An Athletics Compendium

L 322 - 332 Essays &Reminiscences 322 Peter Dimmock's BBC Sportsview 2 / edited by Paul Fox. London; Thame1s9, 56. 95p; illus BL: W.P.I4364 Features are included on Britain's steeplechase stars, Australian distance runners, Thelma Hopkins, Dorothy Tyler and AlanThomas. 323 Peter Dimmock's BBC Sportsview 3 / edited by Paul Fox. London: Thames, 1957. 95p; illus BL:W.P.I4364 Items on athletics include profiles of John Young, Mike Lindsay, NickHead and Frank Sando, a comparison of coaches Franz Stampfl and Geoffrey Dyson, and a valedictory piece, 'The last of the amateurs'. 324 Sport / edited byKenneth Wheeler. London: Hamlyn, 1965. 143p; illus BL: X.441/415 A good, well-illustrated record of many sports. The first 24 pages are on athletics, and include many notable photographs, some in colour. 325 People in sport/ Brian Glanville. London: Seeker & Warburg, 1967. 255p BL: X.449/2621 Selections fromGlanville's writing,principally for The Sunday Times. Included are pieces on the Rome and Tokyo Olympics, the Amazons (women in sport), Gordon Pirie and a mythical hypochondriac athlete, Ron Trudge. 326 Today's athlete / editbeyd Brian Mitchell. London: Pelham, 1970. 175p; illus; index SBN: 7207-0426-X BL: X.629/2797 Wide-ranging essays from Ranjit Bhatia, David Couling, Brendan Deary, Geoffrey Fenwick, Tom McNab, Brian Mitchell, Jack Scott, Peter Scott, Bruce Tulloh and Tony Ward. Opf articular interest is 'The evolution of African athletes' bFyenwick, since it appeared at the point wheSnouth Africabecame isolatedin world sport and other African nations began to make a significant impact. 327 Great sporting headline/s introduced by Ian Wooldridge. London; Collins, 1984. 128p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-00-217354-9 BL: L.45/3148 This collection ofmainly newspaper material hasbeen culled from several sourcesand includes many track and field pieces. The earliest item is devoted to Dorando Pietri entering the stadium at the end of the Olympic Marathon (1 August 1908>) and the most recent to Zola Budd at the Los Angeles Olympic Games (13 August 328 Running: the power and glory / compilbeyd Norman Harris. Haywards Heath: Partridge, 1986. 143p ISBN: 1-85225-009-7 BL: YA.1995.b.8188 The compiler haselected 27 piecfeosr thisanthology, ranging in subjects over the century up to 19g>4. Among the authors represented are Peter Lovesey, Grantland Rice, W. R. Loader, W. B. Bennison, E. A. Montague, J. P. Abramson, Michael Melford, Roger Bannister, Cordner Nelson, Larry Montague, John Rodda, John Underwood, Neil Allen, Ron Hill, Cliff Temple, Isenny Moore, David Miller, Mel Watman and Harris himself. 329 Running for clocks and dessert spoons; sporting lives / edited by IanClayton. Castleford; Yorkshire Art Circus, 1988. 64p; illus; pbk (Speaking from experience) ISBN: 0-947780-32-7 BL: YK.1990.a.2299 This collection of reminiscences aims 'to present a glimpse into the everydayaspects sopforting life' in Yorkshire. Theathletics sectiobny Gerald Brookman deals withthe sport Winest Yorkshire fromthe early 1950s when handicap events were still popu ar. 330 Moments of greatness, touchoefs class / edited by Andrew Longmore with contributions by Simon Barnes and others; forewords by HNiaestase and Ion Tirac. London: Kingswood, 1991. x, 31Op; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-413-65360-9 BL: YK.1991.a.6314 This collection ofarticles, sold ainid of the Romanian Orphanage Trust, covers eleven sports; just one relates taothletics. 'A golden afternoon in Stuttgart' is Jack Buckner's compelling description of his 5000m victory at the 19&6 European Championships. 331 Sporting sensations: great moments in world sport / Evening Standard sports writers. London; Ward Lock, 1993. 176p; illus; index; pbk ISBN: 0-7063-7127-5 BL: YK.l993.b.8238 Includes athleticsby Neil Allen, on George, Halswelle, Liddell, Owens, Bannister, Packer, Beamon, Hemery, Viren, Bayi, Ovett, CoeL, ewis and Griffith-Joyner. 332 The winning edge: outstanding athletic interviews / Alastair Aitken. Lewes: BooGk uild, 1998. viii, 238p; illus; pbk ISBN: 1-85776-320-3 BL: YK.2000.a.4162 [ 182 ]