An Athletics Compendium

B 199 - 212 Collective Biographies 199 Aspirants to AAA and Empire titles; pen pictures of famous athletes, track and fielvdent season 1934 / compiled by 'Irrepressible'. Croydon: Croydon Times, 1934. 28p Author is SydneyF. Skilton BL: 10824.aa.29 A small card-cover booklet that previews the 1934 season, containing biographical details on 62 male athletes, 59 of them from the UK. 200 The Graces, E. M., W. G. & G. F. / A. G. Powell & S. Canynge Caple. King's Lynn: Cricket Book Society, 1948. 160p; illus BL: 7919 .C .20 In this portrait of the three Grace brothers, prominence is given to the occasion in 1566 when W. (5., having scored 224 not out a intotal o5f21 for England v. Surrey, was given permission to miss the third day ionrder to compete in, awnind, the 440yds hurdles at the National Olympian Games. Some descriptions of a meeting in which E. M. and W. G. competed are given, and quotatiforonms the Western Daily Press providevidence ofpoor organisation and haphazard handicapping. The seasons 18'67-69 in atnletics by WG. are covered. 201 The world's alslports who's who for 1950 / compiled by H. K. Turner; foreword by HRthHe Duke of Edinburgh. Hove: Wex, 1950. 380p BL: 7920.ee.36 Contains biographical profiles ofnearly 250 athletes and administrators. 202 British athletes 1951/ N. D. McWhirter and F. W. Blackmore; foreword by Lord Burghley. London: Athletic and Sporting Publications, 1951. 50p; illus; pbk BL: 7917.d.58 Includes an article by Jack Crump on 1952 Olympic prospects. There are also photographs and biographical sketches ovoefr 200 of the outstanding British athletes of pthereiod. 203 Sportsman's who's who / RaymGolnedndenning and Robert Bateman. London: Museum Press, 1957. 256p BL: 7923 .h .38 204 British athletics 1962 / Peter G. Bird. Mitcham: Micron, 1962. 64p; illus Biographies ofifty Britishathletes anadpreview of the European and Commonwealth Games. Well illustrated witphhotos by Gerry Cranham. 205 Young Olympic champions / Steve Gelman. London: Scholastic, 1964. 176p; illus; pbk Includes Didrikson, Mathias, Rudolph, O'Brien and Brumel. 206 Ireland's Olympic heroes / DaGvuidiney. Dublin: Philip Roderick, 1965. 107p Pen-portraits Iroifsh Olympic sportsmen since 1<B96, including many athletes. 207 The lonelybreed / Ron Clarke and NormanHarris. London: Pelham, 1967. 187p; illus; index BL: X.449/2781 Twenty-one distance runners are introduced in this survey ofthe period1656 to 1966, the criterion for inclusion being as much 'the mant'haes name, stohat Arthur Lydiard,NevilleScott anEddwin Flack appear in company withNurmi, Lovelock, Kuts and Zatopek. 208 The kingsof distance: a study of fivgereat runners / Peter Lovesey; foreword by Harold M. Abrahams. London: Eyre and Spottiswood1e9,68. 197p; illus An account otfhe careers Doeferfoot, WG. . George, Alfred Shrubb, Paavo Nurmiand Emil Zatopek. 'By the happiest accidentthey achieveddistinction at neat intervals of about twenty years, which afforded me an opportunity of comparintghe conditions wihnich they lived, trained andcompeted.' There are appendiocne:s the evolution of distance running; the progress of distance running in Britain; the traininpgrogrammes of George and Shrubb; the 100-up exercise (W. G. George's own account); andli,sts tracingthe evolution of distance runninrgecords by all athletes, amateur and professionfaolr, theevents from 1mile to 1 hour. Of particular interesits Lovesey's account of the American Indian Deerfoot's time inBritain, and the match-race series between W, G. George and the Scottish professionWalilliam Cummings. 209 Out in front/ George Gretton. London: Pelham, 1968. 157p; illus; index A study of distance competition from its earliest origins to the present day, by a former Oxford University runner. 210 Running blind: the story of Bert Smith and John Stratford and howthey ran themarathon / RalpKh ing. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. 192p The inspiring story of twoblind NewZealand athletes. 211 The sporting Irish / Leo BowDeus.blin: Mac, 1970. 96p; pbk Several articles abnidographies onathletics. 212 Track and field:the great ones / Cordner Nelson. London: Pelham, 1970. 224p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7207-0352-2 BL:X.629/2648 The author was co-founder (with his brother Bert) and editor of the US magazine Tr&acFkield News in 1946. This collection of biographies is split into twoparts: detailed accounts of the careers of Nurmi, Owens, [ 62 ]