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Sport, 1920

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Bowls the Single-handed Championship 144 Entries : Concerning Brisbane and Sydney Knuts

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 15

The second round of the New South Wales pennant, B and C competitions to have been played last Saturday had to be postponed through wet weather…

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The Boxing World Continued From Page Ten. Letter From the Dead-tommy Cox

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 11

Tommy (Snowy) Cox will be remembered by old-timers as an Australian featherweight boxer of prominence many years ago. Writing at Florida…

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A.i.f. Cricket Team. Arrival at Sydney To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 8

The A.I.F. team of cricketers will, arrive from Melbourne by the express this morning on their way to Queenslund. Arrangements have been made by the New…

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Golf Notes Need for International Competitions America Moving Towards the Formation of Board of Control

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 14

The great interest taken in the Davis Cup matches is chiefly, as with Anglo-Australian cricket matches, because they are an International affair. All the talk…

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A.I.F. Defeats Victoria Gregory's Fast Bowling Successful Lampard Bowls Effectively in Second Innings : Willis a Century

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 9

Rain fell in such quantities the night before that it was impossible to commence the A.I.F.-Victoria match on the Melbourne ground before three o'clock…

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Cricket in Australia Return Match With Victoria This Week : A.I.F. Praises

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 9

Many happy birthday returns on :— January 21—R. N. Anderson (N.S. and Shanghai), W. Brockwell (Eng.). 22-Alfred E. Johns (Victoria)…

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Racing in the Rain Canterbury Park Had Bad Luck Sydney Damsel and Urney Win for J. Tomlinson

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 1

It was the reverse of pleasant for racing on Saturday last, when it rained throughout the afternoon. The downpour was not really heavy, but was…

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World's Boxing News & COMMENT Edited by W. F. Corbett How Darcy Defeated Clabby Again A Continuously Strenuous Battle Vanquished Boxer's Clever Head Stalling Chapter Xxvi.—(copyrighted.)

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 10

At the Stadium on Saturday night, September 9, 1916, Les Darcy out-pointed Jimmy Clabby in a severely strenuous struggle, which, extended over the full 20 rounds, and covered the whole of the ring space time after time throughout every stage. This because the fighters were continually locked…

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Professional Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 12

A letter from Mr. P. Hogan, of Perth (W.A.), re the career of the late T. M. Malone, arrived too late to be dealt with in this issue…

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Our Melbourne Letter. V.A.T.C. RACES. Kilflinn Wins Anniversary Handicap. Etive Scores Again in Two-Year-Old Event. Lannion's Fine Win in the Tooronga Handicap. MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 5

It was delightfully cool and pleasant on Saturday, the only drawback being that the wind was rather boisterous, and this made the times in several events…

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Great Tennis in the Davis Cup Match Brookes and Patterson Invincible in Doubles : Kingscote in Great Form First Day's Play G. L. Patterson Beats A. H. Lowe: Colonel Kingscote Beats J. O. Anderson

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 16

In fine but blazing sultry weather, the mercury standing well over 90 in the shade and much over the hundred in the sun, in the presence of well over 5000…

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Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr.A. G. Milson [?] at last night's meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee, which received a letter from the Governor-General, accepting the position of [?]…

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Swimming

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

M. H. Russell, a member of the Leichhardt League of Swimmer, will make an attempt at the championship carnival at Leichhardt on February 4, to lower the 10s yards world's…

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Swimming. Soldier's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

At a meeting of representatives of the swimming and surf clubs, held at the Soldiers' Club on Monday night, it was decided to hold an A.J.F. swimming carnival early in March. A strong committee was…

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Boxing Evans and Green

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

Digger Evans looks like the mao who will give Jack Green a lot of trouble in holding the title of bantam-weight champion of Australia He weighs about…

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Victoria Park Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

In spite of the inclement weather a good attendance was in evidence at Victoria Park races yesterday, and an interesting day's sport was put through. Only three favourites won, and there was not much to…

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Lawn Tennis. Australasian Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

Only two courts will be available to-day for the Australasian championships, which will begin at the Double Bay ground, under the management of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia. The matches…

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Tamworth Races. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

The two days' January meeting of the tamworth Jockey Club was favoured by warm weather and a good attendance on each day Results:- Opening Handicap of 20 sovs, 6f.—A Tanners ch g…

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Cricket. A.i.f. Team

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 8

The A.I.F. team passed through Sydney yesterday on its way to Brisbane, where it will commence a match against Queensland on Saturday next. Members of the Board of Control and the New South Wales…

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