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Sport, 1921

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Boxing. Criqui or Sullivan?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 15

There is much speculation in the sporting world regarding the result of the Jerry Sullivan-Eugene Criqul fight. The pair meet at the Stadium to-night, and a keen contest la expected. Criqul is favored by many…

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It's Cricket

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

(The substance of a lecture delivered by Mr. E. R. Wilson, Sports Master of Winchester School, and Vice-Captain of the All-England Eleven in Australia)…

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Municipal Cricket

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The Park Caretaker in his report to the Bexley Council last Tuesday evening, mentioned that the Bexley and Kingsgrove Progress Assaciations had played…

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Boxing Contests New Government Order

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

The Chief Secretary's Department has notified the Inspector-General of Police of new rules to govern boxing contests, amateur and professional, and he in turn…

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Teaching Swimming Work of Special Schools

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The Minuter for Education, Mr. Muthc, accompanied by Mr. A. Smith. Assistant Under-Secretary, and the chief clerk, Mr. Walter Bethel, paid a visit…

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Country Tennis Carnival Begins

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

Yesterday the annual country tennis week began at Double Bay. The picture shows the courts. in the distance is the big stand to seat 5,000 persons, which is being erected in view, of the forthcoming matches with the American champions…

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Fanny Durack. Retires From Swimming. Her Wonderful Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 14

Miss Fanny Durack, the world's woman swimming champion, will not again be seen in competitions. This announcement will not come as a surprise to her personal friends;…

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Grade Cricket Sixth Round

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The sixth round of the Grade competitions promoted by the N.S.W. Cricket Association was commenced this afternoon on wickets affected by…

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Swimming in N.Z. Dominion Record Beaten AUCKLAND

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 6

Miss Blettrey, the Americal Olympic champion, won the hundred yards invitation swimming race in 68sec, lowering the Dominion record by 3…

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Spurious Coins At Rosebery Races

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

Several bookmarkers operating in the paddock at Rosebery races yesterday received a number of counter[?] two shilling places…

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Johnston Coming. Big Tennis in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

A cable has been received from Mr. T. H. Hicks, bon secretary of the Australian L.T. Association, now in Auckland, stating that Johnston, of the American Davis Cup team,…

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Cricket in Tasmania Western Suburbs Tour

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The Western Suburbs (Sydney) team continuing their tour of Tasmania, played a team representing the Huon District Cricket Association at [?]rankiln, on January…

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The Moving Picture Show Making Cricket Fair

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

Dr. Grubb wishes to expunge the two-up element from cricket:-- I note that there are two elements of luck which seem to be playing the [?]evil…

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Lesson in Two-up a New Cricket Phase

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

If Douglas had been a two-up player England would have won the second test match. But as he isn't, Australia, in alliance with the Weather, tied the…

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"Low--quite Low." Tilden and the Tennis Standard: "Hand-made Champions"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 11

AUCKLAND, Friday.--"The standard is low--quite low," said Tilden to-day, when asked what he thought of the local lawn tennis he had seen in Auckland…

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The English Cricket Team. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 9

Sir,—On form, or rather results to date, so much has been written about the weakness of our visitors as a team that we are apt to lose sight of the other aspect of the picture,…

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Sport and Sportsmen Fluency failed in her Races in Melbourne last November But was too good for the Milers and Cup horses at Randwick Weight and Stamina Tattersalls Cup Form Proves an Old Racing Truth

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

A deduction that bears upon ah important phase of racing may be drawn from the result of Tattersall's Cup, run at Randwick on Saturday…

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St. George Motor Boat Club. the Sealed Handicap and the Bang and Go Back Races

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

This Saturday afternoon, the seventh race of the Club takes place over the triangular course, distance five miles. The events are a sealed handicap, under…

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Athletics That Overtax Hearts

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 18

IT is one thing to carry out strenuous exercises for the cake of one's own increase of physical endurance: it is quite another thing to enter into a competition where every nerve…

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Athletics. To-day's Programme

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 15

Several metropolitan clubs will be active at the Sports Ground this afternoon. East Sydney's events include 100 yank, 850 yards, running broad jump, and throwing the javelin handicap?. The honorary secretary of the club…

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