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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Boxing. Spargo and Godfrey Draw. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Bert Spargo (challenger) and Sid Godfrey (holder) fought a twenty rounds draw for the lightweight championship of Australia at the stadium last night…

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Boxing. Weekend Bouts Lightweight Championship. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

Fifteen thousand [?] at Sydney stadium last night saw a great battle between Sydney Godfrey and Bert Spargo for the lightweight…

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Golf. Kirkwood Defeats Le Fevre. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

J. H. Kirkwood defeated Le Fevre, the holder of the Australian golf championship…

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Golf Championship Kirkwood Defeats Le Fevre Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

Joe Kirkwood defeated Le Fevre for the Championship Golf. Kirkwood played brilliantly and won by three up and two to play…

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Cricket Iredale Testimonial Rain Spoils Play Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

Rain damned the hopes of enthual[?] who fore[?] a great day for the Iredale benefit [?] match to-day. The resumption of play was delayed…

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Athletics. Springboks in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

The South African athletes competed at Auckland, and the North Island championship was won by Oosterlaak. The relay race was won by South…

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Athletics “Springboks” Success. Auckland, Feb. 4

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

The South African athletes competeed at a sports meeting this afternoon and filled all the Places in the 100 yards championship and also in the…

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Boxing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

A boxing contest, to which somewhat unusual conditions are attached, will take place in the Cootamundra Town Hall on Monday night, Feb…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 3

Under the invitation of Mr. Arthur Hogan and the auspices of the Gundagai Cricket Club, a team of cricketers will visit us from…

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Swimming Record Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

At the championship swimming meeting Miss Holt of Auckland, won the 60 yards event in 28 4-5secs., constituting a world’s record…

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Sports and Pastimes. Boxing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

The Cootamundra boy, Ned Fitzgerald, who is now boxing in America, was knocked out by Willie Jackson, at Philadelphia, in the 5th round…

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Whitton Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

The Whitton Turf Club's race meeting under A.R.C. Rules on Saturday last was a highly successful fixture, and the attendance large. The…

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Boxing Criqui Wins. London, Feb. 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

Fighting at Paris Criqui knocked out Ledoux in the first round. CrlQui has now challenged Johnny Kilbane for the world’s featherweight…

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Boxing Notes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 3

Frank Mancer metes Billy Grime at the Hippodrome next Monday night for the latter's [?]te featherweight little. In the event of Grime winning…

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Why So Much Secrecy? Southern District Racing Association Committee Action Widely Questioned Appointment of Secretary; Handicapper’s Salary Reduced

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

The Southern Districts Racing Association has for some time been the subject of much criticla[?] from the [?]oing public because of the Star…

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Narandera Athletic Association

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 4

The Narandera athletic Association will be holding a big sports meeting on Easter Monday next, and the Narrandera Gift will be f55. The secretary (Mr. W…

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Boxing. Grime v. JONES

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

Arrangements have been finalised between Billy Grime and Tommy Jones for a contest to take place at Coolamon on Saturday February 25. In the event…

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Spurts and Pastimes Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 1

The general opinion of fight critics is that Herb. Thompson le up against the stiffest proposition he over hud in trying to knock Hector O'Rance…

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Sporting. Tumut Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 2

Record entries for Tumut Races next week. In the Trial Handicap, on the second day 35 entries have been received, and…

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Golf Kirkwood Going Abroad. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 4

Joe Kirkwood, champion galler left tor America to-day. Ho s[?] be is going to try for the British Open Championship, but on the way through…

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