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Sport, 1926

13,892 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Golf Honor Divided London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

The crack amateur golfers Wethered and Storey, who in the competition for the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society's putter were all square at…

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League Swimming Scott Breaks Record Breast Stroke to Turner

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 10

A. Scott, the Now South Wales sprint champion, who was not considered a capable back stroke swimmer, astonished the members of the Balmain League last night,…

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Boxing Uren's Claim To Lightweight Tide Coming Contests

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

[?] Oren parts his case well in regard to his claims to the lightweight titles, about which I made a few remarks in Tuesday's notes, in…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Teams Matches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 7

The country carnival of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association was continued yesterday, when the third and fourth rounds of the teams matches were entered on…

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Bowls the Pennants Strong Clubs Fail Warringah Trounced

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

THE first round of the N.S.W.B.A. Per[?]ant fixtures was played last Saturday under ideal weather conditions. The greens which are…

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Making Golf Easier Use of Freak Clubs

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 9

The cable yesterday in which Lord Tollemache claimed absolute fairness for the croquet stance at golf raises an old question, whether golf Is to be…

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Swimming Christies Test in Half-mile Race Griffiths' Good Form

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

JUDGING by last night's performance of Moss Christis and Owen Griffiths, distance and middle-distance champion of the State…

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N.Z. Rugby League Tour of England London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

The Rugby League Council has arranged for the Now Zealand team to depart from Wellington on July 28. The headquarters of the tourists will…

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A Casual Giant Cricket Ground Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 8

A giant stepped over the pickets at the Cricket Ground during tho tea adjournment yesterday, and walked across the ground. It was quite a…

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Football in Great Britain. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 14

Cup Replay: Oldham v Millwall, 0.1. Rugby Union: Edinburgh Academicals V Durham University, 37.0.—Reuter…

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Rugby Union 'John' Wallace Great Three-quarter to Play Next Season

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

THE ranks of one of the metropolitan first grade Rugby Union dubs will next season be greatly augmented, by the inclusion of…

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Rugby Union French Team for N.z.? Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 8

The management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union lust evening discussed the correspondence between the Now Zealand representative…

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Country Tennis Play in the Heat Probable Winners

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 10

Long matches under hot, trying conditions, tested the endurance of both men and women in many of the ties of yesterday in the country tennis…

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Junior Cricket on Moore Park Saturday's Umpires

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

Moore Park fixtures and umpires for January [?] and [?] are:— Morning: G. B. Phillips v. Buddle, G. L. Brown and Tom Torning. 4: A G M v…

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Studies in Attitudes at the Cricket Ground

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 20

Rymill, the Keen Fielder. Collins Hits a Four. Grimmett Sends a Blow One. Bardaley's Fine Stroke…

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Football. Proposed French Tour. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 14

At a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union it was disclosed that the tour of the Dominion by a French team was still indefinite. The tour was contingent on the necessary…

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Country Tennis a Drawback Strong and Weak Change Advocated

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 6

As was expected the stronger teams are having easy wins in the Country Week carnival at the White City Courts. The teams that Dubbo, Newcastle…

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Golf in Great Form Carnegie Clark Eleven Up on Bogey

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 3

I REMARKED a short time ago that Carnegie Clark, the popular professional of the Royal Sydney Club, was playing better than ever before…

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Cricket Umpire. Mr. R. Crockett. Testimonial Fund. Melboubne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 8

Cricketers, have been keenly interested in a letter to the Press, in which Mr. J. W. Trumble, the former international player, suggested that a testimonial should be given…

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Mr. John Lewis Dead Great Football Leader London, January 13

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 1

The death is announced of Mr. John Lewis, a vice-president of the English Soccer Football Association. Mr. Lewis was the manager of the…

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