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Sport, 1921

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Boxing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 13
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The Hippodrome tournaments will be continued to-night in the following divisions.—Novice: Heavy. welter, light, and bantam weights; Open: Feather and bantam weights…

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Bowls

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

Scotland wants a visit from as Australian team, and the Australian Bowling Council has decided to invite applications from players willing to make the trip in…

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Boxing Notes

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 7

Fred Fitzsimmons' effort to come back at the Imperial Stadium on Monday night was much less interesting than was anticipated. For his opponent he had…

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Swimming Vacation Schools

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 7

In common with most other things the Swimming Vacation Schools have suffered somewhat from inclement weather, Datly reports are received from each school…

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Racing Reminders

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 3

Entries close at 4 p.m. on Monday next, Jan. 10, for the meeting to be held at Gosford on Tuesday, Jan. 18. In this issue the Armidale and New England…

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Beautiful Pittwater : Revival of the Regatta

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 24

THE WANDERER, "Winner of the General Handicap for Cruisers of the Sydney Amateur Club R.S.Y. Squadron, and U.T.A. Club. She had a handicap of 12 minutes. Mis chief (10 minutes) was second and Olive (18 minutes) third…

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Tennis Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 13

Owing to the wet weather there will be no play to-day in the country tennis carnival. The captains of teams are to meet on the courts at Double Bay at 11 o'clock this morning…

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Boxing. To-morrow's Tourney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

The £590 tourney will be continued at the Hippodrome to-night, when the following contests will be decided:-- First, round, heavyweight novice division.--Stan…

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Cricket Notches

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 13

P.A.M., in The Leader, thus referred to J. M. Taylor's innings for three figures against Victoria: "Taylor scored nine 4's, all the result…

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Cricket Chronicled

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

Reply to V. K. R.—To compare two such giants of the game as Victor Trumper and Ranjitsinghi is a difficult matter, but in the writer's opinion the…

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Boxing Contests Craving for Excitement

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 10

Why do people go to boxing matches? What is the strange, magnetic attraction that lies in the spectacle of two men pummelling one another with padded…

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Rosebely Races Postponed

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

Owing to the rate the pony meeting which was to have been held at Rosebery this afternoon has been postponed until next Friday…

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Cricket Season Should Not Be Shortened Football Should Be Restricted to the Winter Season

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 12

In Melbourne the dispute between the Victorian Football League and the Cricket Association continues. The former desires the playing areas for…

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Coursing the Long Lane-and the Turning

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

It is a long lane that has no turning— and it is pleasing ,to see by the last English mail to hand that there has been a turn in the road of ill-success followed by…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

Country week commences today on the courts at Double Bay, and runs till the 12th. Twenty odd teams are entered of whom the best would seem…

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Late Cricket News

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

The following eight men have been selected to four England with the next Australian Eleven:—Armstrong, Collins, Bardsley. Taylor, Gregory, Mailey,…

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Druids' Cricket Association

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 9

The Druids' Competition will bo resumed on Saturday next. January 8, after a. lapse of three weeks. Although only four teams are fighting out the…

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Strenuous Tennis London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

A message from Paris states that the International lawn tennis final of the ladies' doubles resulted in Madame Danet and Mademoiselle Conquet…

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Newcastle District Boxing: Burns Beats Dan Gallagher

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

"Burns has run 60 miles to-night from Gallagher", said one of the latter's [?]after the Imperial Stadium (Newcastle contest on Saturday night…

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