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Sport, 1921

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Wagga Cricket Association. Notes on Tht Games

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 4

A.I.F. finished their innings for the fine Score of 266, and won by 124 runs on the first Innings. Q. Cox made top score 66, and hit out splendidly…

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Cricket. England V Victoria the Exclusion of Armstrong

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 4

The action of the Victorian selectors in leaving out Warwick Armstrong front the team to play against England in the match to commence today [?]…

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Big Cricket Fixtures

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

February 11.-4th TEST MATOK at Melbourne. February 18 -England v.N.S.W. at Sydney…

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Wagga Cricket Association The Draw

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

The draw for the two remaining rounds of the Wagga Cricket Association’s Saturday Competition is an follows:—…

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Boxing. Dempsey Willard Off Match for Carpenter.[?] Feb. 2

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

Dampsey announces that his bout with [?] scheduled for March 17. has been independently postponed. It is understood that Tex…

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Victorian Racing Meetings Postponed.no Early Relief. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

Everyone connected with racing is deeply concerned about the stoppage of racing. The position is nothing short of [?] and the whole racing…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 2

In the Gundagai Muttama cricket match yesterday at Muttama, the visitors smiled when their innings closed for 150 runs—they…

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Swimming. Ross Breaks Mile Record. Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

Norman, Ross, the swimmer who visited Australia last year and after wards went to the Olympic Games at Antwerp broke his own world's works…

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Cricket Sydney Grade Cricket Centuries by Jones [?] Bards Ley and Wells Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

The [?] round of [?] grade [?] was commenced yesterday. Wa[?]ley scored [?] in their first [?] jones, who made his first…

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Boxing. Criqui Knocks Out Godfrey. Stadium's Record Crowd. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 4

A record crowd of about 20,000 persons at the Stadium last night saw E[?]gene Criqui knock out Sid Godfrey in the tenth round. In the final…

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Wagga Cricket Association A.i.f. V. Uranquinty

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

Played on the Cricket ground, the above match was responsible for two very fine bowling performances Hamilton (for Uranquinty) taking 7…

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Boxing. Criqui Beats Godfrey Not at the Stadium Gates and Seats Rushed. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

The biggest crowd ever seen [?] Sydney Stadium was there on Saturday night when [?] Crique [?] of France, knocked out [?]…

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Golf

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

[?] the English golf pro[?] [?] that the [?]rad [?]ed in [?] [?]king in [?] long [?]ing. He…

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Boxing. M'aulifer v. BORDEN

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

Harry Borden, who meets Tommy M'Auliffe on February 24, arrived in Wagga yesterday nothing, after a fornight's training at Dave Smith's…

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Autumn Racing Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

Leading autumn candidates appeared at [?] yesterday morning Cetinge [?] at half pace. [?]ane went five furlongs at a use…

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Swimming Record. by Lady Champion. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

The hundred yards swimming championship of New Zealand was won by Miss J. Shand, who defeated Miss Walrond by five lengths in the record…

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Victorian Racing Protest Against Stoppage. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

A largely [?]tended public meeting was held this afternoon and a resolution was [?] urging that the resumption of racing in the metropolitan…

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Autumn Racing. Newmarket and Australian Cup. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

Business on the Newmarket and the Australian Cup is almost at a standstill. One agency laid a few doubles starting with Remmon on Saturday…

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Racing in Melbourne. Immediate Resumption Urged. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 4

At a largely attended public meeting this afternoon a Melbourne resolution was passed urging that the resumption of racing in the metropolitan area…

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BOXING. McAULIFFE-BORDEN

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 4

Harry Borden who is matched to fight “Tommy McAuliffe” on the 24th inst. In the Riverton Hall arrived from Sydney on Monday morning, and…

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