7. Conan Doyle and Sport with Mark Alberstat

In this first interview show, we talk to Mark Alberstat, co-editor of Canadian Holmes, the journal of Sherlockian society The Bootmakers of Toronto, about Conan Doyle and his fascination with sport.

The episode can be heard here: http://doingsofdoyle.podbean.com/.

About Mark Albertstat

The Spence Munro’s of Halifax, Nova Scotia on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/The-Spence-Munros-212957769636/

Canadian Holmes, the journal of The Bootmakers of Toronto - https://www.torontobootmakers.com/canadian-holmes/

Canadian Holmes on Twitter – https://twitter.com/CanadianHolmes 

“Conan Doyle and Rugby,” Baker Street Journal, Summer 2015.

“Conan Doyle and Baseball,” Baker Street Journal, Summer 2016.

“Conan Doyle and Cycling,” Baker Street Journal, Summer 2017.

“Conan Doyle and Cricket,” Baker Street Journal, Summer 2018.

“Conan Doyle and Automobiles,” Baker Street Journal, Summer 2020.

Cricket

Alexis Barquin’s cricket infographic  - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Cricket

James M. Barrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie

‘A Reminiscence of Cricket’ (1922) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=A_Reminiscence_of_Cricket
 
Rugby

The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter (1904) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventure_of_the_Missing_Three-Quarter

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventure_of_the_Sussex_Vampire

The Lost World (1912) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Lost_World
 
Olympics 1912

London Summer Olympics, 1908 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics

Stockholm Summer Olympics, 1912 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics
 
Dame Jean Conan Doyle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Conan_Doyle

Cycling

‘A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle’ interview with ACD by Harry How - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=A_Day_with_Dr._Conan_Doyle

The Adventure of the Priory School (1904) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventure_of_the_Priory_School

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (1903) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventure_of_the_Solitary_Cyclist

The Auto-wheel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Wheel
 
Eugene Sandow

Eugene Sandow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Sandow

Sandow, E, The Construction and Reconstruction of the Human Body (1907) [with a foreword by Arthur Conan Doyle]
 
Automobiles

The Prince Henry Tour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt

Doings of Doyle Episode 4 – Danger! Being the Log of Captain John Sirius (1914) – https://doingsofdoyle.podbean.com/e/danger-1580718511/

How it Happened (1913) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=How_It_Happened

His Last Bow (1917) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=His_Last_Bow
 
Baseball

ACD on the merits of baseball, letter to the Times (1924) - https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Merits_of_Baseball
 
Next time on the Doings of Doyle…

We hope to be back next time with Conan Doyle’s pirate adventures featuring the dreaded Captain Sharkey. Read them here: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sir_Arthur_Conan_Doyle:Captain_Sharkey.
 
Acknowledgements

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Image credits: Thanks to Alexis Barquin at The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopaedia for permission to reproduce these images. Please support the encyclopaedia at www.arthur-conan-doyle.com.

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