Ian Hutchinson’s Chelsea 1970 F.A. Cup winner’s medal, a 9ct.gold medal inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGE CUP, WINNERS, IAN HUTCHINSON. Ian Hutchinson (4 August 1948-19 September 2002) spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, where he was plagued by injuries, including two broken legs, a broken arm, broken toe and persistent knee trouble. Hutchinson was born in Derby and started his career with non-league Burton Albion before signing for Cambridge United . In July 1968 he joined Chelsea for £5,000 on the recommendation of Chelsea coach Ron Suart who had gone to Cambridge to scout a goalkeeper, but instead recommended Hutchinson to manager Dave Sexton. Hutchinson was a striker noted for his impressive heading ability and for taking long throw-ins, which led to him being dubbed the “the human windmill.” On his debut against Ipswich Town he sent in a series of long throws which reached the opposite side of the penalty area, confusing both the opposing defenders and the crowd and one of which an Ipswich defender inadvertently put into his own net. At Chelsea he proved to be the perfect foil for team-mate Peter Osgood. During the 1969-70 season they scored 53 goals between them. Ian Hutchinson is most notable for his part in Chelsea winning the F.A. Cup that same season. In the notoriously physical final against Leeds United, he was often in the thick of the action. In the first match at Wembley his headed flick-on teed up Peter Houseman for Chelsea’s first equaliser and he was later floored by a poor challenge from Leeds’ Norman Hunter. Leeds took the lead with six minutes to go, but two minutes later Hutchinson, still limping from Hunter’s challenge, headed in John Hollins’ cross to take the game to a replay. In the replay at Old Trafford and with the game tied at 1-1 going into extra time, Hutchinson launched one of his trademark long throw-ins into the Leeds penalty area and it was headed in by Dave Webb to win the cup for Chelsea. His injury toll meant that he only made a modest 144 appearances for Chelsea during which he scored an impressive 58 goals. He retired in July 1976 aged just 27. Ian Hutchinson died in September 2002 after a long illness.
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Alec Lindsay’s silver miniature replica of the 1974 F.A. Charity Shield, inscribed FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, CHARITY SHIELD, the octagonal black bakelite backboard inscribed LEEDS UNITED V LIVERPOOL, WEMBLEY, 10TH AUGUST 1974, WINNERS, easel support. Bill Shankly led the Liverpool team out onto the pitch for the very last time in the 1974 Charity Shield. Bob Paisley was to take over for the start of the League campaign. Liverpool won the Charity Shield after a penalty shoot out following a 1-1 draw. Alec Lindsay scored his penalty. Regrettably, however, the match is remembered for a notorious punch up between Billy Bremner and Kevin Keegan, their sending offs and their display of disapproval of the decision by removing their shirts. All in front of a TV audience as this was the first Charity Shield to be broadcast
Two silver trophies for greyhound racing at Stamford Bridge, the first of vase form hallmarked London, 1956, and inscribed PRESENTED BY STAMFORD BRIDGE STADIUM LTD, 19cm., 7 1/2in. high; the second a stylish Art Deco two handled cup with a band of racing greyhounds encircling the rim, hallmarked London, 1928, 19cm., 7 1/2in. high
Eusebio: a red Benfica No.9 jersey worn in the European Cup quarter-final (1st leg) v Manchester United at Old Trafford 2nd February 1966, Long-sleeved, cloth club badge, plus additional cloth badge bearing the Portuguese national crest on the left sleeve, gained as a swap by Denis Law at the end of the game. Manchester United won the first leg 3-2 with Denis Law scoring once, whilst the legendary Eusebio set up both the Benfica goals. The return leg in Portugal was the famous George Best ‘El Beatle’ match and arguably one of Manchester United’s finest ever performances when they sensationally beat Benfica 5-1. Later in 1966 Eusebio was to return to England and became one of the shining lights of the 1966 World Cup finals, winning the ‘golden boot’ after scoring nine goals.
