Sports Ground Rugby League Gets It Board Decides
If the Minister for Lands accepts the recommendation of the Metropolitan Land Board, the N.S.W. Rugby Football…
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Will Saturday Reveal New State Swimming Champions? Athletics New Record Made Constable Thompson and the Hammer Saturday's Athletic Aftermath
IT was generally anticipated that Western Suburbs would triumph over East Sydney at the Sports Ground on Saturday, and that University would fare similarly against the other McDonald Cup finalist. Botany, a prediction which proved correct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Golf. Exciting Competition. London, Jan. 10
The final of the competition for the president's putter, played under the auspices of the Oxford and Cambridge Golf Society, provided a thrilling and protracted struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Belmont Park Racing Club. Perth
Belmont Park Club held a meeting on Saturday at the Goodwood course. There was a good attendance. Details:- Jumpers' Flat Race. 1[?]m.—Laodocus, by King Osbert…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Can Doyle Win? 100 Yards Swimming Great Race Expected
Sydney Club members are confident that Frank Doyle will win the 100 yards championship of the State next Saturday. Manlyites, however, expect Bob Nicholl to defeat the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sports Ground. Proposed Lease. Football Finance
The Metropolitan Land Board yesterday concluded the taking of evidence regarding the proposed leasing of the Sydney Sports Ground to the New South Wales Rugby…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Swimming Nicholl's Chance Fame in a Season How Champions Rise
WHEN the competitors line up for the ten yards champlonship of NSW at the Item Baths next Saturday all eyes will be centred on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lawn Tennis Country Carnival Meeting of Captains
A meeting of the country tennis captains was held last night. They agreed to the carnival starting a week later in 1927; that is, two weeks later…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Ground. Thirty-four Years Ago
Many who attend this season's Sheffield Shield matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground will reflect on the wonderful improvements carried out during recent years. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Golf. Competitions at Mount Koscuisko. Mount Kosciusko
Following are the results of the golf competitions at the Hotel Kosciusko on Saturday:- Nine hole stroke handicap: J. Warry, 56—10, 4[?]; Associates: Miss L. Nicholson, 48, ser., 48…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Taking Turf Golf Approach Shots When Doctors Differ
"Is it necessary to take turf when playing an approach shot?" This question was the means of raising a keen discussion amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football in Great Britain. London, Jan. 7
In the Welsh Rugby trial, at Cardiff, the Probable Fifteen beat the Rest by 21 to 14 points.—Reuter. LONDON, Jan. 8. Ben Davies, a member of the Aberavon Rugby Union…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For Rugby League the Sports Ground Five Years' Term Board Recommends
THE LAND BOARD, consisting of Messrs. D. J. Kenny (chairman), J. Burnett, and G. Smith, to-day recommended that the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Knife or the Fist? Ethics of Boxing Burwood's Choice
Boxing contests are deplorable, exceedingly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tennis Army Marches on the White City
A snapshot of some of the 400 players from all parts of New South Wales, who are to take part in '"country week" tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Fanned" After Backing Winner Loss at Races
Francis Haron, president of the Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club and overseer at the Show Ground, went to Randwick races on Villiers…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Overseas Golf Kirkwood in America Los Angeles, January 10
Kirkwood (of Australia) and Cooper, (England) each scored 138 in the golf singles, thereby tying for honors in the qualifying round…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Kelleway Public Demonstration at Cricket Ground
That the general cricketing public considers Kelleway worthy of a place in the Australian team to tour England was shown in no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Test Cricket. Australians' Earnestness. London, Jan. 10
That the coming cricket season will be one of the greatest in history is the opinion of "Cricketer," of the "Observer," who directs attention to the deadly earnestness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Cricket Ground Thirty-four Years Ago
THE TEAM WAS CAPTAINED BY DR. W. G. GRACE…
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