The African Political Organisation's contribution to South African sport, 1914-1915: Part II.

The history of South African sport remains an under researched area. According to the historian, Ander Odendaal, the racist nature of 20^th 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 20^th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]