An Athletics Compendium

Essays &Reminiscences L 31 1 - 32 1 and who has lost only two racesto the hard-trained Yankee athletes Of course, muchthat hdeidn't say appeared and Jack explains that most of what he did say was but a joke, as the reporter was so persistent he-never dreamed this wobueldprinted.' • Anthologies 311 Prize essays on physical educatio/n L. O. Pike, Lord W. Lennox, and R. Evans. Liverpool: Liverpool Athletic Society, 1863. BL;Mic.A.9397(2)(microfilm copy) The Liverpool Athletic Society was one of the first organisations htoold regular open athletics meetings. These essays won prizes at the Society's Olympic Festival in 312A new book of sports: reprinted frtohme 'Saturday Review'. London: R. Bendey, 1885. iv, 376p BL: 7908.aaaa.57 A reissue of a series arotficles which appeareidn the Saturday Review. They include 'Athletic sports' (pp55-64) and 'Athletics in America' {pp2&0-2&S>). 313 The 'House' on sport /mbeymbers of the London Stock Exchange; compiled and edited by W. A. Morgan. London: Gale & Polden, 1898. xv, 470p; illus BL: 7908.h.l0 This book is notable for the chapters of personal reminiscences on athleticbsy Walter M.Chinnery (the first amateutro beat 414 minutfeosr the mile) and on walking by Fred A. Cohen. 'In 1563 some athletic enthusiasts, doing business in and round Mincing Lane, started someetings for sports, and shortly after formed a club whwicahs called theMincing Lane Athletic ClubT. he ground at Dow as generally used for the sports, but after a time they were ld at the Old E3rompton ground .... Towards the eonfd1S64 I became Hon. Sec. of the MLAC, whinc1h565 changed its nameto the London Athletic Club. With the friendly co-operation of Lord Jersey (first president of the LAC). Sir R. E. Webster (now Attorney-General), the late J. G. Chambers, Guy Pym, P. M. Thornton and others, the club became most popular and successful.' 314 Notes on athletics: by members of the Cambridge University Athletic Team, 1922, w1i5thillustrations; with a foreword by W. R. Seagrove. Cambridge: Fabb & Tyler, 1922. 60p; illus (Cambridge Review 'new blue' series; no. 3) BL: W.P.6930/3 A collection of articles whicfhirst appearedweekly in the Cambridge Review during the Lent Term of 1922. 315 The game's afoot!: an anthology spoofrts, games, & the open air/ edited by Bernard Darwin. London: Sidgwick & Jackson,1926. xv, 33Ip BL: 12298.aaa.7 An anthology of sporting prose, including Samuel Fepys' description of a foot race, and W. Thom on Captain Barclay's 1,000 mile walk (pp249-253). 316 They're offl: ajournalistic recordof British sportsby leading writers of thepress / editedby Charles W. Miles; foreword by the Earl oDferby. London: Archer, 1934. 278p; illus BL: 2271.d.22 Contains a chaptoenr athletics of p1a9ges, by Arthur Hardy, withreminiscences of outstanding athletes. 317 Sunday Pictorial sportsparade / editedby George Casey. London: The Sunday Pictorial, 1949. 160p; illus Includes articles by GundHeragg ('Is the foumr inute mile possible?") and Geoff Dyson ('Faster and faster, higher and higher') and a photo feature tohne 1945 Olympic marathon. 318 With the skin of theirteeth: memories of great sporting finishes in golf, cricket, rugby and associatifonotball, lawn tennis, boxing, athletics, rowing and horse-racing / edited by G. O. Nickalls. London: Country Life, 1951. 168p; illus BL; 7919.f.35 Contributors include Harold M. Abrahams on athletics (Duncan Robertson'smarathons. Dorothy Tyler's high jumping andSyd Atkinson's hurdling). 319 Sports report / editedby Eamonn Andrews anAdngus Mackay. London: Heinemann asinsociation with Naldrett, 1954. 200p; illus Angus Mackay is pseudonym for Many MurdochMackay BL: 7921 .b.52 Includes Jack Crump on 'Athletics as the last ditch in amateur sport'. 320 Sports reportnumber two / editebdy Eamonn Andrews and Angus Mackay. London: Heinemainnassociation with Naldrett, 1954. 192p; illus BL: 7922.bb.2 Includes 'The British approach to sport' by John Arlott, 'Athletics round up 1924-1954' by Harold Abrahams, 'The good fortunes of war' by Peter Wilson, 'Fair cheating'by Bill McGowran, and'Globe trotting and athletic team managbiyngJ'ack Crump. 321 Peter Dimmock's Sportsview / edited by Paul Fox. London: Thames1,955. 125p; illus BL: 7920.d.36 A number of items are included which have an emphasis on athletics: Sports history on film, Britain's Olympic prospects, The four-minute mile, and features on Ken Jones and GordoPnirie. [ 1 8 1 ]