Men of Muscle, and the Highland Games of Scotland, etc.

66 l\1EN or MUSCLE. especially when we remember the tug-of-war teams, and, as the Glasgow police and pulling the rope are inseparable, that brings us back to the subject of this sketch, Ewan Beaton. Ewan is one of those tremendous big fellows who in police uniform seem veritable giants, and produces a k:ud of awe in the smaller species of human biped. He stands 6ft. 3in. boots on, and weighs r 5st. 7lb., and has seen the summer sun thirty times returning. He was born in Skye, but left ten years ago and joined the Glasgow police force, and is at present serving 'in B Division, Cranstonhill Station. Beaton has been a member of the tug-of-war team under Superin– tendent M'Intosh since 1893. Last year Mr. M 'Intosh retired, and Lieut. Mennie now captains the team. Still Beaton is a member under the new regime as he was of old. In addition to being famous as a tug-of-war man, Beaton has a large collection of trophies won at Highland gather– ings for hammer-throwing, putting, caber, and wrestling. Beaton's best throw at police sports are r r 7ft. 3in. with the light hammer, about 14lb., and ro8ft. 11in. with the r6lb. hammer. At Alloa he threw a heavy hammer 94ft. 9in., while at home in Skye he has made exceptionally good distances with a missile said to be near the standard weight of 16lb. At sports held in this home of Gaelic, in 1898, Beaton won all the heavy events, his best feat being n4fi.. 5in. with the hammer. Next year he again annexed the first prizes, and improved the hammer throw to u6ft. 3in. At Motherwell he threw a r 7lb. hammer rooft. r rin., be– sides many other fairly goo<l performances at sports through– out the country, but space will not permit enumeratior further. We will conclude by saying that Beaton is a first– class tug-of-war man, and a fair athlete in other branches. He is strong, steady, and reliable, and ju-;t the kind of man Chief-Constable Boyd wants.