Sportsmen Collection (page 12)

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

Anthony Wilding with society at Monte Carlo
Tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion A. F. Wilding pictured at Monte Carlo with Lady Henry, Miss Elizabeth Asquith (daughter of the Prime Minister) and Miss Heinsins. Date: 1914

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

N. E. Brookes, tennis player
Norman Everard Brookes (1877-1968) Australian No. 1. tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1907 and 1914. Brookes also played doubles with the New Zealander

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

Professional golfers in Sportsmens Battalion
Five professional golfers who had joined the Sportsmens Battalion. From left; H. Fulford (Bradford), R. Jacobs (Bedford), E. Jones (Chislehurst), Jas. Bradbeer (Porters Park) and Pl

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)

James Bausch in the decathlon, 1932 Olympic Games
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch (1906 1974), a.k.a. " Jarring Jim", American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon pictured throwing the discus

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

Famous jockeys - Joe Childs
Jockey Joe Childs, pictured in the colours of King George V. Childs was the Kings first jockey and rode many winners in recent seasons for the Beckhampton stables, including Coronach. Date: 1927

Queen Elizabeth II meets Gordon Richards at the Derby
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh meet jockey, Sir Gordon Richards in the paddock after his victory in the Derby in Coronation year. Date: 1953

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

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

T H Dobson, Yorkshire Rugby player. 1890s

Ts Waddell, Scottish International footballer. 1890s

Selwyn Biggs, Welsh International Rugby player. 1890s

S Bloomer, England International footballer. 1890s

S P Bell, rugby player. 1890s

Neil Gibson, Scottish Football International player. 1890s

M Hugh Stanbrough, England Amateur Football International player. 1890s

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