Athletics
P.T. Redmond of the South Sydney Harriers, and winner of the 100 yards championship of New South Wales last year, downed B. Ople, New Zealand's champion sprinter, in a special…
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12,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250
Playing Golf
There are books on golf without end. There is talk about golf that makes you tired, but, if you ask a man what is the rule about a ball on the wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supremacy in Sport. Australia's Fine Record. Cricket and Lawn Tennis
How comes it that Australia, with a small population of some four millions and a half, scattered over an area twenty-five times the size of the United Kingdom, has been able to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing. Thompson-lester Match
The "Cyclone" Thompson-Jack Lester contest at the Stadium to-morrow night will bring together two boxers of similar styles who mil be trying their hardest to make up for recent defeats. Lester's stock has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing. Foran v SULLIVAN
At the Gaiety Athletic Club to-night Larry Foran, who has aspirations on the welterweight title, and has as yet to experience the bitterness of defeat, will be opposed by Jack Sullivan, of the Newtown Pastime…
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(A PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOON'S NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 3 AND 5 OF THIS ISSUE.)…
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The members of the above club held an excursion to Wollongong on the 5th and 6th inst., and had a very enjoyable and pleasant trip. Most of the time was spent in surf bathing, and musical items formed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cricket. Third Test Match
Dr. H. V. Hordern left last night for Adelaide to take part in the third test match, which commences on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Again ! the All-conquering Longworth. Wins Mile Swimming Championship
Longworth added another to his many swimming victories last night. He won the mile championship of the State with ease. It would seem that he is going to attain his desire. He…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two Boxing Bouts. Wins for Scanlon and Carroll
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The management of the Melbourne Athletic Pavillion night provided two boxing contests of [?] rounds each for the entertainment of a [?] house…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket Control. Victoria Association. Board's Action Approved. Melbourne
At a meeting of the Victoria Cricket Association, held to-night, the treasurer, Mr. Rush, stated that the net receipts of the recent matches had been:—Victoria v New…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cricket Barrackers. Some More Criticism. Views of Warner and Iredale
LONDON, Monday Evening.—Mr. Frank Iredale, the well-known international cricketer, cabling form Sydney to the "Daily Mall," expresses surprise that the barracking during the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Golf Notes. Bonnie Doon, Ltd. Hilton on the American Game. a Freak Course
There has for some time been considerable anxiety among the members of the Bonnie Doon Club owing to the uncertainty of their tenure of the links between Tempe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Cricket Campaign. the Recent Test Match. Sydney's 'Kindness and Warner's Appreciation
After' the English cricketers had won the recent test match, Sir Allen Taylor (Lord Mayor of Sydney) sent a telegram of congratulation to Mr. P. F. Warner, expressing the hope that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sheffield Shield. Interstate Cricket. N.S.W. y South Australia. Adelaide
[?] exceptionally hot weather, the interstate [?] match between New South Wales and South Australia was continued on the Adelaide Oval to-day. The attendance was poor,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yachting. the Basin Cup. Racing to Be Resumed. "Australia, Home and Beauty." What a Fisherman Did
Racing will be resumed on Saturday, and if the traditions of the past are adhered to there is a lively time in store. It is the contest for the Basin Cup, and hitherto old ocean has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Cycling Carnival. Mile Motor-paced Record Broken. Exciting Hand Cap and Sprint Races
After the six days' race was completed on Saturday night, there remained a number of handicap and sprint cycle races, and the pedestrian finals to dispose of, and the promoters…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Home Rule. Mr. Churchill in Defence. Unity of English-speaking Races. London, Jan. 8
Mr. Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) has written a preface to a pamphlet by Mr. J. MacVeagh, M.P. (Down South), entitled, "Home Rule in a Nutshell."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheffield Shield Cricket. New South Wales V. South Australia. Two Centuries, v bardsley and harbour
ADELAIDE, Monday.--To-day the weather had warmed when the match between New South Wales and South Australia was conusued. Saturday's play had resulted in South…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Athletics
The first club sports of the year were held on Saturday; but only three clubs carried out programmes of events. At the Sydney Sports Ground, South Sydney Harriers' handicaps were 100 yards,…
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