Speedway Racing Stevenson Deserts "Hush-hush" for Old Bike
WHEN "Tiger" Stevenson, crack English dirt-track rider, came to Sydney for the present season he brought with him a machine of…
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14,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250
Golf Pros Not So Well Off What American Figures Prove
FOR a good many years, openminded observers in the field of sport have recognised that, so fur as the professional element is concerned,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Increase of Women in Australian Racing The English Winning List
IN Australia, more women now figure as racehorse owners than at any previous time, and if one is not sooner or later enrolled in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Turf Jottings From Here There & Everywhere Will Provide Good Racing
ON many occasions V.R.C. and A.J.C. St. Legers have given a poor return for the added money they carried. Sylvandale, for instance, had matters all his own way in each last year. Indications are that this year each St. Legar will be a belter race than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SWIMMING Hooper Got 220 Title, But Ryan Appeared To Touch First Drummoyne Carnival Upset
THE 220 yds. State swimming championship at the Drummoyne baths last night provided sensations. Phil. Hooper, of Lismore, who was,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →England Will Want Union Visit Rugby" Tour Probable in 1939 OR 1940 LONDON
It is considered certain that Australia will be invited to send a Rugby Union team to Britain in 1939 or 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Schools' Week in Sydney Cricket Association Provides Big Programme
GREAT Public Schools cricketers start on Monday upon a very busy and interesting week. They will spend the whole of Monday at the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →England's Greatest Rugby Day All Blacks Beaten Decisively Thirteen To Nil 75,000 at Twickenham
ENGLAND'S greatest day in Rugby football! The overthrow of the All Blacks at Twickenham last Saturday. Seventy-five thousand witnessed the feat. Never a bigger —never a more delighted—crowd gathered to see a Rugger…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Dangers Of American Football Immaturity Chief Cause Says Expert Vital Statistics
THE good are said to die young. This must surely be amended to the "good and American footballers."…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Sport the Hibernian Cricket Carnival. New South Wales Wins Shield
Last week witnessed an unusual gathering of interstate Hibernian cricketers in Sydney, the occasion being the competition for the possession of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Cricket Not Too Many of Test Promise Robinson's Claims Strong
MANY new players have received chances in big cricket this season owing to the absence of the Test team in South Africa, and Tarrant's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lawn Tennis. J. Crawford Beaten. Fine Form of H. Lewis. Surprise at Manly
The sensation at the Seaside Championships at Manly yesterday was the defeat of J. Crawford in the semi-final round of the men's singles championship. The David who…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →TENNIS Howard Lewis In Role Of Giant-killer Youthful Conqueror of Crawford Three-sets Duel Thrills
TWENTY-years-old Northern Suburbs representative, Howard Lewis, smashed into the limelight in the Seaside tennis championships…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis "Amateurs" Who Ruin Tournaments by Their Demands And Star Footballers Whose Status is Religiously Preserved
THE London "Daily Mail" of December 21 carries two stories of wide sporting significance as far as the amateur rule is concerned. In one, Stanley Doust reveals how a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Discussion on Continental Boxers And a Description Of One In Action Leo Kelly Did a Little Boxing Then Knocked Lauriot Out
ON Monday afternoon I ran into Eugene Volaire in the city. To the younger generation of "Referee" readers, the name, Eugene…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →White Wings and Sea Spray Brilliant Swimming in Sydney Hooper Outsprints Noel Ryan Mathieson Neared Aust. Records Biddulph and Newbiggen, Junior Stars, Each Set New Figures
THE outstanding performances in the first two N.S.W. swimming championship carnivals were provided by P Hooper (Lismore), H. R. Biddulph (Rose' Day), Peter Mathieson (New Zealand), and R. Newbiggen (Newcastle). Hooper swam brilliantly from 110 to 220 yards, defeating Noel Ryan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Body-line Law Operates in Shield Cricket Gilbert "No-Balled" Under the Australian Board's Law the Call Was Salutary
THERE are two distinct laws in cricket now that operate against body-line bowling, on the initiative of the umpire. One is a reminder to umpires issued by the M.C.C. The other is that which the Board of Control has created…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ATHLETICS Competition on Saturday Strong Team
The interclub competition commenced again at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday and crities say that only a miracle can prevent the Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Champions Out But Vic. Team Strong McLardy and Colman Unavailable For Athletic Championships Yates Stars Over 440
IN spite of the fact that two holders of Australian championships, Don McLardy (120 yards hurdles) and Fred Colman (1 mile and 3 miles), are not available, and that the field games men are not above average quality, Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Amateur Athletics Great Meetings In Hobart and Adelaide
THE Australian amateur athletic championships, starting at Hobart, on January 15, will be the national…
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