Sports Collection (page 96)

Hurdles, 1948 London Olympics
The photograph on the left shows the semi-final of the 400 metres hurdling. Second from left competitor, Larsson of Sweden (no.128) is about to draw ahead and take the victory

Scene at a rugby match, with two players colliding. circa 1940s

Olympics opens, last of the touch bearers lights the beacon
At Wembley Stadium, London, John Mark British Athlete, the last of the touch bearers who had carried the living flame 2000 miles from Greece, lights the Olympic beacon

Closing ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games
An Epitaph to the Games in Sketch magazine. The photographs feature the lowered Olympic flag and extinguished beacon. Date: 1948

Olympic poem
A satirical take on the Olympics by Alan Melville. 1948

Tatler front cover, Wimbledon 1962
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on Wimbledon Tennis Championship for 1962 and particularly tennis fashions. The girl clearing the net in style is wearing a tennis tunic by tennis fashion leading

Reiff, winner of the 5, 000 metres, 1948 London Olympics
Belgian long-distance runner Reiff managed to snatch the lead from the Czech competitor Zatopek with three laps to go, to win the 5, 000 metres at 1984 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

A. E. Panhorst-Niesink putting-the-shot, 1948 Olympics
A. E. Panhorst-Niesink, a competitor from Holland, taking part in the qualifying rounds of the womens shot put. This event was included for the first time at the XIVth Olympiad in London. Date: 1948

Olympic cartoon
A lady photographer tries to get closer to the action in this cartoon. 1948

John Mark carrying the Olympic torch, opening ceremony, 1948
The athlete and Surbiton medical student John Mark, a former Cambridge blue and quarter-miler, circles Wembley Arena with the Olympic torch. Date: 1948

Edelman does the high jump, 1948 London Olympics
The American Edelman is seen here clearing 6 foot 1 5/8 inches. Date: 1948

Stadium, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London
View inside the Stadium at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Wembley Stadium, 1948 London Olympic Games
Wembley Stadium, as viewed from the air. The main track events and the official opening of the XIVth Olympiad took place here, as well as the finals of the football and field-hockey, fencing

Teddy Tinling tennis dress 1962
A terylene and cotton tennis dress designed by tennis fashion guru Teddy Tinling with frills trimming the hem and high neckline while the back swoops to a low and glamorous exit view. Date: 1962

American Olympic athletes march round Wembley Stadium, 1948
The American contingent of athletes, the largest at the games, marching round Wembley Arena. 58 nations and 6, 000 competitors took part in the march during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games

Sailing at 1948 Olympics

Fanny Blankers-Koens reception in Amsterdam
Dutch athlete Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen was a star of the 1948 London Olympics, becoming the first woman ever to win three Olympic titles. She won the 100 and 200 metres, and the 80 metres hurdles

The final of the 100 Metres, 1948 London Olympics
A photo finish of the 100 metres final. Left to right: Harrison Dillard (no. 69, USA) came first, E. Macdonald Bailey (no. 35) was last, McCorquodale (no)

Heavyweight boxing, 1948 London Olympics
E.J. Lambert of the USA (right) and F. Bothy of Belgium competing for heavyweight honours at the Empire Pool (hence the reflection in the lower half of the photograph)

Front cover of the Sphere, the Olympic torch enters Wembley
Photograph taken during the opening ceremony of the 1948 Olympic Games in London, as the last runner enters Wembley Stadium with the Olympic flame, ready to set light to the Olympic Altar. Date: 1948

B. Singh, long jump, 1948 London Olympics
B. Singh took part in the long jump event to enthusiastic applause. A sikh, he wore his hair tied in a handkerchief. Date: 1948

Basketball at the 1948 London Olympic
Britain lost to China 54 to 25 in this basketball match at Harringay Arena. Britain on the whole did badly in this event. Date: 1948

Man with racing pigeons
A man with racing pigeons, sent to London from all over Britain and from European countries to take part in an Old Comrades Show involving over 2000 birds at the Royal Horticultural Hall. circa 1940s

Weight-lifters and wrestlers, 1948 London Olympics
This full page of the Sphere shows weight-lifters Joe de Pietro of America (top) and Shams of Egypt (bottom right), and wrestlers Anderberg of Sweden and Toth of Hungary. Date: 1948

