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Sport, 1916

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Boxing

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

There was a record crowd at the matinee [?] yesterday, the rush evening as a surprise to the management. It was taken as evidence of the vast…

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About Boxing

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

The fixture for the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night is Wave Geike v. Charlie Dixson for the featherweight championship of Queensland. Then Fritz…

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Boxing. Record Matinee Crowd

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

A record crows assembled at the Stadium yesterday to see George (K.O.) Blown and Les. Darcy, Saturday night's contestants, go through their training exhibitions. The American gave ins sparring partner, Waller Coffey,…

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Rosebery Races

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

Quite a big attendance witnessed the clash meeting at Rosebery on January 8. Several bookmakers registered by the A.J.C. were fielding in the paddock,…

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Kensington Races

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

A big crowd visited Kensington on January 5, when a big programme was put through in exceedingly hot weather. The Maiden Handicap was run in two…

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Cricket. Church Match

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

All Saints' (Petersham) v. St. Anne's (Ryde).--Commenced at Ryde. Scores: All Saints', [?]…

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Lawn Tennis Double Bay Carnival. Nearing the End

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 7

The two remaining rounds in the men's teams matches at the Double Bay Carnival, to decide the four teams to qualify for the semi-finals, were entered upon to-day in pleasant…

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Lawn Tennis. Matches at Double Bay. Struggles for the Semi-finals

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 3

The struggles to reach teh semi-finals in the men's teams matches at the Double Bay carnival yesterday Proved strenuous Wee Was— a much improved team—went which and are of…

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P.A.F.S. Cricket Competition. Prince Victor, No. 63 v. United Service, No. 92

Watchman · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 8

This match was started last Saturday, and on the day's play No. 63 had the call on the first innings by 61 runs, and have lost one wicked in the second innings for…

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Canterbury Park Races. Herringbone and Toa Tere Score.—Lone Gull Takes the Maiden. — Nursery Goes to Smoky.—Rualma a Winner

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 9

Canterbury Park drew a good crowd on January 8, although there was a pony meeting at Rosebery. Backers quite held their own, and the runners included a…

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Cricket

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The seventh round of the N.S.W. Association's grade games will be ca[?] to-morrow. When play[?] last work the [?]were:—Frist Grade [?] for [?] v. University…

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Boxing. Darcy v. Brown

The Land · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 14

Les Darcy will be in action again tomorrow evening at the Stadium, when he will meet K. O. Brown, the American. The latter is very tough, but will…

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Patriotic Racing Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 8

The committee of the Forbes District Pic[?] Race Club has (writes our local correspondent) decided to abandon, for the current year, its annual race meeting, for the same…

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Country-week Tennis

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The country tennis carnival is in full swing in Sydney at the present time, but it is noticeable that the call to arms has had a decidedly weakening effect on the…

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Boxing. More Matches for Darcy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

It is not proposed to allow Les Darcy to rest in Idieness for the next few months. He is to meet " Knock[?] Brown to-morrow night. Mr. Baker announced yesterday that he has also offered Darcy a…

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Golf. Australian Club Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 10

The final of the Australian Golf Club's championship, between Messrs. H. N. Giblin and R. Lee Brown, junior, was played off yesterday at the Kensington Links, when Mr. Brown won by 6 up and 5 in a…

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Cricket. Petersham's Big Score

The Land · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 14

The seventh round of grade matches started on Saturday in seasonable weather. In three games wickets were cheap, but in the others the bowlers had the…

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Current Sport. Ascot Pony Races

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the Ascot (Sydney) pony races on Wednesday afternoon last, and punters had a good programme provided for them, fourteen…

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Sporting. The Turf. Canterbury Races

The Land · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 14

Despite the counter attraction in the shape of a "pony" fixture, there was a large crowd present at Canterbury on Saturday. Backers about held their own…

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Lawn Tennis. Double Bay Carnival the Semi-finals

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 5

The semifinals in the men's teams matches end in the open and handicap events at the Country Carnival were commenced on the [?]socialon's Courts, at Double Bay this morning…

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