OUR ATHLETES IN ENGLAND.
SERIES OF BODILY AFFLICTION'S. (Ur TcienrapU-Prera Association.! Christchurch, August 20. In a. letter to his father, the Now Zealand .sprint).']' Opie writes that ho has been spending tlu-ee weeks in the country, a rupturo to ono of tlio musclts of his .leg, haying Jkcii. greatly accentuated by his rufining", on two previous Saturdays. 110 could not understand how the rupture was caused, as it, was dono when he was running exceedingly wdl on a good straight track. Every I>icw Zealander :had"had,oquallj' luck., .'Wcfidger had suffered froui pneumonia', .'Haskins from tendon trouble, and Champion from cramp, while in a winning position. Personally, Opto considered that his owu luck might have been worse. He came second in .tho Empire 220 yards championship after passing through awful torments j ho won his heat k the 220 yards English championship, but could not' walk for some time after that event. Apart from .rupture, he was extremely fit and well. He intends leaving England c® August 3, in the Rotorua, arriving in New Zealand on September 16.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 2
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176OUR ATHLETES IN ENGLAND. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 2
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