Initiative
Mr. George Hutton, Chairman of the Tug of War Association in England (established 1958), took the initiative to contact Mr. Tage Andersson, President of the Swedish Tug of War Association (established 1933). After exchanging their ideas for an international tug of war federation by correspondence, they met in London on the last weekend of September.
During the meeting they agreed on the following;
- to form an International Organization to control Tug of War
- to ensure that there should be International competition
- to develop a common set of International rules for competition
- to arrange Competitions between Sweden and England
- to develop the Tug of War Sport in other countries.
- to appoint Mr. Tage Andersson President, Mr. Bill Hillyard Secretary General and Mr. George Hutton Vice President
- to appoint the remaining officers of the International Organization
