Sportsmen Collection (page 16)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anthony Wilding, tennis player & Wimbledon 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

Ranjis nephews playing war-time cricket at Lord s
Five nephews of the famous Indian cricketer, Ranjitsinhji Jamsaheb of Nawanager (" Ranji" ), who part of a team of Indian students who played against Lt-Col. Baileys XI at Lords in 1916

Lieutenant E. G. Loudoun-Shand, rugby international, WW1
Eric Gordon Loudoun-Shand MC TD MA (born Eric Gordon Shand on 31st Mar 1893) was a Rugby Union international who played for Scotland

Lt. -Col. Edgar R. Mobbs, 7th Bn. Northants Reg. Rugby Intern
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

Jack Hatfield, Olympic swimming champion, WW1
Jack Hatfield (John Gatenby " Jack" Hatfield, 1893-1965), British Olympic swimming champion born in Middlesbrough

Bunny Austin and Lyttleton Rogers at Wiimbledon
Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin (1906-2000), looks up at the towering frame of his 6 ft 7 inche opponent, Lyttelton Rogers of Ireland

Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs, English cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), legendary English cricketer. Date: circa 1920s

Silhouette portrait of A. L. Hassett, Australian cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Arthur Lindsay Hassett (1913-1993), Australian cricketer. Date: circa 1930s

Tatler cover featuring tennis player, A. F. Wilding
Tatler front cover photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913

A. F. Wilding, the famous tennis player
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

Lord Burghley in the steeplechase at Stamford Bridge
400 metres hurdles gold medallist, Lord Burghley, at the water jump in the steeplechase at an athletics meeting at Stamford Bridge, shortly after his win at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games

Ovaltine advertisement, 1928
Advertisement for soporific, milky bedtime drink Ovaltine from 1928, claiming it to be the ideal drink for athletes due to its ability to build up sinew and muscle

Runners and starting pistol at Fenner s
Runners at the start of the mile race at Fenner s, in an athletics competition between the English A.A.A team and the past and present athletes of Cambridge University. The race was won by R. S

Tommy Hampson collapsed after 800m win, 1932 Olympics
Thomas " Tommy" Hampson (1907 1965), British athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Pictured on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting

American sprinters on the podium, 1932 Olympics
Afro-American sprinter E. Dolan receiving congratulations after winning the 100m and 200m sprint races at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Pictured with R. Metcalfe in second place. Date: 1932

A. F. Wilding, tennis player
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

Arab sportsmen in the desert, shooting at ostriches from their vehicle. Date: 1928

Behind the scenes in a Test Match
The Australian eleven in their dressing room on the Melbourne cricket ground. In the right hand corner of the picture is C. Hill smoking a pipe. Other players are M. A. Noble, W.P. Howell, R.A

The over-enthusiasm of some sportsmen in the trenches
" Libellous? - With a sporting battalion at the front: Highly imaginative drawings" The over-enthusiasm of Harry Lows sporting battalion certainly raises a smile

Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his friends
Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his intimate friends. Date: circa 1905

Heathfield Harman Stephenson, Tom Hearne, Notable Cricketers
Heathfield Harman Stephenson (on left) (1833-1896) - captained the first English team to travel to Australia in 1861/2 and umpired the first Test match ever played in England in 1880

Winning Team of the Met. Fire Brigade Football Challenge Cup
Winning Team of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Football Challenge Cup (1903-4) -Central District. The MFB was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904 Date: 1904

Home from the woods: the successful sportsmen. Date c1867

William Cook, billiards player
William Cook, English professional billiards player and champion on several occasions at the end of the 19th century. Date: 1904

Charles and Robert Sweeny
American brothers Charles (right) and Robert Sweeny, given their golf Blues for Oxford University. Charles Sweeny married Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll. Date: 1931

Vicar remembering his youth - rowing on the river
Forty Years On A priest remembers the days of his youth, when he too partook in boating down on the river. Date: circa 1906

The FA challenge cup final, 1883
The Football Association challenge cup-final tie: Old Etonians(Captained by the Hon. A.F Kinnaird)versus Blackburn Olympics(captained by S.A Warburton)

William T Tilden, the American champion of Wimbledon in 1920, 1921 and 1930

Essad Vichy Bey
Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his intimate friends

The Oldest Living Cricketer
Mr C. A. Absolon, still taking an active part in the game of cricket at the age of 85

Windsor Lewis
Hopkin Windsor Lewis (1906- 1982), rugby player and Welsh international

Passengers and Dogs
Three sportsmen and their dogs enjoy boxes of biscuits in their railway compartment

Hunting Antelope
British sportsmen on the African veldt pursue the besbok (aka bontebok) (damatiscus albifrons)

Six Victorian Sportsmen
Sportsmen dressed for lacrosse, hockey, running, horse racing and other sports

Live Pigeon Shooting
Sportsmen shooting live pigeons as they are released from cages: Theres no rural sport surpasses pigeon shooting, the text says

Bear Baiting C 16
Dogs are set on a bear, while two men with pikes stand ready to protect the sportsmen in case the bear should become aggressive

Royal Cockpit, London
The Royal Cockpit, located conveniently near the palace, in Birdcage Walk, St James Park, attracts sportsmen of all ranks to enjoy this delightful and exciting fun

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