Along with other fellow Olympians, Joseph Dowler toured Britain competing at tug-of-war events in the early part of the 20th century, and in 1906 enjoyed a fine win against the Bristol A Division police team at the Exeter Police Sports. That same year he was on the Metropolitan Police K Division team beaten 2-0 in the final of the H Division Sports by the City of London Police. Two years later, at the Olympic Games, Dowler was again on the K Division side beaten by the City of London team, and again 2-0. Nevertheless, he won a bronze medal, and in 1912 added an Olympic silver medal. The following year, Dowler was in the triumphant London team that won the British Police Tug-of-War Championship. Constable Dowler retired from the police force in 1926.
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