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Sydney · Sport

Sport, 1902

8,214 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Athletic Notes Amateur Athletics. Australasian Champion Chat. a New Zealand Team for England. Notes and Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 6

Mr. J. H. B. Martin, the well-known vet., and at one time a prominent member of the Sydney Harriers, is shortly Harriers, is shortly returning to South Africa in charge of a consignment of…

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Athletics. Amateur Peds. and Pros

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

MR. M'GRORY brought off his 18th Botany sprint handicap on the Sir Joseph Banks' Grounds last Friday. The weather was all that could be desired, and from a running…

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International Cricket. England V. Australia. Third Test Match. Fourth Day. England's Second Innings. a Terrific Duststorm. Sensation Among the Spectators. Play Stopped Nearly All the Afternoon. England 5 Wickets for 204. (From Our Special Reporter) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 10

The third test match entered upon its fourth stage to-day. When play closed yesterday the game stood—Australia 321, England 388, and in the second innings England had lost…

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Swimming. Water Polo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

The following team has been selected to represent East Sydney in the match v. Mort's Dock on Saturday at the Enterprise Carnival:—J. Meade, F. Tindall, R. Martin, N. Martin, R. Baker, E. Reeve,…

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Cadet Parade. Drilling and Swimming

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 3

About 300 cadets belonging to the 1st and 3rd districts under the Public School cadet system were paraded in the Domain yesterday afternoon. The officers present…

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Important Racing Decision

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 5

An important decision was given by Mr. Justice Owen in Chambers on Wednesday, in a ease respecting an application for the dissolution of an injunction concerning a racing filly. Mr. Knox,…

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Amateur Sport. Cricket

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The New South Wales Cricket Association stood firm in its decision that the match New South Wales v. Victoria must commence at noon on Saturday, whether the players taking…

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Anglo-australian Cricket. London Press Comment. The Unaccountable Collapse

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 5

Of the Sydney test match, London "Daily Telegraph" writes on December 17:-- Though, of course, the position, of the score at the drawing of stumps on Saturday at…

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New South Wales Cricket Association. Match to Start at Noon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

A meeting of the council of the New South Wales Cricket Association was held yesterday afternoon, when it was decided that the following telegram should be sent to Mr. Noble, the sole seloctor of the…

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Inter-state Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

Moares, Pite, Cotter, and Farquhar have been included in tho New South Walos team against Victoria, in place of members of the Australian team, with Diamond as emergency…

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International Cricket. England V. Australia. Third Test Match. Fifth Day. a Remarkable Contest. England Out for 247. Trumble Bowls Splendidly. Australia 315 to Win. Great Innings by Hill. (From Our Special Reporter.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

The third test match entered upon its fifth stage to-day. The attendance numbered about 5000. When play was closed unexpectedly by a [?] yesterday the game stood—Australia 321, England…

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Inter-state Cricket. the New South Wales Team. Changes in the Selection

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--M.A. Noble, as selector of teams for tho New South Wales Association, has received a telegram requesting him to select players to represent New South…

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The Recent Sydney Test Match. K. S. Ranjitsinhji's Views. Sydney Cricket Ground the Favourite

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 7

K.S. Ranjitsinhji was interviewed on the subject of tho success of the Englishmen in the first test match at Sydney. According to latest Loudon filcs he said:—…

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Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star

The final meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee was held at the Australia Hotel last night, Dr. Burne occupying the chair. A quantity of correspondence was received, including a letter…

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Bowls

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2
Also in The Australian Star

No matches will be played in connection "with the Pennant Competition to-morrow, as it is an "off", day, in consequence of the Interstate Cric-ket Match…

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Swimming. Tomorrow's Fixtures

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

Enterprise Carnival, Farmer's Baths, Woolloomooloo Bay. Half Mile Championship…

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Football

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 2

The Inter-University football game between Harvard and Yale was played on November 23. There was more excitement than usual, and the gate receipts exceeded 50,000dol. The batting…

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Bowls. Waverley Club Tournaments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

Additional matches in connection with the Waverley Club tournament were played off at the local green on Wednesday afternoon. In the championship competition one of the most interesting games…

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