Tennis Tour "Survival of Fittest"
The tour by tennis stars Donald Budge, Pancho Gonzales, Dinny Pails and Frank Parker was a "survival of the fittest" contest, the…
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Sport, 1951
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£500 Bookings For Pro. Tennis Matches
It was reported today that bookings for the professional tennis exhibition matches at District Park tomorrow night…
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Waratah-Mayfield and Hamilton, joint leaders in the Newcastle District Cricket premiership competition, are both…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →C. & S. Cricket To Resume On
After a break of four weeks C. and S. cricket competition matches in all grades will be resumed on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Pennant Bowls Resumption
Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be resumed tomorrow after a break of two weeks and it is…
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PLAYERS FROM ENGLAND, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are among the twenty-four bowlers comprising the United Kingdom team which visited Newcastle today. This picture shows (left) Mr. VV. Chapman (president of the…
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The venue of two City and Suburban cricket matches for to-morrow have been changed. The A reserve, eastern division…
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Donald Budge and Frank Parker, members of the professional tennis team which is to play in Newcastle to-night, did not arrive…
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The Newcastle Bowling Association's pennant competitions will be resumed on Saturday, after a break of two weeks. Greens are expected…
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We arrived at the City Bowling Club this morning to see sundry burly bowlers running up and down the green as if in training for Olympic Games sprints. It was quite astonishing and so much out of the ordinary that we thought it might be the effect of the sun rather than an actuality…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sisters At The Races
Young racegoers at Newcastle yesterday included sisters, Jan and Diana Hawkins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Professional Tennis Team Plays Tonight
The troupe to play at District Park tonight represents one of the strongest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Only Boxing Left At N.Z. Games
CHRISTCHURCH, Fri. (A.A.P.): With only tonight's boxing bouts left to be decided the Canterbury Centennial Games virtually are over. All competitors in the box-…
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Queensland, first Innings, 4/85 (Sanders c H[?]ern b McLean 27. Mackay run out 16, Carrigan not out £ Toovey not out 0)…
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SYDNEY.—Down three sets to love, Newcastle I. was in a bad position against Tamworth in the Country Week tennis at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →3 Cricket Sides May Bat Again
In three of to-morrow's matches in the Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade competition, sides that batted last Saturday can continue their innings. It is almost certain that they will…
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In City and Suburban A reserve western division competition to-day, Lambton-New Lambton has forfeited to Whitegates, and Minmi to…
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At the tennis exhibition at District Park last night. Left: Frank Parker, American tennis star, plays a forehand drive. Right: Phillip Jones, 12, of Mayfield East, secures the autograph of Richard Gonzales, another of the Americans…
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Mayfield Methodists, joint runner-up in the City and Suburban cricket competition met Fred Ash in the match of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Crowd See Tennis Stars Play
More than 1300 people saw world-class tennis professionals play at District Park last night. Australian, Dinny Pails, defeated…
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