Tennis Davis Cup Trials Melbourne
Davis Cup trials were continued yesterday with the following results:- Men's Singles.—Hopman (N.S.W.) beat Rowe (S.A.) 4—6, 6—4, 6—2,…
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Sport, 1928
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Sporting Cycling Morgan-street Club Races the Handicaps
The following are the handicaps issued by Mr. J. Hulbert, League and club handicapper, for Sunday's races of the Morgan-street Cycling Club of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing Heeney to Meet Sharkey (Special to "The Miner.") New York, January 5
Jack Sharkey claims that he is in fine shape for the bout with Tom Heeney next week. This event now holds the centre of interest among…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting Boxing. Curley Beats Barber Sydney
At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Johnny Curley (9.2), of f England, beat Tommy Barber (8.11[?]), of Australla, on points at the end of 15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mechanical Coursing Offer to Abandon Scheme London, January 5
The promoters of greyhound racing hare offered to abandon the dog-racing scheme at Crystal Palace, provided nobody else is permitted to…
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Davis Cup trials were continued yesterday with the following results:- Men's Singles.—Hopman (N.S.W.) beat Rowe (S.A.) [?]—6, 6—4, 6—2,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Hat Trick Obtained by Youthful Bowler
Lord a lad in knickerbockers, playing for the South Methodists against the Norths on Saturday, finished the day with five wickets for 23 runs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Heeney to Meet Sharkey (Special to "The Miner.") New York, January 5
Jack Sharkey claims that he is in fine shape for the bout with Tom [?]eeney next week. This event now [?]olds the centre of interest among…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Meeting of League
A meeting of the management of the Barrier District Cricket League will be held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting Boxing Death of Bathurst Boxer Sydney
The opponent of Emmett Murphy, who died in Hospital at Bathurst following on a boxing contest, was Edward Dixon (20), a colored youth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Country Carnival Broken Hill Beats Mudgee Sydney
Further play in the teams matches took place when the Country Tennis Carnival was resumed yesterday. The weather was fine. Results:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Waratahs Abroad Rugby League's Offers to Three Members of Team (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 9
It is understood that the Rugby league has vainly sought to attract three of the Waratahs, Jack Ford, Breckenridge, and Greatorex, to join…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing Talk of a Championship Being Staged in Australia (Special to "The Miner") New York, January 6
The possibility of Australia seeing the next heavyweight championship boxing bout has been suggested, providing sufficient funds are guaranteed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man at Age of 106 Years Follower of Cricket (Special to "The Miner") London, January 8
Mr. William Walker, of Nottingham, was widely congratulated to-day, which was his 106th birthday. He enjoys a liberal dietary, including beer, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Racing Meeting at Sandown
Though he won three races at Sandown Park on Saturday, it is doubtful if followers of the stable of S. W. Biggins won as much as is usually the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Germans to Compete in Davis Cup Games Berlin, January 9
The entry of Germany in the Davis Cup tennis tournament brings the number of contestants in the European zone to 15…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Talk of a Championship Being Staged in Australia (Special to "The Miner") New York, January 6
The possibility of Australia seeing the next heavyweight championship boxing bout has been suggested, providing sufficient funds are guaranteed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Wests' Good Bowling Railway Towns Improve Is a Retiring Batsman Out?
The outstanding features of Saturday's League games were the bowling of the Wests; the determined stand by Colin Grant for St. Peter's; the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football England Defeats Wales in a Rugby Match (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 11
In the Rugby League match played at Wigan England defeated Wales by 20 points to 12…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tennis the Amateur Status the Lawn Tennis Assn. and Anderson's Application Melbourne
At the meeting of the council of the Lawn Tennis Association last night the reinstatement of J. O. Anderson as an amateur was considered. The…
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