Show great tug tag ol war BRoox BROOKLYN LYN N Y noy nov 20 special the championship of the united states at rope rode pulling will be decided here tonight between a chicago team and the local norwegian viking club the present champions incidentally the winning team will walk off with it a parse of 1000 the teams will be composed of six eix men and a captain the weight limit being 1000 pounds there is ia no time limit to the pull but the team which first gets six sis feet of rope on its side bide will be the winner it ia one of the hardest athletic contests on the calendar the chicago team is ia composed of cable gripman grip men whose muscles have been developed by long service on the grip cars |