Champion Collection (page 5)

The champion stokers cutter crew of HMS Hawke, 1896. Artist: R Ellis
The champion stokers cutter crew of HMS Hawke, 1896. The champion stokers cutters crew of the first class cruiser Hawke, of the Mediterranean Fleet

Spinaway, winner of the Oaks, 1875. Artist: Crane
Spinaway, winner of the Oaks, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 5th June 1875

Galopin, Derby winner, 1875. Artist: Crane
Galopin, Derby winner, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 5th June 1875

The Demon, 1882. Artist: Spy
The Demon, 1882. George Fordham, British jockey. Fordham (1837-1887) was Champion Jockey on 13 occasions between 1855 and 1869

Charlie Wood, 1886. Artist: Liborio Prosperi
Charlie Wood, 1886. Charles Wood, British jockey. Wood (1856-1945) won 11 Classic victories over the course of his career

Danny, 1903. Artist: Ao
Danny, 1903. Daniel A Maher, American jockey. Maher (1881-1916) was a successful jockey on both sides of the Atlantic. He won 9 Classic victories in Britain

Jack Johnson, American boxer, (1938). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became world champion in 1908 when he defeated Canadas Tommy Burns in Sydney

Peter Kane, British boxer, 1938. Kane (1918-1991) won the world flyweight title in 1938 when he beat Jackie Jurich of the United States on points in Liverpool

Len Harvey, British boxer, 1938. A Cornishman, Harvey (1907-1976) fought at every weight division, beginning at flyweight at the age of 12

Larry Gains, Canadian boxer, 1938. A heavyweight, Gains (1901-1983) fought 142 times, with 114 wins, 23 losses and 5 draws

Ben Foord, South African boxer, 1938. A heavyweight, Foord (1913-1942) fought 59 times, with 40 wins, 15 losses and 4 draws

Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer, 1938. Born in South Wales and nicknamed the Tonypandy Terror, Farr (1913-1986) became British and Empire champion in 1937

Jim Driscoll, Welsh boxer, (1938). Known as Peerless Jim, Driscoll (1880-1925) fought predominantly at featherweight, fighting 66 times as a professional, with 57 wins, 3 defeats and 6 draws

Al Delaney, Canadian boxer, 1938. Born Alex Borchuk, Delaney (1916-1997) fought at heavyweight. His career included 102 fights, with 64 wins, 31 losses and 7 draws

Jack Dempsey, American boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Manassa Mauler, Dempsey (1895-1983) held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, 1938. A huge man, standing 6 foot 5 inches tall and weighing in at over 20 stone, Carnera (1906-1967) was nicknamed the Ambling Alp

Dave Crowley, British boxer, 1938. Crowley (1910-1974) fought unsuccessfully for the World Featherweight Championship in 1936, losing by a knockout to Americas Mile Belloise

James J Braddock, Irish-American boxer, 1938. Braddock (1905-1974) shocked the boxing world when he defeated World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer on points in 1935

Jack Kid Berg, English boxer, 1938. Born Judah Bergman in Stepney in Londons East End, Jack Kid Berg (1909-1991) won the world light-welterweight championship in 1930 when he defeated American

Henry Armstrong, American boxer, 1938. Regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history, Armstrong (1912-1988) won his first world title, at featherweight, in 1937

Max Baer, American boxer, 1938. Baer (1909-1959) won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1934 when he knocked out defending champion Primo Carnera

Emil Rausch, Geman swimmer, Olympic Games, St Louis, USA, 1904, (1936). Rausch won two gold medals, in the 880 yards freestyle and the 1 mile freestyle

Pairs figure skating, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier who won the gold medal in the event

American two man bobsleigh team, German winter olympic games, 1936. Ivan Brown and Alan Washbond in action on their way to winning the gold medal

Swedish cross-country ski team, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Sweden took the first four places in the 50km Mens cross-country skiing event

Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936
Oddbjorn Hagen, Norwegian cross-country skier, Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936. Hagen won the gold medal for the Nordic combined

Berlin Olympics, 1936. Jesse Owens name being inscribed on the monument listing gold medal winners. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst

Helen Stephens and Alice Arden, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Helen Stephens won gold medals in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay. Alice Arden competed in the high jump

The Indian hockey team, gold medal winners, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Part of the American gold medal-winning rowing eight, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Medallists from the womens platform diving event, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Gold and silver were won by Dorothy Poynton Hill and Velma Dunn of the USA, with Kathe Kohler of Germany winning bronze

Robert Clark, Glenn Morris, John Parker, American decathletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The three achieved a clean sweep of the medals in the decathlon, with Morris taking gold

Forrest Towns, American Olympic champion in the 110 metres hurdles, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Helen Stephens and Jesse Owens, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The two won six gold medals between them: Stephens in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay

Prize bull, 1883. A print from the Illustrated London News, (22 December 1883)

Robert Wyville, the Bishop of Salisbury and his champion, (1924). Robert Wyville was Bishop of Salisbury from 1330 until 1375

Paris Berlin Race, Arrival of the winner Henry Fournier, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 14th July 1901

Maurice Garin, winner of the inaugural Tour de France, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 24th July 1903. Garin was initially declared the winner of the Tour the following year as well

Edmond Jacquelin, French cycling champion, 1902. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 20th November 1902

Shorthorn Bull Ironclad, 1875. Bred by Lord Polworth, Ironclad was champion male shorthorn at the Royal Agricultural Show at Windsor

King Arthur fighting a giant, 1514. Arthur, under the protection of the Virgin Mary, engages a giant in single combat, watched by the men of two armies. From Chroniques de Bretagne. (Paris, 1514)

Photograph signed by American golfer Walter Hagen, 1929. The inscription beneath the picture reads; Pleasant memories of my 4th win - British Open, Muirfield 1929. Golfingly, Walter Hagen

Trophies won by Hector Thomson, 1930s and 1940s. Hector Thomson was one of the best amateurs of his time. The trophies include a silver salver

Golfing books, c1910-c1930

Golf Guide 1931, featuring Bobby Jones, American, 1931. The cover shows Jones surrounded by the four Grand Slam trophies he had won in 1930, the year before

Bobby Jones and fellow golfer, c1920s

Enid Wilson, British ladies champion (1931-33), c1930s, cleaning her clubs while her dog Stanley looks on

Bobby Jones as a boy, c1910. He would later become the first ever Grand Slam tournament winner in 1930

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