The Story Of The Olympic Games

Osmania University, Digital Library Of India, Binfieldr.D.

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• Langue: English
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>-CO CO mm-a ^> 373 COUNIVERSITY LIBRARY Accession No. orshould be returned on before the dateThis book below.last markedTHE STORY OF THEOLYMPIC^MES /V$;". Helcf'irlSince the last wasOlympiad in a new ofBerlin, 1936, generation has with littleyoung people grown up or no idea of the and traditionhistory of the This book hasfestival.Olympic been as an introduction anddesigned to the Games ofcompanion 1948, for theseparticularly young people. Besides the of thetelling general story ancient Games from 776 B.C. onwards, and of the modern revival to theup it the technicalitiespresent day, explains of each event and shows its develop- the for thement, setting stage coming contests at and elsewhereWembley with lists of tables of metresrecords, and for various details ofevents,yards the Marathon and Road-walk courses, a of technical terms and aglossary which can be filled in asprogramme the events of 1948 are decided. There arc also 24 of somepages photographs, of them for the first time.reproduced have been writtenSpecial chapters by Janet Bassett-Lowke Jack(Swimming), Beresford W. J. Mills(Rowing), Oscar State(Cycling), (Weight-lifting), Mackenzie J. W.George (Wrestling), and FrankDudderidge (Canoeing), Eyre (Yacht Racing).This Book is dedicated to the President and Members ofmy club, St. Mary's (Hornsey) Harriers, a small club in the tradition,right and to James.son,my R.D.B.THE STORY theof OLYMPIC GAMJiS R. D. BINFIELD Geoffrey Cumberlege UNIVERSITYOXFORD PRESS 1948E.CAAmen LondonOxford University Press, House, EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTON BOMBAY CAPE TOWNCALCUTTA MADRAS Publisher to the UniversityGeoffrey Cumberlege, IN GRFAT BRITAINPRINTED AND BOUND & CHATHAMBY W. & MACKAY CO., LID.,J. 568