Never Say Die: Arthur 'Baby' Gore, the Oldest Wimbledon Champion

Author:   Derek Sculthorpe
Publisher:   Pitch Publishing Ltd
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9781801507257


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 June 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Never Say Die: Arthur 'Baby' Gore, the Oldest Wimbledon Champion


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Never Say Die is the gripping story of Arthur ‘Baby’ Gore, a battling tennis player of the Edwardian era and the oldest-ever winner of the Wimbledon singles title. Gore enjoyed an unparalleled 40-year career in which the game evolved from a garden-party pastime into a dynamic international sport. Thrice All-England champion, Olympic gold medallist and the first-ever Davis Cup captain, Gore was an amateur of the old school who competed in more Wimbledon tournaments than anyone else in history, all the while pursuing a hectic business life in the City of London. On court he was a dogged fighter who famously did not stop trying until the last point was played. A leading personality of the sport, he symbolised the generation that established the game in the public imagination. With analysis of his opponents and the changes he witnessed in tennis and wider society, this compelling biography provides an unrivalled insight into the life and times of a forgotten great of English sport.

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Author:   Derek Sculthorpe
Publisher:   Pitch Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Pitch Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781801507257


ISBN 10:   1801507252
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 June 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Derek Sculthorpe has written more than ten books, mostly about aspects of entertainment history, including the definitive biography of Sydney Greenstreet. His book The Lost World of Music Hall was nominated for the George Freedley Memorial Award in 2022 for exceptional scholarship in the field of live theatre or performance. With a penchant for biographical works, he has had a lifelong attachment to tennis and cricket.

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