Show I A TRUE HUSTLER Sketch of Tony Cornelln the Champion Hose Coupler of the World I The champion hone coupler of the world is a citizen of Kearney Neb where ho began his career as a coupler His name Is Tony CornelitiR and be was born in Platteville Wis the same place where George Tuffley I champion ixjupler in Si was born The rub jcct of this sketch received his early trniulug i i y + t n MOTT CORNELIUS In athletic sports in his native village and removed to Nebraska ut the age of 15 He is of medium statureweighing 15 l when in condition con-dition for a contest Hu Hi st feats of rapid coupling were erfortued I HI August SS i soon after being admitted to the G Kramer Hosts team of Kearney In November of the same year young Cor nelius gave au exhibition of his skill tOil small audience in the Kearney opera house scoring scor-ing remarkable tiuia Ordinary exhibition coupling hose was used connected with heavy brass couplings with threads for three full turns Holding the hosepipe hose-pipe at arms length above he ran twen tyfive feet uncoupled the hose and fastened fast-ened the pipe with three full tarns averaging averag-ing three seconds Standing three feet from the hose with pipe at arms length be made the coupling in two seconds At the Nebraska state firemens tournament tourna-ment held in Kearney in ISS7 Cornelius matched Greene of Plattsmouth who at that time enjoyed the title of champion coupler of the state Cornelius won an easy victory over Greene and merited high bonors from the association for other remarkable feats known to athletes On July 4 bS Cornelius and Charles Mott of Kearney accepted challenge from George Biettof Decatur Ills then champion coupler of the world They met at Dead wood Running Run-ning twenty feet Cornelius together won twentyone beats out of thirty best time 2 45 seconds Standing three feet these champions made the coupling in 135 1 seconds Brett met Cornelius and Mott Oct I 1510 63 at Kearney and made another attempt at-tempt to regain the championship failing i both evenings against 2 35 seconds running I twentyfive feet and 1 35 standing Corne lius met Brett at bis home late in the season of 1SSS and matched bun single handed defeating de-feating him easily Time running twenty five feet 8 seconds standing one yard 135 seconds I In an exhibition after the contest Cor I nelius made the run and coupling in 2 1 seconds sec-onds At Red Cloud during the firemens tournament tourna-ment in August Cornell and Mott made a run of 50 feet broke the hose coupling and fastened the pipe with three full turns in 3 15 seconds Standing tha feat was made in 45 of a second beatingoll former records Cor callus made the nm of 50 feet and coupled alone in 4 seconds standing 1 second Blindfolded standing 3 feet bo coupled in 1 26 seconds At the International Firemens tournament tourna-ment held in Denver recently Cornelius and Mott made the fiftyfoot run and coupling in 4 seconds beating Brett and Haugbn half a second |