THE OLYMPIC GAMES
NO MORNING COMPETITIONS. For the Olympic Games in Pari* (says tie. Sydney “Referee”) an altera, tion will be made in the- progranuM that tr ick and field athletes will appreciate—where will be no morning competitions. The difficulty has been ever-come-by adding an extra day for running the events. The Paris edition of the “New York 'Herald” says that J. E. Meredith, bolder of the quarter and half-mile records ; Mel Sheppard, one of the greatest middle-distance runner® America ever produced; Paddock, the world’s champion sprinter; Joie Ray, the great distance runner; Hannes Solemamen. the Olympio Marathon champion ana holder of many American and world’s records, and many other noted athlete* and trainers, are all in agreement that the forenoon is not the time to brill J out the best in an athlete in a physical way. Tho new time programme arranges for the events opening at 9 p.m.'
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11663, 30 October 1923, Page 8
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