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Sport, 1947

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Watched Ace Tennis Players

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

View of the large crowd that attended at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club courts on Sunday to witness an exhibition by the American Davis Cup players, Ted Scbroeder and Tom Brown end the Australians, Geoff Brown and Bill Sidwell…

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Tennis Record Crowd Expected to See Parker Play

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 6

A record attendance Is anticipated at Kendall’s co[?] Hits afternoon for the exhibition by [?]ank Parker, American star, and Dinny Pails, Australian Davis…

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“Clover Brought U.S. Tennis Players Luck” CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 6

The American Ambassador (Mr. Rohen Butler) believes that a [?] sent to him by a cousin in New Jersey helped the Americans…

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Cricket Third Test Match Begins To-day Easy Wicket Should Mean Many Runs MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

Although the weather Is likely to be warm when the Third Test match commences on the Melbourne cricket ground at noon tomorrow, It is not expected that the wicket will be particularly fast, or will give any assistance to the bowlers…

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Crowd Enjoys Tennis at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 5

Portion of the crowd al Kendall’s courts yesterday when the American tennis player Frank Parker, played a singles match with Dinny Pails…

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American Tennis Stars at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 5

Above: Ted Schroeder, American Davis Cup star, with W. Sidwell (Aust.) at Yarrawonga, on Sunday. Below: Tom Brown (USA) and Geoff Brown (Aust) who also played at Yarrawonga…

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U.s. Tennis Star with Wife and Dinny Pails

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 5

Dinny Palls (left), photographed with Frank Parker and Mrs Parker at Kendall’s courts yesterday, just before commencing their singles match…

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Swimming T. Maher Wins Men’s Handicap

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

Close finishes marked the Swimming Club’s carnival on December 28. The men’s 55 yards handicap brought to light two former local…

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BOWLS J. E. Arnold Defeated Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

J. E. Arnold (Albury) was defeated in the fourth round of the Australian singles bowls championship today by McKenzie (C[?]erbury), 21-15…

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Bowls Windeyer Cup Won by A. McALLISTER

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

Angus McAllister won the A. H. Wirdeyer Cup on the local green on New Year’s Day. It was his first success in the event To date no player has won…

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Indian Cricket Cancelled LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

Router’s correspondent in Calcutta states that the Cricket Board of Control has cancelled the two remaining four-day matches in which the Indian team toured…

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Grant For Henty Tennis Courts Being Considered

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 3

The request of the Culcairn Shire Council for financial assistance towards the construction of tennis courts, buildings and fencing at…

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Tennis Pails and Parker Play at Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

This afternoon Dinny Pails (Australia) and Frank Parker (America), accompanied by J. Heathcote (Victoria), and W. Mates (South Australia) played exhibition…

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Swimming Beard Out of State Events Has Bullet Embedded in Lung Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

Although he will not make a final decision until some time next week it is doubtful If the national freestyle champion, Arthur Beard,…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket N.S.W. Have Edge on Queensland Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

Generally poor Queensland attack permitted N.S.W. to make 379 runs In the Sheffield Shield match at Sydney cricket ground today. Queenslanders had made…

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Cricket Pennant Games to Be Resumed Tomorrow Interesting Stage in A. and W. Association

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

With the Christmas and New Year vacation over, interest in pennant games has returned. Wodonga, with 107 In their first…

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Coursing Sidelights

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 8

The success attending the efforts of the Albury Greyhound Club in catering for the wants of owners and trainers and coursing following in general ever the…

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Record Crowd at Regatta

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 8

On New Year’s Day the Murrny Rowing Association held its 81st annual rega[?] under ideal conditions. A record crowd, estimated at 2000, thoroughly…

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Tennis Visitors Entertained

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 4

Tennis stars, Frank Parker, US Davis Cup team member, and Australian representative, Dinny Pails, and their wives, were entertained at a picture…

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BOXING Colored Men to Fight Patrick SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 8

Two colored American opponents for the Australian lightweight, Vic Patrick, arrived today by the Marine-Phoenix. They are Willie Roache…

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