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Sportsmen Collection (page 15)

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Henry Cotton, English professional golfer

Henry Cotton, English professional golfer
Sir Thomas Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer who won three Open Championships, seen here on a golf course checking his clubs and putters. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Bystander annual mixed foursome, Beckenham, Kent

Bystander annual mixed foursome, Beckenham, Kent
People gathering at the Bystander annual mixed foursome at the Foxgrove Golf Club in Beckenham, Kent. Those attending include Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Brokenhurst Manor Silver Jubilee Golf Match

Brokenhurst Manor Silver Jubilee Golf Match
Group photo of golfers gathered for the Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club Silver Jubilee Golf Match, New Forest, Hampshire. They are (from right to left) Captain A E Phillips (Referee), Laurie Ayton

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Group photo, football team, Yale 1920-21

Group photo, football team, Yale 1920-21
Group photo of a football team, Yale 1920-21. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Group photo, black baseball team, USA

Group photo, black baseball team, USA
Group photo of a black baseball team with the letter A on their caps, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSportsmen Collection: International tennis players at Wimbledon, 1911

International tennis players at Wimbledon, 1911
Page from The Sketch magazine featuring photographs of international players competing at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships in 1911. Top row from left: Miss M. Reick (Germany), Mr R

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding in action at Wimbledon, 1914

Anthony Wilding in action at Wimbledon, 1914
Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883 - 1915), shown in action in the mens final at the 1914 Wimbledon tennis championship against Norman Brookes

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1

Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1
Portraits of some prominent Cambridge University sportsmen fighting for their country during the First World War. Top row right is the New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Edgar Mobbs, rugby international

Edgar Mobbs, rugby international
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar R. Mobbs, D.S.O. Edgar Roberts Mobbs DSO (1882 - 1917) was an English rugby union footballer who played for and captained Northampton R.F.C. and England

Background imageSportsmen Collection: A. F Wilding plays Davis Cup tennis, 1914

A. F Wilding plays Davis Cup tennis, 1914
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured playing in his last ever sporting competition - at the Davis Cup at Forest Hills, Long Island, N.Y, USA

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Pat O Keefe, WW1

Pat O Keefe, WW1
British boxer and Middle Weight boxing champion of England, Pat O Keefe (1183-1960) pictured after joining the 1st Surrey Rifles and assisting the training of troops at Camberwell in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageSportsmen Collection: G. L. Jessop making recruitment speech in Manchester, WW1

G. L. Jessop making recruitment speech in Manchester, WW1
Captain G. L. Jessop, the famous cricketer, of the 14th Service Battalion, Manchester Regiment, speaking in April 1915 at a recruiting meeting in Albert Square, Manchester. Date: 1915

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Group photo of a baseball team, Wisconsin, USA

Group photo of a baseball team, Wisconsin, USA
Group photo of a baseball team and their manager, Wisconsin, USA. The players names include: Weaver, McIntyre, Lohr, Holmes, Gail, Richardson, McMahon, Cousins, Anderson and Davis. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSportsmen Collection: A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon champ, demonstrates tennis strokes

A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon champ, demonstrates tennis strokes
Double page spread from The Sketch magazine featuring the New Zealand-born four times Wimbledon tennis champion, Anthony Wilding demonstrating various strokes, shots and grips

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Sketch cover - Anthony Wilding and Suzanne Lenglen

Sketch cover - Anthony Wilding and Suzanne Lenglen
Front cover of The Sketch magazine showing the new French tennis star, fifteen year old Suzanne Lenglen, pictured with New Zealand Wimbledon champion

Background imageSportsmen Collection: D�de loter�y expresiones de jugadores en los

D�de loter�y expresiones de jugadores en los
Dic de loteric y expresiones de jugadores en los dic; de ella.... (Lottery Day. Expressions of players in the days...). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Background imageSportsmen Collection: CHERET, Jules (1836-1932). Advertising of restaurant

CHERET, Jules (1836-1932). Advertising of restaurant Taverne Olympia in Paris. Printed in 1899. Poster (119 x 81 cm.). Contemporary Art. Litography

Background imageSportsmen Collection: The month of May, tree festival, miniature

The month of May, tree festival, miniature from the Grimani Breviary, folio 5, verso. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Sant Jordi Catalan Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Proc: ITALY

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Group photo, LFB cricket team, District B

Group photo, LFB cricket team, District B, who won the cup in 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Two famous jockeys in khaki - Frank Wooton & G. Duller

Two famous jockeys in khaki - Frank Wooton & G. Duller
Two famous jockeys in uniform - Frank Wootton (1894-1940) and G. Duller, serving with the motor transport division during the First World War. 1915

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Georges Carpentier

Georges Carpentier (1894-1975), French boxer, described by The Sketch magazine as the beau ideal of pugilism. Date: 1914

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1

Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1
Spread of 76 portraits and key showing sporting Blues from Oxford University who had joined up during the First World War

