Athletic Championships. Disagreement Over Referee
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A sensation was caused in athletic circles owing to the Victorian Association refusing to send a team to Tasmania to compete in the…
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Boxing
At the Brisbane Stadium in the fight between Johnny Regan and Harry Young the referee in the fifth round disqualified Regan for nut trying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Rag" Rugby Match
LONDON, Friday.—Fifty Cambridge undergraduates, 25 in black trousers and 25 in white trousers, played a "rag." game on Cambridge Market-square, to celebrate the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Plees Defeats Simmons
SYDNEY, Sunday--.Louis Plees, 9.11¼, outpointed Alf. Simmons, 9.11¾, at the Stadium last night. The contest went the full 20 rounds…
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Enormous crowds tried to gain admittance to the Domain baths to witness the swimming races on Saturday afternoon, but as the accommodation only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Moore Rank Record
SYDNEY, Saturday.--To-day C. Franks, by a splendid, all-round display of cricket, broke the Moore Park Cricket Association record for the highest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football Cup Ties. Exciting Scenes
LONDON, Sunday.—There were remarkable cup tie scenes in London and provinces, and it is estimated there were nearly a million spectators. Over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charlton Wins Australian Swimming Title Borg Defeated by 20 Yards World's Record Time
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Enormous, crowds tried, to gain admittance to the Domain baths to witness the swimming races this afternoon, but as the accommodation only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket News and Views
Veteran Bill Want, who received such a great ovation when he went out to bat for Grafton against Lismore on Saturday, began playing the game when he was 15 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis the Country Carnival. Championship Contests
SYDNEY, Monday.--The ladies' teams matches were concluded at the country tennis carnival to-day. A feature of the play was the defeat of the Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls Red Pennant
The following have been selected to represent Lismore to compete for the Bed Pennant next Saturday:—At Bangalow against Bangalow.—Clogg,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming Charlton Beats Borg
Twenty-one thousand people tried for admittance at Manly baths on Saturday to witness the meeting of "Boy'' Charlton and Arne Borg. Only a third…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No South Africans English Rugby League Team
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Rugby League has decided to restrict selections for the Australasian tour to United Kingdom players. The South African players, Van…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis Country Carnival. Barraba Wins Final
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The country tennis carnival was continued to-day, when the men's team matches were concluded. Barraba beat Tamworth in the final by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Tennis Ladies' Team Matches Conclude
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The ladies team matches concluded at the country tennis carnival yesterday. The feature of the play was the defeat of the Armidale ladies'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Catholic Guild Defeats Mooball
Mullumbimby Catholic Guild Cricket Club completed their match against Mooball, in the Brunswick competition, at Mooball on Saturday. The Guild led by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Cricket Dispute. Probable Novel Strike
There is serious trouble between the Now South Wales Cricket Association and the team that represented the State against South Australia in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trouble in Cricket Corner. Association's Parsimony
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--There is serious trouble between the New South Wales Cricket Association and the State's first team. As a result of a brush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Carnival Promise of Record Meeting Work on New Course
Next Saturday will witness the commencement of Lismore race carnival week, an event looked forward to with the greatest interest by all race-goers from the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cricket Dispute N.s.w. Team's Probable Strike No Afternoon Tea
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is serious trouble between the New South Wales Cricket Association and the team that represented the State against South…
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