Motor Car Racing. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Properly managed, on well laid-out tracks, motor racing is as safe as any other sport. Some accidents will always occur, but they can be reduced to a minimum, and most…
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CRICKET. J. J. Lyons Testimonial Fund. Adelaide
The sum credited to the J. J. Lyons Testimonial Fund, as a result of the recent Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia, was £610. This brought the total of the fund for the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →English Cricket. Tests and County Games. London, Jan. 4
Before sailing for the West Indies to-day, Lord Harris expressed disapproval of the suggestion that county matches should be suspended during the Tests. It would, he said,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Worlds Lawn Tennis Power of Personality: Is Tilden Waning? French Youth
The eminent English critic of lawn tennis, Wallis Myers, who writes principally for the London "Daily Telegraph", visited the United States for the recent championships arid the Davis cup matches. Some of his well-judged impressions are furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sport Sayings and Doings Selector Resigns N.s.w. Tennis Council Decisions
The council meeting of the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association was poorly attended last night. SELECTOR RESIGNS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Lawn Tennis News Victorian Ranking Lists: Difficulties of Australian Ranking: Tourists
THE Victorian Ranking Committee has ranked Victorian players for 1925; and, as a matter of interest, the list is set out hereunder, Whilst, for…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Victorian Golf on Municipal Links Lady Players: A Boy Who Golfs: A Grass Fire
QUITE & great deal of interest has lately been taken in the doings, on Victoria's only municipal links-that at Elsternwick Park. Jack Porter, the young English…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Not a Political Football" Randwick's Protest Against Lang's Bomb 'Sauce for the Goose'
"WE OBJECT to being made the football in a game between the Legislative Council and the Government of the day," said Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.A. Club Cricket Bowley and Marsh each Take Five for 18
THOUGH South Australia's best cricketers were engaged in the Sheffield Shield contest against Victoria last Saturday, a fair amount of interest was centred in Club…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →16 Would Be Too Many the Cricket Tour Board Must Be Firm
THERE appears to be a real danger that a suggestion may be made to the Board of Control that it should agree to 16 players being taken on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danger of Sending Too Many Players Tennis in February Victorian Match Brookes for Doubles
THE N.S.W. L.T.A. met last night, when Mr. Marsh occupied the chair. A letter was read from the Victorian Association, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grime and Fernandez in a Stirring Bout Referee Wallis Declares it Drawn, But Grime Deserved Verdict Australian Champion's Skilful Boxing Puzzled the Vigorous and Determined Filipino
Something like the roles of the Toreador and the Bull were enacted at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night when Billy Grime, the artistic Australian champion blocked, ducked, sidestepped and punched to his heart's content, while the pugnacious…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Moorefield's Nine Races C. Barden Wins on Irish Prince and Lintrese Winning Day for Backers: Loyalist leaves Maiden Division: Fortsilk Wins Easily
FOLLOWING four days' racing at Randwick, and with opposition in the shape of an unregistered meeting, the particularly large attendance at Moorefield on Saturday was a surprise. It seems as if it is impossible to give the Sydney public too much racing. Money was plentiful, too, a fact reflected by the Tote…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Amateur Athletics Morrison in Form: Bendigo. Meeting Coming Events
January 16-V.A.A.A. Inter-club Games. January 23-V.A.A.A. Inter-club Games. January 30-Country Athletic Week. Victorian Decathlon Championship…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Professional Athletics Big Holiday Handicaps
What "The Gift" is to Stawell, so the Glenelg Sheffield Handicap is to South Australian runners. This year's winner was Russell E. G. Mattison, 22 years of ago, who…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Athletics. Lidcombe Sports
Members of the N.S.W. Amateur Athletic Association will be provided with [?] and one mile walk handicaps, also a mile scratch relay race, at the annual [?] sports, set down for January 26…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sheffield Shield Cricket in Melbourne New South Wales in Starring Mood Once Again South Australia Advancing: Victoria Needs to Bring on Young Players
The outstanding feature of unexpectedness this Summer is the falling flat of Victorian teams in the Sheffield Shield. Beaten in the opening match at Adelaide by South Australia, they were expected to make a bold effort to recover their prestige against…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ancient Game of Bowls Why It Doesn't Speed Up: Should Be Controlled by Younger Men V.B.A. President Knighted: Brisbane A.N. A. Rebuffed: Jack Rosser Passes: General Notes
At a moment when the popular president of the N.S.W. Bowling Association is about to cry, "Enough!" the head of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anniversary Regatta
Mr. A. G. Milson presided over a large and enthusiastic meeting, in connection with the coming Anniversary Regatta, in the Chamber of Commerce…
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