Show 1 i BINGHAM QUITS WITH STATE CUP Fully a Thousand Guests At Attend Attend Attend tend Fi emens Tournament Tournament Tournament ment Held Yesterday There were doings at Sandy yes yesterday yeste yesterday te day when then the annual tournament tournament tournament ment of t state firemen was held there under u der the auspices of ot the Sandy vol volunteer 01 department The crowd In evi evidence evidence evidence dence during the day was one of ot the largest that has ever assembled there the th attendance being placed at more than 1000 The appearance of ot the little city was ery very Huge Hug American i flags flairs floated from public buildings and Immense signs bidding visitors I welcome could be seen all about the city Special cars were operated in inthe inthe I Ithe the afternoon to ta Sandy Music was furnished throughout the day by mem members members members bers of ot the Sandy Sand City band who pa paraded paraded paraded the streets Parade ut at 10 30 By 10 the streets were packed with people eagerly awaiting the approach of ot the parade which formed near the school house and later wended its way down Main to State then countermarched and wound through other thoroughfares of ot the town In the line of ot march were rep representatives representatives representatives from more than twenty twentysix six fire tire departments The Sandy band headed the march Following were ware the state association officials veteran fire firemen firemen men from Salt Lake the Sandy Junior league then the visiting firemen and equipment The line was over four tour blocks long Program of Speeches Speech Following the parade an 31 interesting program was wail rendered in grove Mayor W V D welcomed the visitors visitor in behalf of ot the city of t Sandy Sand W Yo W Vilson president of the state association responded Mayor Phil Bentz of Murray during his brief discourse paid a compliment to the firemen present pra ent by b saying that their work heretofore had been highly bene beneficial beneficial beneficial to the public welfare Justice Neils LInd then delivered an address I in the absence of ot Mayor Maor Hyrum Goff Gott of Midvale A short musical program was also rendered At 1230 an elaborate elaborate elaborate orate luncheon was served in the ward chapeL Visitors were cordially In Invited Invited Invited to partake of ot the edibles The real feature of ot the day da began at when a big biJ list of ot sports was wall held in the Sandy City park under the auspices of ot the Sandy volunteer fire tire department W V W V T Wilson named the following judges Loveless Provo Prove Jensen Ogden and Boulson Sandy Timers Were vere ere Wardley ardley Ogden Bean Provo Prove and Martin Park City O 0 H Dutton was the starter Sins 10 1 the Cup The big event of ot the day da was the hose cart race for tor the state champion championship ship Five teams were entered in this event Three were from Bingham one from Murray and another represent representing ing Sandy The distance run was yards Sixteen men composed a team Murray was given the first trial and I coupled the hose to the hydrant and placed the nozzle in 22 2 seconds The rhe II Sandy Sand team ran two heats hoats and the best they could do was wa 23 35 Bingham I Ion on the first heat fell short of ot the rec record record ord set by Murray but on the last lut I trial won the championship and silver cup in the remarkable time of 2215 22 16 Ie The last trial of the Murray team was 24 21 25 The hub and hub race between Bing Bingham Bingham ham hara Murray and Sandy was won by bythe bythe bythe the Sandy team In 13 1315 15 seconds Mur Murray Murray Murray ray was wu second and Bingham third Sandy also won in the dash in 6 seconds with Salt Lake second and Murray third In the dash Crapo Crat of the Sandy department easily defeated Buckingham of ot Salt Lake his only contender for tor first place The time was 27 7 seconds The dash was also another vic victory victory victory tory for Sandy represent representing ing the department winning in Hi 11 seconds Bingham was second Fol Following Following Following lowing this an exhibition relay race by Sandy men was run off otto At a boxing contest and a wrestling match between visiting fire firemen firemen men were witnessed Night Ight Exhibition Given Ghen One of ot the events which added interest Inter Interest Interest est to the exhibition was the hook and ladder exhibition which was held on Main street in the evening The Sandy team showed rare skill in scaling sealing the walls The day was appropriately closed by a dance which was given in tn inthe inthe the Imperial hall In Midvale under the auspices of ot the tha departments re y |