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Sport, 1912

12,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Cricket Games Concluded on Impaired Wickets

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 9

The sixth round of First Grade contests for the Sydney premiership, decided yesterday, in several instances found the side which batted first on the first day beamed upon by good fortune owing to rain having more or less affected…

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Boxing. Read Defeats Hanley. Last Night's Battle at the Stadium

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 11

Jack Read and "Young Hanley," who defeated Eddie Clabby at the Gaiety on Tuesday night, provided the contest at the Stadium last evening. There was a very poor attendance…

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State Swimming Championship Carnival. Longworth's Great Hundred-hardwick's Splendid Effort. Half Mile Goes to the Sprint Premier. Some Memories

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 11

The Fates were indeed generous to the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, whose annual State Championship Carnival was set going at the Municipal Baths, Domain,…

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Six Days' Race Finish. Enormous Crowd at the Cricket Ground. Victory for Australian Team

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 7

"Quarter of an hour to go!" bawled the clerk of the course into the ears of the ten riders left in the race. "No more reliefs!" he added. The end was…

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Athletics. Denis Lane's Condition

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1912 · page 10

Denis Lane, of the N.S. Wales team, winch went to New Zealand in connection with the Australasian Amateur Athletic Championships, is still in Prince Alfred Hospital. His condition last night was said to have been…

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Boxing

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

There was on unusual ending to a contest on Saturday night at the Rushcutter's Bay stadium. The boxers were Jack Read and Yong Hanley, and for 13 rounds the latter was…

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To-night's Racing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

The programme of sprint races and handicaps postponed on Saturday, in order that the six-day riders should not leave the asphalt, will be run off this evening at the Cricket Ground…

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Cricket Edition

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

(A PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON'S NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 3 AND 5 OF THIS ISSUE.)…

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Boxing. Contest at the Stadium

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 15

Jack Read was winning easily on points from "Young" Hanley on Saturday night at the Stadium, when after 18 rounds had been fought there was an unlooked-for happening. When Hanley was in his corner one of his…

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Boxing. Read Defeats "Young" Hanley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

The contest between Jack Read and Young Hanlee, which was decided at the Stadium on Saturday night. came to an abrupt and altogether unexpected ending in the nineteenth round. Hanley, who had been severely…

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Rugby's Loss. Craig Joins Soccer Club

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—R. R. Craig, of the [?] Rugby League footballers has [?] to lose a fine forward, for…

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Notes on the Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 12

Nimrod and Golding put up very splendid performances in the first and second beats respectively of the Flying Squadron's race, but they failed in the final. Nimrod was a strong favourite, but Zena,…

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Imperial Cricket Control

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

IN the strained relations between leading Australian cricketers and the Board of Control may be discerned the intrusion of a most undesirable element, and one which, if…

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Football in the Snow. "Kangaroos" Defeat Leeds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Saturday.--The Australasian Rugby League football team defeated Leeds to-day by a goal and two tries (8 points) to two tries (6 points). The attendance was 2000…

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The Fighting Parson. Issues a Challenge. Boxing in West Queensland. Longreach (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 9

At a boxing tournament in aid of the hospital, which a number of ladies, attended, the contestants. In the bantam weight division were Sandy Thompson and Jack Miles…

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Cricket Dispute. Board's Position. Storm in a Teacup. Chairman Explains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 8

Alderman M'Elhone, chairman of the Board of Control, when asked to define the board's position in reference to the management of the next Australian team to visit England,…

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"The Fighting Parson." Referee at Boxing Contest Quietens a Noisy Crowd. Other Clerics As Officials. Brisbane

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

The clergy of Queensland have shown the way to the rest of the world as far as encouragement or, and active participation in, boxing is concerned. An amateur…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket. New South Wales V. South Australia. Match at Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--The return match between South Australia and New South Wales Lean on the Adelaide Oval at noon to-day in cool weather. A south-westerly breeze had…

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Inter-state Cricket. N.S.W. V. South Australia. the Visitors Batting. Funereal Scoring. Adelaide

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

The Inter-State cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales was continued to-day on the Adelaide Oval. The weather was hot and the wicket good. There…

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Sheffield Shield. Cricket at Adelaide. Batting of N.s.w. Team, Painfully Slow Scoring. Barbour Reaches Century

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Monday.—New South Wales and South Australis continued their sheffield Shield match in warm weather this afternoon. There was only a small attendance when Barbour…

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