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Sport, 1934

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To-day's Sporting Fixtures. Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 11

Sheffield Shield: New south Wales v Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground, 11.30 a.m. Poldevin-Gray, Daily Telegraph, and Martin shields competitions…

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Golf. Brilliant Scoring By Fawcett and Dobson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Metropolitan golfers enjoyed splendid conditions for their games on Saturday, when club events were decided. The courses generally were in fine order, and some brilliant…

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Willard Out Of Two Events Tennis Surprises

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

JUNIOR DAVE CHRYSTAL. not long back from a playing tour of New Caledonia, is again making his presence felt in tournament tennis. He provided a Big surprise on Saturday by eliminating State rep Aubrey Willard from the Country of Cumberland Championship, and…

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N.S.W. v Queensland at Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 10

1. Allen cuts one from A. Chipperfield to the boundary in the Sheffield Shield match on Saturday. F. Easton is keeping wickets…

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Summer Racing. Tattersall's Meeting. Jacko's Success in Carrington Stakes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

At Tattersalls Club meeting at Randwick on Saturday, the Doncaster winner Jacko repeated the form he had shown in the A.J.C. Chisholm Handicap on Boxing Day, and won…

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Cricket Hint. No. 75. For An Aggressive Batsman

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

UNLESS a bosey bowler is able to bowl a perfect length, it is unwise to place a "two-sided" field. By this I mean that when five men are…

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Tennis Test. McGRATH Beats Lee. Superb Display. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

Tennis test honours were even on rubbers and sets in the first day's play of the third test match between Australia and Great Britain at Kooyong, though Australia led by the…

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VIV. McGRATH Again Beats Perry Test Tennis; Hopman Victorious

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

VIV. McGRATH repeated his Brisbane victory over Perry, when they met again in the Third Tennis Test to-day. He won in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. In the first match of the day, Hopman defeated Hughes…

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Tennis Test. Australia v Britain. Two Rubbers Each. Melb[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 11

Great Britain and Australia art having an even battle in the third international tennis test, which commenced at the Kooyong Courts yesterday in cool and cloudy weather. At the end of the day,…

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The Turf. Mentone Races. Win for Eglonite. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 10

Taking charge five furlongs from home Eglonite cleared away from the opposition in the straight in the first division of the Mentone Purse at Mentone on Saturday and won by three lengths from…

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Cricket. Grade Competition. Cumberland's Big Score. L. Leabeater Makes 214

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

The outstanding feature of Saturday's play in grade cricket, the eighth round of which was commenced, was the heavy scoring of the Central Cumberland team, which made 411…

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Last Was First. Extraordinary Racing Decision. Horses Took Wrong Turning. London, Dec. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 8

The horse that finished last won the United Services Steeplechase for amateur riders at Newbury to-day. There were seven starters, and the…

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Townsend Looks a Fighter Grade Cricket Scores in Brief Englishman Won Championships Of Canada Meets Kelso

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

AUSTRALIANS are, going to like Billy Townsend, light-Weight and welterweight champion of Canada, who arrived by the…

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The Sun Stop-press Last Race Tatt.'s Races Alfred Hill Handicap Clever Pox Cynical Loch Garry

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 1

Betting: 4 Cynical, 5 Clever Fox BUI Wedgwood, Touchit, 7 Loch Garry, Birthday Present, 10 Speldon. Wicklow, 1520 others…

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Kangaroos Pass the Half-century 'Cricket Score' v. WELSHMEN Even The Full-back Scored A Try WEMBLEY

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 1

BEFORE a £10,000 gate at Wembley yesterday, the Kangaroo's literally paralysed the Wales Rugby League team, and ran up a "cricket…

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Queenslanders Took Pains and Gave Them Drab Cricket No Shield Lights a Go-slow Policy Against Poor Attack Stars Missed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

AN artist searching for color in the batting in the Shield match at the Cricket Ground on Saturday, might have found…

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Eventful First Day In Tennis Test McGRATH'S Win Was Star Turn Shock In doubles For Australia's New "Hopes" Honors Even Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

RUBBERS and sets were level, but Australia had a lead of seven games when the first day's play in the third tennis Test…

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Beaten Summer Cup Favorite's Chance to Atone Mince Pie Never Better Should Beat Nord in Tatt.'s Cup Milantheon Returns To Distance Racing Roxburgh's Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

THE belief that she did not reproduce her best form, and the nine pounds better terms than in the Summer Cup on which she will meet Nord, suggests that Mince Pie will atone for her A.J.C. defeat by taking the Tattersall's Cup to-day. Her task…

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Athletics. Fast Sprint Times. Club Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 11

Although the wind behind the sprinters and hurdlers was not unusually strong at the Sports Ground on Saturday, extraordinary times were credited to a number of athletes. T. E. Hampson…

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Athletic Records Broken Fletcher Beats Junior Pole Vault Figures

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

Lester Fletcher, in winning the pole vault championship of the Randwick-Kensington Club at the Sports Ground on Saturday, eclipsed the…

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