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Sport, 1927

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Charlton's Record-breaking Swim Schlesinger, Tennis Champion

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 12

An excited crowd of swimming enthusiasts saw Charlton, the Manly champion, beat Takaishi, the visiting Japanese star, by 66 yards in the 880 yards event, at the Domain boths on Saturday. Charlton not only won easily but clipped over 5 seconds off the world's record. Charlton, the world's record-smasher, touching at the end of his race with Takaishi, who is not in the-picture…

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Lawn Tennis. Cumberland Titles. Schlesinger Beats Crawford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 15

Notwithstanding counter attractions the stands at Pratten Park were well filled on Saturday when the finals of the County of Cumberland Championships were decided. Expectations of a fine contest were…

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Patterson in First Place Victorian Tennis Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 1

The official ranking of victoria's leading tennis players for the past year has been announced. Among the men. G. L Patterson, J…

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Butchered to Make a Swimming Holiday Our Jap Visitors Were They Too Polite?

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 1

ON SATURDAY, at the Domain Baths, the swimming prestige of Old Nippon was shamefully sucriaced on the Altar of Mammon, and…

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Cricket Control. Players' Bonus. Board of Control Decisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 11

The Australian Board of Control continued its deliberations again on Saturday morning, and a number of very important recommendations were made. These recommendations…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Stars Carnival To-morrow Rep. Players Graded

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

THE 1927 Country carnival will commence to-morrow, and the teams' matches will be decided first. the championship will be played…

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Quiet Cricket S.A. at Wickets A. RICHARDSON, 135

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 11

After an uninspiring afternoon's batting in the return Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket…

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Golf Fashion New Style of Cap New Zealander's Novelty London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 5

The ex-New Zealand golfer, Dr. Gillies, who introduced the mammoth driver and the nine-inch rubber tec, brought a new fashion, to the winter…

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Sport Sayings and Doings Graded State Tennis Men Kalms Is No. 1

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 4

The State selectors have graded the New South Wales lawn tennis players in the following order: -- F. E. Kalms 1. J. Willard 2, J. Crawford 3, R. O…

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Cricket Special Wonderful Time in Bonne Scotland Hard Side to Beat

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

A PARTICULAR SECTION of the Australian tour which the members of the team look forward to more then any other, is the week in…

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Athletics B Grade Final Kensington: S. Sydney Saturday's Contest

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

SATURDAY was a rather quiet day so far as athletics were concerned, when at the sydney Sports Ground six clubs—Botany, East…

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Coursing Trouble

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 9

Mr. H. V. Foy. president of the National Coursing Association of N.S.W., at a meeting last night with drew his motion that consideration…

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SWIMMING. Championship Heats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 14

M. Christle (Drummoyne), T. Summergreene (Sydney), A. Charlton (Manly), and J. Kelly (Balmoral) qualified yesterday afternon, at the Domain Baths, for the 440 yards…

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Swimming and Finance

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 7

SWIMMING to-day is a game of high fiance. At Saturday's carnival the attendance was a record—just on 6000—and although it was thought that three would have been no more than the number that squeezed in to see the first…

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Bowls. C Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 14

The match on Saturday between Leichhardt and Drummoyne in the C competition was won by Leichhardt, by 15 points, not by Drummoyne…

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Swimming Among the Leaguers

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 5

The following are results of Sydney Club's events held within the last few days:-- Miss Violet Stafford won the Ladies' 50…

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Tennis Records

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

A complete [?] of Association and State Championship [?] is only and of the many [?] is the new [?]…

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Coursing Row Press Not Wanted

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

As explained in last issue of "Truth" the clash which occurred in the ranks of the committee of the National Coursing Association came before the meeting…

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Coursing N.c.a. Secretaryship

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 15

The notice of motion to consider the appointment of a fresh secretary to the National Coursing Association, which the president, Mr. H. V. Foy, had given…

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Regatta Flagship P. and O. Liner Moldavia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 1

The P. and. O. Company, through their managing agents, Messrs. Macdonald, Hamilton, and Co., has placed the R.M.S. Moldavia at the disposal…

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