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Sport, 1921

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Racing at Orange Orange

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

The annual, meeting of the I.O.O.F. Race Club won hold to-day. Results:--OPENING HANDICAP, six [?]…

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Boxing Demsky-dupre Fight Queenslander'a Future

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

It was not surprising to discove[?] Paul D[?]msky no boxer. Punchers of reputation seldom are. Some even get worse with tuition, sacrificing their natural…

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Cricket. Umpires at Play

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

A match was played on the Waverley Oval yesterday between the Umpires Association of the New South Wales C.A. and Centennial Park umpires. The former won easily. Twelve men aside were played. Centennial…

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Sporting News Continued Sport in 1920 Australia's Lost Prestige Cricket and Football Upheld What Does This Year Hold?

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The year that has just closed was disastrous to the prestige of Australian sport in many respects. Never in the history of the country were there…

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Boxing School System Popular Girls Also Want to Learn

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

The boys of the public schools are keen to learn boxing, and some of the girls too are anxious to take advantage of the experimental classes…

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Church Cricket Interstate Match BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

The Interstate Church Union cricket match was won by New South. Wales by 55 runs. Bonamy took six wickets for 27 runs, and Miler four for 18 in…

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The Test Cricket Match in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 8

THE END OF THE FIRST WICKET PARTNERSHIP INNINGS OF THE AUSTRALIANS. Collins caught by Hearne off Howell on Friday…

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Championship Tennis Tilden Again Beats Patterson AUCKLAND

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

Much interest was taken in the games in the New Zealand championship lawn tennis tourney to-day, because of the meeting again of Davis Cup players…

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Unique Scoring Cricket Teams Tie TEMORA

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 6

A cricket match played at Temora yesterday between Temora and Wyalong will go down in local history, as both teams scored exactly the [?]…

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Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Goes Visit of American Team

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

To say that the overwhelming defeat of the Australasian Davis Cup team came as a shock to Australian supporters only puts tho case in the mildest form. The part of…

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Tennis in N.S.W. Need for More Singles

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

During a chat with Horses Rice, he advocated—and I am in hearty agreement with his personal—that singles should be introduced [?] the A [?] Badge Competitions this…

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Test Cricket Failure of Players What is the Reason?

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

The English team is a side which is almost as unbalanced as the team A. C. Macbaren brought to Australia. There are about five real English players, and…

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Interstate Cricket Queensland v. N.S.W. Match Abandoned

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 7

The match between Queensland and New South Wales, which was to have been continued at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, has been abandoned…

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Churches' Cricket N.S.W. Beats Queensland BRISBANE

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 1

A two-days cricket [?] between seems representing the Queensland and N S W Char [?] Unions, resulted in a win for the South[?] by 65 runs. The…

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Barred in Golf Steel Shafted Clubs England and U.S.A. Agree

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Some time ago in response to an inquiry it was stated that steel-shafted clubs were barred. The matter has again been brought before the officials…

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Interstate Cricket Queensland V. N.s. Wales. Rain Stops Play

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

On Saturday, when play ceased at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the match between New South Wales and Queensland, the home side had scored 506 runs. Yesterday…

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Athletics. Club Night Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 8

The opening track meeting of the year will take place at the Sydney Sports Ground this evening, when the Botany, East Sydney, New South Wales Walking, Redfern, and South Sydney clubs will…

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Athletic [?]Tes

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

For a club which was counted as being almost defunct but two months back, Red fern Harriers made an exceedingly creditable showing at the Highland Gathering…

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Swimming

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

With the near approach of the arrival of the visiting Americans. our champions are putting on the final polish of their preparations. and by Saturday…

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Rowing. Anniversary Regatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

Entries for the regatta to be held on Sydney Harbor on January 26 (Anniversary Day) close to-day at 9 p.m. The races on the programme open to amateurs are:-- L.W. Maiden Fours, H. W. Maiden Fours, Junior Fours,…

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