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A sport-historical enquiry, for the period January till June 1920, into the official mouthpiece of the African People's Organisation (APO), the A.P.O. Official Organ of the African People's Organisation (APO), was undertaken. Research in this area was previously conducted for the period 1909 - 1914; 1914-1915 and 1919 (see Cleophas, 2012 & Cleophas & Van der Merwe, 2010a & b). In order to make inferences regarding the connection between the APO and sport, it is imperative that these articles be read with this undertaken research. The APO first appeared on 24 May 1909 as a fortnightly publication on alternate Saturdays, thus becoming one of the early newspapers to be directed at a South African Coloured readership (Adhikari, 1996:1). It carried regional articles written by amateur sport reporters. In this way a window was opened for historians on sport reporting in the early 20th century Coloured community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The history of South African sport remains an under researched area. According to the historian, Ander Odendaal, the racist nature of 20th Century South African society implies that there are "past exclusions that persist" (Odendaal, 2006:27) In order to address this situation, a scientific historical enquiry into the publications of the official mouthpiece of the African Political Organisation (APO) was undertaken. The APO official mouthpiece or newspaper was also called "The APO". A descriptive account of organized sport that received coverage in "The APO" during the period 1914-1915, is presented in this article. Research in this area was previously conducted for the period 1909 - 1913 (see Cleophas & Van der Merwe, 2010). It is imperative that the two articles be read together, in order to get a clear understanding of the connection between the APO and sport. The APO provides sport historians with a panoramic view of participation practices of historically marginalised communities in urban centres, as well as in obscure rural villages. The newspaper also provides a comprehensive overview of sport participation levels during the early years of the 20th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]