Mr L. H. Platt, of 9 The Grange, Wallasey, Northern and Cheshire counties hop, step and jump champion, waves farewell to his father at Lime Street yesterday at the start of his journey to Sweden and Germany to represent Great Britain.
He will fly from London to Berlin to take part in athletic meetings on August 29 and 30, then to Stockholm for a meeting on September 2 and 3.
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Source - Liverpool Echo - Friday, 28/08/1953
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