Tennis Resumed After Holidays Keen Finals at Clyde Semis Next
The week-end saw an enthusiastic resumption of play in the summer competition of the Parramatta-Granville Tennis Association after…
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British Football. English Cup Matches. Swansea Beats Wolverhampton. LONDON, Jan. 8
The third round of the English Cup (Soccer) produced a big surpiise as Swansea Town a lowly second division team, beat Wolverhampton Wanderers, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fine Result Of £50 Prize Offer Bright Cricket; Fast Scores
THE offer by the Daily Telegraph of a £50 prize for the most rapidly-compiled century has caused scoring in this…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Superb Tennis Defeats Budge Cramm's Great Victory Over World Champion Melbourne
G. CRAMM yesterday gave the greatest display of tennis seen in Australia for many years when he beat the world champion, D. Budge, 6-4, 8-10,12-10. Quist and Bromwich (Australia) overwhelmed Cramm…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cricket Dispute. Crowd on the Field. Umpires' Watches Differed. Albury
Demonstrations by partisan spectalors, who walked on to the field and argued with umpires and players followed an exciting finish to the match for the O'Farrell Cup between Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →N. Von Nida. Golf in the Philippines. Doing Well in Championship. Manila, Jan. 8
N. von Nida, the Australian golf professional, was third at the end of the first 36 holes in the open golf championship of the Philippine Islands. He had an aggregate of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →This Racing Game Egmont Prospects for King's Cup Decide Question on G. Price's Return
A DECISION whether Egmont will run in the King's Cup at Launceston next month is not likely until his trainer, G. Price, returns from New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →22 Girls for Games 100 Country Teams Start Tennis Many Players Here for First Time
COUNTRY tennis players started their annual carnival at the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutters Bay, to-day, in ideal conditions. There were 60 men's and 40 women's teams…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Lawn Tennis Classic. Cramm Superb. 50-Games Struggle. Budge Fails at a Match Point. Melbourne
Kooyong was the scene of one of the greatest of Australian lawn tennis matches on Saturday, when the German, Gottfried Cramm, beat J…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bright Day for Cumberland Cricket Sensational Opening Overs From Hovey Bowlers Were on the Mark
A century fourth wicket partnership saved Western suburbs from utter batting collapse in the first grade match at Cumberland oval on Saturday. Cumberland bowlers were on top. Hovey opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grade Cricket Matches. McCABE DAZZLING. Centuries by Seddon and Lawson. Dale Performs "Hat-trick."
Heavy scoring at a good rate was a leature of several of the grade cricket matches when the eighth round was begun, in cool, sunny weather, on…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →S. Australians Make 398 Queensland Batting Breaks Down Tallon And Baker In Form But Lacked Support Cotton Bowls Well Brisbane
QUEENSLAND fared badly to-day in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, the absence of Brown affecting the batting. After the South Australian innings had been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →ATHLETICS. Inter-club Semi-finals. St. George and Randwickkensington
The St. George and Randwick-Kensington clubs, by winning their semi-finals of the Amateur Athletic Association inter-club competition at the Sports Ground on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Athletic Manager for Empire Games
As anticipated, Mr. W. E. Painter, a Victorian, has been appointed manager of the athletic section of the Australian Empire Games team. He…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →British Official to Open Athletics
The chairman of the British Empire Games Association (Sir James Leigh Wood) will officially open the N.S.W. athletic championships at the Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Athletic Union President Resigns
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Mr. A. G. Fenner has decided to resign from the office of president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia because of pressure…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Golf Fixture
CRONULLA Associates.—To-morrow. O[?]en Canadian foursomes (stroke) 10, Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Walters v Mrs. Porter and partner: 10.15. Miss C. Whiting and Mrs Waush v Mrs. Davies and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Swimming. "Diggers" at Bondi Baths
The annual contest for the Scott Cup, between Bondi and Randwick-Coogee "Diggers" swimming clubs. will take place at Bondi Baths on Sunday morning, Coogee-Randwick's team of 20, to swim…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →BOWLS. South Africans at Mosman
Members of the South African bowling team [?] did not [?]n to Quenesland showed the[?] qual[?] at Mosman yesterday. when Harvey's four beat four good Mosman ol[?]yers, captained by R. T. Harrison…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Poidevin Grey Cricket
Waverley's Poldevin-Grey Shield cricket team is: D. James (c.), C. Gillespie, T. Mullens. K. Kuster, J. Crichton. T. Relton. H. Butler, T. Brooks [?]…
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