Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-01
Early Lumbering
Days Recalled
Championship Log Rolling Contests
at Washburn viii Attract Ex-
perts in the Art

The early numbering days Of the
Northwest will be wildly recalled
soon when the Sth Worlds Champ
ionship Log-rolhng Tournament will
be held al Washburn. Wis, from
August 9th Is 10th This tourney
will be the greatest ever held as con-
tenders from all wooded portions of
the continent will be present to take
part in the contest. Canada, the
Pacific Northwest and the Middle
western timber states will all be
represented by experienced log
rollers who are the champions Of
their respective districts. State
championships. district champion
ships and trick and fancy log rolling
titles viii all be decided at this meet
in addition to the main event, the
worlds championship title match
The tournament is to be held in a
lake known as the Brownstone Bowl.
an unusual body Of water formed
by the filling up with spring water of
an abandoned quarry hold. This
lake is over an acre in extent and
sixty feet deep with room for thou
sands Of spectators on its banks
over twenty silver and gold cups
have been chosen as prizes for the
winners in the different events, in
addition To which there will be
substantial cash prizes for the win
ners of the principa ! matches.
Prizes will also be awarded in the
swimming and diving events which
viii constitute an interesting side
feature of the tourney
The tournament is being promoted
by William p. Hart Of Eau Claire.
Wis. a member of the Wisconsin
State Boxing Commission and
noted sportsman. Mr.. Hart has
promoted the last three Worlds
Championship Log Rolling Tourna-
ments.
Log-rolIinc is a highly developed
sport but its rules are still rather
flexible due to varying conditions.
Logs sixteen feet long and from
sixteen 10 eighteen inches in
diameter are generally used but
these dimensions are often changed
to speed up or slow down the
matches A short log of small
diameter is much faster in the water
than "a long log Of large diameter
The logs to be used in the coming
tournament are Of selected white
pine sixteen feet in length and have
been turned on lathes to perfectly
round, smooth cylinders Of four
different diameters. sixteen. seven
teen. shteen and nineteen inches
These perfect logs constitute
comparatively new departure in log
rolling contests rs the logs used in
many previous meets have been
simply rough and unfinished, some
times with the bark removed and
sometimes with it left on. smooth. I
turned logs reduce TO a minimum
the chances If match being lost CT
won through a flaw III the log A
stripe is always painted around the
exact center of the log. past which /.
neither contestant may step without
being disqualified Each roller
tries 10 dlSlodgc the other from the +
log and the first in the water is the /.
loser even ii the other follows a
second later Three fails or Wet !
tlng> constitute q match. the loser If /
amy two being eliminated Champion
ship titles are decided through .
elimination and matching winners {
against each other. Fails 81 MEETINGS .
usually take place after less than five
minutes 1T action although an en-
durauce record of two hours thirty F