
building have been extended, but gen.
eral support was lacking.
From the spectators standpoint. the
second pull of the evening, between
Company G and the Navajos, was the
most exciting The two teams were
almost exactly balanced as to strength
and grit, and for just short OF 35 min
utes 1t was great battle. The Nava-
jos. however, we're put on the defen-
siye. almost Immediately, the guards
men getting the rope about foot over
the center and keeping II there oc-
casionally the sailors made desper-
ate effort and pulled In a few inches
Of lost rope, but the effort wore them |
out and when the G Company men |
made their fnal move it was a case OF |
come across or break In two on the |
claets for the Nayajos. The sailors
anchor, and one other man, were bad |
" used up as II was, and had to be |
assisted from the board.
The finals of the. main event was
DO surprise to those who had carefully |
the teams in action. The Pa |
cihcs, although some or the men on |
the team were well along In years, |
and not quite as heavy as the 18th
Infantry pullers, had little difficulty in |
winning in 2:45. They felt out their !
opponents for couple OF minutes, and |
then proceeded to collect the $50 first |
prize. There was some betting during |
the early part Of the evening On this |
event, but when the Hawaiian fans /
were so eager to get their coin I'D |
that they offered to I, the 18th In.
'aptry supporters were scared OF.
Fhe first event OF the evening was
between the 1st Infantry, N. g. H,
and the 18th Infantry second team.
md was won by the guardsfnen in
I:20. A special prize of $50 went to
he winners.
The other pull of the evening was
between the Alerts and the End In
'antry. Both these teams had lost
VIC matches, but the Alerts finally
got into the win column in minute
lat annexing a prize OF SIS. The
Pacifics won $50, the 25th Infantry
1rst team, second place and SIS, and |
Company G $50 and third place.