For the first time in history, Far Eastern woman will compete for athletic honours when the Far Eastern Olympic Games, due to take place in Osaka in May next year, corns off. The Filipinos were the first to suggest that the games be thrown open to women of China, Japan and the Philippines and suggested that women compete for indoor baseball and tennis honours. The Japanese rejected the baseball proposal, but consented to allow the women of the three countries to enter the athletic arena and display their prowess with the racquet, Although the date of the Olympiad j is yet several months off, practice is already in full sewing in Japan, for the Japamese are determined to make up for the overwhelming defeat they sustained at the hands of the Filipino boys at Shanghai last year. Although track and field events are by no means neglected, tennis and bass bal] are receiving more than ordinary consideration.
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