Courageous Girl Athlete.
In winning the second heat of the women's 90yds. hurdles at a recent meeting at the Sydney Sports Ground, Miss Clarice Kennedy (Western Sub-' urbs) established a new Australian and State record (says an exchange). However, she had started against medical advice, suffering from an injured knee, which, in the race, was actually heard to crack as she landed over the fifth hurdle. . That she finished at all is truly remarkable, but the fact that she broke the record ranks her performance as one of the most courageous in the history of athletics, irrespective of sex. Her leg gave way completely after the race, and she had to be assisted from the ground. On examination it was found that she had fractured her right kneecap, and she was admitted to hospital, where she is expected to remain some time.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1931, Page 18 (Supplement)
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