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ENGLISH GIRL ATHLETES0ERMAN8 -BETTER BY FAR-Armed with Javelin. which art cheaper In Berlin than in this country. tha If woman athletes who left London to compete at Prague In tha Thlrj Woman# International Gimia. arrived back at Victoria Station recently (aaya the London News-Chmnlcla».Although they ■«« beaten by Germany and Poland, they refuiej to ha downhearted.The German women ware tha better team by far.' aatd Mrs. Cornell, a member of tha team, to a 'News-Chronicte reporter. -The Pollah team were lucky In having Stella Welsh, who alone won them 18 potnta.Aa for ua »• are weak in all tha throwing avanta—dlacua Javelin, and shot. I hope lhat neat year one of the German glrla. Martel Jacob, will come over and coach ua In thte art.'Mra SreiJr. the hon secretary of the woman'a Amateur Athletic Aaeocla-Uon. aald that the climatic condltione ware agalnet the Brltlah team, who ware too light not to be affected by a strong wind that blew throughout tha conteata.Mra. Pearla denied lhat the change of food had anything to do with thair lack of aucreaa. •‘Our hoata ware moat kind, and wo were ablo to obtain al-moat anything we wanted. aha aaldTha aaddeal member of tho tram waa Mlaa L. Fawcett (London Olym-pladeti. who cam# hack volceleaa. She devalopad a cold on tho outwatd journey, and waa unable to taka part In the contrite.
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Brisbane Telegraph
Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Tue, Dec 23, 1930
Page 23
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