An Athletics Compendium

biographies <&Autobiographies B 94 - 103 great LAC v. NewYork AC match Matanhattan Fieilnd 18-95. when world records tumbled to such 'greats' as Wefers, Sweeney andKilpatrick. In his race with the latter, Horan became one of the fastest English half-milers of the nineteenth century, running 1:55.4 behind KJIpatrick's world record of 1:53.5. There is also a description of the Yale v. Cambridge meeting of 1895 and a sketch Hoforan's son, Forbesa'sthletics career at Cambridg1e,929-32. Honvill,Frank 94 Obsession for running: a lifetimine athletics / Frank Horwill. Kirby Lonsdale: The author, 1991. lOlp; illus; pbk Part biography, part coaching advice from one of Britain's leading authorities on distance running. Homily Denis 95 Made in Birmingham: thme emoirs of Denis Howe/ll Denis Howell. London: Queen Anne Press, 1990. 399p; illus ISBN: 0-356-17645-2 Denis Howell is still widely regarded as thebest UK, Minister for Sport the country has had. Hyman,Dorothj 96 Sprint to fame/ Dorothy Hyman; editbeyd Phil Pilley. London: Stanley Paul, 1964. 159p; illus BL: X.449/867 Dorothy Hyman is one of the few womenathletes to earn sufficient acclaimto makean autobiography a sound proposition. The book is remarkable for its disarming frankness and its insight into the under-documented woorlfdwomen's athletics. Ibhotson,Derek 97 The Ibbotson stor/y Mel Watman. London: World Athletic & Sporting Publications, 1958. 47p; illus BL: 7923.e.27 Derek Ibbotson set a world mile record in 1957, the high point in this booklet reviewing his carteoerthat time. 98 Four-minute smiler: the Derek Ibbotson story / as told by Terry O'Connor; foreword by Herb Elliott. London: Stanley Paul, 1960. 175p; illus BL;010600.d.29 An absorbing, if premature, review of this popular Yorkshire distance runner's career. Jackson,Colin 99 Colin Jackson / Elgan Philip Davies; golygwyd gan John Emyr. Aberystwyth: Canolfan Astudiaethau Addysg, 1997. 18p; illus; pbk On title page:ALBSU ISBN: 1-85644-339-6 BL: YK.1998.a.l789 A biography (in Welsh) of the world record holder at 110m Hurdles, it traces his career from 1983, whenhe was coached by Malcolm Arnold, to his major championship successes. Johnson,Ben 100 Speed trap: inside the biggest scandal in Olymphicstory / Charlie Francis with Jeff Coplon. London: Grafton, 1991. 306p; illus; index ISBN: 0-246-13757-6 BL: YK.1993.b.2089 This biography of Ben Johnson constitutes an extended justificationof drug use inathletics. 'It istime for the IAAF topromote and sponsoitrs own open, international research on performance- enhancing drugs.' 101 From hero to zero: the rise afnaldl of Ben Johnson / Paul Gains. Surbiton: SportsBooks, 2000. 200p; illus ISBN: 1-899807-08-X Johnson,Michael 102 Slaying the dragon: how to tuyrnour small steps into great feats / Michael Johnson. London: Piatkus, 1996. xxi, 232p; illus; pbk Foreword by Muhammad Alt ISBN: 0-7499-1723-7 BL: YK.1997.b.5060 This is a highly-structured autobiography by the 200111 and 400m Olympic champion of 1996. The work is divided into three parts, eachof which is further subdivided into three, witahlliterative titlesE.ach of the nine subdivisions contains five training tips and a selection of aphorisms ranging from Aristotle to Milton, from Goethe tMoalcolm X. Johnson states in his introduction:'I have not seot ut towrite about how you can be an Olympic champion or how you can break world records. Those are raraeltytainable goals and, honestly, there are probably more worthy ones for most people.' Jones,James 103 An account of the greatest featspeodfestrianism that have ever been performed, or. The life of James Jones, the Oxford pedestrian / written by himself. Oxford: 1819. 16p; pbk [ ^ 1 ]