Bobby Moore’s jersey from the Bobby Charlton ‘Mainstay All Stars’ football tour of South Africa in July 1979, a short-sleeved light blue No.4 jersey with white piping, embroidered badge bearing sponsor’s logo; together with a quantity of photocopied material relating to the tour (a qty.). The Mainstay All Stars were a team of British veteran professionals led by Bobby Charlton. Other tours included Australia, USA, Scandinavia and South Korea. For the South Africa tour Bobby Moore was assigned the No.4 squad number (Ron Yeats wore No.6). The former England captain had the misfortune of being sent-off in the 55th minute of the Mainstay All Stars match with a South Africa XI at the Rand Stadium. Newspaper reports suggest it was very harsh decision with the referee seemingly convinced that Moore hand thrown a punch during a three man melee inside the defender’s six yard box, a decision that left all sides of the ground bewildered and Moore departed the field to a standing ovation. It is not known for sure if this was the shirt Moore was wearing in the Rand Stadium but it is thought highly likely, with Moore receiving an automatic two match suspension after the sending-off. Incidentally, it was on this tour that Bobby Moore first met his namesake Stephanie Moore, a British Airways stewardess, whom he later married in 1991
A group of three Queen’s Park Rangers players’ jerseys, the first a signed Adam Bolder short-sleeved red & black hooped No.7 away, Coca-Cola FL flashes to sleeves, signature in black marker pen to the reverse; a signed Tom Williams long-sleeved black No.33 away, Nationwide FL flashes to sleeves, signed on the reverse number; an unsigned Terrell Forbes short-sleeved blue & white hooped No.19 jersey, Coca-Cola FL flashes to sleeves
Robbie Keane: a signed white Tottenham Hotspur No.22 jersey, signed to the reverse below the number in black marker pen, short-sleeved, F.A. Premier League flashes; sold with a Football Museum Ltd dealer’s certificate confirming that jersey was match-worn and had been provided by Tottenham Hotspur FCC as a charity donation (2). This jersey is from Robbie Keane’s first spell at Tottenham Hotspur.
An official 1930 World Cup poster, designed by Guillermo Laborde (1886-1940), very rare lithographic poster for the first World Cup of 1930 in Uruguay, published by Olivera y Fernandez, Montevideo, laid down on linen, poster size 78.5 by 38cm., 31 by 15in. Guillermo Laborde had established a fine reputation in the Uruguayan art world and was originally selected as a juror on the panel that was formed to select the winner of the competition to design the official poster for the historic first World Cup of 1930. However, he subsequently decided to resign from the jury as he wished to enter the competition himself. Laborde in fact entered two designs and finished first and third. This started a tradition of an official poster for the World Cup that has endured to the present day. Laborde studied at the Circulo Estimulo de Bellad Artes with Carlos Maria Herrerea in Buenos Aires, before travelling to Europe between 1910 and 1912 visiting Florence, Milan, Rome, Paris and Spain. On his return to South America his work was widely exhibited in Uruguay, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador and he was the winner of various art awards. In later life he became a teacher at the Circulo Estimulo de Bellad Artes, the Escuela de la Construccon and the Instituto Magisterial. Laborde also forged close links with the theatre, managing stage design at the Casa del Arte
An exceptional collection of 1966 World Cup autographs: in the form of an album of first day covers signed by all 16 competing national squads, compiled by the noted Glasgow football memorabilia collector Ronald Antinoris during the course of the tournament, a World Cup Collectors Club photographs album with blue cloth covers, gilt, containing a series of sixteen 6 by 8in. b&w photographs of the World Cup teams laid down on the left-hand page, while to the opposing side is a series of commemorative first day cover bearing World Cup postage stamps postmarked 1 Jun 66 autographed neatly and uniformly in fountain pen using black ink by the World Cup playing squads, the only exception being the England 22 which has been signed over a pair of postal covers,the accompanying photograph being on the preceding and first right-hand page of the album, the running order after England being alphabetical, namely Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, North Korea, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland & Uruguay, the completeness of the squad signatures was down to the availability of the players on the given day Mr Antinoris sought their autographs, and consequently on some occasions one or two of the squad members are not . Represented in the collection, but the overwhelming majority of the 352 international footballers who participated in the tournament are represented in this superb collection
1966 Word Cup memorabilia, comprising: a large size postal cover signed by 9 members of the winning team (lacking Bobby Moore & Bobby Charlton); two Mexico 1986 postal covers with 1966 20th anniversary postage stamps, the first signed by Bobby Charlton, the other by Bobby Moore; a team-sheet signed by Sir Alf Ramsey; a signed postcard of the commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme; and a World Cup Willie postcard (6)
Four 1966 World Cup tickets for matches at Goodison Park, three 1/8th finals stubs and an unused ticket in very good condition for the Portugal v North Korea 1/4f, in original paper wallet & recorded delivery envelope . The unused ticket for the quarter-final in this lot relates to one of the finest matches in World Cup history. The extraordinary North Korea team, who had already recorded a shock defeat over Italy in the group stages, raced to a 3-0 lead in the first 22 minutes. The Portuguese, however, were inspired by the sensational Eusebio who scored four goals and set up the other as Portugal won a truly memorable game 5-3 to set up a semi-final berth with hosts England.
