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Sport, 1914

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Cricket. Burwood United Club. the Tasmanian Tour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

The Burwood United Cricket Club is having a most successful tour in Tasmania. Six matches have been won to date. The last three matches have been fairly easy. They defeated Sandfly, scoring 350 against 93…

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BOXING. McCOORTY Beats Smith. Contest Over in Two Minutes. a Disappointment

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

On New Year's Night nearly every seat in Baker's Stadium was occupied. There was only room for more ion the £1 chairs…

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Realm of Sport Cricket. the First Grade Competition

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

After a lapse of a month, the metropolitan first grade competition was resumed on Saturday last in fine weather…

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English Football Team. Selection of Players. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

The Northern Rugby Union will hold a meeting on the 14th inst. to select the team that is going to tour Australasia next season…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week in Sydney. to Begin To-morrow

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 6

The country week carnival will begin tomorrow on the Double Bay courts. The entries received constitute a record, and it will take at loses a week to dispose of the qualifying rounds…

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Baseball V. Cricket. American Game Spreading. Bowlers and Pitchers

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 11

There is no doubt at all that some of the administrators of cricket are rather scared of the efforts being made to introduce baseball In Australia, because they believe that…

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Australian Football Next Season's Big Carnival All States to Compete

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 12

Every three yeara representative teams from the Various States that play the Australian game of football assemble in one of the capital cities to decide which State shall…

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A Boom in Horseflesh. Racing in England. English Owners and Australian Events

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. R. G. Casey, chairman of the committee of the Victoria Racing Club, who returned to Melbourne from a trip abroad to-day, said there was in Great…

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Muddled Cricket. Unfortunate Victorians. Armstrong and Captaincy. Revolt Against Pavilion Managers. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

When the young team of New South Wales cricketing athletes stepped Into the chaos of Victorian cricket last week, and severely trounced this State's eleven, the cup of…

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Test Cricket. M.C.C. TEAM V. Africa. Local Men's Effort. Johannesburg, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 9

The third test match was continued to-day, when Taylor and Zulch resumed the South Africans' second innings. Scores:…

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Big Cricket. England and Australia. Alleged Action by M.c.c. an Official Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 7

Mr. W. P. M'Elhone, a New South Wales representative on the Australian Board of Cricket Control, was interviewed last night by a representative of "The Daily Telegraph," in…

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Athletic Notes. Americans in New Zealand

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 12

The cables from New Zealand contain accounts of further successes by the American tourists on Saturday last, at Wanganui. Templeton won the high jump at oft. 10in…

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Good-bye, "Snowy" Baker! Last Night's Banquet. Athletics and Manhood

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 12

Mr. R. L. Baker will sail for America on Saturday. He will leave Sydney knowing that he has the best wishes of every man in Sydney who is worth while. That much was…

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English Notes. Athletics on Vegetables. Olympic Fund Stagnant. London, December 5

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 9

Dismal Jimmies asserted before the Newmarket sales opened that there would be a slump in the prices for aristocratic stock. They have lived to see their prophecies…

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Sporting Review. Sailing Rowing Swimming Golf Tennis Rowls Fishing Boxing Turf Cricket Football Cycling Athletics Lacrosse Hockey Billiards Baseball. R. L. Baker May Promote. Going to America to Learn the Business

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

It is on the cards that if the proposition presents itself to Mm in a reasonable light after he has finalised his inquiries in America, Mr. R. L. Baker will' become a promoter of…

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Football. Rugby Union. Piki About Again

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 11

Piki, the clever little Maori half-back, after 23 weeks in the Prince Alfred Hospital with his badly-factured leg, is at last able to get about with the aid of crutches. Mr. W. W. Hill…

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Rugby. International Football Courtesies. a Long Pass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

When James Lanagan, the famous American football and baseball coach was in Sydney in 1907 studying the Rugby game, he witnessed the stirring contests between New Zealand and…

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Swimming

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

A 66 yards' handicap. held by the Eletropolitan Ladies' Club, at the Domain Baths, was won by Miss P. Esserman. in 59sec. Miss Q. d' l' Orme was second, and Miss L…

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The Newcastle Regatta

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Newcastle's annual aquatic carnival came off on New Year's Day, but there was an absence of the enthusiasm manifested on previous occasions. Delightful weather…

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Boxing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

The next match of the Australian champion, Dave Smith, will be with Jeff. Smith, who is due in Sydney this month. Smith says he has no excuses to offer for his wish to rob Eddie MeGoorty of any credit. He thought, however, Hint he could do better, and thanked Mr. Baker for giving him the chance to prove it…

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