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Big Athletic Meet at HelwanCAIRO, Saturday. — The mostnmhiimus sporting vent tiro inIteluaji s ueonired nil July-I, wlu-n an fiilihuic niMnif! in t-u* iiflt-rnom and a swimming gala ui the ewriing were staged uiui-r n.lt;; patronage nf the fiMii plunder ul Seventeen -\rea, Brigadier 1 i. AHayman-Jujce. Most of the erowd.-lt;»f specialors and competitors w re men awaiting repatriation to the Union.The biggest thrill of the day wn? u gruelling 1(J4 miles race for which nine entered. ’ Despite the sizzling In'iiI, siK of the nine finished, the fir-t being Sgt. Greed, who covered tini dish an •*o m one hour ten minutes, Sgl. Do Ktick, who ha.-s just arrived here from O.M.F., wiw second, ^igivihrnn Tomlinson was third. Hgt. Greed, one uf the leading imirath m junners in the easiPfii provmcp, rnme out of hospital a few ttuvs before the race.the men's ICO yartis was won by L/Cpl. Torley, of Alexandria. Time, 10 sens.Doubles were gained by Bombardier Brits and Pie. Ffummill. Rrits won the javelin and shot;iFuttimill the 440 yards and longiump. Evergreen Lieut. Ernie Knox won the 7n yards veterans’ rare. which lie has monopnlmed for some seasons now in the Middle Enat.SwimmingThe floodlit setting of the now swimming pool proved nnothi'r great attraction. The outstanding pov-nullity was Pte, London, of the Permanent Force band, who wonWo key events—2(0 and 400 yards.The women’s events were again dominated by Miss Joe Mortimer, of W,A A.PS., who won the one and the two lengths races.Private Brook, ex-Natal schoolhoy breast champion, won the 1 lfi yards breast stroke from W/O Bunny Schnlefleld in 79 seconds.Private Ripley, Natal high schools 1943 dive champion, won the diving contesL
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Sunday Times
Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
Sun, Jul 08, 1945
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