Men of Muscle, and the Highland Games of Scotland, etc.
94 MEN OF MUSCLE. caber. In the putting he only got third, M'Lean being fir:t and Morrison second. At Airdrie, Munro won tossing the ,caber against all comers, repeated this at Auchterarder, and also carried off premier honours at Scots wrestling. At Inverkeithing he was first with the caber, and second Scots wrestling, and first putting the 17lb. ball with a throw of 4oft. gin. At Leslie games won first with both caber and ball. At Aberdeen Police Sports, won the caber, and came second with the ball. Travelling south to Kilmarnock, Munro won the caber tossing, and got second place with the light ball. These games concluded his performance last year. When the cold nights began to creep in " Sandy » seems to have lost fancy for the trade of policeman, as he resigned shortly after the close of the Highland games season, and began work in the empJoy of the Glasgow Corporation a horse-shoer. Here he remained until the spring, when he joined the Govan Police, where he has been ever since. Last summer he did remarkably well at nearly all theHighland gatherings, and, acting on our advice, paid more attcnJion to wrestling than he had done hitherto. At Airdrie he won the caber and second prize putting light ball. At Crarnmond Bridge was first with the caber and wrestling, and second with the ball. Carried off first prizes at wrestling and at be caber at West Calder, and came second in the high leap. At Inverkeithing, Arrnadale, and Methil, Munro won the caber tossing, putting the light ball (distance, 42ft. 2in. ), and the Scots wrestling respectively. At the Airdrie Police ports "Sandy'' came first with the light ball, and second · n the 110 yards sprint. At the great Highland gathering :1t Kinross, Munro won the caber tossing against all corners. He also won several events during last summer, including first in the wrestling at Fort-William. From Munro's r ecord it will be seen that, although he has done well with the cal er, and has been fairly successful as a wrestler, with
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