A 1990 FIFA World Cup runners-up medal, in continental silver by Huguenin, the obverse with the World Cup Trophy in raised relief, the reverse inscribed COUPE DU MONDE DE LA FIFA ITALIE 1990, suspended by medal ribbon in the . Colours of the Italian national flag; sold with a COA (2). This medal was awarded to the Argentinian goalkeeper Nery Alberto Pumpido who began the 1990 World Cup tournament as first-choice goalkeeper. However, tragedy struck and he broke a leg in Argentina’s second game against Russia. In a demonstration of the fickle nature of professional sport, Pumpido’s absence paved the way for his replacement Sergio Goycochea to become a national hero after playing crucial parts in two penalty shoot outs that helped the South Americans reach the final. Ironically, West Germany won the final through a penalty kick five minutes from time.
A leather football signed on the occasion of the Brazil v Mexico international match 30th September 1970, signed by both the Brazil and Mexico international teams; sold together with a b&w press photo of Pele in action for Santos, signed and dedicated to the reverse; another photograph of Pele; and a cased Mexican silver 1970 World Cup commemorative medal (4). This was Brazil’s first international match after being crowned world champions in Mexico in 1970. The game was a friendly played at the Maracana in Rio gave the Brazilian public the first opportunity to hail their champions on the football field since the World Cup. Brazil won the game 2-1. The signatures were obtained by Pele on behalf of his friend Reynaldo Renato Figueiredo, an airline pilot who had an apartment in the same block as Pele in Sao Paulo. A privately taken picture of Pele with Figueiredo in the cockpit of a plane is included in the lot
A fully signed b&w photograph of the France team before the very first match in World Cup finals history v Mexico at the Pocitos Stadium, Montevideo, 13th July 1930, the 7 by 9 1/2in. photograph fully signed in ink by the starting XI Thepot, Mattler, Capelle, Villaplane (captain), Pinel, Chantrel, Liberati, Delfour, Maschinot, Laurent and Langillerand, plus the head coach Raoul Caudron, and bearing further signatures, presumably reserves.It was appropriate that the dream of World Cup founders Henri Delaunay and Jules Rimet got underway with France having the honour of playing in the first-ever World Cup game. France won the match 4-1. A similar picture, but taken from a slightly different angle, is in the Getty Images Archive, ref: 88616812. £200-300
A highly important cuttings album containing what is believed to be the oldest surviving item of Newton Heath and therefore Manchester United memorabilia and additionally the autographs of The Outcasts FC a group of rebel players who paved the way for the formation of the Players Union, and the current P.F.A., Containing:. I) a pasted leaf with the 10 signatures of Newton Heath LYR, believed to have been signed on the occasion of the match v. the Canadian touring team on 6th October 1888, with the missing signature from the line up being the right winger William Tait. Believed to be the oldest surviving item of . Newton Heath and therefore Manchester United memorabilia. A programme for Everton v. Newton Heath on April 15th, 1889 is understood to be in the David France Everton Collection Charitable Trust;. Ii) a team-group leaf titled Manchester United 1908-09 & 1910-11, 14 signatures. Iii) the autograph of Billy Meredith, the signature dated Feb 12/07;. Iv) Ernest Mangnall’s signed official Manchester United team-sheet for the 1909 F.A. Cup final v Bristol City at The Crystal Palace, Manchester United’s historic first appearance and win in the Cup final;. V) a leaf containing team-group signatures of The Outcasts F.C inscribed “Playing for union rights”, The Outcasts being a group of rebel players captained by United’s Charlie Roberts and team-mate Billy Meredith, also signed by the United goalkeeper Herbert Broomfield, inscribed Players Union Secretary, the autograph set almost certainly relating from the same day that the famous photograph was taken of the Outcasts at Fallowfield in July, 1909 (this photo is