FOREWORD I NTEREST IN SPORT is so widespread that no apology is needed for the publicaton of another Look of Sports Records. No matter where one may go throughout the world, men will be found pitting themselves against one another for the mere joy of contest, whilst those who are not themselves engaged in the struggle will gather, as by instinct, to watch, encourage and applaud. Particularly is this true of Britons, who have the Lapppy gift of treath all forms of sport as means of recreation and pleasure. It has been said that, Laving conquered an enemy in battle, the Englishman settles down to teach him Cricket, and with it the gentle art of knowing how to lose, as well as how to win the game. Some ere are who dearly love a winner, but we in the Old Country can still enjoy sport for its own sake and with an intuitive feeling that the game is more than the players of the game. The applause of a British crowd for the defeated contestant or the losing side will often be as...

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