Dublin Core
Title
Win or Kill
Subject
armour, assault, baseball, ‘blue-noses’, chivalry, cricket, chain mail, chainmail, crowd, football, games, helmet, knights, lacrosse, mail, medieval attire, padding, pavilion, protective clothing, sport, sportsman, sportsmen, tournament, uniform, visor, war-cry
Description
This article from the Sunday Times in 1907 comments on what the author views as the un-gentlemanly state of sporting ethic in the early twentieth century. It likens the use of padding and helmets in sports such as cricket, baseball and football to medieval suits of armour, and suggests that the increased need for these protective garments is indicative of a return to old medieval methods, whereby ‘the harder you hurt your opponent the louder the plaudits from the pavilion’. ‘Win or kill’, suggests the author, encapsulates the modern attitude to sporting rivalry.
Creator
Anon.
Source
National Library of Australia
Publisher
The Sunday Times
Date
11 August 1907, p.3
Rights
The Sunday Times
Format
Digital Newspaper Article
Language
English
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital Newspaper Article