reproduced in the John Harding book “For the Good of the Game” which contains an introduction by Gordon Taylor of the PFA), the only missing signature from the photograph being that of Turnbull, other signatories include Moger, Duckworth, Wall, Corbett, Picken, Holden, Coleman, Clough, Burgess and G. Boswell (PU asst. Secretary);. Vi) an envelope addressed to A H Albut, [first] Secretary of Newton Heath Football Club, at the club’s first office, 33 Oldham Road; & another envelope addressed to James West, a later Club Secretary at Bank Street . Vii) the album also containing the signatures of other footballers of the Edwardian era, mostly signed over printed biographical newspaper articles, comprising Robert Hawkes (Luton), Robert Smith Robinson ( Liverpool), Peter Kyle (Spurs), Alec Raisbeck (Newcastle), Harry Thorpe (Fulham), Thomas Riley (Brentford), Arthur Collins (Fulham), H Robinson (Birmingham), J T Robertson (Chelsea), David Ross (Norwich), & J S Fryer (Fulham). Viii) the album also containing press cuttings & non- football related family scraps. Provenance:. Emma Gaskell of the Gaskell family of Knutsford, Cheshire. Emma Gaskell being the god-daughter of James West, the Club Secretary of Newton Heath, becoming Manchester United in 1902. Thence by family descent
An autographed Tottenham Hotspur 1950-51 Football League Division Champions framed display, the mount with two sets of autographs, the first with 12 signatures over player portraits, the second a team-group removed from a lined ledger with 14 signatures, framed & glazed, 36 by 46cm., 14 by 18in.
Eleven Ipswich Town home programmes from season 1936-37, all Southern League fixtures and including their first professional game v Tunbridge Wells Rangers (poor copy, affected by damp), other opposition comprising Newport County, Plymouth Argyle, Norwich City, Barry, Aldershot, Guildford City, Margate, Folkestone, Yeovil & Petters & Cheltenham Town,
Merthyr Town v Reading programme 13th February 1926. Merthyr Town FC entered the Football League as part of the newly inaugurated Third Division in season 1920-21, which was comprised entirely from the previous season’s Southern League First Division. The following season the third tier was expanded further with Merthyr Town competing in the southern section. A gradual decline in fortunes saw the club eventually lose its Football League status in 1930, and cease to play altogether by 1934. Merthyr Town programmes are exceptionally rare.
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Nottingham Forest 1980 Toyota Cup [World Club Championship] memorabilia, comprising: the rare Japanese language edition of the official programme v Nacional Montevideo (Uruguay); together with the more commonplace English language 4-pager; and a press pass and bib formerly owned by the Daily Mirror’s Arthur Cooper (4). This was the first time that the World Club Championship was played in Japan
Stoke v Stafford Rangers programme 17th April 1909. This match was from Stoke’s first season after resigning from the Football League due to financial difficulties. This rare programme is a Birmingham & District League fixture. Stoke eventually re-joined the Football League in season 1921-22.
A programme for West Bromwich Albion’s last ever match at the Stoney Lane ground v Nottingham Forest 16th April 1900, single-sheet . Albion’s tenure of Stoney Lane from 1885 to 1900, was arguably the most successful period in the club’s history, as the club won the F.A. Cup twice and were runners-up three times. The club built a wooden grandstand that became known as the “Noah’s Ark”. The stand had a capacity of over 2,000 people and was later transported to The Hawthorns when the club moved there in 1900. It was destroyed by fire on Guy Fawkes Night, 1904. The first league game at Stoney Lane took place on 29 September 1888, when Albion beat Burnley 4-3. They left in grand style winning there final game against Nottingham Forest 8-0. The expiry of the lease on Stoney Lane, as well as the club’s desire for a more spacious location, saw them move once again in 1900. They moved to The Hawthorns, which they have there home to the present day.
