OLYMPIC GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 125, 29 May 1928, Page 11

OLYMPIC GAMES

«. „ SOUTH AFRICA'S TEAM; ■• Advice from South Africa states that the athletes to represent that country at the uiyinpic Games are as follow:— ■S. J. M. Atkinson (Natal), Miss R. Clarke (Natal), A. S. Burton-Durham (Transvaal), H. B. Hart (Orange Jfr.ee State), D. Jacobs (Transvaal), H. P. Kinsman (Natal), W. B. Legg (Orange Free State), J. V. Loubser (Orange Free State), J. J. Pienaar (Cape Province), J. H. Viljoen (Transvaal), W. Walters (Transvaal), and G. W. Grant (Transvaal). The performances of the selected athletes at the South African championships and the Olympic trials wore: — Atkinson won 120 yards hurdles in 15 2:ss£C, second in long jump; Miss Clarke, second in 100 yards and 220 yards ladies ' events, the times for which were 12see and 27 3-ssec respectively, first in high^ump (sft ljin) and first in 100 yards hurdles (15 2-ssee); Bur-ton-Durham, third in 100 yards and 220 yards; Hart, won shot putt (43ft 4in), javelin (152 ft), discus (96ft 2iin), and hammer (89ft 6in); Jacobs, first in one mile (4min 33 2-osee), second in four miles; Kinsman, second in 220 yards; Legg, won 100 yards in 10 1-5 iiec and 221) yards in 22 2-sseej Loubser, won 440 yards in 50 3-ssec, second in 880 yards, the time for which was lmin 57 4-ssec; Piennar, second in 440 yards and in shot putt; Viljoen, woil high jump (sft 9sin), tied for first place in pole vault (9ft Bin), second in 100 yards and" third in 120 yards hurdles; Walters, third in 440 yards; Grant, won four miles (21min 44 2-ssec) and second in one mile. Cyclists were to be added to. the team for the Games.