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Sport, 1916

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Racing on the North Coast Good Sport at All the River Meetings

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 3

There has been a fair amount of racing on both the top and lower rivers during the holiday season, and good attendances and first-class sport combined with warm, seasonable weather…

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Cricket Chestnuts. Old and New. for Your Scrap-book. Wonderful Tie Matches

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 7

In 1818 Woking playing Shiere, at Woking, each of the 4 innings realised 71. Another similar instance was when Tenby met the Royal Fusiliers, at Tenby, in…

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Mel'bne Cricket Topics E. R. Mayne Scores 192 and J. Stewart 115

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 12

In the gloom and distress of a fearful world-war, another year has been entered. As a matter of general public interest, compared with the grave issues now being faced in…

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Minute-Breaking Longworths Several Country Carnivals in Swimming Arranged Annivers'ry Day Activities Miss Fanny Durack Wins the Three E. Suburbs Events

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 16

There is to be at least another minute-breaker in the Longworth family. Very likely there will be two more members of the family to add to William's record of several times…

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"Solar Plexus'" Boxing Notes : Les Darcy v. Internationals in 1915 Uren Upholds Prestige of Australian Ring: Delightful Whiff From Historical Past

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 8

Snowy Flynn's boxing show is to tour the South Coast shortly. Fritz Maki is getting himself into tip-top buckle, strenuously training at Newcastle…

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Cricket : Financial Success of War Fund Matches in Melbourne Sensational Run-getting at Sydney University Oval : Cricket's Many Enlistments Petersham Get 585 Runs for 3 Wickets in Afternoon Taylor 174; Andrews 232

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 12

The Christmas and New Year holidays having passed, cricketers in Sydney resumed their club matches with some zest, in very warm weather, and on batsman's wickets, on…

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An Exhibition Golf Match Professionals Defeat Amateurs Kirkwood's Perfect Play in the Morning Round Manly Match Discloses Fine All-Round Play : Charity will Benefit Thereby

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 11

In a previous issue I explained that it was the idea of Sir Allen Taylor to have an exhibition match at Manly for the benefit of the Manly Cottage Hospital. Sir Alien promised…

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MR. M. A. Marre Sings Praises of Gilmore & K.O. BROWN Says the "K.O." of U.S.A. is the Toughest Thing Ever Seen in the Boxing Ring

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 8

Mr. M. A. Marre writes from Brisbane:—"I am getting Luke Wright started here in a 20-rounder on Wednesday against Tommy Ryan, who has set Brisbane afire with his valorous…

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Professional Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 10

Our Tasmanian correspondent writes: At the Caledonian sports in Launceston on New Year's Day, the preliminary heats in the Sheffield Handicap were run in such fast time that…

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Athletic Topics of the Past and Present Dutchmen to "Travel 60,000 Miles for Wager" N.s. Wales Track and Field Championships Are Likely to Be Held This Year

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 10

A movement is on foot—a motion to give effect to it is to be introduced at the next meeting of the A.A.A. Council—to hold the State track and field championships this year…

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American Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 10

Mr. William Unmack, who had so much to do with the selection of and arrangements in connection with the All-America team which visited us a couple of years back—how quickly…

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Athletics Botany Harriers' Launch Sports Picnic. East Sydney A.a.a. St. Patrick's Day Celebration. N.s.w. Walking and Field Games A.a.c. Western Suburbs' A.a.c. Redfern Harriers' A.a.c. Picnic Sports. Notes and Fixtures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 5

I was agreeably surprised to receive a letter from Corporal G.P.S. Parke, late hon. secretary of the Olympic A.A.C. as I was under the impression be had gone…

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Athletics. General Notes

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

Amateur athletes are enthusiastically taking up the proposed meeting for the discussion of the State championship events; but the matter must remain in abeyance for the prosent…

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Lawn Tennis : Country Men Competing in Sydney for Titles Enthusiasm Great, Energy Tremendous, Form Fair H. Moore, of Broken Hill, Likely to Win Both Singles and Doubles Championships

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 11

If the lawn tennis tournament now in progress at Double Bay were regarded as an athletic contest pure and simple, there is no doubt that it would have to be written down as a…

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Towel Skied by Nicol Simpson Under Pressure From Fritz Holland Boxing Flourishes in Victoria and Queensland : George Taylor Outs Frank Ellis Fritz Holland a Winner "Good Old-fashioned Windjamming Stuff to Body" Brisbane

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 9

"There were occasions during the contest between Fritz Holland and Nicol Simpson when the crowd thought the latter would surely get Holland with one of a series of haymakers…

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BOWLS :: THE N.S.W. Pennant Matches North Coasters Make Good :: Try Out the Metrops. Advocates of a Country Week :: a Slashing Side Queensland v. N.S.W. Pairs Challenge Match :: Victorian Pennant Competition

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 9

The competition for the N.S.W. Bowling Association Pennant opened on Saturday, in fairly warm weather. There was nothing particularly startling in the results. Possibly most…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Trotting at Richmond. Another Hostile Demonstration. Racing at Aspendale Park.—A Scorching Hot Bay.—Bar Vons Score Heavily.—Backers Badly Beaten. Gossip of the Game Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 5

Hostile racecourse demonstrations have recently been of frequent occurrence, and another took place at the last meeting of the Melbourne Trotting Club at Richmond,…

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Victoria Park Races All Winners Well Backed. Short Prices General. Yundah Boy Gets Down to 2.1634. Stiletto, a Warm Favorite, Scores. W. Hewitt's First Win in a Park Trot

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 3

Sultry conditions prevailed on Monday, Jan 10, when the Australian Trotting Club held races at Victoria Park, Sydney and but for a south-east breeze the…

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Victorian Racing. Aspendale Park Races

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

A good attendance witnessed the Aspendale Park meeting on January 8. Backers started well by (selecting Bukowina for the Maiden Handicap, and he won by…

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Boxing Notes

Co-operator · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 3

George Brown was “introduced” on Saturday night at the Stadium.. He is to fight Les. Darcy next Saturday, and although he looks a sturdy…

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