Cricket Control Board. Lengthy Meeting in Melbourne Melbourne
The Australian Board of Cricket Control, at a lengthy meeting, decided that Collins shall be the captain for the second test…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport
Sport, 1925
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Cricket Indoor Winter Cricket. London
Hendren's indoor winter cricket ground at Acton has been officially opened, Mann bowling the first ball and P. F., Warner batting. Warner in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road-racing Illegal. Judge's Decision
Motor racing on, the highway, is illegal even if sanctioned by the police, so Mr. Justice McCradie directed the jury in a King's Bench Division case recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Gibbons v. Firpo. St. Paul (Minnesota)
Tommy Gibbons is undecided whether to accept the terms to meet Firpo in London. He declares that before he accepts he must make sure that the money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Hints for Young Players. Views of an Old Coach
An old school coach of many years' experience, suggests the following hints for our palmary school cricketers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming. Club's Carnival This Afternoon
The Grafton Amateur Swimming Club is conducting a swimming carnival at the local baths this afternoon, An attractive, programme, has been prepared,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis. Melbourne
In the final of the singles championship tournament at South Yarra Hawkes defeated McInnet 6-1 6-4…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football England V. All Blacks to Day. London
The English team has had to lose the services to a good man in their match with the All Blacks, which takes place on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing Featherwe[?]ght Champion. New York
Louis Kaplan won the world's feather weight championship on a technical knock-out in the ninth round in a fifteen-round title match with Danny…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Cricket Test Blaze in Main Stand. Melbourne
A fire broke out in the main stand at the Cricket Ground yesterday while the test was in progress. There was much. excitement, and the fire brigades had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mothers at Races. "Children Crying for Bread." Sydney
Rev. D. F. Brandt, in an address at Chalmers Church, declared the community, was so saturated in pony racing that the effect was becoming disastrous Children,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With Bat and Ball C. T. B. Turner in Grafton. Discussion on Test Cricket
The present visitors to Grafton include Mr. C. T. B. Turner, who in days gone by was one of Australia's best bowlers on the cricket field, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sculling. Iluka Regatta
A very large crowd attended the annual regatta at Iluka on New Year's Day, when some well contested rowing was witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket
The Tyringham Cricket Club is in the unfortunate position of having no opponents. The competition in Dorrigo prevents any Saturday matches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Notes
The local cricket competition which was suspended on account of the holidays, will be resumed next Saturday. The following will represent the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Match Insurance
The Bendigo Cricket Association has decided on a unique scheme to guard against the uncertainty of a poor attendance at the match between the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Athletic Team for New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
The New Zealand Athletic Association has invited an Australian athletic team to visit the Dominion next month. It is suggested that G.R. Parker. A.W. Winter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Athletics. Finnish Runner in America, World's Mile Record. New York
Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish Olympic Games runner, opened his American indoor campaign by winning a mile race in the world's record time, 4 minutes 132-5…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Golf Grafton Golf Club
A meeting of the committee of the Grafton Golf Club took place last night, the president (Mr. F. G. Hooton) presiding. A plan of the new course was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing Newark
Mickey Walker, the' world's welter weight Champion, outpointed Mike McTigue, light-heavyweight champion, in a 12-round no decision match…
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