The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-09-09
Noble County
Teams Win lin
Pulling Contest
Groves Ard King
Again Take Hnnors
For Heavyweights

Noble county teams took top
honors in the pulling contest
held Wednesday evening at the
Noble county fair, when Bill
and Jim, owned by Harry
Showalter, of Quaker City,
pulled 6100 pounds the entire
distance to top ell other rivals
in the lightweight division.
About an hour later big black
and roam team owned by Ivan
Groves and Glen King, Cald-
well, walked away with first
place in the heavyweight divi-
sion with a pull of 5000 pounds
over distance of 27.5 feet.
/ Eleven teams were entered in
the lightweight division and on
ly seven teams remained in the
competition when the last five
hundred pounds of cement
block was placed on the sled.
Four of the teams dropped out
when they were unable to pull
5000 pounds the official dis
tance.
Second place in the eleven
team event went to John Dairy
of GAINESVILLE, whose Jack and
Dock made 81 feet 2 inches on
their third try. Mr.. Darry's
team is well known in this area
having taken the pulling crown
at the contest held here on
July 4.
The only team of mares en-
tered in the contest took third
place when they made 20 feet,
2 inches on their first try. The
team, owned by N. c. Rollins of
GAINESVILLE, caused a buzz of ex-
citement when they attempted
to pull 5100 pounds. They stop
ped in the middle of their pull
after breaking their harness
Officials. allowed them. to un-
hitch and make the repair after
which they came back to give
a fine account for themselves.
A pair of bays, the lightest
team in the field, weighing only
2760, picked up ten dollars in
fourth place money with first
try pull of 18 feet, 3 inches. The
team, Mack and Harry, owned
by Sam Smoots, Otsego, receiv-
ed nice hand from the crowd
because of their spirit in the
underdog role. Fifth place Wen
to Bird and Tom, owned by E
L. Tucker, Sonora, with a pull
of six feet on their second try.
Other entries are listed ir
their order of achievement; Bill
and Prince, owned by L. M
Cruey, Malta, with a third try
of four feet. Dick and Jip, Da.
Wis and King, Caldwell, who
made two feet two inches or
their second pull. John and
Tom, owned by w. c. Linda
mood, Charlottesville, twenty.
six feet two inches on second
try while pulling $500 pounds
Nell and Dock, owned by Mills
and Cain, Stockport, pulling
$500 pounds "a feet on first try
Ted and Queen, owned by Ray
Davis, GAINESVILLE, pulled 5000
pounds % feet on first try, and
Bob and Bonnie, owned by
Groves and King, Caldwell
pulled $500 pounds IA feet 4
inches on first try.
Only three teams were enter.
ed in the heavyweight division
as the big boys failed to come
up to their smaller counter
parts. A movement got under
way to enter the lighter teams
against the heavys, shortly al
ter the close of the lightweight
contest. However the officials
in charge of the meet ruled
against such move and per-
haps saved the heavys some
embarrassment.
A Newcomerstown team, Tom
and Tony, owned by Clarence
Schlarb, took second place IN
its division when it pulled SOU
pounds % feet, six inches on
first try. The team Welgneo
4100 pounds.
The only other team entered
in the Class B $4,000 pounds and
over) contest, placed third and
last when they pulled the 6ooo
pounds, 8 feet, 4 inches on their
second try. The team, Ester ana
Mig was owned by John Dairy,
GAINESVILLE.
The winning team owned by
Groves and King, weighed two
ton, oAif you prefer, 1000 pounds.
The Dairy team was the heaviest
team at the fair, weighing in at
4200.
Officials in charge of the con-
test were Frank and Bert Neu-
hart, Quaker City, Alfred Brown,
Dexter City route, and Frank
Radcliffe, Caldwell route. r. u.
Buckley, Caldwell feed and sup
ply man furnished the, truck and
cement blocks used in the con-
test. The announcer was Tom
Grayson, former sheriff OF
Guernsey county, whose daugh-
ter, Katherine, was injured by a
runaway horse while rehears-
ing for the Sesqui- Centennial
pageant now being held at Cam