Swimming. Amateur Carnivals
Several swimming carnivals are announced by amateur clubs for the next few weeks. Next Thursday night the Commonwealth Bank club will hold its annual carnival at the North…
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Swimming Manager. Perth
J.P.Sheedy honorary secretary of the Australian Amateur Swimming Union, has been appointed manager-coach of the swimming [?]tion of the Empire Games team. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Marrickville Tennis
Marrickville District Lawn Tennis Club's courts have been reopened, and it is proposed to hold a mixed tournament on January 26…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Boxing Preliminaries at Leichhardt
BOXING prelims, to the Spellman-Demetral wrestle at Leichhardt to-night are as follow: Dick Wright v Bert Roach, Tommy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Juniors Chosen
The following tennis juniors are requested to attend at Eastcourts tomorrow, to play matches against the Queensland schoolboys:--A. Bulgin, R…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →BOWLS. Overseas Players. Practice Matches
Overseas and interstate visiting; bowlers scattered yesterday to various greens for some practice prior to the start of the Australian Carnival on Monday Ashfield played Biitish Isles and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Crash at Races
Dramatic incident at Canterbury this afternoon when three horses fell in the first division of the Maiden Welter Handicap. Two jockeys were hurt and taken to hospital. Venturesome and his injured rider, J. McDonald, are lying near the rails. H. Zensky, the rider of Achray, is being assisted away by an ambulance officer. Injured in the sensational crash of three horses in the first division of the Maiden Welter Handicap, this jockey is shown being lifted into the ambulance. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Cricket Chiefs
Mesdames E. A. Thomas and M. Peden, of New South Wales, have been elected chairman and secretary respectively of the Australian Women's Cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Boxing Dispute. Injunction Threatened. Adelaide
Although the South Australian Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Association will definitely join with the Victorian and New South Wales bodies in seeking an injunction…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Black Champion Has Given Impetus To Big Boxing
STRANGE as it may seem, the crowning of a negro as heavyweight champion boxer of the world has given to boxing a much-needed impetus. The "Brown Bomber" Joe Louis, is not in the same class as great black fighters of the past, but, never…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Speedway Racing. National Title, To-night's Event
The official Three-laps to the mile Australian motor cycle speedway champiohship is to be decided at the Showground track to-night, and has attracted entries from representative riders from…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Skipping Girl Thrives on Racing Melbourne
SKIPPING GIRL had only one horse to beat at Woodend on Wednesday, but she galloped so freely and finished so strongly over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Finals To-day
The finals of the teams matches will be played at Rushcutter Bay to-day at 2 p.m. In the men's matches, Newcastle will meet Young and District and in the women's matches,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cricket. Schools Week. Completion of Play
The annual Schools' Week cricket was concluded at North Brighton, yesterday. The betsmen of B team were the only ones to score well, B. Lang, 51, A. Frazer. 44, A. Loxton, 60, and R. Mair, 40,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →National Figures In Tennis "Tied" To Racquet Manufacturers
SINCERE and unqualified amateurism and straightout professionalism in sport the public can appreciate and admire. But shamateurism, like every other kind of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →English Women's Cricket Tour Move ADELAIDE
An invitation for an English women's team to visit Australia at the end of next year was discussed by delegates at the all Australian Women's Cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cricket Tests, Privileges Reduced. Complimentary Tickets. Adelaide
Mr. W, H. Jeanes, secretary of the Australian Board of Control for international cricket, said to-day that the English test ground authorities had advised that the issue of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Women's Cricket. Small Scoring in Adelaide Adelaide
Sent in by Queensland on a wet wicket the New South Wales women cricketers were dismissed for their smillest score during the scries 139 on Norwood Oval Miss E. Crouch, slow to medium pace…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →American Pair Beaten. Adelaide Tennis. Great Doubles Match. Adelaide
The doubles match between the Americans, Budge and Mako, and Quist. and Bromwich was the feature of the tennis to-day. The Australians won,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →When the Gong Goes The boxing game Great and Small. the Bad Old Days
THE ball of conversation rolled in my sanctum. The company was small but select. A couple of high-priced pugs, their managers, and a big-time…
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