HAGGIS THE MCCULLOCH HERITAGE CENTRE
Description "Tug-of-War Proves Popular"

Tug-of-War was added to the Pictou North Colchester Exhibition in 1937 in hopes of providing an entertaining and popular event. The response was positive, and they quickly had teams from across Pictou and Antigonish counties enter the competition. First prize was $75, while second place was awarded $50 and third $25. 

The team from Ohio, Antigonish County were the winners, with Pictou finishing second, Car Works No. 1 in third, and Coalburn in 4th. 

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Team Members:

  • Pictou: Elmer McClair, Dave Gray, Vincent Heighton, Bill Morrison, Percy Forbes, Stewart Ross, Lloyd Irving, Tom Shields, Spurge Langille, Bert Cameron, J. Ferguson, Nick Bowen, and Fred Dalton, coach
  • Ohio: Arnold Murphy, Charles MacInnis, Jack Chisholm, Colin Chisholm, John H. MacDonald, Bernard Murphy, Dan W. Chisholm, Dan MacIsaac, Charles MacDonald, John A. Chisholm, Hugh MacDoanld, Charles MacLean and John L MacInnis, coach
  • Coalburn: John McNeill, Gordon Dickie, Dave Stewart, Joseph Kehoe, Henry Sutherland, George Kehoe, Walter Dickie, Dan MacDonald, Aldon Young, Fred MacDonald, and Chester Holmes, coach
  • Car Works no. 1: Allan Dunn, Clarence Clark, Joseph White, Adeloide White, Fraser Bigney, Thomas McGuire, George Buell, Searles Mansfield, Pius Binns, Alf Fraser, Addison Gould, George Ryan, and Alex Martin, coach
  • Car Works No. 2: D. Fraser, Charles Barnett, Bill Barnett, Johnston Barnett, Cecil Polly, Clarence Manning, Ernest Martin, Harold Hingley, Monty Chambers, Rollie Weatherby, Bert Polly, Alex Royals and Alex Fraser, coach
  • Car Works no 3: Colin MacDonald, Colin Ross, Ira Hughes, Marvin Murray, Alex Foote, Jim Cunningham, Dan MacDonald, Claude Saxon, Girton Grant, Tom MacQueen, Ernie Porter and Gil Porter, coach
  • J.W. Cumming plant (New Glasgow): Milton Bentley, Colin Dorrington, George Dorrington, Frank Gerrior, Jim Langille, Paul Pelrine, Joe Reddick, John Somers, E. Josephs, Jim Reid, Joe Benoit, and Ted Farmer, coach

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File number: PA Sep 23 1937 p1
Contributor:    Susan Parker | View all submissions
Tags: Elmer McClair, Dave Gray, Vincent Heighton, Bill Morrison, Percy Forbes, Stewart Ross, Lloyd Irving, Tom Shields, Spurge Langille, Bert Cameron, J. Ferguson, Nick Bowen, Fred Dalton, Arnold Murphy, Charles MacInnis, Jack Chisholm, Colin Chisholm, John H. MacDonald, Bernard Murphy, Dan W. Chisholm, Dan MacIsaac, Charles MacDonald, John A. Chisholm, Hugh MacDonald, Charles MacLean, John L MacInnis, John McNeill, Gordon Dickie, Dave Stewart, Joseph Kehoe, Henry Sutherland, George Kehoe, Walter Dickie, Dan MacDonald, Aldon Young, Fred MacDonald, Chester Holmes, Allan Dunn, Clarence Clark, Joseph White, Adeloide White, Fraser Bigney, Thomas McGuire, George Buell, Searles Mansfield, Pius Binns, Alf Fraser, Addison Gould, George Ryan, Alex Martin, D. Fraser, Charles Barnett, Bill Barnett, Johnston Barnett, Cecil Polly, Clarence Manning, Ernest Martin, Harold Hingley, Monty Chambers, Rollie Weatherby, Bert Polly, Alex Royals, Alex Fraser, Colin MacDonald, Colin Ross, Ira Hughes, Marvin Murray, Alex Foote, Jim Cunningham, Dan MacDonald, Claude Saxon, Girton Grant, Tom MacQueen, Ernie Porter, Gil Porter, Milton Bentley, Colin Dorrington, George Dorrington, Frank Gerrior, Jim Langille, Paul Pelrine, Joe Reddick, John Somers, E. Josephs, Jim Reid, Joe Benoit, Ted Farmer, J.W. Cummings Plant, Car Works, tug-of-war, Pictou North Colchester Exhibition, Pictou Advocate, exhibition, newspaper
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