While John and Hugh Owen became local sporting heroes in 1900 with selection for England at Football and Captaincy of Essex at Cricket most sporting heroes were national figures whose exploits were carried by newspapers and subject of discussion locally. Some of those heroes from the 1930's are listed below. The flavour of the era had been captured on this page by taking the pictures and information from Cigarette cards provided with Park Drive Cigarettes in 1933. Championships etc won after 1933 will therefore not be included. F J Perry - Although he has never won the singles championship at Wimbledon Fred Perry has, during the past few years defeated nearly all of the leading tennis players of the world. He helped England to regain the Davis Cup and followed this up by winning the singles championship of the United States at Forest Hills. H W Austin - Bunny Austin has been among the leading players of the world during the last 4 years and in the summer of 1933 he showed his wonderful skill and wide range of strokes in the Davis Cup matches. He was England's first string in the team which by its triumph in Paris regained the Cap for Great Britain after twenty years. Velsheda -The Championship winning Class J yacht which comprises of the largest yachts in the racing world. Velsheda is owned by Mr Stephenson won the Kings Cup Race at Cowes in 1933.
	W R Hammond - The Gloucestershire batsman with a batting average in 1933 of 67.81. His 336 not out against New Zealand is the highest individual score for all test matches. He has scored more than 80 centuries in first class cricket. D R Jardine - Jardine was captain of the English Team in Australia who recovered the Ashes in 1932-1933. His courage during the body line controversy earned him the admiration of all cricket lovers. Harold Larwood - Larwood is easily the fastest bowler in the world and it was the use of his fast leg theory that caused so much bitterness during the last MCC tour of Australia. He had much to do with the recovery of the Ashes. It is a mornfull reflection that the strain of fast bowling has so injured his foot as possibly to prevent him from ever bowling again at his former speed. Hedley Verity - The slow left hand bowler had a meteoric rise to fame in the cricket world. Yorkshire , who won the championship for the last two years, first played him in 1930. In 1933 he headed the averages taking 190 wickets at the small cost of 13.43 each. Alex James- One of the greatest Scottish Footballers that has ever settled down in English football. James was discovered by Preston North End when playing for Raith Rovers and a little later Herbert Chapman took £8,000 north to secure his signature for Arsenal. He combines perfect ball control with the most deceptive body swerve and is undoubtedly one of the greatest inside forwards playing. James was captain of the Arsenal side which won the First Division  Championship in 1933. W R Dean - Known to all football enthusiasts as Dixie he first came to prominence when playing for Tranmere Rovers. It was not until he joined Everton however that he won international honours. In 1933 he led his side to victory in the FA Cup and during the 1927/28 season he broke all existing records by scoring sixty goals in one season. He is reputed to be the greatest header in the game at the present day. F W Southall - The holder of fourteen British and one World records, ranging from half a mile to one hundred miles. Maintaining a speed of 21.732 mph over a distance of 382 miles he won the best all rounder race for the fourth successive year. Sir Malcolm Campbell - Holder of the World Land Speed Record of 272 mph set at Daytona in 1933 as a triumph for British materials and workmanship. He is a fearless driver and prefers to drive cars built unto his personal supervision. Treasure hunting is another of his pursuits and some years ago he accompanied an expedition to the Cocos isles. Jack Petersen - A native of Cardiff and the son of former pugilist Jack Petersen was originally intended for the medical profession. He won the British Amateur Championship for Cruiser Weight in 1931. In less than a year and when still only twenty years of age, he won the British Heavyweight Championship by defeating Reggie Meen and has fought twenty four undefeated fights. Sidney Lee - A native of London who has been British Amateur Billiards Champion in 1931,1932 and 1933. He is a player who shows always the most consistent form and he holds the amateur record for four century breaks at consecutive visits to the table. Stanley Woods- By winning both the Junior and Senior TT at the Isle of Man in 1933 Stanley Woods repeated his remarkable riding in 1932. Riding a 4-90 Norton in the senior he averages a speed of 81.04 mph and twice broke the lap record. With a 3-48 Norton he won the junior with a speed of 78.08mph. Added to his doubles in 1932 and victories in 1923 and 1926 brining his total to six successes stamp him as the ace of English road racers. Tiger Stevenson - He is the British Open Champion and the leader of the English Test Team. Stevenson has captained the West Ham team for three years which represents a record captaincy in speedway racing history. He is a skillful rider and is prepared to take any number of risks. Miss Joyce Cooper - many English Championship titles have fallen to Miss Cooper including the 5 miles, 440,220 and 100 yards as well as the 150 yards back stroke. She is a versatile swimmer and a graceful exponent of the crawl or back stroke where her sustained speed over a distance