Dynamo Tbilisi v West Bromwich Albion programme 1957, folded single-sheet. West Bromwich Albion toured the Soviet Union in 1957 and played 3 games, beating both Dynamo Tbilisi in Georgia and the Soviet Army Side (CSKA) in Moscow. The third game against F. C. Zenit in Leningrad was a draw. They became the first British professional team to win a game in the Soviet Union.
A rare, historically interesting and apparently previously unrecorded public notice served by the Magistrates of Alnwick in Northumberland in 1821 cautioning inhabitants that the playing of football in the streets is an offence against the laws, printed by J. Graham, Alnwick, dated February 22nd 1821, and reading: THE INHABITANTS OF THE MARKET PLACE, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN, HAVING COMPLAINED TO THE MAGISTRATES OF THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY YOUNG MEN AND BOYS PLAYING FOOT-BALL IN THE STREETS, TO THE GREAT DANGER OF THEIR WINDOWS, AND INTERRUPTION TO THE PUBLIC. ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED NOT TO INJURE THE PROPERTY OF THE INHABITANTS, BY BREAKING THEIR WINDOWS; NOR TO OBSTRUCT THEIR DOORS, NOR FRIGHTEN THEIR HORSES, OR IN ANY WAY TO IMPEDE THE PUBLIC THOROUGH-FARES AND PASSAGES OF THE TOWN, BY PLAYING FOOT-BALL IN THE STREETS; AS SUCH CONDUCT IS AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE LAWS, AND WILL BE NOTICED, ON DUE COMPLAINT BEING MADE, BY THE MAGISTRATES ACCORDINGLY. Alnwick hosts Northumberland’s sole surviving Shrovetide game of festival football which was first recorded there in 1788. but with local legend dating it even earlier to 1762. Opposition to mass football on Shrove Tuesday because of damage to property in Alnwick town, and disruption to traffic on the main road leading north through Alnwick to Scotland, led to the Alnwick Improvement Act of 1822. This prohibited the street games of bull-baiting, cock-throwing, bonfires and football. The ban was not enforced, however, until after the 1827 Shrove Tuesday game when its patron The Duke of Northumberland, who had paid for the damages caused by the footballers, received a petition from residents demanding action, so His Grace consented to the future use of pasture land outside the town. A year later on the 16th February 1828, three days before Shrove Tuesday, the Magistrates cautioned that anyone playing football in the streets would be fined. The ‘Notice’ offered in this lot, dated seven years earlier, 22nd February 1821, gives the Magistrates few, if any, real powers or remedies. It is reasonable to conclude this is why the Improvement Act was introduced a year later. Most importantly, however, the 1821 notice gives clear evidence football had already been played in the streets of Alnwick at least twelve days before Shrove Tuesday which, in 1821, did not fall until the 6th March. Therefore, it was not only a festival game played at Shrovetide. The practice of football in Alnwick was more widespread. Furthermore, the Notice did not, despite the opportunity to do so, ban the playing of football in the streets on Shrove Tuesday less than two weeks away. Provenance:. Archive of former Solicitors’ to Dukes of Northumberland. Literature:. With grateful acknowledgement to Hugh Hornby for his extensive chapter on the history of Shrovetide football in Alnwick, p.92-97, Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain, published by English Heritage, 2008
Manchester United Opus, ultra luxurious production, limited edition, signed by Sir Alex Ferguson & Sir Bobby Charlton, over 800 pages, lavishly illustrated with over 2,000 images, over 400,000 words, half . A metre square, weight over 35kg., printed on 200 gsm silk-coated paper, overall production entirely from natural materials- leather, silk, paper, wood and cotton thread, sits in a silk . Clam-shell presentation box, white cotton gloves provided, first published October 2006 by Krakenopus
A cricket autograph album compiled between 1932 and 1934, approximately 300 signatures, Test teams for All India, West Indies and Australia, representation of every county side with the sole exception of Glamorgan, plus Cambridge University, Gentlemen v Players and 22 first-class umpires and scorers
An autographed manuscript letter from the English cricketer & Hollywood actor C. Aubrey Smith to fellow English actor O.B. Clarence, addressed from 11 Portland Place, London, W1, and dated 17 July 1938, in ink and reading DEAR CHARLIE, EVER SO MANY THANKS FOR YOUR WIRE LAST NIGHT, SORRY YOU COULDN’T BE THERE. WE HAD A VERY JOLLY TIME TILL ABOUT 3 A.M. AND I DON’T FEEL TOO WOOLLY THIS MORNING; complete with original envelope postmarked 18 July 1938 and addressed to O.B. Clarence in Golders Green; and Aubrey Smith’s printed invitation for his supper at the Green Room Club, Leicester Square, on 16th July, for which Clarence had wired his apologies (3). After a first-class cricket career for Cambridge University, Sussex, England (1 test) and Transvaal, C Aubrey Smith (1863-1948) made a highly successful transition into acting where he established himself in roles as the stereotypical stiff upper lip Englishman working with Hollywood greats such as Greta Garbo, Douglas Fairbanks jnr. and Shirley Temple. Around Hollywood, he was perhaps best known as the captain of the Hollywood Cricket Club. He was knighted in 1944 for services to Anglo-American amity. O B Clarence (1870-1955) appeared in many notable films including The Scarlet Pimpernel, On Approval, The Inheritance, Pygmalion, Uncle Silas and Great Expectations. He became somewhat typecast in roles described by critics as “benevolent, doddering, benign old duffers.”
