Sportsman Collection (page 13)

Frank Wootton
Francis Leonard Wootton (1893 1940), known as " Frank" or " Frankie", and sometimes referred to as " The Wonderboy"

Boxing match which lasted a record 75 rounds, between John L Sullivan (1858-1918), nicknamed the Boston Strongboy, and Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)

Bob Fitzsimmons v Bob Armstrong in boxing match
Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, v Bob Armstrong (1873-1933), American boxer, in a boxing match. Date: circa 1900s

Fred Archer, English jockey
Frederick James (Fred) Archer (1857-1886), English flat-race jockey. Date: late 19th century

Andrew Newton Jnr, World Champion middleweight boxer
Andrew Newton Jnr (1900-1980), World Champion middleweight blind ball puncher and boxer, Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1920s

Edward (Gunboat) Smith, boxer, actor and referee
Edward (Gunboat) Smith (1887-1974), Irish-American heavyweight boxer, film actor and (later) boxing referee. Seen here in a boxing pose. early 1900s

Harry Vardon, professional golfer
Henry William (Harry) Vardon (1870-1937), professional golfer from Jersey. He was famous for the Vardon Grip, an overlapping grip which he appears to be using here. Date: 1926

Charles Whitcombe, English golfer
Charles Albert Whitcombe (1895-1981), professional English golfer, seen here at Walton Heath Golf Club on 20 September 1927. Date: 1927

John Watts, jockey
John " Jack" Watts was a British flat-race jockey. In a career that lasted from 1880 until 1900 he rode the winners of 19 Classics

Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier
William Harrison " Jack" Dempsey (" The Manassa Mauler" ) (June 24, 1895 May 31, 1983), American professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s

Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington on polo pony
Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (1844 - 1917), British peer and polo player, pictured mounted on a polo pony, despite his advanced age! Date: 1917

Tennis champion Anthony Wilding & C. T. Craig
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion 1910-1913, pictured with Mr C. T. Craig, managing director of the firm Messrs

Statue of the tennis player, Anthony Wilding
Physical Energy, a figure sculpted by Paul Troubetzkoy and based on the New Zealand tennis player, Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding. Wilding was Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913

C. W. Alcock
Charles William Alcock (1842 - 1907), English sportsman and administrator; influential in the development of association football and cricket and creator of the FA Cup. Date: C.1895

Lord Burghley winning the 400m hurdles at 1928 Olympics
The final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, showing Lord Burghley silhouetted against the concrete banking of the stadium racing his way to a gold medal victory

Harold Abrahams
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)

Ed Gordon in the long jump in 1932 Olympic Games
American athlete and long jumper, Ed Gordon (1908 -1971) in flight during a long jump at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in which he won the gold medal. Date: 1932

Douglas Lowe winning 800m Olympic final in 1924
Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (7 August 1902 30 March 1981) was a British double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals in 1924 and 1928

Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire

Sir Charles Legard
SIR CHARLES LEGARD Eleventh baronet, Yorkshire landowner and sportsman, proprietor of Scampston Hall where his descendants live to this day. Date: 1846 - 1901

Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale
ARTHUR PEMBERTON HEYWOOD- LONSDALE Sportsman and landowner of Shavington Hall, Shropshire. Date: 1835 - 1897

London Fire Brigade - Alfie Shawyer, Boxing Champion
During the 1930s and 1940s, Assistant Chief Officer Alfie S. Shawyer was a prominent figure in boxing, becoming British Amateur Champion and winning the Golden Gloves of America

Jesse Owens, Berlin 1936 Olympics
James Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion at the Olympic Games in Berlin, August 1936. August 1936

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Jean Borotra in action
Jean Borotra (1898-1994), French tennis player known as the Bounding Basque, pictured here in action during a match on the Wimbledon Centre Court in 1932 wearing his signature beret

Olav of Norway
Prince Olav of Norway, formerly Prince Alexander of Denmark and later King Olav V (1903-1991). The only child of King Haakon VII of Norway (Prince Charles of Denmark)

William Macdonald, British jockey and trainer
William (Mac) Macdonald (1800-1856), British horseracing jockey and trainer. late 19th century

William D B Curry and Frederick I Pitman, rowers
William D B Curry and Frederick (Freddie) Islay Pitman (1863-1942), rowers. They both took part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1884

William Henry Beckwith, English swimmer
William Henry Beckwith (1857-1892), English award-winning swimmer who often performed at the Royal Aquarium in Tothill Street, London. late 19th century

William Frank Carver, American sharpshooter
William Frank Carver (1851-1927), American sharpshooter. late 19th century

Thomas Beasley, Irish horseracing jockey
Thomas (Tommy) Beasley, Irish horseracing jockey. late 19th century

Tom Anderson, boxer. late 19th century

Tom Cannon, British flat racing jockey and trainer
Tom Cannon (1846-1917), British flat racing jockey and trainer. late 19th century

Richard Daft, English cricketer
Richard Daft (1835-1900), English cricketer. late 19th century

Jefferson Lowndes, English rower
Jefferson Lowndes (1858-1893), English rower. late 19th century

John Watts, English flat racing jockey
John (Jack) Watts (1860-1902), English flat racing jockey. late 19th century

James MacLaren, cricketer and rugby club founder
James MacLaren (1870-1952), cricketer and Manchester Rugby Club founder. late 19th century

J H Adams, English pennyfarthing cyclist. late 19th century

Elias Laycock, Australian rower and sculler
Elias Connell Laycock (1845-1938), Australian competitive rower and sculler. late 19th century

George Fordham, British flat racing jockey
George Fordham (1837-1887), British champion flat racing jockey

George Bubear, English sculling rower. late 19th century

E E Merrill, American athlete. late 19th century

Charles Crute, English pennyfarthing cyclist, and first Captain of the Sutton Bicycle Club. late 19th century

Caricature, James (Jimmy) Lowther (1840-1904), Conservative politician and sportsman -- Slightly ossy [horsey], and very Tory! 1884

William Foulke, Sheffield United footballer
William Foulke, goalkeeper, Sheffield United football team. 1890s

W H Birch, rugby player. 1890s

Stoke Football Team and management: Pope (Trainer), Turner, Brodie, Clawley, Hyslop, Rowley (Secretary), Maxwell, Dickson, Clare (Captain), Robertson, Schofield, Grewer, Ecells. 1890s

W P Donaldson, Scottish International Rugby player. 1890s

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