SUPREMACY OF SPORT.
fiECORDS OF THE DOMINIONS. - • DECLINE OF BRITAIN. ' By Telegraph.—Tress Assn.—Copyright London, Nov. 6. "The Daily Espress condemns the proposal to match Barry against Felton, and says it would be better to commission Barry to discover and train a new and younger man. Tie Daily Mail, advocating the scheme, comments 'on the recent captare by Australia and New Zealand of many sporting championships. England must seriously endeavor to recap'ture them, but her athletes must be 'made to feel that England is behind them. [The Manchester Guardian, referring to iFelton'e victory in the race for the •world's sculling championship, said it 'feared that it was a sad truth that in professional and amateur sport of any kind which Australians and New Zeaiuders took op they had some advan- * over Englishmen. The records of **' aport confirmed the impressions' of the extraordinary physical excellence and. iftgh vitality of the Australian troops in the war. "We must find out what ia the matter, and rectify it."J
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 8
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164SUPREMACY OF SPORT. Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 8
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