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Sport, 1912

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Adelaide Test Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

A study in contrarieties is afforded by the proposal seriously put forward that for financial reasons Adelaide should be deprived of the third test cricket match, and the…

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Melbourne Boxing Notes Elliot and Thorn

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 7

Outside of the Billy Elliott-Frank there match fixed for decision at the Melbourne [?] Club on Monday evening next, [?] but little to report Listleally from this [?]…

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Boxing in Brisbane. Brisbane, January 8

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

The last couple of contests that have taken place in Brisbane, have not helped the good old sport, and some improved methods of match making at least are necessary, or the game will…

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Swimming. the Championship Carnival Longworth's Fine Form

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 11

Saturday's State Championship Carnival, from all standpoints, has to be recorded as an unprecedented success, and although on one occasion, the crowd has been greater at…

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Golf. Proposed New South Wales Golf Association. Club Matches. British Open Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 10

We record with much satisfaction that the movement for the establishment of it New South Wales Golf Association is not to be allowed to fall through without a further effort…

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The Week's Racing. Victoria Park

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 45

Under most favorable conditions the Victoria Park Club brought off a meeting on January 3, which secured a record attendance. The programme of seven events attracted a…

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Sport and Pastime. Boxing. Foran Defeats Sullivan

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

Although he had all his guns well primed at the Gaiety Athletic Club last night Jack Sullivan, the Newtown middleweight, had no chance against Larry Foran, and after taking a lot of punishment over twenty rounds…

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Cricket. the Third Test

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 16

Each side having won a match the eyes of all cricket enthusiasts will be turned towards Adelaide on Friday, when the third test match will be commenced. Most of the critics in,…

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Cricket. Second Test Reflections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 10

The second test match and its result have brought English enthusiasm to the point of self congratulation as revealed by the cabled commentary of London's daily papers. No…

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A Ballad of Cricket

Globe · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 4

The muddled oafs have finished chasing leather through the slime. The Hockey sticks are safely packed away. And its men who have been longing for the…

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Sydney Entries for Melbourne Races

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 15

Entries closed yesterday for Oakleigh Plate, 5 12 furlongs, Newmarket Handicap, six furlongs, and Australian Cup, 2 14 miles, the first named event to be run under the V.A.T.C. at…

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Trotting Notes. Races at Epping

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 4

The first trotting meeting at Sydney in 1932 will be held on Monday, January 22, by the N.S. Wales Trotting Club, at Epping. Entries will be received up till 8 p.m. on Monday, 15th inst, by the secretary, Mr. R…

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Cricket. No Team. Bathurst

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

Owing to its inability to get a team the Bathurst District Cricket Association last night decided not to accept the invitation of the Combined Gordon and North…

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Golf Notes and Gossip Sydney's Municipal Links

Referee · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 10

The Sydney Municipal authorities say that they hope to have a nine-holes course fit and ready to play about Easter next. As previously mentioned, they have a fine sir of good,…

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Swimming. Longworth and Hardwick. to Meet in Quarter-mile Race

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

More interesting racing is expected to be seen at the Municipal Baths in the Domain to-night, when the second of the State championship carnivals is to be held…

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Swimming. the Olympic Fund Carnival. To-night's and Saturday's Championships

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 16

To-night at the Municipal Baths, Domain, the second of the series of carnivals for the decision of the State swimming championships, commenced last Saturday, will be held, under…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Regulations. Substitution of Players

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 11

Th substitution of M'Loughlin for Larned in the second round of the singles of the Davis Cup match is only the second occasion of the kind since the inauguration of the contests…

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Cricket. Australian Crowds. Iredale's Reply to Hobbs

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

There was no beating about the bush in the cablegram sent by Mr. Frank Iredale, the Australian selector, to the "Daily Mail" London, in reply to criticisms of the Australian cricket…

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Boxing. M'vea's Intentions. Ranch for His Father. Thompson Like Wolgast

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

Billy M'Clain, manager for Sam M'Vea, has received a cable from Max Sergy, the well-known boxing promoter of Bolgum and France, expressing pleasure that Mr. H. D. M'Into[?]…

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Law Tennis. Country Week Carnival. the Annual General Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 16

On Monday next interest will be revived in local tennis, when the country week carnival will be inaugurated at the Double Bay courts. The country players will have the privilege of…

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