makes her a dangerous opponent in almost any event. Gordon Richards - the most successful jockey in modern racing .Richards crowned all his success by breaking a record in 1933 which has stood for forty eight years. On November 8th he beat the record set up by Fred Archer in 1885 of riding 246 winners in one season. He has been champion jockey seven times. Hyperion - Hyperion is a colt of unusually small stature but a wonderfully brave goer .Owned and bred by Lord Derby the colt set up a record time when winning the Derby in 1933. Trained by Hon George Lambton and ridden by T Weston Hyperion then won the St Leger at a cantor. Kellsboro Jack- Owned by Mrs F Ambrose Clark and brilliantly ridden by Dudley William, probably the greatest of modern steeplechase jockeys, Kellsboro jack won the 1933 Grand National in record time. Future Cutlet - Won the Greyhound Derby in 1933 beating Beef Cutlet into second and Wild Wooley into third place. The Derby is run at White City Stadium over a distance of 525 yards. Future Cutlet is trained by Probert of Wembley and owned by Mr W a Evershed. J McKinlay - Winning the English Bowls Association Championship in 1933 with a narrow victory over P Guy of Shanklin. In addition he is the winner of the gold badge and the Lonsdale Trophy. L C Bowkett - A strong runner and a centre of rare defensive ability. Bowkett captained the Huddersfield side that won the Rugby League Cup at Wembley in 1933. Bowkett converted six goals for his side and it is safe to say that he is one of the best place kickers in the world. R Wyman - January 28th 1933 was a historic day in Wyman's career for it saw him win all three races run at the Rickmansworth Aquadrome. He won the Baker Cup over 220 yards in 19 1/8 seconds, the 440 yards in 36 3/8 seconds and the one mile in 3 min's 23 3/8 seconds. Earlier in the same week he was placed third in the 1 1/2 mile race for the British Championship held at Lingay Fen. Megan Taylor - At the youthful age of fourteen Megan Taylor is already recognised as one of the leading European Figure Skaters. She held the English Figure Skating Titles in 1932 and 1933 and in 1932 represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Lake Placid. D O Findlay - Fast earning fame by winning the Amateur Athletic Association 120 yard hurdles in 1932. Findlay repeated this success the following year with a time of 15 seconds which was only 8/10th outside the AAA record. T W Green - Although a veteran of thirty nine Green is still one of the leading British exponents of pedestrianism. He won the 50 kilometres event for England in the 1932 Olympic Games and in the course of a Nottingham to Birmingham walk established a new record for 50 miles by covering the distance in 7 hours 48 minutes and 42 seconds. He has three times own the London - Brighton walk. G T Saunders - When winning the Amateur Athletic Association 100 yards event in 1933 Saunders with a time of 9 9/10th seconds was only 1/8 seconds outside the world record. T G Askwith - Winner of the Diamond Skulls in 1933. He was a most invaluable no 3 in the Cambridge boats of 1932 and 1933 and was thus a member of the Cambridge Crew that represented Great Britain in the 1932 Olympics. A L Novis - Now famous as a most brilliant attacking three quarter, whether on the wing or in the centre, Novis obtained his blue at Oxford as stand off in 1927. Brought into the England team as captain in 1933 against Ireland he celebrated his return to international football by contributing in no small measure to his teams success. He has played seven times for England. D E Woods - Woods sprung from obscurity to fame in one bound by winning the King's Prize at Bisley- a trophy valued at £250. In view of the unfavourable conditions with the wind and light all against him his score of 287 out of 300 was remarkable. Miss Enid Wilson - By winning the Ladies Open Championship for the third time in 1933 Miss Enid Wilson accomplished a feat hitherto unequalled. More powerfully built than the majority of lady golfers Miss Wilson obtains great length to her shots and in addition is wonderfully accurate. Hon Michael Scott - Coming from a famous sporting family, Scott staggered the golfing world in 1933 by winning the Amateur Championship at Hoylake at the age of 55 years. No one had previously won the event at anything approaching that age. Genial Nobleman - Owned by Mr N Shaw, Genial Nobleman won the Waterloo Cup in 1933. The Waterloo Cup is the classic race of the English Coursing season. G H Stainforth - On September 29th 1931 Flight Lt Stainforth set up a world speed record of 408 mph which stood for two years. For this great achievement he was awarded the Air Force Cross and was presented with it by His Majesty the King. J A Mollison - For his achievements in 1932 and 1933 J A Mollison must be ranked with the champion airmen of the world. His latest achievement was in July 1933 when with his wife he flew from Ireland to Bridgport, USA. Among his many great records are Australia to England in 8 days - England to Cape Town in 4 days 17 hours and a solo flight to USA in a light Aero plane. Mrs Mollison ( Amy Johnson) - By far the most famous airwoman in the world, Mrs Mollison is still thought of universally by her maiden name of Amy Johnson. She achieved fame by flying alone to Australia in 19 days during 1932 - England to Cape Town in 4 days 6 hours and 54 minutes and returned in 7 days 7 hours and 5 minutes. She was the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west when she crossed with her husband.