Short Shorts
(Special Correspondent
PERTH, Nov. 26. The short shorts worn by the New Zealand sprinter. Miss D. H. Porter, of Auckland, are making the press bench at Perth pop-eyed. A Sydney newspaper put in a toll call to the New Zealand team-man-ager, Mr C. M. Kay, at Perth today demanding full details of BHas Porter's abbreviated garment Mr Kay diplomatically had no comment to make. Miss Porter received more than her share of wolf whistles when she walked buck past the crowded main grandstand after qualifying in the 1W yards on Saturday. A Perth newspaper
describes her as one of the "glamour girls” sf the Games. Miss Farter's sharto made the top front-page headline In ths “Sydney Sun” today. “Giri’s Briefs Shack Games Officiate,” said tke heading ever the article. The sporta writer said that ItmjHw* Gums officials would impart “the skimpy track uniform" worn by Miss Porter. “She wears the briefest of track knickers wkfek are specially mads,** he said. “They are skin tight. “Hardened track officials were smssed that the Games mlsme stewards passed her uuffit"
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29990, 27 November 1962, Page 8
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179Short Shorts Press, Volume CI, Issue 29990, 27 November 1962, Page 8
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