Tug of War Tournament at IV Olympic Games London, England 1908 - Friday, 17th July - Gold Medal: City of London Police, Great Britain
Venue: White City Stadium. Dates: July 17–18. 40 competitors from 3 nations.
Final
dateWinnersScoreLosers
Fri 17.07.08City of London PoliceGBR Great Britain2-0Liverpool PoliceGBR Great Britain
Bronze medal match
Fri 17.07.08Metropolitan Police "K" DivisionGBR Great BritainwoSwedenSWE Sweden
Swedish teat did not apear for the match.

Semi-Finals (1/2).

dateWinnersScoreLosers
--- --.07.08Liverpool PoliceGBR Great Britain2-0SwedenSWE Sweden
--- --.07.08City of London PoliceGBR Great Britain2-0Metropolitan Police "K" DivisionGBR Great Britain

Quarter-Finals (1/4)

3 teams received byes after Germany and Greece withdrawl.
dateWinnersScoreLosers
Thu 16.07.08Liverpool PoliceGBR Great Britain1-0 woUnited States of AmericaUSA United States
Liverpool won the first pull easily, after which the United States delegation protested against the footwear worn by the Liverpool police, who competed in their service boots. The protest was dismissed, and the Americans withdrew in disgust.
Final Rankingwlwplp
1. City of London PoliceGBRGBR114:0
2. Liverpool PoliceGBRGBR213:2
3. Metropolitan Police "K" DivisionGBRGBR110:2
4. SwedenSWESWE020:2
5. United States of AmericaUSAUSA010:1

Teams Composition

1. City of London Police (GBR)
Edward Barrett
Frederick Goodfellow
Frederick Humphreys
William Hirons
Albert Ireton
Frederick Merriman
Edwin Mills
John James Shepherd
2. Liverpool Police (GBR)
Charles Foden (c)
James Clarke
Thomas Butler
William Greggan
Alexander Kidd
Daniel McDonald Lowey
Patrick Philbin
George Smith
Thomas Swindlehurst
3. Metropolitan Police "K" Division (GBR)
Walter Chaffe
Joseph Dowler
Ernest Ebbage
Thomas Homewood
Alexander Munro
William Slade
Walter Tammas
James Woodget
4. Sweden
Albrekt Almqwist
Frans Fast
Carl-Emil Johansson
Emil Johansson
Knut Johansson
Karl Krook
Karl-Gustaf Nilsson
Anders Wollgarth
5. United States of America (USA)
Wilbur BurroughsWesley Coe
Arthur DearbornJohn Flanagan
Bill Horr
Matt McGrath
Ralph Rose
Lee Talbott
Germany and Greece withdrew
Home
Final Ranking
Semi-Finals (1/2)
Quarter-Finals (1/4)
Teams Composition
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