TUG-OF-WAR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 84, 15 May 1914, Page 3

TUG-OF-WAR.

THE DUNEDIN TOURNAMENT.

Mamv, strong men will be battling for fame' and money in Dunedin a fortnight or so hence. Aided by a- h'ard-working committee, Mr WiJliam Alloo, of Dunediji, ,lias arranged: a tug-of-war tournament, to 1 be l\eld in the city o' kirlcs frohi- May 80 to June 6, anil the! substantial prizes on offer have attracted cnirii|g':-.|rpm' yiu'ioup parts, of New Ze'alandr. Over £4OO w ( ilt ; bo giyen in prizemoiiey.and trojihies. ■The iprincipal event'* will be air allchampionship tug, for which tlievfirntiprize will bo £225, with a gold tte.dal.for cucJi member of -the-success-ful teiain, The second- cash prize will bci i£s4',« the third £27, and the fourth £9.f/-If time permits, there will be a special .tug for beaten teams, in which £9B. will, be given in prizes. The condi J tions governiing the contests are much as'those which 'governed Hugh Jntosh's big tug-of-war tournamQi\t. in Sydney a couple of years ago. will pull oh battens at least 3ft. ;:in. apart. Both ends of the rope must be free. There will bo a time

limit of four minutes on, each pull. Each team will have the :"right to compete until it has been .beaten thrice.' *• ; ChristcliurclivwiU*be represented: ,by a strong team, it is reported that several other formidable-, teams, including Auckland -police, the Wellington {lr^ers, 'SpeigHfr's Brewery' team, and hitherto unbeaten 'teams' from Invercar'-* gill-and the West Coast will be-among the 3competitors.' Each team will consist of seven men. • The members of the Christcliur<;h Physical Culture team will be:—A. Tliqrpe (weight 15st -61b), E. Borough (.lust 41bj, 3. Fingiand (14st Sib), W. J. Johnstone (14st), L. Atkirisoii UJst ?>lb),- J. Fry (13st 31b), ,C. Price •p2»t 21b} j emergency, M. Hogidri (15st). Al{ : 1, are powerful menj /in , ?xcel : condition, and with plehty •of t l snaj>.'' They are not mere slow heavy ineiij but strong fellows whose training >js such that it gives them plenty of quickness and muscle control, so they should have a good chance of-cwinning.