Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-28
MANY BRITISH ATHLETES
 LOSE LIVES AT FRONT
Noted Sportsmen in All Branches Have
 Sacrificed Their Lives.

Every branch of British sport is rep resented in the latest casualty list is sued, the names of famous oarSmen swimmers runners boxers ruby and soccer footballerS. cricketerS and golf CTS all appearing among those killed and founded on the weSter front. Row ing claims the death in action of Lieut.. Duncan Mackinnon, one Of the most famous Oxford university oarsmen of the last decade He rowed in R. G.. Bourne's winning crews of 190S-10-11, the last being the crew which beat all records for the varsity boat race. He also assisted Magdalen college to win the Grand and Stewards at Henley and the Olympic regatta fourS.
 Second Lieutenant G. Crisp, killed, was a well known swimmer He won
 the junior championship of the West of England and for two years held the senior championship of Bath. Lieu tenant Colonel. the Hon H. R. Alexan- der D. S.. C. H., wounded, was edu- cated at Harrow, where in 1910 he ran second to the late Lieutenant H. $. o. Ashington in the school mile. In 1911 he wo nthe mile at SandhurSt, in record time for tha event. and also annexed the two miles, but was just beaten for the championship cup by the late Eric Green whom he succeed ed as officer commanding the bat talion. Gunner G. Butterfield, the ex-A. A. A. mile champion, has been killed in
 
 in the front ranks by winning the Northern Counties junior champion ship at Haydock Park in 1902. He also won the North Eastern Counties CT he made his name famous, win ming the A. A. A. mile championship i'm 1905--6-1, his best time being minutes Is 2-5 seconds in 1906. The ! up the record in 1902. He also held the Scot A. A. A. A.. 1,000. yards all-comers record of minutes 16 4-5 seconds. "Tego'' Bolesworth, D. c. M., the well the big sacrifice. Among the foot .. ballers are named: Captain J. M. B. Scott, the famous Scottish Interna- tional Rugby forwary, who has been wounded. Captain Scott played twenty time in all for ScotlaNd between 1907 and 1913. The well known soccer play CT, Sapper w. Kirby. is reported killed. During his career he played for Pres ton North End, Swindon Northamp- ton, Portsmouth, Croydon Common and to the front last year.
 Another Brentford player killed is Sapper J. Chapman one of the finest amateur forwards in London. He scored 79 goals in season 1912-13, which resulted in him being capped, and he also was a regular playingmember for Middlesex county. The famous Black burn Rovers' forward, Edwin Latheron
 
 l land aaginst Ireland in 1913, against Wales in the following season and also l in the last inter-league match against l Scotland. Captain J. c. D. Tetley 1 killed, was the Oxford university blue of 1906. He also played for the Old Carthusians and the Ucrinthians. Captain c. Brunton, wounded, is the 1 English Rugby international whc played in all the representative games 1 in 1914. Lieutenant E. A. w. Plumptre wounded. is the St. Lawrence college ! footballer and hockey player He i obtained his half blue" for hockey at Cambridge in 1911, and played for Els sex and the East at back. Major E. G l Weymouth. killed was the Royal Milf l tary academy cricketer. and was also a regular player for the Royal Artil- iery. the United Services and other military teams.
 Lieutenant Colonel R. W. Hammond killed, was the .well-known- and popu- 1 lar London golfer. He was a member of the Ashdown Forest and Limpsfeld clubs. The left-handed golfer, Major J. A. Healing, M. O.. is officially report ed wounded.