Cricket Curiosities E. M. Grace As Emergency (No. 51)
The late E. M. Grace was once presented with a cricket ball mounted on ebony stand and adorned with a silver plate. This…
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Lawn Tennis a Marathon Match Lasts 3 Hours Sproule's Bad Luck
N. PEACH and H. Willard reached the [?] of the men's double championship at Pratten Park yesterday, but seventy-eight games were…
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THE following players were yesterday chosen officially to represent New South Wales m the Australian tennis championships at Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →When the Gong Goes the Boxing Game Great & Small the Abo. In- -The Ring
LEARNED professors rate the mentality of the Australian aboriginal as slightly higher than that of the great ape. Certainly, Binghi so far has failed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shield Cricket. Bowlers Supreme. Sixteen Wickets, 361. Queensland in Tight Corner
Sixteen wickets fell for 361 runs in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland, begun yesterday on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Low scoring…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →First Grade Cricket Matches Man in Flat Shock for Woman Prompt Action
MRS. PHILLIPS, of Raceburn [?] Bayswater-road, Darlinghurst, received a scare about 10 o'clock last night, when she saw a man trying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mosman After Major Win Fight for Points in Grade Cricket Gordon's Task
DESPITE the absence of three Sheffield Shield players. Mosman intend to go after a major victory in the game with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Angry Demonstration. At Invercargill Races. Police Escort for Owner. Wellington (N.z.)
When Lucky Light won the Final Handicap at the Invercargill races to-day, the crowds on the lawn and outside the enclosures commenced a hostile demonstration against…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Ball Beats Bat All Day at Sydney Cricket Ground Bowlers Get 16 Victims on Perfect Wicket N.S.W. Collapse Followed By Queensland Procession Hurwood's Outstanding Success
Yesterday was a day of thrills at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where, on a perfect wicket, sixteen batsmen were out for a total of 361 runs. For this extraordinary result there were two reasons--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Programme & Tips for Warwick Farm Races to Day Cleave Has the Pace to Win Sefton Hcp. But Post Position in Big Field May Affect Chance Newsore's the Great Danger
IF it were only a matter of pace in to-day's Sefton Handicap at Warwick Farm, Cleave would easily outstrip the other horses engaged, as the mare is exceptionally fast. It will be a fair-sized field, however, and positions at the barrier will have a big bearing…
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BATHURST, Saturday—The Bathurst Tennis Club's hard courts American tournament excited much interest. The results were MEN'S DOUBLES.—No. 1 Division: Mansell…
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Football and baseball heroes are becoming as usual in talking pictures as back stage set The Lyric's new offering yesterday was "The Time, the…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. Toombul beat University by 8 wickets, Coldham taking 8 for 32. Western Suburbs lost to Northern Suburbs by six runs on the first innings…
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MELBOURNE. Saturday.—E. F. Moon, the Queensland tennis crack, brought himself prominently under the notice of the Davis Cup selectors by his defeat to-day of R. E…
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Great SCOTT! The man who perpetrated the following is still alive. Hoist the BANNERMAN, and GRACE the field with thy presence, even if you have to TROTT after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf. Coming Champions English Girls at Play
THE Girls' Golf Championship, which, was played at Stoke Poges, is a very serious affair. Nearly 40 girls, of ages ranging between fourteen and nineteen,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Swimming. Country Champion Will Compete in State Championships on January 18th
MISS LESLEY JOUBERT is the first country girl to compete in the State championships, to be held on January 18 and 20, at the Coogee Aquarium Baths. She has arrived from Lismore, as holder of the A. M. Hart Cup for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Boxing. Stadium's Big Attractions Where Are They? Reign of Apathy
A BABY SHOW was recently held at Sydney Stadium. This, however, must not be taken as a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hopman's Double Narrow Win from Sproule Country Tennis
Harry Hop man added to his tennis laurels yesterday, when he won two titles in the County of Cumberland tournament—the singles, after a great…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket Curiosities Strange Run Out (No. 52)
In 1892 when Leatherhead was playing Addiscombe (England) one of the latter team hit a ball hard to extra mid-off, and backed…
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