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Meet the Metropolitan Police's Olympic Champions (well bronze medallists) in the 1908 Olympic Games. These stouthearted gentlemen are members of the Great Britain tug of war team that came third in the Olympics 97 years ago. They are former members of the 'K District' tug of war team, here posing for a photograph in a contemporary health and fitness magazine called 'Health & Strength'. |
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Constable Willie Slade is the third officer in the team strip. His teammates at the Olympics were PCs Chaffe, Dowler, Homewood, Monroe, Tammas and Woodget. As the 'K' Division (then Stepney and Poplar) team they won numerous cups and trophies including the West Ham Tramway Sports Day 1907 and 1908, the Oxford City Police Cup in 1906 and 1907, and the Midland Telegraph Cup - which was open to every police force in the country.
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