The bat used by Len Hutton to score his 50th century in first-class cricket in the Roses Match at Old Trafford 4-7th June 1949, a Slazenger ‘Gradidge’ ‘Len Hutton Autograph’ full size cricket bat inscribed to back of bat in Hutton’s handwriting ‘Bat used in completing 50th century for Yorkshire,’ signed in ink ‘Len Hutton’. The 1950 edition of Wisden has an article ‘Tribute to Hutton’ (pages 93-102) by V.G.J. Jenkins, and on pages 100-102 lists each of Hutton’s centuries to date. The fiftieth century for Yorkshire is listed as the Yorkshire v Lancashire match played at Old Trafford, Manchester on 4-7th June 1949 where Hutton made 201 in Yorkshire’s first innings
Two American ladies handbags with tennis designs, the first dating from the 1960s by Caro-Nan named ‘The Nebraska’, a basket weave with hand painted tennis motifs, gingham lining, toggle clasp; the other of a similar date by Atlas of Hollywood, Florida, titled the “Princess Charming”, vinyl coated wicker work with lucite carrying handles and fittings, the face of the bag with felt work tennis shoes, racquet & balls under a clear vinyl protector
A 16mm film “Little Miss Poker Face” the career of Helen Wills Moody Roarke, 12 minutes duration, in can; the film has been copied to DVD and is offered in the lot (2) The film commences with action shots of her first final at Forest Hills in 1923 when 17 year old Wills beat Molla Mallory the defending Champion. We see footage of both players rallying during the match. We follow Wills to Wimbledon in 1924 the kings of Spain and Portugal looking on from the Royal Box. The commentator then lists the Championships that Wills had won during her career while we see fine slow-motion footage. There is superb extensive footage of the famous Wills v Lenglen encounter at Cannes in 1926, their only singles meeting, with Lenglen succeeding in two closely fought sets. We see huge crowds, cameramen and many rallies taken during the match. Close-ups of both ladies are shown and huge bouquets of flowers are presented at the conclusion. Victorious American Wightman Cup players are shown and then we meet Helen Jacobs in close-up. Molla Mallory and Spain’s Lili D’Alvarez follow with some film of Wills playing exhibition matches against Vini Richards, Bill Tilden and Rene Lacoste. Footage from 1929 is accompanied by commentary on why she received her ‘nickname’. We see her outside the church following her marriage to Fred Moody (Close-ups). And then Helen in her studio with her paintings, and brushes being stored inside her trophies! We see her outside Buckingham Palace, having been presented to the King and Queen. Again her victories are listed. We see her with The Bishop of London, King Gustav of Sweden, Japan’s Tamio Abe, and once again against Helen Jacobs at Forest Hills. We see her on the ocean liner en-route to England for the Wimbledon Championships of 1935. We see the groundsmen preparing the hallowed courts. We see general ground shots at Wimbledon and then Wills and Jacobs meeting in the final
Five issues of ‘The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper and Court Chronicle,’. Dated 20th July 1872, 2nd, 9th & 16th June 1877 & 20th July 1878, included is an announcement of the first Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship in 1877, a report of the second Championship in 1878, and reports of Wimbledon Croquet Championships in 1872 and 1877
Dwight (Dr. James) Practical Lawn Tennis. Scarce, 168 pages, illustrations, blue cloth with gilt tennis motif, Harper and Brothers, New York, 1893. Dwight is known as the “Father of American Lawn Tennis” and this early instructional book was amongst the first, if not the first, to use action photographs to illustrate tennis strokes
Two volumes by the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament referee F R Burrow, Lawn Tennis The World Game Of To-Day, with exquisite green cloth cover gilt tooled with crossed rackets, tennis balls and laurel; & My Tournaments, blue cloth, both first editions published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1922
Todd (Tom) The Tennis Players From Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream 1977, Vallancey, 1979, 1st Guernsey Edition, hardback in dust jacket, 240 pages. This is a classic and extremely sought-after book which traces the story of tennis from its origins through to the golden era of lawn tennis which came to an end with the closure of the Worple Road ground at Wimbledon in 1921. Many rare illustrations and photographs. A very scarce volume in that only 500 copies were ever printed. Todd was an early collector of tennis collectibles, and his collection formed the basis of the first Wimbledon Museum. This book also has a list of the known copies of the various editions of Wingfield’s rules booklet for Sphairistike, which totalled 15 in 1977.
