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Thank you to Henry (Hank) Kaczynski, US Army, Retired,
Annapolis, Maryland for the following message.
Hank wrote:
2nd Row
from front |
"The gentleman in the second row in
the white fisherman's (turtleneck) sweater is
George Shaw,
my father-in-law who passed away in 1978.
George was a great guy and the
Sparta Athletic Club was his pride and joy when he managed
it. He took the Scottish Team to the Commonwealth
Games in Perth, Australia. I can't recall the year." |
23 October 2005 |
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Four Houstons
Thank you to Averil Bishop (nee Houston), Fredericksburg,
Virginia, USA, who recognised this photograph and wrote:
"I just wanted to let you know that there are four Houstons
in the picture of the Sparta Amateur Boxing Club. They
are:
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FRONT
ROW
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4th from right:
Alan Houston
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2nd
ROW
from
front |
5th from left:
John Houston
(Treasurer),
and father of Jim,
Johnnie and Alan. |
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3rd ROW:
from
front |
4th from right:
Johnnie Houston |
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BACK ROW |
right:
Jim Houston. |
This picture hung on the wall for years in the house I grew
up in at Burdiehouse." |
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Thank you to John Houston, Dayton, Ohio, USA who wrote:
"I was very surprised to find the group photograph of the
Sparta club taken in 1947. It brought back many memories
of my childhood and upbringing in Edinburgh.
I was a member of the Sparta club from 1946/47 to 1955 and I am in
the photograph, in the third row. Two of my brothers and my
father are also in the photograph.
We were told that the name Sparta was taken from the ancient Greek
soldiers of Sparta, “every man a brick”
The club was founded by Jimmie Robertson and the brothers George
and Willie Shaw. The person in the second row with the white
polo jersey is Willie Shaw. I have attached a photo taken 1 or 2
years later in which both George and Willie are there.
The photograph was taken on a Sunday morning in the playground of
Broughton School, at the other end of McDonald Road from the
Sparta clubhouse.
I also attended Broughton School, primary and secondary from 1946
to
1955.
I recognize many of the people in the photograph, but remember
only a few names."
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FRONT
ROW
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My brother
Alan Houston
is in the front row, 4th from the right. He
would be aged 6 or 7 at the time of the photograph, I was 9 or 10.
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2nd ROW
from front |
From the right are:
1st:
Willie Shaw
(one of the founders);
2nd: I can’t remember;
3rd:
Mr. Horne,
committee member and father of Robert (Bobby) Horne who is
in the third row;
4th:
Mr. Burgess
(President or Treasurer);
5th:
John Houston,
my father;
6th:
Jimmie Robertson
(co founder);
7th:
Mr. Anderson,
trainer;
8th:
Trainer,
can’t remember his name. |
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3rd ROW:
from front |
From the right are:
1st: He was the janitor at Broughton Primary School
and lived there in the house there in the playground. I
can’t remember his name;
4th: Me,
John Houston,
standing
next to a giant on my right who I cannot remember.
8th: Bobby Horne, several time Scottish champion. |
John Houston: Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 5,
2006
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