SPRINGBOK ATHLETES.
> _____ i HOSPITAUTY ON THE TOUR. I ißeceired 12.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, April 25.
The returned team of athletee was welcomed by the Mayor. The men spoke with enthusiasm of the splendid sportsmanship and warm hospitality encountered throughout the Australasian tour. The manager declared that the success of the team was little short of phenome nal The only untoward incident was Johnson's collision with Tracey in this Xew Zealand relay race, which was entirely unintentional, and -was caused by Tracey staggering. The South Africans made every"effort to have tile race re-run, but without'avail.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1922, Page 5
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