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Sport, 1915

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Our Melbourne Letter. the Victoria Racing Club's New Year's Day Reunion. Mentone Race Meeting. Gossip of the Game. Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 5

The weather was favorable for outdoor sports on New Year's Day, when, despite the many counter attractions, the attendance at the V.R.C. races at…

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Athletic Club Notes

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

To-night at the Sports Ground, under the electric light, several of the Sydney clubs will decide events. The programmes are as follow:—South Sydney A.A.C., 100yds, 440yds,…

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Amateur Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 14

The New Zealand Amateur Athletic championships have this season been allotted to the Auckland centre. That body, however, is not desirous of holding the meeting this year, and…

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Athletics Highland Society of New South Wales Forty-seventh Annual Games—Good Sport Under Adverse Conditions

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

With recent wind and rain storms well in mind, the public doubtless had misgivings on the morn of New Year's Day, for the weather was still dull and threatening. However, the…

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Australasian Athletics in 1915 Are Local Athletes doing all they can for the Empire in Hour of War?

Referee · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

The New Year into which we have just entered promises to be momentous in many respects, and one cannot look to its athletic side without serious misgivings. The year 1914…

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Athletics

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

J. Donaldson, the Australian, won the £100 handicap at Powder Hall (Eng.) on Saturday last from scratch. In the Powder Hall Marathon, M'Rae…

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Athletics. Amongst the Clubs

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

Amateur athletes are greatly disappointed that no provision has been made for racing on Anniversary Day. For some years past the Druids' gala on that day has presented an…

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Athletics. New Year's Day Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

The N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association provided the greater portion of the programme at the 47th annual cathering of the Highland Society, held at the Show…

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Anniversary Regatta. the Races and Prizes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

Arrangements for this year's Anniversary regatta, to be held on January 26, are now almost complete, and entries for all events close on Saturday next at 17 Bridge-street,…

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About Boxing

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 9

Eddie McGoorty is in treaty by cable with Snowy Baker for another visit to Australia. Heroic old Jerry Jerome, who has truly…

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Swimming. Palace Emporium Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

The final heat of the above club's 100 yards [?]dicap resulted as follows:—Galvin, 13s, 1; Howe, [?], 2; Brown, 4s, 3. Time, 1m 17s…

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Boxing. the Stadium Matinee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

At the customary Stadium matinee this afternoon the six-round contests, will [?]e:—Alf. Corrigan v Joe Scutts, and Harry Ireland v Pat Talbot. Exhibitions are to be given by Frank Loughrey and Mick King,…

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Golf. Leura Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

Result of ladies' bogey handicap for Mr. W. A. Little's trophy:- Miss L. Meares (3), 3 down. Mrs. Robison (12), 3 down…

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Rosebery Races

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

The Rosebery Racing Club were favored with fine weather, and a large attendance last Saturday for their meeting, and the racing was interesting. A…

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Kensington Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

Following are the weights for Saturday's meetings:- Encourage Stakes, 5½f.—Swanker, 9st 7lb; Geegeel[?], 9st; [?]lenettie, 8st 12lb; Duke of Wagga, 8st 9lb; Ruby Brown, 8st 5lb; Firefighter, 8st 3lb; Colayr, Advancing,…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 4

The annual country week carnival was commenced yesterday on the courts of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association at Double Bay. Twenty-six teams of men,…

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Swimming Carnival. Defeat of Kahanamoku. Records Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 8

About 3000 people attended the second carnival of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, held in connection with the visit to Australia of the famous Hawaiian swimmer, Kahanamoku…

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Bowls. State Championships. First Round Pairs Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 10

The first round of the pairs championship of the State (metropolitan division) was played yesterday. In two of the games the scoring was so close that an extra end had to be played. This occurred at…

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£1500 Boxing Tourney. First Batch of Semi-finals

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 7

There was another bumper attendance at the Newtown Olympia last night, when a start was made with the semi-finals of the £1500 tourney. Wally Weekes was the…

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Catholic Young Men's Cricket Association

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 27

After two weeks' spell, the competition will be resumed again next Saturday, and the results at present indicate that St. Francis ,and St. Bede s (Ultimo) will soil remain in…

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