A casualty at the 1948 London Olympics
A. B. Toulsen of Denmark receives medical treatment after collapsing during the 5, 000 Metres. Date: 1948

Expressions and Impressions, 1948 London Olympic Games
A selection of striking athletic images captured at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

John Mark lights the Olympic bowl, opening ceremony, 1948
The athlete and Surbiton medical student John Mark, a former Cambridge blue and quarter-miler, lights the bowl on the peristyle, on the east terrace of Wembley Stadium

Player Motor Cars: Bentley, Brough and B. S. A
Page of Players cigarette cards from An Album of Motor Cars, featuring the Bentley 3.5-litre Sports Tourer; the Brough Superior; and the B.S.A

Front cover of the Sketch, marathon runner J. J. Hayes
The controversial American winner of the 1908 Olympic marathon. Although beaten to the finish by the Italian competitor, Dorando

Start of a 100 Metre heat, 1948 London Olympics
The start of a 100 Metres heat. The runners from right to left are: Haukur Clausen (Iceland), S. C. Lines (Bermuda), C. Silva (Chile), B. O. Lovina (Philipines), E. Macdonald Bailey (Britain), and A

Scene during a football match, with the ball skidding across the grass and a large crowd of spectators in a stand in the background. circa 1940s

Lloyd B. Labeach sprinting, 1948 London Olympics
Sprinter Lloyd B. Labeach from Panama thrusts forward to win Heat 4 in the second round of the 100 Metres competition. His time was 10.5 seconds. Date: 1948

Basketball at the 1948 London Olympics
In this sparsely-attended basketball match at Harringay Arena, the American team (in white) beat the Swiss team. Date: 1948

Opening Ceremony, Wembley Stadium, 1948 London Olympics
An aerial view of Wembley Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

Player Motor Cars: Rover, Siddeley, Singer
Page of Players cigarette cards from An Album of Motor Cars, Second Series, featuring the Rover Sixteen Sports Saloon; the Siddeley Special Touring Limousine; and the Singer 12 H.P. Saloon. Date: 1937

Last lap of the Olympic torch, 1948 London Olympics
John Mark, a British athlete, runs the last lap around Wembley Arena with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 29 July 1948

A Modern Christmas in the Alps
Greeting a bobsleigh party as they speed past a group of skiiers in the Alps. Date: 1913

The Olympic Camp, 1948 London Olympic Games
A view from above of the Olympic Camp in Richmond Park, where 1, 700 athletes, trainers and managers are being accommodated during the games. The camp stands at the highest point of the park

Controversy at the featherweight boxing, 1948 London Olympic
Basilio Alves of Uruguay is borne towards the judges rostrum by the Uruguayan manager. There was uproar at the Empire Pool after his defeat on points at the hands of the American Eddie Johnson

A Frieze in Tempera-Ture by Jay Gee
A wonderfully vivid and jolly frieze like illustration (hence the pun-like title) featuring a group of mae and female skiers and winter sports enthusiasts dressed in bright clothes

Cover of the Sketch: high jumper Harry Porter
The extraordinary attitude of American high jumper, Harry Porter, who used a modified scissors technique. 1908

Athletics event with men on a race track
An athletics event with men running round a race track. circa 1940s

Fanny Blankers-Koen and her daughter
Dutch athlete Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen was a star of the 1948 London Olympics, becoming the first woman ever to win three Olympic titles. She won the 100 and 200 metres, and the 80 metres hurdles

Sheffield Workhouse - Coronation Sports Day
A sack race during Coronation Sports at the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale, Sheffield. Date: circa 1911

Queen Elizabeth II at Badminton Horse Trials
Royal spectators at Badminton. Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother sit on the ground to watch the horse trials on the Duke of Beauforts estate at Badminton House in 1958. Date: 1958

Prince Philip playing polo
The quarter finals of the Polo County cup at Roehampton in July 1954 with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the left, playing for the Mariners, following E. Lalor of the Henley team. Date: 1954

Chantreys Famous Shot, with which he killed two woodcocks -- apparently the previous day he killed a hare and a rabbit, also with one shot. It is also claimed that he was blind in one eye

W G Grace at the wicket
W G Grace (1848-1915), English cricketer, seen here at the wicket. 1892

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