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Sport, 1921

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Athletics. Club Sports

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

To-day, at the Sydney Sports Ground, the second section of the Sydney Junior A.A.C. track champion shins will he decided. The Botany East Sydney, New South Wales Walking, Redfern, and South…

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Kensington Races

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 3

Wednesday week, the 19th inst. will see a race meeting at Kensington seven events, particulars of which are to [?] be found in another columns…

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At the Country Lawn Tennis Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 1

MISS SHANNON (MUDGEE). MISS DUFFY (BINALONG). MISS FENWICK (NEW ENGLAND)…

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Club Cricket Resumed Low Scoring General

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 7

With the representative players away, the majority of the clubs were weakened yesterday, and play was fairly uninterest-ing, the bowlers generally prevailing…

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GREGORY! Idol of the Crowd Bowls Only Few Overs Andrews Ties Batsmen Up ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 5

Another hot day, and with the temperature considerably over the century, the New South Wales cricketers took the field punctually at noon in the…

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Eyes of a Stranger At Warwick Farm Women and the Races

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 2

Hear Daisy and Clara. Daisy (speaking through a mouthful of prawn): I did in four pound over Sea Cap, that last go…

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Surf and Cricket Reason for Barracking Crowds Sigh for Trumper LONDON, January 7

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 2

Writing in the "Star," "Australian Barracker" humorously says that barracking is merely loud-voiced criticism without bias. The Australian does not…

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Cricket Bowlers' Harvest Many Fine Averages Lawes Takes Six for 16 Wall's Hat Trick

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 8

After a spell since December 11 all grade matches were resumed yesterday afternoon in dull weather. All wickets were affected by the…

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SWIMMING Mosman Club

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

The final of the Mosman Club's 200 yards handicap resulted:--J. Leplastrier, 34sec., 1; R. Home, 35sec., 2; D. Tighe, 32sec, 3. Time, 8min. 8sec…

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Inter-state Bowls

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--The Northern Tasmanian bowlers defeated three rinks of the West Australians by 16 points on Saturday afternoon on the East Launceston green…

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International Tennis

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has cabled to the Australasian Headquarters in Sydney, advising that the American and Australasian Davis Cup teams sailed from…

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Golf Honors Abroad

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Enthusiastic consideration is being given by golfers of Victoria to a proposal that Joe Kirkwood, the ex- Manly profession should be sent to England to compete tor the open and priofetsioud…

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SWIMMING Cotton's Victory Over Herald

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

"Observer" writes:—May a competitor leave the starting board before the word "go," providing he does not enter the water until the…

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Boxing. Champion Criqui. Sullivan Outclassed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 7

A white towel landed in the centre of the ring, and Eugene Criqui, to whom it spelt victory,.smiled quietly as he held up from falling his defeated opponent, Jerry Sullivan. That was in the thirteenth round of the…

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Boxing at Brisbane. Bradley Defeats Malouf

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

BRISBANE, Sunday.--At the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night Archie Bradley (M. sib.) knocked out Ceorge Malou[?] (9.2) in the seventh round…

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American Tennis Team. Coming by Makura

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 8

A cable message received by Mr. R. Eagle, acting hon. secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia from Mr. Cooke, of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis…

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"NEWS" v. "Sun" at Cricket

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

A return cricket match was played on the Agricultural Ground yesterday between the boys of the "Evening News" and "Sun" offices. the captain of the…

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Racing Budget Winning Jockeys Training Notes Features

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

Wednesday.--Victoria Park races. Thursday.--Rosebery acceptances, Moorefield acceptances, Wollongong pong entries, Tirranna…

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Pressmen at Cricket. Telegraph" Defeats "Herald."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 9

A thrilling return cricket contest during the week-end resulted in a win for "he Daily Telegraph" literary staff by 10 runs over the "Sydney Morning Herald." The outstanding feature of the maton (with an individual batting…

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Henry Viii.'s Tennis Workmen's Find in London

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 2

Workmen re-roofing Westminster Hall recently found two round objects in the dust and cobwebs in the old ask rafters soft above the ground. When the dust…

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