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

MATTHEW MARR, OF THE GOVAN POLICE. '[HIS stalwart son of Anak stands 6ft. 3}ins. with shoes off, and weighs 14st. 10lb. stripped. He was born on 4th December, 1870, at Kemnay, on the banks of the river Don, in Aberdeenshire, and worked on a farm until 1889, when he joined the Glasgow Police Force, in which he served a few months over two years, He first competed at the Police Sports which were then held after the cattle show at Queen's Park, and won the handicapped hammer– throwing. Next year he won both the hammer and caber, and since then has come out first whenever he competed at Police gatherings. The first season in which Marr com– peted at open games was the year in which the famous putter John M'Pherson visited this country (1891), and at the Clydebank games the first of the gatherings, Matthew had the pleasure of a tussel against the Canadian with the caber. This was not M'Pherson's strong point, yet sometimes he tossed the stick very well. Marr, however, defeated him, the result being-Kenneth M'Rae first, Marr second, and M'Pherson third. With the hammer Marr also came second to M'Rae, while M'Pherson easily proved his superiority with the ball. This was M'Pherson's first com– petition in Scotland, and his marvellous putting, coupled with his thin, though wiry appearance, caused much com– ment at the time, and, in fact, does yet. We remember M'Pherson perfectly, and his style of mani– pulating the weight. He did not pose before the hop, as most putters do, but almost immediately on getting into 62