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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,278 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 27 of 64

Football New Zealand Matches. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 1

The New Zealand Rugby team to tour New South Wales were defeated by a Wellington team by 10 points to 6. Sydney University Rugby Union team…

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Tennis

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of the local club, held on Tuesday evening, the resignation of the President, Mr. L. B. McGowen, was accepted with regret,…

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Football

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

The following players will represent Dorrigo No. 1 and No. 2 teams against Bellinger River representatives at Bellingen on Monday:—No. 1: E…

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Tennis Tournament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

The Grafton City Club's tournament will commence on the club's courts at Fisher Park this afternoon and will be continued at 9 o'clock on Monday morning…

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At the Tennis Courts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. McGowen were the guests of honor at the Coffs tennis courts on Wednesday afternoon, when there was a large attendance,…

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Football To-day's Matches

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

During the past week or so the grading committee of the Clarence River Rugby League has been attending to the needs of the various first grade clubs, some of…

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Boxing Dempsey v. Tunney. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Dempsey has cabled to Gene Tunney's manager from Berlin stating that he is willing to meet the winner of the Tunney-Gibbons match on Friday if "proper…

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Big Tennis. Australians Success. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

At Weybridge the Australian tennis players, Misses Boyd and Akhurst, qualified for the singles semi-finals, defeating respectively Mrs. Temperley…

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Cricket

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 4

Despite his 74 years, Lord Harris, playing cricket for Belmont (England) versus a Gillingham team on Monday, took six wickets for 25. The ball was…

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Metropolitan Rugby League Matches. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

In the Rugby League first grade football matches, North Sydney (Peters 2 tries and Handcock try, Courtney and J. Faull goals) and St. George (Traynor 2 tries…

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Boxing Collins Beats Uren. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 1

At the Sydney stadium last night Tommy Uren, holder of the middle-weight title, was knocked out in the fifth round by Harry Collins. Collins scaled 10.12½…

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Golf Notes To-day's Championships

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

To-day visitors from all clubs affiliated with the Northern Rivers Golf Association will meet on the Grafton links for the purpose of deciding the N.R.D. Championship,…

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Football Saturday's Matches. South's Narrow Win. Teams Poorly Represented

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon at the Showground Pirates defeated Westerns by 18 to nil, and South Grafton overcame. Old Boys by a single, point, the score being…

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TENNIS. The Davis Cup American Zone Fixtures Play Begins June 28. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 3

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has announced the following dates and places for the Davis Cup match, Spain against Cuba, at Havana, June 28, 29 and…

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"Unclean Racing."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of the Inverell Jockey Club Mr. G. B. Ring, one of the members of the committee of the N. and N.W.D.R. Association, forwarded a copy of the…

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Tennis French Championship. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

At the St. Cloud (France) finals in the mixed doubles, Mdile. Lenglen and Brugnon beat Mdile. Lenglen and Vlasto beat…

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Bowls. Red Pennant Final Victory for Grafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

The final of the Red Pennant competition under the auspices of the Northern Rivers Bowling Association was played yesterday on the Casino green, between…

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Golf Carnival Northern Rivers Association Championship and Handicap Big Gathering of Golfers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

There was a big gathering of golfers at the Grafton links yesterday, when nearly seventy players participated in the annual carnival held under the…

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FOOTBALL N.S.W. 27, QUEENSLAND 16 Fast and Furious Game. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

A crowd of about 40,000 watched the Rugby League match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to day. Play throughout was fast and furious, and the home team…

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Football

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 1

K. W. Davis, the Rugby Union fullback, who showed good form a few seasons ago, first with The King's School, is leaving Sydney for Ulmarra, where he…

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