The Football Cancer
"It is time to eradicate the football cancer." says the Pall Mall. "No one can say the epithet is exaggerated after the indifference to national emergency shown by…
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Cricket
The team to represent the Christian Brothers High School in the match on the racehorse to-day, will be chosen from the following:—D…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing. Basham Defeats Summers. Liverpool
Basham beat Summers on points in 20 rounds at Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SWIMMING. The Yards Ladies' Championship. Sydney
The hundred yards ladies' swimming championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Durack in 68 2-5 seconds—a world's record…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News. the Control of Swimming
A boy who was caught in the act of making himself objectionable to lady bathers at Viaduct beach, which is now visited by 500 or 600 people ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis. the Davis Cup. New York
America has decided not to challenge for the Davis Cup owing to the war…
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The hundred yards ladies' championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Fancy Durack in 68 2-5sec…
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Wave Geikle knocked out Miller in the fourth mind of their contest at the Sydney stadium on Saturday night. Geikie proved himself a particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Near the Firing Line. Paris
"Eye-Witness" says the enemy's losses at Labasse were very heavy. The Allies play football near the firing line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rowing Club Regatta
The members of the Wagga Rowing Club are looking forward to a very successful regatta on the Murrumbidgee River this afternoon. The event…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. English Heavyweight Championship. Wells and Frank Moran to Meet. London
Bombardier Wells has been matched to fight Frank Moran for 20 rounds for a purse of £700, for the English heavyweight championship…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Buffers' Cricket Match
A meeting was held in the M. P. and A. A. Rooms yesterday morning of gentlemen interested in the organisation of the annual cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. Shruge v. Freddie Welsh. New York
Young Shrugue outpointed Freddie Welsh in ten rounds no-decision bout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sporting Notes. Racing Fixtures
Gundagai Racing Club—Feb. 24 & 25. S.D. Trotting Club—Feb. 24. Horseowners are reminded that all entries in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second-grade Cricket
The Adelong and Sandy Gully second grade teams met on the Adelong ground on Saturday last, and the game resulted in a draw, very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gurrawarna Racing Club
The following entries have been received for the meeting to be held on February 20:— Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Seventeen,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing. Smith Defeats Doyle. Sydney
A large attendance witnessed the fight between Dave Smith and Ben Doyle, at the Stadium last night. Weights: Doyle 14.11. Smith 11.9½…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming. Melbourne Carnival. Kahanamoku's New Record. Melbourne
The 100 yards championship at the Melbourne Swimming Carnival was won by Kahanamoku easily, with Cunha second, and Hay third…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Suspended in France. London
The "Sportsman"' states that no racing will be held in France till the end of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing Fatality. Contest in New Zealand. Sensational Ending. Auckland
Archibald Forman, 16, was knocked out in the first round of a heavyweight contest. He recovered quickly and walked to the dressing-room,…
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