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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,104 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 106

Test Cricket Stories. Wiles of W. G. Grace. "Mother" Kelly's Little Trick

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 3

The first of the 99 tour was fought out at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, and in order that it might be concluded in three days alloted, Darling sought to begin at 11 a.m…

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Cricket. the Fifth Test. Australia's Big Lead. Macartney's Magnificent Innings. Gregory Just Misses the Century. England in a Bad Position. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1921 · page 3

Despite intensely hot weather, the public mustered in great strength to witness the resumption of the fifth Test match at the Sydney Cricket…

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Football. Proposed Cadet Competition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Warrant-Officer Kelly is endeavoring to organise a competition among the cadets on the Clarence for the forthcoming football season. He has already visited…

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Cricket. a Macksville Champion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

A correspondent wires to say that reading of Malley's recent feats with the ball reminds him that Walter Scott McNiven, a hotelkeeper at Macksville, dismissed…

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Victorian Racing. Newmarket on Saturday. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. Mackinnon, chairman of the Victorian Racing Club, announced at the conclusion of the meeting of the committee to-day that the following dates had been…

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Football. Inter-centre Cadet Competition. Four Teams Certain

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Sergt.-Major Kelly, the local instructional officer of the senior cadets, informs us that a move is being made to promote an inter-centre football…

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Liar! Liar! Wilson's Reception Yesterday at Sydney Cricket Ground. Hobbs Frantically Cheered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Wilson's cable messages to England were universally resented at the Cricket Ground to-day. When he walked on to the Cricket Ground to resume his innings with Rhodes…

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Wilson and His Cables. Scene on the Cricket Ground "Hook Him on the Jaw, Warwick." Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

The English cricketer, Wilson, will doubtless have something to cable to England to-day, and whatever he may say regarding the Sydney crowd will…

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Sporting. Cricket. the Fifth Test. Englishmen's Collapse and Recovery. All Out for 280. Australia Requires 68 Runs to Win. Derision for Wilson, Cheers Hobbs. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

Another hot sultry day was experienced to-day for the continuation of the fifth test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when Rhodes and…

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Cricket Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

The first day's play in connection with the final, now being played between the Returned Soldiers and Church of England, occurred on…

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Football. International Matches

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

At Rugby football on Saturday, Ireland beat Scotland by nine points to eight. The Scottish team included Forsayth, formerly of New South…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

G. L. Patterson, Australia's' noted tennis player, does not think he will be able to go abroad for the Davis Cup matches this year. There is also…

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The Cricket Squabble

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Nothing more regrettable has occurred in the history of Anglo-Australian cricket than the scenes in the fifth test match at Sydney,…

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Boxing. Dempsey-carpentier Match. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

Rickard has announced the Dempsey-Carpentier fight for Saturday, July 2. He does not say where, but it is almost certain to be in New York…

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Coffs Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts on Friday last. The attendance was not as large as it might have been,…

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Tennis. Davis Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 4

The Philippines have challenged for the Davis Cup…

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Boxing. World's Championship. Fixed for 2Nd. July. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

A New York message says that Tex Rickard has announced that the Dempsey-Carpentier fight will be held on 2nd July. He is not ready to…

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"Amateur Journalists." More About the Cricket "Scenes." London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. P. G. H. Fender, cabling to the "Daily News," says: "There were extraordinary scenes at the match on Monday. Frequently one part of the…

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Swimming. Races at Albury. Albury

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

Swimming at Albury R. Eve (Sydney) beat Ludy Langer in the 200 metres handicap by a small margin. Time 2.45 4-5…

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Promotion of Swimming

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

Grafton might profitably take a lesson from some of the other centres on the North Coast in regard to the encouragement of swimming and the promotion of…

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