An Athletics Compendium

biographies &'Autobiographies B 136 - 145 Morgan, Griffith (Guto Nytb-hran) 136 Guto Nyth-bran / WilliGamlanffrwd Thomas. Aberdar: Pugh & Rowlands, 1913. BL: X708/1721 Biography (in Welsh) of the eighteenth century distance runner who wthaes inspiration fthore annual New Year NosGalan races. Nankeville, Bill 137 The miracle ofthe mile / Bill Nankeville; foreworbdy Gordon Pirie. London: Stanley Paul, 1956. 160p; illus; index BL: 7922 .C .40 In the post-war erNaa, nkeville won the AAAmile title four timesand set a British 1500mrecord finishing third inthe 1950 European Championships. Naylor, Joss 138 Joss Naylor: fell runner extraordina/ry Ken Ledword. The author, 1975. 139 Joss NaylorMBE was here: the completteraverse of all summits listed in the seven 'Lakeland' guides written by Alfred Wainwright; 214 tops visitedseivnen days: a personal account by Joss Naylor M/BJEoss Naylor. 2nd ed. The author, 1992. 28p; illus; pbk 1st edition untraced Newton, Arthur 140 Running in three continent/s Arthur F. H. Newton. London: Witherby, 1940. 187p ForewordbyJoe Binks BL; 2408.b. 19 Accounts oNf ewton's races Einngland, South Africa, Canada andthe USA.Includes a goodaccount othf e TransAmerica races of 1925 a1n9d29 and paortrait of coach JP. . Nicholson. After starting serious running at the age of forty, he became the most prolific record-breaker uinltra-running ohfis time. Noel-Baker, Lord,Philip J. 141 Man of sport, man of peace: collected speecahneds essays of Philip Noel-Baker, Olympic statesman 1889- 1982 / Don Anthony. London: Sports Editions, 1991. 175p; illus ISBN: 0-9517802-0-4 Forewordby Sir Arthur Goldand J. A. Samaranch As P. J.Baker, thesubject ran the 8>00/1500m double at theOlympic Games of 1912 and 1920, winning a silver medal in the latteryear. He was awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his achievements tihn e causeof disarmament. sAeven page biography is followed by annotated speeches and essays* Ovett, Steve 142 The Athletics Weekly filoen Sebastian Coe & Steve Ovett / compiled aendited by Mel Watman.Rochester: Athletics Weekly, 1982. 160p; illus; pbk ISBN; 0-95068102-4 BL; X.629/22550 Facsimile reproductions raocfe reports for the years 1972-198'2, togetherwith other material onCoe and Ovett which appeared in the magazine during the period. ^ Also listed at: B47 143 Steve Ovett: portrait of an athl/eteSimon Turnbull. London: W.H. Allen, 1982. 174p; illus ISBN: 0-491-02697-8 BL: X.629/20835 The author statesexplicitly that Ovedtteclined an invitation to collaborate on this work, so there is considerable reliance on previously published interviews. Turnbull has nevertheless succeeded in producing a fair portrait otfhe phenomenally-gifted Ovett. 144 Ovett: an autobiography/ Steve Ovett wJitohhn Rodda. London: Willow, 1984. viii, 216p; illus; index ISBN: 0-00-218119-3 BL: X.950/37406 Ovett pointedly refers in his preface to the earlier work by Turnbull. In co-operating with John Podda (The Guardian), Ovett hiansevitably producedan account with greater immediacy. His reaction to losing the 1960 Olympic 1500mis characteristically blunt, and he reflects on his disappointing fourth place in the World Championships 1500m. Ovett comments critically on such matters as administration, selection, sponsorship and drug testing. He minimises his comparative failuraet the 1964 OlymGpaicmes through illness. Havingfinished eighth (andlast) over 600m, Ovett droppoeudt after 1150mthine 1500m final: 'I am left forever with theun-answered question: If I had gone on, wouldthe painhave subsided; tinhe last home straight of the 1964 Olympic 1500 meters final, would there have beetnhree men inGreat Britain vests comindgown the straight for mtheedals, as I had always believed and hoped? Owens, Jesse 145 Jesse Owens: an American life / William J. Baker. London: Collier Macmillan, 1986. xii, 289p; illus; index ISBN: 0-02-901780-7 BL: YK.1987.b.2061 'An athlete becomes a national hero only when his personality, achievementsa,nd image fulfila cultural need beyond the athleticarena. JesseOwens was a rare individual whose importance transcended athleticism.' This is Bakers epitaph for James Cleveland Owens, whose rise to international pre-eminence in 1955 and 1936 is charted. Baker [ 55 ]