Two American golf publications, Hunter (Robert) The Links, first edition, second state binding minus the pin flags, Charles Scribner’s sons, 1926; & Thomas Jr. (George C.) Golf Architecture in America, Its Strategy and Construction, 1st Edition, original embossed blue cloth boards, Los Angeles, 1927
Four English golfing trophies, the first a silver bowl, hallmarked Carrington & Co., Birmingham, 1904, presented as a prize at Sunningdale Golf Club for the Mixed Foursomes in 1924, height 11cm., 4 1/4in.; the second a small trophy cup inscribed ST. G..C.T.C. dated 1914; together with two EPNS trophies, the first an undated cup won at Glen Gorse GC, the other a hot water jug with wicker work handle inscribed GOLF 1932
Three trophies for golf in Ireland, the first a two-handled cup hallmarked George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, 1902, inscribed DONAGHADEE GOLF CLUB, CAPTAIN’S PRIZE, 1902, WON BY, FOSTER COATES, height 21cm., 8 1/4in., weight 552gr., 17oz. 8dwt.; the second a small silver cup hallmarked Birmingham 1926, being a prize for the Bovagh Cup in September 1930 and won by D. Reade; the third a modern but unusual trophy in carved oak
Two trophies for golf on the continent, the first a hallmarked French silver goblet with crossed golf clubs forming a tripod base, mounted on a wooden base with a plaque inscribed PRIX DES VOSGIENS, overall height 17cm., 6 3/4in.; and an electroplated dish inscribed GOLF CLUB FRANCAIS BADEN-BADEN, TOURNOI-ALLIANCE, DU, 12 OCTOBRE 1947, diameter 17.5cm., 7in
Two silver trophies for colonial golf in Asia, the first for the Royal Colombo Golf Club Captain`s Cup of 1931, in the form of a stylish Arts and Crafts design three-handled cup by Charles Boyton & Son Ltd, London, 1931, inscribed WON BY F.J. FRISBY, PRESENTED BY W.H. SMALLWOOD, height 19cm., 7 1/2in., weight 432gr., 13oz. 9dwt., on a wooden plinth; the second with a small Indian trophy cup stamped SILVER inscribed UBEROI BOGEY CUP, 1942, WON BY, LT. COL. H.V. GLENDINNING, height 9.5cm., 3 3/4in.; the lot containing a third cup, a late 20th century Japanese golfing trophy presented by the Japanese Association of Watches Importers, height 27cm., 10 1/2in. in a fitted case (3)
An autographed display of James J. Corbett the first successful challenger for the World Heavyweight Boxing title in 1892, a ‘cut out’ on a photographic base, signed in ink and dated May 11 ‘29, mounted beneath a repro picture of Corbett sparring, framed & glazed, 34 by 32cm., 13 1/2 by 12 1/2in. On 7th September 1892 “Gentleman Jim” James J. Corbett defeated John L. Sullivan in New Orleans thereby ending the seven year reign of boxing’s first gloved heavyweight champion of the world under Marquis of Queensbury rules. Corbett held the title until 1897 when he was defeated by Bob Fitzsimmons (see next lot)
An autographed display of Robert “Bob” Fitzsimmons the first three-divisional World Champion in boxing history between 1891 and 1903. The signature of the Middleweight, Heavyweight and Light-heavy weight champion in ink on a buff coloured page removed from an album, full signature of Robert on a light green page removed from an autograph album, mounted beneath a b&w photograph, mounted, framed & glazed, 43 by 30.5cm., 17 by 12in. Bob Fitzsimmons became the third world heavyweight boxing champion in history when defeating Jim Corbett (see previous lot) in New Orleans on 17 March 1897. In the process the Cornishman also became Britain’s first heavyweight champion, albeit he and his family had emigrated to New Zealand when Fitzsimmons was nine years of age. “Ruby Robert” then became an American citizen in 1898 and remained champ until defeated by James L. Jeffries (see next lot) in 1899.. Fitzsimmons other legacy is that he was the first boxer to hold world titles in three weight divisions during his career
