An Athletics Compendium

Physiology, Psychology <& Fitness an athlete is preparing to run, he should train - to develop notonly the muscleosf the legs, butht ose of his whole body, and this can be effected in a gym.' Commenting on Capt. Barclay's training methods: 'Such training, if carried into effect,is calculated to senda man to his grave, rather than the cinder path.' The Luptons aroeriginals; creativethinkers on ail aspectosf athletics and this work is required reading for the athletics historian. 8 Athletics for politicians/ Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, reprinted from thNe orth American Review. London: Athenaeum, 1900. 41p Limited ed.of50 copies BL: D Acuriosity piece by the famous politician whose career ended in one of the mostcelebrated scandals tohf e century. Dilke's book offers advice on keeping fit by various forms of sport. 9 Athletics —endurance, stamin/a H. Light. Manchester: Vegetarian Society, 1906. 6p BL: X.329/5473(9) Lists successes veogfetarian walkerasnd runners in long distance evenstusch asthe OutfittersLondon to Brighton Walk and the Half Mile Amateur Championship of Scotland. 10 Exercise in education and medici/neRobert Tait Mackenzie. London: Saunders, 1909. 406p; illus BL: 7405.h.22 An early work on the relation of athletics to physiological medicine, which contains a number of photographs of athletes. 11 Heart and athletics: clinical researchuepson the influence of athletics upon thheeart / FelixDeutsch and Emil Kauf; translation by Louis M. Warfield. London: Kimpton, 1927. 187p; index Translation of:Her%und Sport; bibliography: p178-184 BL: 7404.W.42 Changes inthe hearts of track athletes ar discussed on pages 64-71. 12 Living machinery: six lectures deliveredthaet Royal Institution / Archibald VH.ill. London: G. Bell, 1927. xiv, 256p; illus; index BL: 7405.pp.28 An outstanding work by one of the first physiologists to study athletpicerformance. Twof Hill's principal discoveries were the nature of acceleration in sprinting and the physiological justification of even- pace running. 13 Exercise: its functions, varieties and applicati/ons Adolphe Abrahams. London: Heinemann, 1930. viii, 92p BL: 7383.pp.17 14 Keeping fit: homephysical exercises / F. A. M. Webster and J.A. Heys. London: Warne, 1931. vii, 119p; illus 15 Fitness through athletics / Jack E. Lovelock. London: A. Wander, 1938. Producedby Ovaltine A booklet produced by the famous New Zealand athlete (John EdwaLrodvelock). 16 The human machin/e Adolphe Abrahams. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1956. 199p BL; 012209.d.4/373 An analysis and description of the human body, and its structure and functions, in terms of inanimate machinery. There aresections on: 'Exercisiet:s place and functions in modern life'; 'The physiology of exercise'; 'Trainingin principle and practice'; 'Injuries and disabilities'; 'Recordsp, ast, present andfuture'; and 'Fitnessand endurance. Abrahawmas oneof the few doctors of his timeshtow an interest in athletic training, and this book constitutes one of his last contributions to gtehnere. 17 Notes on the dynamical basispohfysical movement / Bernard JH. opper. Strawberry Hill: St. Mary's College, 1961. 79p (Strawberry Hill booklets; no. 2) BL: P.P.7618.hb The book covers similar ground to that covered by Dyson in Mechanics of Athletics (EIIB) anisd an ideal supplement to the study of Dyson's work, though much less lucid. 18 The physique of the Olympic athlete: a study of 137 track and fieldathletes at the XVIIth Olympic Games, Rome 1960 and a comparisonwith weight-lifters and wresders / MJ.. Tanner with the assistance of R. H. Whitehouse and ShirleyarmJ an; foreword by Sir Arthur E. Porritt. London: Allen & Unwin, 1964. 126p; illus BL: X.322/60 A comprehensive study of the physique of 137 Olympic athletes who competed in the Rome Games, reproducing body-build photographs. X-rays and showing the differingsizes, shapes,muscularity and skeletal proportions required for different events. It is worth noting that RT.ait Mackenzie made a pioneer study of athletic physique as early as 1696. 19 Fitness for men/ Gordon Pirie. London: Record Books, 1965. 67p; illus With along-playinggramophone record BL: Cup.575.de.7 [ 1 4 8 ]