Collection of 26 cloth and paperstock athlete's numbers worn by Canadian track and field athlete James Worrall in the early 1930s, ranging in size from 6 x 6 to 9 x 9. Several have been annotated with the event, meet, or result, including: "Dominion Interscholastic Meet, June 3, 1931, M.H.S. Intermediate Relay Champions," "Intercollegiate Meet, Oct. 16, 1931, High Jump - Tied for 1st Place," "Canadian Legion Games, Verdun, Oct. 1, 1932, High Jump - First, Broad Jump - First, 440 yards - Second," "Verdun Police Sports, Aug. 6, 1932," "Central Canada Exhibition Meet, Ottawa, Aug. 27, 1932," "World Championship Snowshoe Meet, Lafontaine Park, Feb. 11, 1933, 220 yds - Third, 440 yds - Third," "McGill vs. Boston University, Boston, March 18, 1933, High Hurdles - 3rd, High Jump - 1st," "National Indoor Championships, Toronto, March 21, 1933, Intercollegiate Relay - 1st, High Hurdles - 2nd, High Jump - 3rd," "Hamilton, March 22, 1933, Intercollegiate Relay - Won," "North End Eagles Meet, Sept. 16, 1933, 440 yards, 2nd," "Central Canada Exhibition Meet, Ottawa, Aug. 20, 1933," and "British Empire Games, 1934, White City, London, England, 440 yds Hurdles - 4th place, 120 yds Hurdles - 2nd place." Many others are unmarked.
The most significant event represented in this collection is the 1934 British Empire Games, which held its athletic events at White City Stadium in London; as indicated here, Worrall earned a silver medal in the 120 yard hurdles. He would go on to be the Canadian team's flag bearer at the 1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies in Berlin, and competed in both hurdling events at that historic Olympic Games.
From the estate of James Worrall.