An autographed display of James J. Jeffries Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World between 1899 and 1905, signed in ink on a ‘cut-out’ from an album page, mounted beneath a picture of Jeffries in boxing pose, framed & glazed, 35 by 28cm., 13 3/4 by 11in. Jeffries claimed the heavyweight title from Bob Fitzsimmons in New York on 9 June 1899 and was the first champion in history to relinquish the title by announcing his retirement from the ring in 1905. Thew new champ was deemed to be the winner of a bout between Marvin Hart and Jack Root, with the former prevailing.
An autographed display of Jack Johnson the first black World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915, on a light green page removed from an autograph album, in pencil and inscribed ‘former champ,’ mounted beneath a b&w photograph from The Ring, mounted, framed & glazed, 46 by 30.5cm., 18 by 12in.; sold with an autograph dealer’s COA (2). The ‘Galveston Giant’ Jack Johnson famously became the first black world heavyweight champion in 1908 defeating Canada’s Tommy Burns. Racial animosity ran so deep among whites that author Jack London famously called out for a ‘Great White Hope’ to take away the title from Johnson. A number of these bouts followed but none more famous than the so-called ‘Fight of the Century’ between Johnson and James L. Jeffries (see previous lot) who came out of a six year retirement with the words “I am going into this fight for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a negro.” The fight took place on 4th July 1910 in Reno, Nevada. Jeffries people pulled him out in the 15th round after Johnson had knocked him down twice. Jeffries defeat triggered race riots that evening all across the United States, with many whites feeling humiliated at the defeat of their ‘great hope.’ Many blacks, on the other hand, were jubilant, and strove to use the victory for racial advancement. Johnson finally lost his world crown in 1915 at the hands of Jess Willard (see next lot).
An autographed display of Jess Willard Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World between 1915 and 1919, signed in pencil on an album page and dated May 14 ‘39, mounted besides two pictures of Willard, one with his manager, framed & glazed, 35 by 28cm., 13 3/4 by 11in. Jess Willard was a working cowboy from Kansas who ended the reign of the first black heavyweight boxing champion (see previous lot) in a fight at a racetrack in Havana, Cuba, 5 April 1915. The imposing Willard stood 6ft. 6 1/2in. and weighed 245 pounds. Willard’s reign was ended by Jack Dempsey (see next lot) in 1919.
1994 Monaco Grand Prix programme with 21 signed F1 driver biographies, including Mika Hakkinen, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jean Alesi, Rubens Barrichello, Gerhard Berger, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Johnny Herbert, Olivier Panis, Paul Belmondo, Olivier Beretta, Eric Bernard, Mark Blundell, David Brabham, Martin Brundle, Christian Fittipaldi, Bertrand Gachot, Ukyo Katayama, JJ Lehto, Pier Luigi Martini, Gianni Morbidelli, 60 pages 30 by 21cm., 12 by 9I in., with a letter of provenance (2). This, the first F1 race following the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola, was a sombre affair, the mood becoming even more strained after a practice accident left Karl Wendlinger with serious head injuries that all but finished his career. The front cover features Senna winning the previous year’s race and contains full-page tributes by Frank Williams and Michael Boeri. Poignantly the entry list leaves blank spaces against the race numbers of Senna and Ratzenberger.
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