I do not know whether ToW lends any leadership or saving grace; but it is by sheer brute strengtA tug of war name for the game started only in 1900 .Terminology. The Oxford English Dictionary says that the phrase tug of war originally meant "the decisive contest; the real struggle or tussle; a severe contest for supremacy". Only in the 19th century was it used as a term for an athletic contest between two teams who haul at the opposite ends of a rope. Serious tug of war contests usually pit two teams of eight players against each other. The winning team is the one that pulls the other team past a predetermined point. Often this point is marked on the ground.Propulsion. The first tugboat, Charlotte Dundas, was built by William Symington in 1801. It had a steam engine and paddle wheels and was used on rivers in Scotland. Paddle tugs proliferated thereafter and were a common sight for a century.This sport is ancient and global. It was practiced in ancient Egypt, India, Korea, the Congo, Hawaii and many other places. It’s no wonder it developed independently in all these places, as it’s one of the most primitive and primal of all acts of competition… two people who want the same object (animal skin, animal, food, weapon… woman or mate??… really any object),and pulling in opposite directions. It was one of the earliest forms of competitive entertainment. Every human child, at some point, has done this,i.e.: “It’s mine, mine, MINE!”. Even dogs do it! Eventually it got lost to history, as a sport, in many of those places. But it found a resurgence in the late 1800’s.The modern version of tug-of-war descended from sailors onBritish naval and trading ships traveling to and from India with tea.Obviously, ropes on the ships were not in short supply, as they were used to maneuver the massive sails. Some unknown crew discovered this entertaining diversion and it became common on board sailing ships. The sailors on the trading ship Cutty Sark (yes, like the whiskey) were observed in 1889, while docked in Sydney Harbor, Australia, by an army officer who was on a troop ship on his way to India. He watched the sailors engaged in tug of war on deck. Itwas explained to him that it was a way of keeping the crews fit, and added a rivalry which heightened morale. He decided to put his men to it, to keep them fit on the long sea journey from England to India. Once there, he borrowed it from the navy and introduced it to the army. It once again became popular inIndia and spread throughout the British Empire. The name Tug-O-War, early on, likely came from those crews that hauled on the ropes to power the Man-O-War Ships, since these naval menhad most reason to actively stay fit, as they were in the British armed forces.So it was encouraged and obviously needed a name when it semi-officially became a routine part of physical fitness activities. Tug of war became an organized sport at the end of the 19th century when clubs were formed, and eventually it even became an Olympic Sport. As a side note… it’s no longer commonly used to obtain a mate. This method went out of fashion some time ago, and is generally not encouraged. Although, as in the photo above, Charles Atlas may be theexception.h plus grounding with the vehemence.
On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 at 08:24, SRIRAMAJAYAM <[email protected]> wrote: > Tug of war. > The only game in which the winner is one who moves back effectively!! > 🙏🙏 > > > On Thu, 19 Dec, 2024, 5:01 am Jambunathan Iyer, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> “ Tug of war is not just a Game, Tug of war teaches us that unity is >> strength, and teamwork prevails over individual strength.” >> >> N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 >> >> *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you >> become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to >> a goal, not to people or things "* >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqvUeQtiQms-5Mq1tP%2BzXMwg0tPnmhU1mfmAp3dUp_W1Q%40mail.gmail.com.
