Athletics of To-Day 1929

LIST 0 F PLATES Plate Page JuDGMENT: The Hon. Sir Montague Shearman Frontispiece 1. OLD-TIME CHAMPIONS: I, C. L. Lockton. 2, The Hon. M. J. Brooks. 3. E. H. Pelling. 4. The late Waiter Rye - I6 2. OLD-TIME MILERS: R. E. Webster v. Earl of Jersey. r865. WHICH IS HIS PROPER EVENT? 2 and 3, J. E . London - 17 3· HISTORIC TEAMS: British Empire v. U.S.A.. 1928. Waseda University v. Achilles Club, 1928 - 32 4· HISTORIC SKIPPERS: AMBASSADORS OF EMPIRE SPORT: A GREAT SPORTING TRIO - 33 5· THE SPRINTS: Starting Positions - 48 6. THE SPRINTS: I, W. R. Applegarlh. 2, H. F. V. Edward. 3, H. M. Abrahams. 4, Finishing Faults - 49 1· THE SPRINTS AND QuARTER MILE: I, H. Kornig. 2, J. W. J. Rinkel. 3, Eric Liddell. 4. C. Paddock - 64 8. THE QuARTER M!t.E: I, The Start-Achilles v. Waseda University. 2, D. Barrington-Hudson. 3. 0. Anderson. 4. G. M. Butler. 5, A. G. Hill - 65 g. THE HALF MILE : I, D. G. A. Lowe winning from E. Martin. 2, 0. Peltzer. 3. L. Hahn - So IO. THE HALF MILE: I, D. G. A. Lowe beating S. Martin. 2, H . S. Townend. 3, Lowe showing correct action - 81 I I. THE MILE: I, P. Nurmi. 2, Nurmi beating Hahn. 3, A. G. Hill beating H. B. Stallard. 4· C. Ellis. s. J. Binks - 96 12. THE DISTANCES : I and 2, H. Kol hmainen. 3. B. C. V. Oddie. 4, J. E. Fowler-Dixon. 5, A. F. H. Newton. 6, W. G. George. 7. A. Shrubb - 97 13. BRITISH EMPIRE v. U.S.A., I928: AcHILLES v. WASEDA UNIVERSITY, I928 - II2 - II3 14. BRITISH EMPIRE V. U.S. ., 1928 15. GREAT MARATHON MEN: I, H. Payn . 2, S. Ferris. 3, P. Dorando. 4. W. Kolehmainen. 5, P. orandoasheisto-day. 6, A. Stenroos 128 I6. THE HIGH HURDLES : From Take-ofi to Landing I7. HURDLING EXERCISES I8. HuRDLING ExERCISES - I29 - I44 - 145 I9. THE HURDLES; I and 2, Earl Thomson. 3, Good style and bad. 3, The old bent leg style Xll