The Book of Sports Lists [antikvár]

Which sportsman refused the Oxford University Chair of Poetry? What do Ian Botham, Geoff Capes, Barry Sheene and Bob Taylor have in common? What does Giant Haystacks have for his midday meal? Which was Lester Piggot's favourite horse? All these questions — and scores more — are answered in over 200 diverse sporting lists. Anything related to sport, however loosely, comes within the scope of this book: top speeds, dead heats, bad sports, riots, insults, drugs, gambling disqualifications, Casanovas, millionaires, swindlers, memorable blunders, peculiar fan letters, premature victory celebrations ...