Boxing. Middle Weight Champion Ship. London, March 1
In a contest for the middleweight championship held at paris Laffincur Knocked out pegazzane the present holder in the second round…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sport, 1928
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Bowls. New Zealand Country Clubs Beat South Australia
Country Clubs at Wanganui, N.Z., defated the South Australian bowlers, by 100 to 73…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tests for Drunkenness. Football Bladder Test
A novel testators drunkenness was described to Mr. Cancellor at Marlborough-sctreet Police Court. London, when John Bryant, aged 35,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lawn Tennis. Games at Monte Carlo. London, March 5
At Monto Carlo, Mrs, lamberts Chambers and Miss Harvey won the Beaumont Cup, defeating Elleon Bennett and Betty Nuthall, 6—3, 6—4…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspension of Cricket Captain. Removed by Association's President
Mr. E. A. J. Noble, president of the Hunter River Cricket Association, removed the suspension on Mr. R. L. Lindsay, senior, captain of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →League Football English Team for Australia. London, Feb. 29
The Rugby League Selected the following 23 players to tour Australia:—Full—backs Sullivan (Wigan), J. Brough (Leeds); wing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Racing. to Attack Record Americans Building Cars. London, Feb, 20
Speaking at a racing motorists' dinner at the Pleeadilly Hotel to Mr. W. H. Paull, Dunlop's tyre expert Major seagrave referring to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lawn Tennis. Borotra's Great Effort. Hopman Defeats Brugnon in Straight Sets
A crowd of over 2000 saw the Frenchmen play the Australian Davis Cup team at Perth. The courts at King's Park wore in splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →English Cricket. Team for Australia. Who Will Be Captain? London, March 9
An announcement that P. G. H. Fender has been invited to captain Surrey discounts the rumour that Jardine may be skipper as a training…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls
West Maitland v. Newcastle at Newcastle Wednesday.-Ross, Pender Allomes H. J. Smyth: Norman, Bowden, Tullceh Nicholls; Hoyes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming. a Record Established
Gustav Fro[?]ch the German swimmer established an Australian record at the Coogeo Aquarium Baths on Saturday night, when he swam…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boxing. Purdy Outpoints Jones
The announcement that Bert Hinker would attend Rusgcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday, night was responsible for an increased…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Golf. Professional Match
The professional golf match for £50 a side between Corry and Howard, and Soutar and sinckair, finished on Saturday. The latter pair…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australians. Match Against Auckland. McNAMEE Bowls Well
Bowlers dominated the play in the second day of the Australians' match with Auckland. THe overnight score on a recount was changed to 420 but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Hunter Association. Kenning's Great Bowling
Although the wicket was in excellent condition, Robins first grade team completely collapsed in the match against Northern Division,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football. Ireland Beats Wales London, March 10
Ireland beat Wales, 13-10, in the international Rugby match at Cardiff…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Racing Inquiry. Pike's Riding of Bootlegger. Sydney
The stewards to-day hold an inquiry into the notions of J. Pike, who was riding Bootlegger when he was left at the post in the Inst race on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawn Tennis. France Beaten Two Rubbers To-one
Features of the second series of matches between Australian [?] France played at Perth were a bril[?]ant douubles display by Crawford…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Cricket. Eleventh Round Concludes. Ellalong Still Leads
Cessnock District Cricket Association concluded the eleventh round of its competition games on Saturday. As a result the points now stand:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racing Motorist. Welcome Home for Malcolm CAMPBELl. LONDON, March 16
The racing motorist, Malcolm Campbell, has returned from America In his opinion 206 miles an hour will be easily beaten given…
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