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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Sport

Sport, 1937

1,946 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 98

Tennis Notes Grafton and District Assn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Grafton and District Tennis Association will beheld at the. Town Hall, Grafton, on Wednesday, February 3. All members…

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ABORTIVE Greyhound Clubs' Conference Racing Dates Dispute. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 5

A meeting of delegates from Lismore, Casino and Ballina Greyhound Racing Clubs, held in Lismore tonight for the primary purpose of…

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Boxing Ron Richards to Meet Kelly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Ron Richards, the Australian middleweight champion, will meet Leo Kelly at Sydney Stadium on February 15. Before the announcement of the match…

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Swimming Reps. Empire Or Olympic Games Australian Union's Decision. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

A conference of the Australian Swimming Union to-day carried a motion that the union should in future be responsible for the selection of its…

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Jockey Suspended Inquiry at Richmond Races. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

At the Richmond races held at Menangle Park to-day H. McFarlane, rider of Phast Let in the First Division of the Novice, was suspended for one…

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C.R. Cricket Assn. Inter-district Matches Teams Selected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

The following teams were selected last night to represent the Clarence River Cricket Association for the inter district matches on Monday next,…

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Pittwater Regatta Grafton Competitors

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

G. Hastings, E. See and C. Ellem, three members of the Grafton Rowing Club, left for Sydney on yesterday's excursion train, to take part to the Pitt…

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Night Tennis Last Night's Results

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

In the night tennis competition at the Grafton City Tennis Courts last night, Kleindienst's team (5 sets 48 games) defeated Clark's team (5 sets 47 games)…

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Coramba Ulokg Cricket Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 8

A meeting was held on Sunday morning last at Ulong to form a cricket club. The attendance was large and keen enthusiasm was…

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Waratah Tennis Club Visit to Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

On Saturday last, January 23, a team of tennis players from the Waratah Tennis Club, consisting of six gents. J. Langley, H. Lawrence, G. Lauder, E…

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Cricket Gleniffer Wins Bellinger River Competition. Beblingen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

The Bellinger River District Cricket Association's first competition has concluded, Gleniffer being the winners. The competition consisted of two rounds,…

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Village Green Place for Cricket Jardine Hunts Big Game "Tests Are Cot of Date" London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

The opinion that international cricket had outlived its usefulness was expressed by D. R. Jardine to-day. when he addressed the English…

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Deervale Races

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

If enthusiasm and co-operation on the part of committeemen mean the success of a day's races, then the outing at Deervale on Monday next…

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Local Cricket

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 2

In the local first-grade cricket competitions to-morrow, Jetty and Orara continue their match at the Jetty, and Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga on the…

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A "Blasted" Golf Course

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

When golfers at Northbridge speak of the local links as "this blasted golf course," they are not necessarily condemnatory, for it is becoming a very…

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L.C. Swimming Club Point Score Competition. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

With the approach of the L.C. Swimming Club's annual carnival, added interest is being shown in the club's activities and an appreciative crowd…

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Village Cricket--as It Was

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 10

Mrs. Surrey Dane, an Australian, who reached Melbourne from London last week to revist her homeland, and who makes a hobby of delving into old…

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Tennis Perry Again Defeated. Charlotte (North Carolina),Thursday

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

Vines defeated Perry, 3--6, 6--1, 6--4. The American' s powerful service was the greatest factor of his success…

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0WATAB0Y To Make Reappearance Saturday's Divisions Grafton Greyhound Racing Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

Owataboy will make a reappearance at the Grafton Greyhound, Racing Club's meeting on Saturday night. The champion has not raced for some…

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Bromwich Defeats Crawford McGrath Downs Hopman Youth in Tennis Triumphs Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 3

Youth and resiliency triumphed over experience at Rushcutters Bay tennis ground to-day, when 18-year-old John Bromwich outstayed and…

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