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Sport, 1914

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Olympic Swimming. Meeting of the International Association. Important Suggestions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 17

Mr. W. W. Hill, secretary of the Australian Amateur Swimming Union, has received a communication from the International Amateur Swimming Federation, which controls the…

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Trotting. First Races in 1914

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

There was a good attendance at the trotting meeting at Richmond on New Year's Day. Very few bookmakers operated. All the winners were favorites, three being odds on, Winn Alto…

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Representative Cricket in New Zealand

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 10

For some considerable time those responsible for the government of cricket in the principal centres in New Zealand have endeavored to arrange a series of representative matches, with…

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"Cricket Savages." Blackguards from Bullridge

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

The "Windsor Gazette" is very wrath with a team of "dingoes" which visited the district during the holidays, as this par. shows:…

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Cricket Control. Proposed Dominion Tour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 17

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.--Mr. Raphael, secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, when seen with regard to the cable from Sydney regarding the proposed tour of New…

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GENERAL. Racing at Ascot on Saturday next

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

The Victoria Park Racing Club holds its next meeting on January 14, nominations for which will be received up to 5 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), the 8th inst…

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Martindale's Racing Recollections and Notes, No. 5

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 37

When the Australian Jockey Club removed its racing quarters from Homebush to Randwick, it started on what may be described as the second half century of racing…

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Racing in Sydney-- Tattersall's Club Cup Meeting

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 29

Finish of Tattersall's Cup, showing Alured winning by three-parts of a length from Coradil, with Limelight third…

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Boxing Notes Am[?]ws. Holberg's [?]Ronson. American [?]Ll Beaten

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

(By "The Referee" Melbourne Correspondent.) While Eddie McG[?] making short work of Dave Smith in [?] his countryman, Ray Bronson, was being [?] by Waldemar…

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Lawn Tennis. H. L. Doherty. Country Week

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

It has been reported in lawn tennis circles in England that H. L. Doherty intends to take up the game again. The report has caused much interest amongst players in the British…

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Lawn Tennis by "Austral." Country-week Development

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

The first thing of the new year is not [?] the big thing in tennis, but it bids fair to be nearly that, if it progresses for a year or two as it has done in the past two years. Of course, the…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Regulations. Proposed Alterations

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

As the outcome of a conference held in London in July last, at which representatives of Australasia, the British Isles, France, and the United States were represented by delegates,…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Welk Begins To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

The annual country week carnival promoted by the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association will be gin to-day at the Double Bay courts, The entries which are unusually numerous, both in the teams…

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Cricket. Defeat of Victoria. Unfortunate Dissension

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

The defeat of Victoria by New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield series lends additional interest to the match which this State's representatives are to commence on Friday…

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Baseball or Cricket? the Games Compared

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

While Australians as a nation are no more likely to abandon the game of cricket than the youth of Sydney are likely, to give up surfbathing, the growth of baseball seems to be…

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Our Newcastle Letter. Newcastle Races. Newcastle

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Delightful weather prevailed for the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting on New Year's Day, and, as was only to be expected, there was a very large attendance. Visitors…

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Cricket Quarrels. Peace with Armstrong. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 7

Pressure from Sydney and from the M.C.C. committee is largely responsible for the healing of the breach between the Victorian Cricket Association and Armstrong. Armstrong…

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Our American Letter Jimmy Clabby. the Heavyweights Bombardier Wells & English Boxing

Referee · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

SAN FRANCISCO, December 15, 1913. A combination of circumstances was responsible for the light-weight. championship contest between Willie Ritchie and Tommy Murphy…

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Bowls. Mosman Club—jenkins Trophy. Handicap Singles, 31 up—Second Round

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 16

Moore, 3 on, beat Barnes, scr., 33—22. Sedgley, 5 on, bealt Rainey, 5 on, 31—22. Hutton, 6 on, beat Woodhouse, 3 bhd., 32—16. Smith, 3 on, w.o…

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Swimming. the State Championships. at Last Barry Arrives. the Distances Still for Longworth

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

After threatening for many years to take his rank amongst the champions, Albert Barry has at last succeeded, and to-day he cuddles to his manly chest the title of sprint…

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