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Sport, 1937

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City-country Tennis Teams

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 19

The following tennis teams have been chosen to represent City v. Country in the junior matches at the Association Courts on Saturday:--…

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22 Pairs Left In Bowls Event

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 19

THE Association president's two-rink competition has now been reduced to 22 teams. The fourth round will be played…

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Bookmakers Lose Fight with Coursing Club Queanbeyan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 20

THE Queanbeyan Coursing Club, which cancelled the licences of all bookmakers when they refused to show the prices of dogs on betting boards and called for fresh applications, has relicensed the original betting ring of 15…

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League Races at Velodrome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 16

Six tandem teams have been allotted the following marks for the mixed crew handicap at the Canterbury Velodrome to-morrow night:—R. Drinnan's team, Colin Platt's team, scr; H. Bloomfield's…

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Speedway Racing. To-morrow Night's Events

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 16

The World's Derby will be the chief event on the programme of motor cycle speedway races at the Showground to-morrow night. Starters in supporting events will be:…

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Opponents in Great Lawn Tennis Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 15

F. J. Perry (right), in his first pro fessional match, beat H. Ellsworth Vines (left), three sets to one…

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Moorefield Races Are Very Open

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

MOST of the rices at Moorefield to-morrow appear to be very open, and, judging by the early charts displayed,betting on the principal race on the programme, the Peter Moore Gold Cup, is likely to take a wide range,…

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Turvey In Three Title Tennis Finals

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

JACK CRAWFORD defeated Dave. Thompson 6-3, 6-2 in a semifinal of the Seaside Championship at Manly yesterday, and will play…

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Cricket Cash and Next Tour

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 4

The record attendances at the Third Test match In Melbourne Cricket Ground, have meant record takings in the form of gate money…

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Lighter Side of Test Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 15

ALTHOUGH CRICKET WAS their main interest, these youngsters brought their tricycle to the Melbourne Cricket Ground…

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Junior Cricket. Willoughby-kuring-gai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 16

A GRADE: A carmon Veterans, 186 and 109 (McGregor 67, J. Hooworth 33; Huxley 5-48, H. Jones 6-86), beat Victoria Lodge, 153 (H. Jones 67 not out; Kelleway 4-13, Hooworth 3-13); Gordon…

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Country Tennis Stars Players with a Future

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 19

THE general standard of play in this year's country tennis carnival is higher than in former years. Young…

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Ploughs, Not Cricket Drew This Crowd

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

A FOUR-DAY ploughing match at Cornwall in Ontario, Canada, attracted 600 ploughmen—and 100,000…

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Dispute Over Dog Racing Causes Split Among Owners

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

The dispute over the control of greyhound racing is causing a big split in the rank and file of dog owners…

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W.A. Tennis Players for Sydney Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

Stephen and Bonner, seniors, and Wesley and Stephens, Juniors, left for Sydney by the Duntroon to take part in the Australian tennis championships. McDermott…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival. Men's Knock-out Rounds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 16

As a result of the first knock-out round yesterday in the men's teams' matches in the country lawn tennis carnival at Rushcutter Bay, Cessnock Rovers, Penrith, Goulburn I.,…

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Cricket Crowds. Problem of Congestion. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

To deal with complaints of congestion and other matters as the result of the large attendances at the third test match on the Melbourne ground, the committee of the…

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Fred Perry to Make M.-g.-m Tennis Series

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 9

Fred Perry, tennis champion, according to "The Hollywood Reporter," arrived there on November 10 and closed a deal whereby he is to…

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Coaching Unity Is Necessary Action by States Big Swimming Team Arrives Title Events

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

ORGANISED coaching on a national basis for the next Olympic Games, is advocated by Mr. S. C…

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South Australian Centenary T.t. Races in Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

WITH leading Australian riders and world's champion Stanley Woods competing, a large crowd was present to see the T.T. races at the South Australian Centenary Carnival in Adelaide…

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