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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1921

2,104 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 106

Rowing. Maclean Regatta. a Good Day's Sport. Marred by Rain. L. Davis Wins a Double

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 3

The Maclean Easter Regatta, under the auspices of the Maclean Rowing Club, was held yesterday. All preparations were made for a good day,…

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Another Champion Gone. Poitrel's Racing Over. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 2

Poitrel was scratched for all engagements to-day. He will possibly not run again…

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Boxing. the Filipino Invasion. Villon Wins His First Match. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 3

There was a large crowd at the Stadium to-night, when Villon, 8-13¾, the fighting Filipino, won on a foul from Paul Demsky, 8-13½, the…

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Cricket the Forthcoming Tests. Apathy in England. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 4

An article in "The Time[?]" dealing with the forthcoming Tests, draws serious attention to the apathy at present shown in England. "The English [?]eleven will take…

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Tennis

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 4

The cabled report that Australasia will not take part in the Davic Cup congest is refuted by Mr. Hicks, Secretary of the Australian Tennis…

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Fifty Pounds Coursing Match

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 4

At the Junction enclosure yesterday morning a coursing match for £50 was run between Mr. W. O'Brien's Martin Chuzzlewit and Mr. J. Young's Billabong, and…

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BOXING. Moynlhan and MeConnon Draw

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

The sport of boxing was protnisingly re[?]urrected on Easter Saturday evening, when Mi[?]k Moyniban and Boy McConoo[?] [?]ght a 20…

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Sporting. Coursing. a £50 Match. Won by Billabong

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 4

A match for £25 aside between Mr. S. See's Billabong and Mr. W. O'Brien's Martin Chuzzlewit was decided at the Junction enclosure…

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Boxing. Lynch Beats Pinchot. a Hard Even Fight. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

A message from Pittsburg says, that Joe Lynch beat Eddie Pinchot, the French bantamweight, by a slight margin in a ten rounds bout…

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Cricket. Clarence V. Richmond. Postponed for a Fortnight

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 4

The annual representative match between the Richmond and the Clarence was to have been played on Fisher Park oval, Grafton, next Friday and…

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Races at Epsom. Bright Red Wins the Plate. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the races held at Epsom to-day. The Hurdle Race was won by Rare Scot, with Locheroo second and Erutpac…

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Cricket. Australia v. New Zealand. First Test Match Drawn. Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

The test match, Australia versus New Zealand, was continued to-day, in cold weather. In their first innings the Australians…

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Cricket Coming Test Matches. Reasons for Failure of English Team. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

"The Times" article on cricket has aroused great interest in sporting circles, and the prospects of the forthcoming Tests are generally regarded with considerable…

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Sporting. the Turf. A.J.C. Races. a Heavy Settling. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 3

There was a heavy settling in connection with the Randwick Races to-day, and tens of thousands of pounds changed hands. It would be difficult…

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Correspondence. [We do not neces[?]rily endorse the opinions of our correspondonta— Ed,] Cricket on Good Friday. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Sir,—As an old aubacriber to your valued paper, will you grant me space to enter my protest against the recent cricket match…

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Maclean Regatta Competitions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 2

The results of the competitions run in connection with the Maclean Regatta on Easter Monday were:-- Height of Pole, 43ft.--Fred Cameron…

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Swimming. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

The American swimming team left Sydney to-day by the steamer Ventura…

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Boxing. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 4

At the Stadium to-night Hec. Tyers, 8.0, flyweight champion of Queensland, knocked out Les. Brown, 7.12, challenger, in the third round…

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Boxing. Carpentier and Dempsey

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 3

It is understood (says a New York cable) that a British syndicate, headed by Mr. Solly Joel, has offered Tex Rickard 500,000 dollars to stage the…

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Football. Fierce Frenchmen. Give England Good Go

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 3

The Rugby football match between France and England was played at Colombes, three miles from Paris, and was witnessed by 40,000 persons…

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