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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Boxing Stan Love Retires. Must Go Into Hospital

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

The boxing bout which was to have taken place in Wagga during race week between Stan Love, the State, lightweight champion, and "Buncas"…

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Cricket Wagga Competition. Draw for

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Following is the draw for the Wagga Association matches to commence on Saturday: A. Grade: A.L.F. v. Wagga, Newtown wicket Newtown v. South…

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Australia in Sight of Victory England's Feeble Display Tate's Remarkable Record Grimmett Again Bowls Well

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 1

The last two Australian batsmen failed badly yesterday: but the three immediately preceding them batted to such good purpose that the Englishmen were left with 454 to win. So poor was the display of their opening batsmen,…

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Athletics. Success for Forritt. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

The Oxford sports were concluded to-day. The final of the 120 yards high hurdles was won by Porritt, of New Zealand, by one and half yards in…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 2

The boxing bout which was to have taken place in Wagga during race week between Stan Love, the State lightweight…

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Swimming Auckland

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

At Wellington. Kahanamoku heat Frank Doyle in the 100 yards race. PRINTED and Pinkstone, at the "Cootamun-…

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Tennis Davis Cup New Zealand Enters

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

New Zealand's challenge for the Davis Cup been received and added to the list of those competing in the American zone…

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Boxing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Bert Spargo defeated Salrino Jamito, the Filipino boxer, on points in a contest of 20 round at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night. Jamico had to waste a…

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Jingellic. CRICKET

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

The cricket match played here on Saturday, 14th [?].between New south wides and Victoria, resulted [?] for Victoria by the narrow…

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Swimming. Kahanamoku Beats Roy[?] Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 6

Sam Kahanmoku beat Frank [?] day in a one hundred yards race. Time 59 2-5secs…

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Sporting. the Turf V.R C Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

The whole of the acceptors ([?]) saddled up for the Newmarket Handicap, can at Flemington on Saturday Valiard was the elect of backers at [?] to [?], with Adrih…

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Competition Cricket. a Team V. B Team

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

The match between the above teams commenced on Saturday last. B team batted first, and treated their opponents to an afternoon's leather…

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The Garden. Bulb Bowls Make Quaint House Plants. Lovely Hyacinths Grow on Vases

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

How pleasing it is, when visitors are expected, to be able to prepare a surprise for them in the form of hovel effects in house decoration…

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Cricket Test Match Comment. Batting Tail Blamed. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

The "Evening Standard" says Gilgan hits the nail on the head when are says that our batting inconsistantly lost us the teats. "We had the…

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The Melbourne Smash Night Racing to Continue. Running Dies Hodges' Condition Serious

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

The condition of Stanley Powell Hodges, one of the victims of the accident at the Motordrame on Saturday night, was reported on Tuesday…

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Athletics

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

At the Henty spurts held on Saturday last. J. T. Stockton, of Coolamon, won the final of the 75 Yards Footrace I From holtz (Albury) being second. Stockton…

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Boxing. CALCUTTA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 8

Joe Attridge the Australian bantam drew with Edgar Bright yesterday for the bantam championship of India…

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Swimming. New Record by Borg. Tampa (Florida)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 8

Arne Bore set a new world's record for four hundred yards 7min. 16 3-6 seconds beating Weissmuller 7min. 20secs. made at Honolulu in 1923…

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The Rules of Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

The season's aeries of test matches is over, and even the cricket lover will breathe a sigh of relief. As played to-day, cricket is less a sport…

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Coursing at Henty

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Henty Coursing Club was held on Wednesday night last but only a moderate muster of members was present. After…

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