An Athletics Compendium

G. Field Events Yield Events~ General 1 Olympian field events: their histoarnyd practice / F. A. M. Webster. London: George Newnes, 1913. 128p; illus Introduction by Arthur ConanDoyle BL: 7911 .ee.2 Webster's firswt ork shows remarkable early insight into field eventstechniques. It givaesfull account of the standard feievldents withchapters otnhe 561b weight, thestanding jumpsh, urdling and tug-of-war. This is thefirst of Webster's great books. Even at this early stage he showed his ability to grasp the essentials aotfhletic events. Tbhoeok is particularly interesting on the historical background to the classic discus and javelin events. 2 Athledc sports: II. Field even/ts F. A. M. Webster. London: Warne, 1929. 64p; illus; pbk (Warne's recreation books) BL: X.629/6699(22) 3 The principles of missile games: fiaetldhletic sports, cricket, baseball, lawn tennis, football, bowls, etc. / P. H. Francis. Liverpool: T. Brackell, 1948. 70p; pbk BL: 7919.aaa.37 Covers: putting thsehot; throwing thediscus, hammer and weight; thoerigins of theshot andiscus; and, the long jump, high jump, pole vault and javelitnhrow. 4 A study of targetsin games (tournaments, fiealdthletic sports, baseball, cricket, football, hockey, golf, lawn tennis, bowls, etc./) P. H. Francis. London: Mitre, 1951. 235p; illus; index BL: 7920.a.46 The symbology and folklore toaf rgets ingames. 5 Field events: technique, strategy and train/ingDon Canham; edited and with a forewobrdy Harold M. Abrahams; designed and illustratebdy Tyler Micoleau. London: Herbert Jenkin1s9,53. lllp; illus BL: 7920.aaa.84 6 Improve your athletics. Vol. 2: Fielvdents / John Le Masurier. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1964. 128p; illus BL: W.P.4003/111 7 Athletics -field events / Tom McNab; photographs by Mark Shearman, line drawings Cbyhristine McNab. Leicester: Brockhampton, 1972. 88p; illus (Illustrated teachyourself) ISBN: 0-340-15064-5 ^ Subsequent ed. G10 8 Better athletics -field (with cross country and race walking) / John Heaton. London: Kaye & Ward, 1973. 96p; illus ISBN: 0-7182-0496-2 BL: X.629/6110 Aimed at the younger reader. ^ Subsequent ed. G12 9 Athletics, fieldevents / R.Jones. London: Nelson, 1974. 48p; illus; index; pbk (Sports for the Caribbean; book 4) ISBN: 0-17-566155-3 10 Athletics —field events / Tom McNab. Leicester: Knight, 1975. 90p; illus; pbk (Illustrated teachyourself) ISBN: 0-340-19379-4 BL: X.619/15119 ^ Previous ed. G7 11 Field athletics / Carl Johnson. Wakefield: EP, 1978. 113p; illus (EP sport series) ISBN: 0-7158-0567-3 (cased) • 0-7158-0646-7 (pbk) BL: X.629/12174 12 Better athletics —field(with cross country anrdace walking) / John Heaton. London: Kaye & Ward, 1980. 96p; illus ISBN: 0-7182-1469-2 BL: X.629/12912 ^ Previous ed. G8 [ 1 3 1 ]