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Cricketer Archibald Maclaren as a recruiting officer

Cricketer Archibald Maclaren as a recruiting officer
English cricketer who captained the England cricket team at various times between 1898 and 1909. A right-handed batsman, he played 35 Test matches for England

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Cambridge University sportsmen during WW1

Cambridge University sportsmen during WW1
A spread from The Sketch magazine featuring 76 portraits of Cambridge Blues who had joined up during the First World War. The Sketch comments that

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Bystander cover, Anthony Wilding & Arthur Balfour tennis

Bystander cover, Anthony Wilding & Arthur Balfour tennis
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour and Mr Anthony (Tony) Frederick Wilding, four-times Wimbledon tennis champion, pictured as doubles partners in a friendly match on Centre Court at Wimbledon in July 1917

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Sportsmen on active service during World War I

Sportsmen on active service during World War I
The call to arms summoned a number of prominent sports personalities to the front. Among them are Captain McCalmont, the owner of The Tetrarch, Captain Tomkinson, of polo fame, and Captain Gibbon

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Sportsmens Battalion having a sing-song, WW1

Sportsmens Battalion having a sing-song, WW1
Some members of the Sportsmen Battalion having a sing around a piano. Most of the soldiers pictured are county cricketers but there is also C R Little, the Canadian baseball player

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Tennis player Anthony Wilding serving, 1905

Tennis player Anthony Wilding serving, 1905
New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured early in his career at the age of 22 playing at Wimbledon in 1905

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding being congratulated at Wimbledon, 1905

Anthony Wilding being congratulated at Wimbledon, 1905
New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured early in his career at the age of 22 being congratulated after

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Captain Anthony Wilding, tennis champion

Captain Anthony Wilding, tennis champion
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Jockeys as troopers in the 19th Hussars, WW1

Jockeys as troopers in the 19th Hussars, WW1
Leading jockeys pose for a photograph before leaving for the front for active service as troopers of the 19th Hussars in 1914. From left to right are: - Top row - R. Arbuthnot, N. Nutt, A

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player, on the golf links, 1914

Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player, on the golf links, 1914
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Lord Wimborne & the England polo team, 1914

Lord Wimborne & the England polo team, 1914
Captain Frederick Barrett, captain of the 1914 England polo team, pictured with Lord Wimborne, a supporter and helper of the team

Background imageSportsmen Collection: England win the International Polo cup, 1914

England win the International Polo cup, 1914
Page from The Tatler reporting on the historic victory of England against America in the International Polo Trophy (Westchester Cup) in June 1914

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player

Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Tennis player Norman Brookes in caricature

Tennis player Norman Brookes in caricature
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

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Captain Leslie Cheape

Captain Leslie Cheape
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911, 1913 and 1914

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Leslie Cheape

Leslie Cheape
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player. He played for England in the Westchester Cup three times in 1911

Background imageSportsmen Collection: England and America polo teams, 1913

England and America polo teams, 1913
The British and American polo teams who played in the International Polo Trophy (Westchester Cup) in 1913. The American team were known as the Big Four and were J. M

Background imageSportsmen Collection: England polo team arrive in the USA, 1914

England polo team arrive in the USA, 1914
The famous British polo team that won the International Polo Cup (Westchester Cup) in 1914. Team includes: Vivian Noverre Lockett (1880-1962), Major Frederick W

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player & E. W. Palmes

Captain Leslie Cheape, polo player & E. W. Palmes
Captain Leslie St. Clair Cheape (1882-1916) (pictured right), British soldier and polo player dubbed, Englands greatest polo player

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding in Paris, 1915

Anthony Wilding in Paris, 1915
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding at Beau Site, Cannes, 1914

Anthony Wilding at Beau Site, Cannes, 1914
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion from 1910-1913. Pictured at Beau Site in Cannes in 1914 seated second from right

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding at an aerodrome in France, 1915

Anthony Wilding at an aerodrome in France, 1915
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured at an aerodrome somewhere in France in 1915 with from left

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding and Arthur Balfour at Nice, 1914

Anthony Wilding and Arthur Balfour at Nice, 1914
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding (1883-1915), New Zealand born tennis player and four-times Wimbledon champion pictured in Nice in 1914 about to partner Mr Arthur Balfour, British conservative M.P

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding with Arthur Balfour at Wimbledon

Anthony Wilding with Arthur Balfour at Wimbledon
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 with Arthur Balfour, British conservative M.P

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding at Wimbledon in 1913

Anthony Wilding at Wimbledon in 1913
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 pictured playing on court and defeating M. E

Background imageSportsmen Collection: Anthony Wilding playing tennis at Cannes

Anthony Wilding playing tennis at Cannes
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand tennis player pictured playing a game on the Cannes Club Courts in 1911. Won Wimbledon four times in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913



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