An Athletics Compendium

Biographies & Autobiographies B 72 - 8 2 used to be weollver 5feet inthe air inahuman ball at the peak of my parabola. No doubt I saw a ghostly mackintosh and remembered Mr Forman's vibrant voice. Nowadays theyhave invented a new technique called the hitch-kick, with which performers such as Jesse Owens cover some 26 feet. 72 C. B.; the life of Charles BurgesFs ry / CliveEllis. London: Dent, 1984. x, 294p; illus; index ISBN: 0-460-04654-3 BL: X.950/34764 73 C. B. Fry: an Englishhero / Iain Wilton. London: Cohen, 1999. xiv, 498p; illus; index ISBN; 1-86066-170-X BL: YC.2000.a.8818 An account of the great sportsman's life that complements the autobiography with details of his later career saosmetime nude model, failpeodlitician, journalist, and head of a sail training school with 'Madame', his formidablwe ife. Fry's athletic careiesr covered quite fully cinhapters 1-3. Gale, William 74 Life and performances oWf illiam Gale, the celebrated Cardiff pedestrian/ 'Autolycus'; also a fehwints on training by W. Gale. London: A.J.Brooks, 1877. 12p BL: 10803.c.l(5) This forms a brieafccount of the olifethe diminutive pedestrian (bor2n1 April 1&32) whose career included a short-lived business partnership with George Seward. Gale's career record from 1551 to 1377 is given. Gale contrasts the equally effective modes of progression of walkers Harry Vaugahnadn BillyHowes. George,Walter 75 The '100-up' exercise: a comprehensive description of the 'century' home exercise, together with a sketch of t e author's wonderful career, with practical illustrations / W. G. George. London: Ewart, Seymour, 1913. 56p; illus BL: D An account oGf eorge's method of training athome, including a rare photograpohf the starotf his famous mile race in \bb<d with Cummings. The '100-uepx' ercise is basically running on the spot and can have contributed little thtoe performances of the greatest distance runner thoef nineteenth century. Grace,W. G. 76 W. G. Grace: a biography / W. Methven Brownlee with a treatise on cricket contributebdy W. G. Grace. London: Iliffe, 1887. 166p; illus BL: 10827.aa.25 The first biography Gofrace to be publishecdontains an excellent survey of his athletics career, giving details ohf is performances betwee1n8>66 and 18)70, as wellas listing his career bests. Grej, Tanni 77 Tanni / Ted Harrison. London: CollinsWillow, 1996. 223p; illus; index ISBN: 0-00-218723-X BL: YK.1996.b.11096 Carys Davina (Tanni) Grey had, by 1992, becomethe best known British wheelchair athlete, in which year she won four gold medals in category T3 at the Barcelona Paralympics. Her dominance of the 2000 Olympics suggests another book will need to be written. Guiney, David 78 Happy hours. Dublin: PBRooks Ireland, 1994. 224p ISBN: 0-9521698-9-4 By the prolificIrish writer andformer AAAshot-put champion. Gunnell, Sally 79 Sally Gunnell / Andrew Ward. LondoSnch: olastic, 1993. 48p; illus; pbk (Sports shots; 6) ISBN: 0-590-55374-7 BL: YK.1995.a.635 A small format series designed for young readers. 80 Running tall / Sally Gunnell aCnhdristopher Priest. London: Bloomsbury, 1994. 199p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7475-1717-7 BL: YK.1995.b.8646 Sally Gunnell ias rare example of an outstandijnugnior who persevered through to successat seniorlevel. Much of the text is devotetod clear accounts of her training and technique andof the mental aspect of competition. There is also some discussion of her transition from part-time to full-time athlete, the economic basis or athletics, and of drug testing. 81 Sally Gunnell / Jane Coxley. Aylesbury: Ginn, 1995. 32p; illus; index; pbk (Impact: real lives; set A) ISBN: 0-602-26555-X BL:YK.1996.a.15328 Aimed at primary school children, this large print work covers her early life anidntroduction to athletics, her transition from combined events to 400m hurdles (including her Olympic Games win and world record performance) and hmerarriage to Jon Bigg. Halberg,Murray 82 A clean pair of heels: the MurrayHalberg story / as told to Garth Gilmour. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1963. 212p; illus BL: 10667.t.23 The autobiography of one of New Zealand's greatest long-distance runners, the 1960 Olympic 5000m champion. [ 49 ]