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Sport, 1922

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Athletic Notes The Championships Triumph for N.S.W. Reps

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

The thirteenth biennial track and field games championships of Australia and New Zealand concluded at Adelaide yesterday must be written down as a veritable…

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Sporting Review - Tattersall's Cup.--sport Spoiled by Gale-- Racing in the Rain at Rand Wick.--events in Detail. Cup Surprise Julia Grey Wins a Protest Fails

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 8

The annual meeting of Tattersall's Club was Concluded yesterday, in extremely boisterous weather conditions and almost continuous rain. Most of those in the various enclosures viewed…

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Anniversary Regatta

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

The Anniversary Regatte Committee will meet this evening at the Chamber of [?] room, corner George and Grosvenor streets, City. Entries for all events clove at…

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Coursing

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. O. W. Higgins, owner of that fine bitch, Cool Lady, intends sending her back to The Dickens (imp.). Mr. Higgins has previously secured a fine litter…

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Swimming

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 10

The New Year is with us, and I wish all readers of these columns the best of good things for 1922. May all they wish come O.K. From a swimming…

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Boxing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 10

Joe Lynch, former bantamweight champion, surprised the boxing world by breaking off business relations with Eddie Meade, his manager, and…

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Vacation Swimming Schools

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4
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The Education Department has organised 21 vacation swimming schools in the country as follows: -- Albury, Bathurst, Bega, Bingara, Byron…

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Motor Racing

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 10

Alton Soules, motor racing driver, died recently as the result of injuries suffered in the San Joaquin Valley Classic over the Fresno (Calif.) Speedway…

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Swimming Sydney League Club

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

Following are the handicaps for Sydney League Club b senior and junior events, to be held in Domain Baths to-night:-- 100 Yards Junior Brace Relay Handicap (7,30),--C…

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Pittwater Regatta : the Governor-general's Win

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 18

MRS. J WILSON AND MISS HASTIE WINNING THE LADIES' DOUBLE SCULLS. The winners had a handicap of 15s, the distance being a mile. Mrs. Hendrie and Miss Beaumont (sec.) were second, and Mrs. Allen and Miss K. Belt (3s) chird. Rawhiti, the Scratch Boat in the All Yachts' Race, Which was won by Oenone (33m) Bona (8m) being second and Bul Bul…

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Boxing Garcia and Spargo

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 8

The Mexican, Garcia, w[?] accounted for Jerry Sullivan and Packy M'Farlane by the short method will find a tough proposition in our featherweight champion, Bert Sparge, at the Stadium on Saturday night, Garcia,…

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Golf. Manly Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 14

Stroke Handicap.—R. N. Goyce, 86—10=76; P. Hoberts, 82—1=81; A. Leone, 84—1=83; D. H. Bourke, 93—9=84; C. H. Ferris, 92—6=86; W. J. Gillard, 95—9=86…

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Golf Handicapping Methods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

Relative to my remarks in this column three weeks ago on the subject of bogey and medal handicapping, Mr. Milner Stephen, the well-known Royal Sydney player, writes:--…

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Public Schools. Vacation Swimming Classes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

The vacation swimming schools of the Education Department have again met with bad weather at the opening, as was the case last year Lust year, however, through the…

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SWIMMING Australian Championships Approaching Carnivals

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 7

The New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association has arrangements well advanced for the Australian championship carnival, which is to [?]…

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Cricket Curiosities

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

TOM BROWN, Manager Victorian Juniors, now visiting Sydney…

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Cricket Curiosities

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

"CLANBY" SMITH, Captain N.S.W. Juniors, Moore Park Association…

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Bowls. Interstate Carnival. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

The weather was decidely hot to-day for the twelfth and last day of the Australian bowling carnival of 1921-22. The carnival ended as auspiciously as it began, and the arrangements throughout have been…

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Racing in West Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 10

Our Perth correspondent wires that the prize money distributed at the Cup meeting totalled £11,860, and that the amount which passed through the totalisator was £59,435, which…

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