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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1927

3,538 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 177

SPORTING: Saturday's Racing — Sheffield Shield Cricket — Queensland's Good Score Turf News & NOTES

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

M. McCarten and George Young, who have been riding in Sydney, intend going to Melbourne to-day to ride at the coming Victorian Autumn…

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Swimming. Wagga Championships Sunday Carnivals

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

The president of the Wagga Amateur Swimming Club, Mr. E. O'Farrell, presided at a special meeting held at the club room yesterday morning to discuss…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

Playing with Coota West yesterday against the Post Office, O. Brettell secured the fine average of 9 for 34. C. Minnett bowled well on Saturday…

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Boxing Payne Disqualified Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2
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Tiger Payne, conqueror of Sunny Jim Williams and George Thompson lost his head in a bout with Ivan Lattineur, of France, at Sydney Stadium…

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Rugby. Win for Maoris. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

The Maori team of Rugby footballers today beat All Mainland by 43 points to nil…

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Cricket at Leetong

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

Federals defeated Five Bough by an innings and 66 runs. Scores: Five Bough (1st Innings) 137 (J. smith 40. E. Trethewey 30. A. Lilley 30)…

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Boxing Tosh Wins. M'grath Knocked Out

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

Early in the eighth round of one of the most sensational fights staged in Riverina George Tosh knocked out Gil M'Grath, of Wagga, at Narandera…

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Golf. American Open Championship New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

In the first round, 36 holes, of "the open championship, Turnosa was first with a card of 139. Kirkwood was ninth with 148…

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Football Wagga Soccer Association Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

The second annual meeting of the Wagga and District Soccer Football Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday night. Mr. J…

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Tennis. United States Banking List Philadelphia (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the United states Lawn Tennis Association today the amendment of the executive committee excluding Richards from the…

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Richards Eliminated U.S.A. Tennis List Vancouver. Feb. 5

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 1

At Philadelphia the annual meeting of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday adopted the Executive committee amendment excluding…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

An exciting cricket march was played at Temora, when the barracking was reminiscent of a Maher Cup football match. Railway won the toss,…

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Golf at Kosciusko

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

The period February 18 to 26 has been set aside for the year's big [?] and summer sports carnival at Kosciusko. Competitions will be…

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Picnic Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

These races were to have been held on Anniversary Day, but owing to a, last-minute arrangement by a club at Gundagni clashing, it was decided…

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Motor-car Racing Menace

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

The occurrence of yet another fatal accident at the Maronbra Speedway once again directs attention to the dangers inseparably associated with…

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Original Verse. CRICKET

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

Coolac played Back Station Creek, An interesting game: Coolac's players, smart and meek, Back Station Creek the same…

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Correspondence Suggested Swimming Match (To The Editor)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

Sir,—I have been asked by several Stockbingalites to see if it can be arranged, per medium of your paper, to try and arrange a swimming match…

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Sport and Pastime CRICKET

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

Guudagai were unable to fulfil their engagement with Tumut on Sunday lust, due to some friction, arising amongst the intending…

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Attractive Boxing. Tosh too good for McGrath

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

Gil McGrath, the Wagga pugilist, has at last been dethroned from the welterweight championship of Riverine, and George Tosh, the…

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