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Sport, 1921

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Warwick Farm Races Youendah and Myamley Win Easily. Some Good Finishes

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Several easy wins and a couple of clinking finishes were seen at Warwick Farm Races on Saturday by a much larger attendance than usual—the…

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The World of Sport The Turf Surfeit of Racing Fixtures Should be Reduced

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

A glance over the pages of any race took [?] the fact that at present racing is p[?]palty carried on by professionals. There are very few…

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Sporting News Continued Golf Ball New Standard Trial Great Distance Attained London, November 22

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

The new standard golf ball will come into official use on May 1. There are few men more fitted to test or try new golf balls than George…

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Amateur Athletics Busy Time Ahead

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Athletes have a busy time in front of them and they will not lack plenty of open competitions to get into form for State championships on March 6 and 12…

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Athletics. Club Night Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

To-night at the Sydney Sports Ground the South Sydney club will decide 100[?], one mile, and runn[?] broad jump handicaps. Redfern Harriers have [?] 100yds, 44[?]s, and one mile races. The N.S.W…

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Athletic Notes a Coming Champion

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

The near approach of the big events at the Australian Horse Carnival has apparently had a detrimental effect on the entry for Bast Sydney's Memorial Cup, to bo held…

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Athletics

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 8

Several metropolitan clubs will be wen in action at the Sports Ground this evening, when a aeries of club events Will be decided. East Sydney's programme includes 220yds., 880yds., and…

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The "Sydney Mail" Passing of the Windjammer. Swimming, Tennis, Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 10

Outdoor life is particularly prominent in this week's issue of the "Sydney Mall;" In addition to the usual collection of natural history stories and studies, a full page is devoted to…

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Schools Sport Teachers' Cricket Programme Vacation Swimming Schools

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 7

Rain Interfered with the even running of the School teachers' cricket last week. In addition to the abandonment of the Gladesville game, as mentioned in last…

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Boxing

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The £590 tourney will be continued at the Hippodrome to-night. Nice bents of six rounos each in the heavy-weight. light-weight, and [?] divisions are…

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Swimming Items

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Miss Fanny Durack has announced her retirement from the game, and owing to her recent illness it was not unexpected. It is a pity Miss Bleibtrey will not…

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Mackay Boxing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 8

A Mackay correspondent writes:— "Jerry Hansen scored another win in the roped square here on the morning of New Year's Day, when at 11.30 a.m. he met…

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Leichnardt Swimming League

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 5

G. Mathews was the successful competitor in the "New Members' Competition". He was responsible for ten new members joining up…

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Racing Reminders

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

The programme of the Show meeting of the Warwick Turf Club, which is to be hold on February 12, is advertised. Prize-money totals £150, and is spread over an events…

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Balmain Amateur Swimming Club

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 10

Balmain Amateurs commenced New Year activities with a 50 [?] lap dash handicap at the local [?] last Monday night. The result [?]…

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Rowing the Anniversary Regatta Notes and Gossip

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 11

In Sydney club life the first event to claim attention is the Anniversary regatta on the 26th inst.' Entries have closed, but so far no information has reached…

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Gosford Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Entries for the meeting on January 15 are:— Maiden Handicap, six furlongs—A[?]pita, Budgee, Dougal, Ackbar, Benwerrin,…

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Yachting. Racing Resumed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 5

Most of the yachtsmen have now returned from their Christmas cruising, first race among the larger fry will be that at next Saturday for the Championship of the Sydney Amateurs, with the right to held the…

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Cricket Chronicled

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 9

During the partnership of Gregory and Follow in the second test match, the [?]tter obtained five runs without the aid of an overthrow. By many of the…

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