Colteaux Wins Boxing Farce
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The main bout at Leichhardt Stadium to-night contained more wrestling than boxing. Tommy Colteaux (12.1)…
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Sport, 1947
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N. Redman Wins Tennis Singles
N. Redman's consistency was the deciding factor in his defeat of D. McIlwame in the final of the A grade men's tennis singles championship…
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South Australia.—First Innings: three for 103 (Hamence.,c Tallon, b Reymer, 59; James, not out. 5; Stanford, not cut, 2)…
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On account of the Country Week Carnival now in progress in Sydney there will not be any play in local pennant competitions tomorrow and a few clubs may take the opportunity where possible, of playing some of their local…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →State Bowls Singles Runner-Up Beaten By Best Friend In Country Singles Quarter-Finals
SYDNEY: Bowler Hughie Smith, runner-up in last year's State singles championship, was eliminated by his best friend, Hug hie Scott, in the quarter finals of the N.S.W. Country singles championship at the City bowling green today. After the most stirring game of the series, Scott (Thirroul) beat Smith (Woonona) 21-16, after the score had been…
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SYDNEY: Cricket of the old time sparkling N.S.W. vintage was seen before lunch at Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, when Morris batted with amazing confidence and precision and hit the ball as cleanly perhaps as it has ever…
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Achilles Athletic Club will continue its points score competition at No. 4 Sports Ground tomorrow. Events for seniors and Juniors arc: 100, 440, mile, broad jump…
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Micky Anlezark, 9.1, of Cessnock, knocked out Pat O'Connor, 9.2, of Sydney. In the 10th round of the contest at Cessnock open-air stadium last night…
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LONDON, Feb. 21. A.A.P.—In the fifth round of the Soccer Football Association competition, Preston defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-nil. In…
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Nine school records were broken at Hamilton Marist Brothers' School annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday…
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Although Newcastle ranks as the second most important city in New South Wales it is the most backward place in the State in regard to swimming pools, according to Mr. Thomas B. Edge, Northern Districts Amateur Swimming…
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SYDNEY: Thieves, who broke into the professional's room at the Royal Sydney Gott Club, Rose Bay, last night may cause some…
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The combined Northern high schools' fifth annual championship swimming carnival at Maitland Memorial Baths next Wednesday will…
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J. Prior and F. Digby. with a score of five up, won the four-ball best-ball v par competition conducted by Cessnock Golf ' Club yesterday. Others: J. Peart and…
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High School beat Wollombi by 30 runs in the final of the Cessnock knock-out cricket competition yesterday for the Bob Smith trophy. The teams each played…
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The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of Branxton Golf Club:— President, R. Gibson (unopposed);…
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Mercury, by defeating Railway in the A reserve grade premiership final of the mixed teams' competition on Saturday, completed the…
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Sheer courage enabled Bin Warburton, 12.0, to stay with Corry Wilcox. 12.5, until he finally stopped him in the seventh…
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AUCKLAND, Monday: Australian swimmers, Miss Uvon Crittenden (Maitland) and Noeline MacLean, appeared at a carnival in…
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South Australia.—Second Innings: One for 29 (Ridings, not out. 7: Niehuus. c Tallon, b Johnson. 20; Hamence, not out. 0: sundries. 2)…
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