HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-05-12, Page 6'f
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IALD.INNIE'
BEATS - RECALLED
• A ,January • issue of The. Oban.
Scotl :di: review's lsairau
°: , the feats, of strength. of Donald
Dinnie, the 'strong man of Sot.
laalzsl'�."I1is-"name_ is . a; Ibyw' rd,, in_
Luci 3W and District, wherethis,
brawny Scot performed at the.
Oaledonian Giames More than
three -score years ago, He was re,
garded ' as the . world's'greatest
athlete, •
Hrs., likeness is still to be;. seen;
impressed in theconcrete side-
walks :of the village,. and` `Guts" of
this r uacle-roan; are used
for:::adveurtisin' , oses 1!?.
A miniature is ,,used ' as a ,-crest
otz The CI liu , s `station
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The' article. m. The Obai Tiiii s
reads:as'follows ^-
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DMD DDNNIE,
The W'orld's greatest Athlete,.
'There are :People livinlg who
.taw �a •, ' were • thrilled • with .. the
won denful athletic performances.
'of Donald Dinne; an athl'ete a
outstai.diog` ;ability': and strength,
whose fame spread not 'only in.
Scotland,: his niative land,- but all
round the.',' English.' . Speaking
world, Many who ;did riot :witness
ham have heard• thrilling accounts
di Dinn,ie'S feats titan older :Pep-
:plc .Who did,` anal .even yet his
panne :as gree as super.' roan,'•
..especially • e .: strenuous -con-
tests at Iig!hl' Games
THE.' : WCKNOW SENTINEL, LUC,i NOw,.ON''il'AR14.
ods, were: ifulfil the trmend,ous task before:
.At Coupar• „Angus .:
Arugus ., in, 1868• he iwssurig tl,e Challenge, •
ki'ut. a 24 lb. ball' 37 ft;, 9 in, and
a 22 1b, ball' 39 ft, 9 ,nn,' At ':Stone
haven .in 187,3. he threw a 211/4 lb.
ha _ er ,10 n
7: ft;'.7.,.'and.'a 22 lb;
,hammer 104 -ft., with a 4 ft.
2 in. tiff. handle; also a• 4..: lb,
han±ner with.•a4 ft, stiffrhand,le't..
56.1 ft, • ,'• ,
K At .C9upar • Angus in 1874 'Ile
threw (a 16 lb. 2 oz. hamnner. 138'
ft. • 8 .in
A,t ,tossing the. caber, which is
lifting at the thin end from.. the
ground' a long tree trunk weigh;
ing, ,apipryoodinately two cwt. 'and,
throwing it forward in. a. semen.,
Sault•', Dinnie was generally in `a
class, by hiniae]Lf. lit" was quite
a usual intg,for.him to togs the
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Caber -which the ether • corn, e ti t-
Ors (all„men of ;:surengii)` 6014
barely lift• fromthe ground.
: Two .Toni Lift
Ills; feats a. ski11 and strength
'Were ` not, lacking izi ° variety. In
1884, •When 47 ' years; , old, :'D;irnie
put .t ;p. a deposit ::that 'he ;would
t�.`:.o tons: His; challenge- _a w,s
,not'•taken;. up:. In what method
he .nterided to lift this weight is
not ',ercor d', • but...rip p doubt” Din
_..de
rile • Made ..sure 'he ' wvvas :able to
lie lifted. two. 56 lb, 4urnlhbells,
oiie :in eachMand., a1 v e his head
alternately no:y.r iWer than 132
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t:inies He: sir a ted •.on -the ,paln;l.
of one hand, farm arid: hand" ke .t
hori zontaf;' a 56 lib4. Weight for• 45
§ecorrrig,a : 'h.hEKld Wit.., stretch.
of arm at ri • :. • :4rng1es with: 'his
eci 112:lb .. _ fair several
seconds. `•
At home' and _ albrolad Donald
Dinnie had . no equal,. ,and his, fine
aehievernents were :'always ap-
preciated arid admired..' This great'
soz of Scotland won among his
izes over 150 medals, the 'mai-
ority of whieh_':we for chain
ionshiw,
He , 'Was: a ' handsome; 'Min, of
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'`x`uottractryeiersonality;` quiet ,and
unassun}ing, ,and' a . great 'favour-
ite •evy
rwhere' he =went. -Despite
his lQng.' and strenuous` cia•reer
Donald ',Dinnie lived,' to a ripe old
age. ,
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THURSDAY, MAY :12th, 1949
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Mrs.;xt might do some ;good for
wives to go out', on :strike :some-
time. •
Mr:: Go' right ahead. I've :' got
a peach', of a strike-breaker in
EWE
(intended' for Last Week);
The Crewe church are holding
their' anniversary. ;services on
Sunday;::.fune : gth,.'Rev.4 -C :W.
