The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary: 5 (Results of the Early Modern Olympics) - Softcover

"a great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors...an interesting book that will prove to be an asset to libraries and devotees of the Olympic Games"--ARBA; "an invaluable, addition to any library, public or private, with a collection relating to the Olympics"--Journal of Olympic History; "well organized...a mine of factual detail and a useful summary of the controversies that led to an improved organization for the Stockholm games in 1912"--The International Journal of the History of Sport.

The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed ""The Battle of Shepherd's Bush,"" referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events.The information presented is based primarily on 1908 sources. For the first time, definitive word on the sites, dates, events, competitors, and nations as well as the event results are available for all of the 1908 Olympic events, including boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, polo, raquets, swimming, lawn tennis, tug-of-war, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting, among other sports. A series of appendices include rarely seen information about the many controversies surrounding the Games.