An Athletics Compendium

Wales ~ General A 338-350 338 Aboyne Highland Games, 1929-1960. 5th ed. 1960. 2nd-4th eds.untraced ^ Previous ed. A336 339 A history ofthe Cowal Highland Gatherin/g William L. Inglis. Dunoon: Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard, 1960. 44p; illus BL: 7923.d.64 340 History ofthe Argyllshire Gathering, 1871-1971 / George Malcolm. Oban: The Oban Times, 1971. 40p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-9500681-3-6 341 Scottish Highland Games/ David Webster. Edinburgh: Reprographia, 1973. 413p; illus SBN: 903065-10-X BL: X.800/8863 ^ Previous ed. A337 342 The Games: a guidteo Scotiand's Highland Games / Charlie Allan. Gartocharn: Famedram, 1974. 73p; illus, maps 343 Highland Games: the making of the my/thGrantJarvie. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1991. ix, 120p; index; pbk (Edinburgh education and society series) ISBN: 0-7486-0244-5 BL:YK.1991.a.3578 The argument presented displays little understanding of the HighlandGames as paorft a rich tapestry of rural sports reaching into Ireland and Northern England, or that until 1914 the Scottish Border Games were of almost ec^ual stature to their Highland counterparts. 344 The essential guide to the HighlaGndames / Michael Brander. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1992. 141p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-862413-02-8 BL: YK. 1992.3.6822 A sketch account of the modern Highland Games movement. 345 The Skye Games; 121st year, 1877-1998 / Isle of Skye Highland Games CommitteeI.sle of Skye: West Highland Publishing Co., 1998. 120p; illus, maps ISBN: 0-9508790-5-3 * Additional References 346 Scientific athletics/ John WS.utherland. Rogart: The author, 1912. 176p; illus BL: D This is a remarkablework, one ofour few glimpses into the Highland Gameosf the pre-World WarpeI riod when performances were at their peak. The main ai of the book is a technical one.but Sutherland has littleto offer beyond general descriptions. The strength of this work lies in the author's accouonfthis training over the period of a decade and in his lists of performances of professional athletes of his period. This latter includes such great but little-known athletes as William Speedie (6ft 5in high jump, 47ft 9in triple jump) and William Murray (23ft9in long jump) and a host of other HighlaGndames throwers and jumpers. Of ecjual interest is Sutherland's detailed account of his daily training tinhe 1901-1912 periodin the remote area of Rogart in Sutherlandshire. Working initially with light implements and pursuing an ali-round programme, Sutherland comes up in1912 (at a weight of lOst lOlbs)with throws of a 120ft with shafted hammer and 48>ft10in in16s1hbot-world professional records. 347 A historical view of Scottish Highland Games until 1900 / S. A. G.M. Crawford. Birmingham University, 1972. MA thesis. 348 A sociological analysis of the ScottisHhighland Games/ G. Jarvie. Leicester University, 1988. PhD thesis. Wales ~ General 349 The Welsh AAAhistory and recordsto 1955 / D.J. P. Richards; foreword by LordAberdare. Welsh AAA, 1956. 1OOp;illus A pioneering history by the former cross-country and distance runner. 350 Welsh cross country 1996 centenary year = Canmlwyddiant cymdeithas trawsgwlad Cym18ru96- 1996: souvenir brochure/ George Crump, with contributions from Clive Williams and John Collins; foreword byFrank Ireland. 36p; illus; pbk