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Sport, 1922

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Scaled the Fence Man Ejected from Races

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

Is the man who scales the fence of a racecourse, instead of passing through the turnstiles, liable to pay amusement tax?…

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Country Tennis Players of Promise Records in Easy Wins

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

Ten teams' matches out of 20 played at the Country Carnival yesterday at Double Bay were won by 2 acts to love This constitutes a record…

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Current Sport. Tatteimil's Club Races the Cup Winner

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Tattersall's Club held its Cup meeting on Saturday and Monday last at Randwick, but had to contend with the unfavorable weather that revailed…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Victoria First with Two Wins

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

New South Wales has dropped behind Victoria in the Sheffield Shield quest. They have whacked our men and South Australia. Our men just won against South Australia and were whacked by Victoria. Even if New South Wales wins the two remaining matches Victoria…

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Lawn Tennis Topics When the Wind Howls and Rain Pours

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

The County of Cumberland Championships have been a moist sort of affair. But the tennis—or lack of it—has whet…

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Maitland Races To-morrow Big Fields Promise Good Sport

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

The Maitland J.C. has every prospect of a successful meeting at Rutherford to-morrow. The entries are of a good class, and include several new horses…

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Menangle Races Thursday, January 5. Maiden Handicap—7 furlongs

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

THOUGHTFUL, by Piquet ([?]mp.)—Mindful, 7.9 (A. Joanson) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ACCELERATE, 8.4 (W. Johnstone) .. .. .. 2 GAREMITA, 7.12 (J. Toohey) .. .. .. .. .. 3…

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Cricket Admission Charges Enthusiast Says They Are Too High

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 3

[?] the [?] paper to-day…

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Interstate Junior Cricketers Victorians Superior in Their Out-cricket

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

To see the youthful cricketer chasing the sportive ball over the verdant field is inspiriting at Christmas to a Has-been. It…

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Racing Budget B. Payten's First Win To-morrow's Selections Horses and Ponies Fixtures

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Saturday. -- Warwick Farm and Ascot races. Monday. -- Kensington acceptances. Wednesday, -- Kensington races…

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Why Track Stars Fail on Football Field American Amateur Champion Paddock's Talk

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

Chariot W. Paddock, American amatour flier, thinks cinderpath champions do not mako good footballers of the…

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Cricket and Cricketers of Our Times Major Trevor Descants on English Batsmen

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

Major Philip Trevor, who managed an M.C.C. English team in Australia not so many years ago, has published a book on…

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The Warwick Farm Programme an Afternoon of Seven Races. Winners Look Easy to Pick, bat May Be Hard

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 2

At Warwick Farm to-morrow there will be a resumption of suburban racing, and as fields for three races will be small backers are hopeful that the winners of…

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The Leisure Hour in the Home Cricket Rise of the West the Blacks and the Stars Astronomical Lore

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 11

There were numerous legends concerning the heavenly bodies, of the movements of which the natives, always living in the open as they did…

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New South Wales' Win in Athletic Championships Brilliant Running by Carr :: South Africans are Fine Sportsmen

Arrow · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 12

The striking feature of the New South Wales success in the Shield, contest for Australasian supremacy was the brilliant form of E. W. Carr, the Sydney champion sprinter. Sydney sportsmen will applaud the intention of G. Parker to tackle the Victorian walkers on their…

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Swimming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 16
Also in The Daily Telegraph

North Bondi Life Saving Club's carnival will be held to-day. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. Thc Australian swimming championships will be…

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Boxing

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Bert Spargo, featherweight champion of Australia is in good condition for his contest with Louis Garcia, the Mexican at the Stadium to-night. The…

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Bowls

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

Parramatta Senior Pennant team will meet Redfern to-day. Redfern green has the reputation of being cold and uninviting, and is not a favorite green by any…

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