Downs of,. Exeter will be gyest
speaker.Misses Norma and. Shir-
ley
lVf sS
ley Sherwood will 'sing in- the:.
•'afternoonand the , Blylth . Enal ff
quartette will sing in the. even- .
Master Bobby. NlcHardy .of God
erich ,spent ,the Week -end with
his great uncle, Orville Durnin.
•A 'number •from .here attended.
the W.M,S.' Easter. th.ankoff<ering
:service an,d-lantern: hides .in Dun
•gannon United Church " Sunday
evening; . "
11i r and.; Mi s, Charles Nelson.
of:,Clinto'ns Spent Sunday' with here
sister, Mr:.' and;,'1Vtiis ` 4E. G Zinn
and.;boys. "
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-Mr' Elliott Rivett : of Goderich
palled on .,his brother' Norinan on
Sunday.,
Sunday.
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Ripley., Ontario..
NO AG:I., EMENT can be reached•
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Donald, the winner of . innurn-•
berable icontest,: rwtas born,, in she
little :village of -Aboyne, ..Aber-
deenshire,.. in • 1837.. He first: ap•- 4
peared':m public Highlaxd Games
w1h ,:he visas only 16 ° yek rs s of
age; • and :even at that age he won
prizes ' in'•;contests' in which
-was.pitted, against men of experi
pence 'arid fame
For,T•`tnore "than `30` yelars• Dennie
aip,'peared' regularly • :.on sports
fields,
not only in Britain but in
'.the .Dominions, in ,Aanerica, .and
other .�ountries He proved .feria=;
self to' Abe among • the.- best
round .• .he
. the ' world;lead.
ever seen. Over, the .'whale. of
Scotland his name was: a' house=:
hold :word; • and, criowdt flocked to,
witness his' aahhev+n.ents
' There was .nothing cpartic;ular
Iy outstanding in Di►n,ie's . Phys
icaI build • or appearance.: In, his
shoes he, stood 6. ft 1 in ,; and in
his .iprine he Weighed. 220 Jibs
15 stone 10: lbss ; Ins Chest meas-
•uremenu was 48 ins.,' biceps '16%
iris thighs •'261 in. and. ' calf 1.7.1
..ins•
Amazing. Versatility
-The athletic versatility :of . Don-
'eld Diniu was amazmig, consid
ering be Was vv'hat is called: a
heavy: • event 'athlete He did the
100 yards Suint,, in 10.2J.5 SeConds
:and. at hurdle, racing he had• few
equals. .In the 'sixties he- often
cleared 5 ft. 11 sins in the 'high
j urcnp;, and 20 ft 1 in.. m: the lonig
jumr►�. •
Even: in, the harp; step arid- leap,:
which 'is ..'particularly ••unsuitable
for, the 'heavy athlete, he: could
easily''reaeh 44 ft:
At ,
the. age of 45, in 1882, at
;an age 1gng . past• the time , when
both Neatly 'and other, athletes, . •
leave given up, he was,tri Amer-
. :lea, and Won the all-ro lrld. open
championship-, there, in• a contest '..:,.
of seven 'e.Vents, the winner of the
majority ,,to be champion: On the
same day he 'also grained a gold
Medal for, Winning.'a :sprint
At 'Melbourne; Australia, in •
1885, when. he was 48, he won
wrestling contests against first-.
• class, men in silt styles out of
seven, tacking a prize of ,150
pounds, which: in those days was,"
looked upon as an outstanding
. amount "to be won in'. an athletic
y contest:.• '
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Some Best Performances;
Some of XDiinies 'best perform i r
antes, • all done ,on level ground
wtitlh correct weights ,andwithout
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