Changing Country Tennis Old Faces Give Place to New
THIS year's country tennis week is essentially a carnival of youth, most of the old faces which have been…
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Cricket Crowd Sang on a Note of Joy
A picturegram from Melbourne, showing the Fire Brigades Band lending the crowd in community singing before the resumption of piny in the third Test today. With Australia in a strong position, they had something to sing about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →King's Game Wins Races At Moonee Valley MELBOURNE
Running on better than his rivals, King's Game won his first hurdle race in the metropolitan area, at Moonee Valley to-day, when he defeated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turf Facts & Fancies Attendances Dwindle at Randwick. Reforms Necessary to Revive Racing
FOR the week ending with the A.J.C. fixture at Warwick Farm on Saturday, Sydney racegoers had a surfeit of racing, and altogether five meeting and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Test Cricket Fever of Australians Psychological Effect Of Big Scoring
ALL the science of psychology supports the man whose excuse, in the Police Court, for having used offensive language, was that he was excited by the Test scores. Test cricket is more than a popular game, or a vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →My Briskidity In Technical Glue-pot Melbourne Cricket Ground
I AM sitting in the stand eating Arthur Mailey's sandwiches. He has been called away to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tennis Champions. Vines Plays Perry To-day. Great Crowd Assured. New York, Jan. 4
The tennis match between F. J. Perry and H. E. Vines is creating intense interest. Advance sales indicate record gate receipts, which may be in excess of 50,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →New Cricket Stand Is Planned Seating for Additional Ten Thousand Project Before Govt
CONSTRUCTION of a new stand at the Cricket Ground to hold-about 10,000 more spectators is being considered by the Premier (Mr. Stevens) and the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Dunningham)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bigger Prizes and More Races One Win a Month Rule Out at Harold Park
MEASURES to make Harold Park fixtures more attractive to greyhound owners were announced to-day by the New South Wales Trotting Club. It has decided to--Run 12 races in a night instead of 10, starting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Odds-on Brazandt Leads All the Way Backers Score at Ascot Races Lady Cay's Merry Pace In Nursery
BACKERS began well at Ascot races to-day, Brazandt at odds-on, and Lady Cav, equal favorite winning decisively. Brazandt led from the barrier and won easily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Athletics. Club Results
ST. GEORGE CLUB.—At Hurstville Oval: Senior handicaps.—100 yards: G. Mottershead (7yds), 10s, l; H. Gould (3), 2; E. Carey (7½), 3. 440 yards; D. Aiken (25), 53 l-5s. 1; W. Furnell (201, 2: J…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Swimming Carnival
Arrangements for the fifth annual swimming carnival to be held by the Lake Parramatta Life-saving Club at lake Parramatta on February 1 are being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Swimming Butterfly Breaststrore
Despite the opinion of prominent coaches, on their return from the Olympic Games, that the butterfly Breast-stroke was not to be encouraged, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Competitions
MOORE PARK.—Open four-ball v par: A. J. Little (18) and E. Rheuben (11), 9 up: R. Culhane (8) and J. W. Alsbett (10), 6 up; A. A. Goodwin (14) and R. H. Brown (7), 5 up; J. Ferrier ([?]) and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Night Tennis
The following is the draw for the final week's play in the first round of the School of Arts night tennis tournament:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greyhound Coursing Harold Park Notes
ONLY a small crowd attended the New South Wales Trotting Club's greyhound meeting at Harold Park on Saturday night. Probably the surfeit…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bowls. Presidents Two Rinks
The third round of the presidents two-riuk competition was played yesterday. Results:- AT KENSINGTON.—City, 43, v Randwick, 39—v Richards, Bartlett, Green, Scotter (C.), 15. v…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Rugby Union Champions London
In the Rugby Union championship to-day, Hampshire 17 bent Sussex 8…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cricket Chatter
Jack Samuers who made 40 not out against the strong bowling-attack of State Theatre batted very attractive for his runs, and was mainly responsible…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis Cracks' Hoodoo
TENNIS players used to refer to the Metropolitan championships at Strathfield as the "Graveyard of Reputations." That adage is likely to…
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