Walter George

Walter George may refer to:

  • Walter George (athlete) (1858–1943), British runner
  • Walter George (cricketer) (1847–1938), English cricketer
  • Walter F. George (1878–1957), American politician from the state of Georgia
  • W. L. George (1882–1926), English writer
  • Walter Sykes George (1881–1962), English architect
  • Wally George (1931–2003), American conservative radio and television commentator
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  • George Walter (disambiguation)
  • Walter George (athlete)

    Walter Goodall George (9 September 1858 4 June 1943) was a nineteenth-century British runner from Calne who after setting numerous world records as an amateur, went professional in part to challenge the mile record-holder William Cummings, defeating him in several highly publicized races. In one of those races on 23 August 1886, he set a mile record which was not surpassed for almost 30 years.

    George's amateur career

    At 16, George was apprentice to a chemist (pharmacist) and working long hours. Accordingly, he entered cycling and then walking races on weekends for exercise. Before turning 20 in 1878, he trained for three months and boasted, to his friends' amusement, that he would one day run a mile in 4:12. This was at a time when the amateur mile record was 4:24½ and the professional mile record was 4:17¼. He wrote in a notebook then the quarter-mile splits required to achieve such a time: 59s; 2:02; 3:08.

    In his first race, he was given a 45-yard handicap and promptly won in 4:29, which caused the officials to withhold the prize money until they could determine whether he was a ringer. He never again was given a handicap.

    Walter George (cricketer)

    Walter George (20 September 1847 - 2 November 1938) was a first class cricketer who played for Kent in 1875.

    George was born at Selling, Faversham, Kent. He was playing for MCC in 1872 but did not make his first class debut until he joined Kent in 1875 for a season. As a bowler, he took 6 for 32 against Hampshire and 7 for 86 against Derbyshire. His only batting score in five matches was against Sussex when he made 4 runs.

    George was a left-arm round arm fast-medium bowler and took 22 first class wickets at an average of 14.31 and a best performance of 7 for 86. He was a right-handed batsman and played 8 innings in 5 first class matches with an average of 1.33 and a top score of 2 not out.

    George's last match was for Lord Harris XI at Faversham in 1879.

    George died at Bell Green, Sydenham, London at the age of 91.

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