Bob Douglas
 Bob
Douglas of Jedburgh, who played for Jedforest Rugby Football Club was,
on many occasions, a popular winner of the Open Wrestling
competitions at Jedburgh Border Games. He went on to win the World
Championship in Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling at Strathallan,
August 3 1912.
1900 Of two Jed men, who entered the Open
Wrestling Competition, R. Douglas made the final bout and took
second prize to winner J. Scott from Carlisle.
1901 The Open
Wrestling Prize came to Bob Douglas, Jedburgh after a victory over J.
Graham in the fourth round, final. Strong of Carlisle, a regular
visitor, who intended to take part in the All-weights wrestling,
was, owing to late trains, unable to get forward in time. He arrived
when the final was
going on.
1902 Jedburgh's Bob Douglas gave
a good show during The Open Wrestling contest, but failed to floor
Steadman from Brough in the third round.
1903 Bob Douglas from
Jedburgh was thrown out of The Open Wrestling in the semi-final event
this year by J. Strong of Carlisle. Strong went on to win, M.
Steadman, Brough took second place and Douglas, third. The Melbourne
Prize, 400 Yards Flat Race was won by C. Thomas, Lasswade.
1904
The second prize of £2/10/- was taken by Bob Douglas, Jedburgh.
1905 The result of The Open Wrestling competition was a repeat from last
year. J. Strong of Carlisle took first prize leaving the runner-up
prize to Bob Douglas from Jedburgh.
1906 Bob Douglas, Jedburgh,
took first prize in the Open Wrestling event by beating W. Little of
Peelanick.
1907 Jedburgh's Bob Douglas was not represented in
The Open Wrestling contest this year, although Strong from Carlisle
had come back, and successfully took the first prize, by putting T.
Tunstall of Broughton out in the final.
1908 The Open
Wrestling contest was won again by Bob Douglas of Jedburgh who threw J.
Hedley of Brou'ton in the final.
1909 Bob Douglas from
Jedburgh took the victory in The Open Wrestling contest over Musgrove of
Carlisle. J. Strong of Carlisle who had already been put out of
contention by Douglas in the third round, shared fourth prize with
Armstrong who was also from Carlisle.
1910 The Open Wrestling
event was won again for the third successive year by Bob Douglas of
Jedburgh. This year Douglas put J. Ridley of Bewcastle out in the final.
1911 First prize in the Open Wrestling event went to Bob
Douglas, Jedburgh who out manouvred G. Common of Harbottle into second
place in the final bout.
1912 Jedburgh's Bob Douglas, in an
almost duplicate re-run of last year's Open Wrestling competition final,
ousted G. Common of Harbottle to hold on to first prize for the fifth
successive year.
1913 Bob Douglas of Jedburgh did not compete
this year.
1914 In the absence of Bob Douglas of Jedburgh, for
the Open Wrestling Championship, the victory this year went to J. Little
from Kingwater.
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