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Sport, 1926

13,892 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

V.A.T.C. RACES Selections for

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 5

Victoria Amateur Turf Club will [?] its January meeting at Caulfield on Saturday. States will total £2750. The Anniversary Handicap, run over eleven…

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Jack Ryder, the Victorian All-rounder of Cricket

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 13

SOME of the critics to-day are saying that Ryder should not be in the Australian team for England, that is, before one or two others. But there…

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Defiance for Brisbane 18-Footer Title Race Prospects Hospital Regatta: Mississippi Wins Big Event in Strong Southerly

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 14

There will be no official N.S.W. representative at the Interstate 18ft carnival, to be staged by the Brisbane 18ft Club from January 23 to…

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A Magnificent Wedge-Tailed Eagle Country Tennis Players in Action

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

HIS LEFT HAND TO IT.--M. Gainsford (Backwater) in an unusual tennis position. MISS GRASSICK (Newcastle) shows an…

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Cricket. Royal Automobile Club V R.m.s. Orvieto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 20

Teams representing the Royal Automobile Club o[?] Australia and the R.M.S. Orvieto met in a match on the Rushcutter Bay Oval yesterday, the Royal Automobile Club winning by an innings and three runs…

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Queensland Racing Books Win at Albion Park Greatness of Siege Lass

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 8

Honours rested slightly with the bookmakers at Albion Park on Saturday, after a most interesting and exciting afternoon's racing…

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Victorian Cricket Amenities Covering the Wickets and Other Matters

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 1

THE Victorian Cricket Association appears to be needlessly ranging itself in opposition to the other governing bodies. Its adherence to covering…

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Victorian Cricket Censure Motion Withdrawn To Recognize R. Crockett

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 13

At the V.C.A. meeting on Monday night, Dr. Ramsay Mailer (Melbourne) suggested that, in the interests of Victorian cricket, the no-confidence motion…

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Sport Abroad. Cricket in West Indies. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 17

The first test match between the M.C.C. team and the West Indies was continued to-day at Barbados. Heavy rain over-night delayed a start until after lunch. Even then the…

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Sayings and Doings in All Sports N.Z. Swimming New 100 Yards Record Auckland

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

Great interest was shown in the Auckland swimming championships, in view of the coming visit of New Zealand women swimmers to Australia. A…

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The Rugby Union Footballers England and Wales This Week at Cardiff: The Maoris for Europe

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

SOME BIRTHDAYS. Many happy birthday returns on Jan. 15 T. P. Carr (N.S.W. and Q.), 20: W. J. Davidson (N.Z.)…

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International Lawn Tennis Plea of Australian Association to Announce Its Attitude

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

THE International Lawn Tennis Federation will hold its annual meeting in March. This fact usually rouses little interest; and apparently, as far as Australia is concerned…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival Opens The Arena and Some of the Contestants

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

A general view of the White City courts on which the annual Country Week Tennis Carnival opened in full strength yesterday. Miss Dieht. (Armidale), sends down a smashing service Armidale team generally faced the net confidently. Left to right: Miss Cameron, Miss Dicht, Miss Burling, and Miss M'Lellan…

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At the Sheffield Shield Match at the Sydney Cricket Ground Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 20

AFTER SCORING 17, THE AUSTRALIAN WICKETKEEPER WAS BOWLED BY THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN. THOSE IN THE PICTURE ARE C. E. PARRY, W. A. OLDFIELD. AND J. T. MURRAY. THE LASTNAMED WAS PERHAPS THE HARDEST-HITTING BATSMAN IN THE A.I.F. TEAM. THOSE IN THE PICTURE ARE J. D. SCOTT, C. E. PARRY, J. T. MURRAY, AND C. E. KELLEWAY. THE LATTER…

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Victorian Lawn Tennis News Holiday Tournaments: Quantity Rather than Quality: Selectors and Disagreements

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

AS regards Country (and other) tournaments during the Christmas and New Year holidays, a majority of the first-class men and women seemed to be either in…

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Bookmakers Who Bet at Randwick Must Operate on All Races at Future Meetings Hurdle Races in Sydney Not Unfavourable to Layers, though Avoided fey Many

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

AT Randwich and other Sydney courses a few bookmakers occasionally refrain from betting on some race in which possibl[?] appear to greatly favour backers. The majority go right through, however and when, as ins not [?] soem red-hot favorite is beaten, have cause to smile at the caution of those…

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The Racing Motorists Overland and Vauxhall Meet F. J. Berry Establishes Record in an Alois: Motor Yachting

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 15

No Saturday is an off-day at Maroubra now; match races and attemps on records are serious enough to attract a very fair attendance…

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The Wonderful North. Girl Guides in Camp. M. A. Noble's Cricket Chat. "Sydney Mail" Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 16

There is a strong natural-history flavour about this week's issue of the "Sydney Mail." In addition to the regular "Outdoor Australia" page—one of the most popular features of…

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Sidelights of Cricket A Collection of Facts, Feats, Figures, and Anecdotes New South Wales v. Victoria

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 15

THE first intercolonial (now known as interstate) game between N.S.W. and Victoria took place at Melbourne in 1856. The first match in Sydney was played on the Domain in 1857. In 1871 the venue…

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