Buyers strike gold in sporting sale

SPORTING history was in demand at Tennants Auctioneers' toys and models, sporting and fishing sale, which saw a group of medals and ephemera relating to Frederick Holmes, who won gold in the tug of war in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, sell for thousands of pounds.

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Holmes worked for the City of London Police, whose tug of war team dominated the sport for decades. After winning the Amateur Athletics Association Tug of War Championships, the City of London Police team went on to compete for Great Britain in the Olympics and won the gold.