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Pioneers Of Sport
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Published: Feb. 05, 2013
Words: 21,102 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301437726
Short description
Extensively-researched biographical tributes to a selection of great pioneers of sport.Extended description
Extensively-researched biographical tributes to a selection of great pioneers of sport. The trbutes are: Major Francis Marindin - The Birth of the FA Cup; William Renshaw - The First Superstar of Tennis; Henry Taylor - A Superlative Olympic Swimmer; Charlie Mitchell - A Legendary Boxing Champion; Captain Martin Becher - A Grand National Horseracing Legend; John J Bentley - The Birth of League Football; William Donne - The All-Time Olympic Cricket Champions; Launceston Elliot - Britain’s First Olympic Champion; Frederick Humphreys - A Golden Tug-of-War Powerhouse.Tags
horses, london, football, soccer, olympic games, paris, united states, boxing, cricket, pugilism, sport statisticsAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Derek Barnard
on March 04, 2013 :
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Excellent publication. Well recommended.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)