Racing B.h.j.c. Meeting the Nominations
The Broken Hill Jockey Club will conduct a race meeting on the Broken Hill course on January 28. The following nominations were received this…
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Sport, 1928
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Sporting Tennis. Davis Cup Team a Promising Candidate Sydney
Fred Kalms, who may be the fourth member of the Australian Davis Cup team, played great tennis at the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pedestrianism Bock Wins Sheffield of West Athletic Club
The West Athletic Club conducted a Sheffield Handicap over 130 yards yesterday. The event resulted:- First heat: J. Dowling, 14½yds., 1:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket a Week-end Match
The Week-Enders defeated the West Ends on the L.V.R. wicket on Sunday last by 39 runs. Scores: Week-Enders, 102 (Boyce, 24. Jones, 39; Odgers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sporting Mechanical Coursing Dogs Fight at Wembley London, January 13
Twelve thousand spectators at Wembley witnessed a dog fight which is without a parallel as a greyhound-racing incident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sporting Upper Murray Races Day's Takings Stolen Sydney
A sensation occurred at the Upper Murray races at Towong when it was discovered that the whole day's takings, amounting to over £120, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis French Players in N.Z. Wellington (N.Z.), January 16
The French tennis players, Borotra, Brugnon, an Boussa, who are on the way to Australia, arrived from San Francisco to-day. In an interview…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Gordon Outpoints Grime Description of Contest (A.p.a. Message.) New York, January 16
Gordon gained a points decision over Grime. In the first round after a sharp exchange of blows in which Grime aimed at the body, Gordon rushed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Heeney and Jack Dempsey May Meet in London (Special to "The Miner.") New York, January 15
Mr. Tex Rickard (boxing promoter) is endeavoring to arrange a match in London on March 20 between Tom Heeney (New Zealand) and Jack…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Revival on Saturday Night
Boxing will be resumed at the Stadium on Saturday night next, when the main bout will be provided by Drury and M'Ewen, both of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Leag[?]e Meeting Postponed
A special meeting of the District Cricket League was called for last night for the purpose of considering the revision of the rules. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing in U.S.A. Two Short Contests (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, January 17
A New York message states that Paolina Uzcudun won on a technical knockout in the second round over Ed. Keeley…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Argentine to Compete for the Davis Cut Buenos Aires, January 16
The Argentine Lawn Tennig Association has decided to enter teams in the Olympic games and Davis Cup contests…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming
Arrangements are being made to have Broken Hill represented in the annual swim through Adelaide which takes place about the middle of next…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Racing Meeting at Aspendale
Spearsct, who made a good attempt to win the Bagot Handicap at Flemington on New Year's Day in runaway style—he was only passed in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Racing Latest Scratchings. Sydney
Following are the latest A.J.C. scratchings:- Challenge Stakes: Rampion, Beckwick, Sion, Olympius…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Win for Borotra in N.z
Auckland (N.Z.), January 19. At the New Zealand tennis carnival yesterday Borotra (France) beat Bartlett 4—6, 6—3, 8—6. 6—4. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Sheffield Shield N.S.W. Team Is Selected to Meet Victorians Sydney
The New South Wales cricket selectors announced yesterday that the following team has been selected to meet Victoria in the last Sheffield Shield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing No Training Displays
On account of the late arrival of the Sydney train, Mr. O. A. Sonneman decided this morning to abandon the usual training displays to-night. Drury…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Railway Town's First Win a Popular Victory Wests Bat Splendidly
The chief feaure of the League games played on Saturday last was the defeat of the Brokens by the Railway Towns, while other outstanding…
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