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Sport, 1922

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Will Victoria Take First Place? Advance of Victoria and South Australia Will Be Welcomed

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

By defeating New South Wales and piling up very big figures against South Australia, Victoria is going great guns after the Sheffield Shield. It means that the return with New South Wales in Sydney will be one of the keenest matches ever contested by the two States…

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Lawn Tennis Country Week in Sydney Starts To-day Teams from All Parts of the State Enthusiasm is the Keynote

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 13

To Sydney from Murwillumbah, in the north; to Cooma, in the south; from Bathurst, in the near west; to Leeton, in…

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Sheffield Shield Rigden Scores 242 for Victoria v. S.A. Big Crowds Gather on the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

The sixty-second match between Victoria and South Australia, and the third Sheffield Shield contest of the season, began at the Melbourne Cricket Ground…

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Sydney Club Cricket Bowlers Perform Well on Soft Wickets End of First Round Sees North Sydney Leading, Though Beaten First Time

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

Though deemed desirable, owing to the effects of rain, to postpone the New South Wales v. Queensland match, to have…

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Australian Athletics Championship Carnival New South Wales Wins Shield : Carr's Brilliancy Africans Relay Winners

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

The big carnival at Adelaide closed with the Championship Shield resting with New South Wales. E. W. Carr showed rare brilliancy in the hundred and two-twenty yards championships, clipping the records, though the hundred figures will not be changed through the winner…

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Professional Athletics

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

During the Christmas holidays the usual handicaps for professional runners were held in Victoria and South Australia. On Boxing Day the…

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South African Amateur Athletic Team in Australia

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 9

R. JOHNSTON, H. KINSMAN, J. K. AYRES-OSTERLAAK, I. G. EMERY (MANAGER), J. W. BUKES, D. LEATHERN. IN THE BACK ROW ARE THE MASSEURS…

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Athletics. Championship Meeting. Mils Walk Dispute. Adelaide

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

The protest lodged by Victoria against G. B. Parker (N.S.W.) for alleged interference with T. Tradich (Vic.) in the mile walk at the Adelaide Oval on Monday, was considered by the referee (Mr R…

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Track Athletics

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 10

A mark of thirty-six seconds flat for the 300-metre race was credicted on October 9 to Gaston Fery, running in a meet held at St. Cloud, France, under…

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Athletics. New South Wales Wins. Carr's Brilliant Sprinting

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

Once again the Mother State has gained the honors as the champion Australia. In no uncertain way has she laid claim to the honors. It would…

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Athletic Championships Carr's Doubtful Hundred N.z.'s New Arrangement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 8

Amateur athletic circles are still holding post mortems on the results of the Australasian championship carnival at Adelaide with particular reference to Carr's brilliant achievements in the 100 yards and 220 yards…

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The Referee American Letter Boxing and Turf World's Ring champions Jack Dempsey on Theatrical Tour Kilbane is Wealthy an Not Keen on Fighting: Leonard Will Take on Any One: Freezing Herman Out

Referee · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 16

The Referee Special Commissioner discusses the champions of the hour, what they are doing, what they have in view, the state of their finances, and their ambitions, fistic and otherwise. At this moment it is a question whether Johnny Kilbane ever will fight again. The featherweight champion, who…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Moonee Valley Races. Jockeys J. Killorn and W. Duncan Injured, and Horse Cramond Killed in Maiden Plate—Sakta Wins the Nonga Handicap. MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

For the fourth successive Saturday the scene of action was at popular Moonee Valley, which again looked quite at its best, while the attendance was…

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AQUATICS Anniversary Regatta

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Alfred G. Milson presided over last night's mooting of the Anniversary Regatta Committee, at which several details in connection with holding the carnival were…

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Sailing. Anniversary Regatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 12

A meeting of the Anniversary Regatta committee was held in the board-room of the Chamber of Commerce last night. Mr. A. G. Milson presided. Many outstanding details of the arrangements were finalised,…

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Boxing

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

The boxing bouts at the Hippodrome last night resulted:—Rilt (List Hb) stopped [?] spencer 15st [?] beat Tom Mack [?] on…

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Bowls

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

Strath[?] Club made an appeal during the holidays for the fund to lay down a bowling green for invalid soldiers at Turramurns. The N.S.W. Association…

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Swimming. Australian Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 12

The New South Wales Association will conduct the Australian championship carnival at the Domain Baths on Saturday, January 14. Wednesday night, January 18, and Saturday, January 21. A test race over 100 yds…

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Cape Hawke Regatta FORSTER

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 4
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After 10 days of very rough weather, the postponed Cape Hawke regatta, the 36th, was held yesterday. The principal event, the Cape Hawke Cup,…

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