Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23
Log Rolling Contest at
Washburn Aug, SIS
LUMBERJAcKs SPORT HAS AT
TANNED NATIONWIDE PRoMI-
NENcE IN ANNUAL CONTESTS

VENUE I'm ANNUAL OOiN
The early numbering days of the
Northwest will be wildly recalled
soon when the Sth Worlds Champion.
ship Log-rolling Tournament will be
held at Washburn Wis, From August
9Th to 10th. This tourney will be the
greatest ever held as contenders from
all wooded portions of the continent
will be present to take part in the con
test Canada, the Pacific Northwest
and the Middle western timber states
will all be represented by experienced
log-rolIers who are the champions OF
their respective districts. State cham
pionships, district championships and
trick and fanny log-rolling titles will all
be decided at this meet in addition to
the mani event, the words champion
ship title match The tournament is to
held in a lake known as the Brown.
stone 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 ad-
dition to which there will be substan,
tial cash prizes for the winners of
the principal matches. Prizes will al.
so be awarded in the swimming and
diving events which will constitute an
interesting side feature of the tour.
ney.
The tournament is being promoted
by William T. Hart of Eau Claire, Wis
Il member of the Wisconsin State Box
ing Commission and noted sports
man Mr.. Hart has promoted the last
three Worlds Championship Log Roll
ing Tournaments.
Log4rolling is highly developed
sport but its rules are still rather flex
ible due to varying conditions. Log
sixteen feet long and from sixteen to
eighteen inches diameter are generally
used but these dimensions are often
changed to speed up or slow down the
matches. A short log of small diamet
er is much faster in the water than
long log of large diameter.
The logs to be used in the coming
tournament are of selected white pine
sixten feet in length and have been
turned on lathes to perfectly round
smooth cylinders Of fouI different dia
meters, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen
and nineteen inches. These perfect
logs constitute a comparatively new
departure in log-rolling contests as the
logs used in many previous meets
have been simply rough and unfinish
ed, sometimes with the bark removed
and sometimes with it on. Smooth
turned logs reduce to a minimum the
chances of a match being lost or won
through flaw in the log A stripe is
always painted around the exact cen.
ter Of the log, past which neither con
testant may step without being dis
lodge the other from the log and the
first in the water is the loser even if
the other follows a second later
Three falls or wettings constitute a
match, the loser of any two being eli,
mated. Championship titles are decid
ed through elimination and matching,
winners against each other. Falls OF
wettings usually take place after less
than five minutes of action although
an endurance record Of two hours,
thirty nine minutes and sixteen sec.
onds was established at Eau Claire
Wis. in 1914 The, old lumberiack
costume of heavy flannels and calked
boots has given way to the bathing
suit and light spike shoes, which
speeds up work on the logs and re-
duces the discomfort of a wetting
Originating in the early numbering
days of the Middlewest the sport Of
log-rolling has had very interesting
history. Seven world meets have been
held thus far, the first in Omaha, Neb.,
the next three in Ashland, Wis. and
the remaining three in Eau Claire,
Wis. The dates and the champions
follow: 1898, Tom Fleming; 1900, AL
Steward 1901, Tom McLone; 1902
Tom Fleming; 1914, VIM. DeLyea;
1915, Eddie Oleson; 1924, Joe Mad
wayosh Madwayosh will defend his
title in the coming meet The last
three Pacific Coast Journeys were
won by the following: 1922, Tar Hen
derson; 1928, Matt Dillon; 1924, A.
G. Spiegle.