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Sport, 1916

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Boxing. Uren Outpoints Gilmore. Disappointing Contest

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

About [?] persons were treated to a disappointing contest at the [?] say Stadium on Saturday night Fred. Gilmore the Canadian, who had won highest praise from…

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Victorian Cricket. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

Interest in cricket in Melbourne on Saturday was mainly centred around men from other States. E. R. Mayne, formerly of South Australia, made 192 for Essendon against North Melbourne; L. A. Cody,…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Notes at Double Bay. a Promising Colt

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

The programme at Double Bay on Saturday was [?] and handicaps. The results of the third round in the former [?] Richmond River on top[?]…

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Petersham's Big Score. Saturday's Cricket Games. Andrews 232 N.o.; J. M. Taylor 174

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

Saturday's cricket games produced some remarkably fine scoring and some that was as poor as the other was brilliant. Altogether 70 wickets fell, for 2182 runs an average of 28.71, but 1618 of the runs weer…

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Aspendale Park Races. Malcaccous Wins Handicap

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

The attendance at the Aspendale Park (Victoria) races on Saturday afternoon was a full one, despite the warm weather. The greatest surprise of the day was…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Tit-bits at Double Bay

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

Rounds [?] and [?] of the teams matches played at Double Bay yesterday provided no surp[?] Trundle II being the only team to improve its position. The points scored by…

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Our Newcastle Letter. Heddon Races.—Boolaroo Races Next Saturday.—Sculling Club's Regatta.—Latest Boxing—The Bowling Season. Heddon Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

Sweltering weather conditions prevailed for the Heddon Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday, the thermometer registering 103 in the shade before the first race started…

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Swimming

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 14
Also in Sydney Sportsman

A 100 yards handicap will be decided by the Rose Bay Club on Saturday afternoon next. This evening, in the local town hall, the Drummoyne Club will tender a send-off to…

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Sculling Club's Regatta

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

The Hunter River Professional Sculling Club's regatta was brought to a close on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a fair crows. The Preliminary heats…

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Boxing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 6
Also in Sydney Sportsman

On his first match in Australia Fred. Gilmore must be put down as one of the disappointments that have been imported from America from time to time, but that does not…

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Swimming Results

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 43

Swimming was a popular sport on January 8. In connection with the Metropolitan Ladies' Club Miss J. Evans won the 50yd handicap, and Miss L. Fevyer the diving competition…

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Brisbane Swimming

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 13

Quite a small disturbance has been raised as to the status of Miss Thea Cavill. The N.S. Wales Ladies' Association has been communicated with on the subject, and, pending their…

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Golf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 6

The final of the Australian Golf Club Championship will be played to-morrow at the Kensington links, between Messrs. H. N. Giblin and Lee Brown, junr. play will commence at 11 o'clock, and although the…

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Boxing Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 42

There was a big crowd at Ryan's Gymnasium at Coogee on January 5 to see Knock-out Brown and Fred Gllmore training for their engagements with Les Darcy and Tommy Uren. Brown,…

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Bowls. the Pennant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 6

Keen compitition play threw its magic spell over the metropolitan greens on Saturday and the aimless dawdle of the so-called "social" game gave place to the sparkling…

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Country Racing

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 5

Orry Smith, who it will be remembered was once trained by T. F. Scully, at Randwick, is evidently easily the best horse racing in the Mudgee district, as on Saturday last he was…

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Victorian Racing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 39

Despite the war and other drawbacks, the Victoria Racing Club and Victorian Amateur Turf Club have kept up their prize money for the forthcoming autumn race meetings. The…

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