Editing Tug of war (section)

=== United States ===
In the United States, a form of tug of war using eight handles is used in competition at camps, schools, churches, and other events. The rope is called an "Oct-O Pull" and provides two-way, four-way and eight-way competition for 8 to 16 participants at one time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.recreation-specialists.com/ |title=Recreation Specialists |access-date=2021-09-09 |archive-date=2008-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205002943/http://recreation-specialists.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* Each [[Fourth of July]], two California towns separated by an ocean channel [[Stinson Beach, California]] and [[Bolinas, California]] gather to compete in an annual tug of war.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pointreyesweekend.com/bolinas-stinson-fourth-of-july-tug-of-war |title=Uniquely West Marin: Fourth of July Tug of War {{!}} Point Reyes Weekend<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2013-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718201745/http://pointreyesweekend.com/bolinas-stinson-fourth-of-july-tug-of-war |archive-date=2013-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4013474 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706235426/http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4013474 | archive-date=2009-07-06 | title=Holiday hoopla, happenings around Marin}}</ref>
* The towns of Leclaire, Iowa, and Port Byron, Illinois, compete in a tug of war across the Mississippi River every year in August since 1987 during Tug Fest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tugfest.com/|title=Home|work=Tugfest|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035434/http://tugfest.com/|archive-date=2018-08-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* A special edition of the ''[[Superstars (American TV program)|Superstars]]'' television series, called "The Superteams", features a tug of war, usually as the final event.
* ''[[Battle of the Network Stars|The Battle of the Network Stars]]'' featured a tug of war as one of its many events.
* A game of tug of war, on tilted platforms, was used on the [[American Gladiators (2008 TV series)|US]], [[Gladiators (revival UK TV series)|UK]] and [[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)|Australian]] versions of the ''Gladiators'' television series, although the game was played with two sole opposing participants.
* The last known "cleated" tug of war, takes place in Tuolumne CA at the annual Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. It takes place the weekend after Fathers Day.

==== Miami University ====
[[File:GW Puddle Pull 031.jpg|thumb|right|2004 Greek Week Puddle Pull at [[Miami University]]]]
Puddle Pull is a biannual tug of war contest held at [[Miami University]].  The event is a timed, seated variation of tug of war in which [[fraternities and sororities]] compete. In addition to the seated participants, each team has a caller who coordinates the movements of the team.

Although the university hosted an unrelated freshman vs. sophomores tug of war event in the 1910s and 1920s, the first record of modern Puddle Pull is its appearance as a tug of war event in the school's newspaper, [[The Miami Student]], in May 1949.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/3446 | work= [[The Miami Student]] | title= Delta Chis Win Tug-O-War As Large Crowd Watches | date= May 24, 1949 | volume= 074 | number= 55 | access-date= March 20, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064356/http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/3446 | archive-date= August 1, 2018 | url-status= dead }}</ref> This fraternity event was created by Frank Dodd of the Miami chapter of [[Delta Upsilon]].  Originally, the event was held as a standing tug of war over the [[Four Mile Creek (Ohio)|Tallawanda stream]] near the Oxford waterworks bridge in which the losers were pulled into the water.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/3912 | work= [[The Miami Student]] | title= Fraternity Tug-O-War Teams Begin Practice For Struggle | date= May 20, 1949 | volume= 074 | number= 56 | access-date= March 20, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064420/http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/3912 | archive-date= August 1, 2018 | url-status= dead }}</ref> This first event was later seen as a driving force for creating interfraternity competitive activities (Greek Week) at Miami University.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/4672 | work= [[The Miami Student]] | title= Greek Week Has Brief, Busy Past | date= April 20, 1965 | volume= 088 | number= 44 | access-date= March 20, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801094107/http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/4672 | archive-date= August 1, 2018 | url-status= dead }}</ref> As a part of moving to a seated event, a new rule was created in 1966 to prohibit locks and created the event that is seen today with the exception of a large pit that was still being dug in between the two teams.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/4864 | work= [[The Miami Student]] | title= Greeks Set Theme Of 'Athenian Antics' | date= April 13, 1965 | volume= 088 | number= 42 | access-date= March 20, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064336/http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/4864 | archive-date= August 1, 2018 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/14217600/ | title= Greek Week Scheduled | date= April 29, 1971 | access-date= March 20, 2018 | work= [[Hamilton JournalNews|The Journal News]] | page= 62 | archive-date= August 1, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064457/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/14217600/ | url-status= live }}</ref> The event is held in a level grass field and uses a {{Convert|3.8|cm|in|abbr=on}} diameter rope that is at least {{Convert|15.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long is used for the event. Footholes or "pits" are dug for each participant at {{Convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} intervals. The pits are dug with a flat front and an angled back. Women began to compete sporadically starting in the 1960s and became regular participants as sorority teams in the mid-1980s.

==== Hope College ====
[[The Hope College Pull]] is an annual tug-of-war contest held across the [[Macatawa River|Black River]] in [[Holland, Michigan]] on the fourth Saturday after Labor Day. Competitors are 40 members of the freshman and sophomore classes.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/10/victory_in_hope_colleges_pull.html | title= Victory in Hope College annual 'Pull' goes to sophomore class | date= October 4, 2016 | access-date= August 1, 2018 | last= Farrand | first= Allison | website= [[MLive Media Group]] | archive-date= August 2, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180802041001/https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/10/victory_in_hope_colleges_pull.html | url-status= live }}</ref>