Midget Car Racing
A feature of the midget car races scheduled for the Sports Ground to-morrow night will be [?]match race of one mile from a flying start, between D. Patterson. J. Ferguson, A. Fly[?] and…
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Tennis in Heat Close Win By Albury
Albury and Condobolin today earned the right to play in the final of the country B grade women's tennis…
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NEWCASTLE, holders of the title, yesterday Reached the final of the men's country tennis teams' championship at Rushcutter Bay. However, Newcastle women, holders of the women's title, were…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Bathurst Pair. Fine Win in Vital Set. Country Week Tennis
After a great struggle in a semi-final of the men's A grade knock-out competition, in the country week tennis carnival at the Lawn Tennis Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Racing Programmes. Eight Events at Warwick Farm. Lord Bine Chosen for Sprint. Buckshee for Encourage Handicap
Eight races are on the programme for the A.J.C.'s meeting at Warwick Farm this afternoon, the Maiden Handicap, to he run over one mile, having been divided. A start will be made at 1,25 p.m., and the last event is scheduled for 4.45 p m…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sydney Sport Knocked Out by Heat; Many Postponements Poor Fields In Golf, Swimming Cricket And Tennis Girls Collapsed, Riflemen Fought Fires; Bowlers' Protest
Heat struck sport a knock-out blow yesterday. Matches were abandoned in most sports, and many players, especially women, collapsed. In golf, swimming and bowls particularly, fields were far below usual Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Golf Romance
MR. and MRS. NOEL SABINE, of Kenya, with their son, ANTHONY J. BARRINGTON SABINE. Mrs. Sabine was formerly Dina Plumpton, the English golfer, who reached the final of the British women's golf championship in 1933. Mr. N. J. B. Sabine…
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ANY enthusiasm that existed before last week about the pleasures of summer golf received a severe test at the two open competitions which ushered in the year's activities. Cronulla undoubtedly had the worst of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hens Stop Racing Dogs COOLANGATTA
When the Fourth Division race at the Coolangatta Coursing Club meeting to-day was half over three dogs suddenly stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Bowls Fight Ahead Chatswood and Waverley Win Section Games
Easy wins by Chatswood, bowls premiers, and Waverley in qualifying rounds yesterday suggest a hard fight for the metropolitan No. 1 pennant. North Sydney and Warringah have…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Boy Swimmer Races With Broken Hand
With a broken bone in his hand, Jack Campbell, 12-years-old schoolboy, swam for the under 13…
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Need and greed alone accounted for anybody being at Warwick Farm yesterday, apart from the habituals who have not yet been sentenced. After yesterday even they should be told in dulcet tones to go and sin no more. Mother Grundy would have been…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Hatless At Races In Yesterday's Heat
Mrs. Phillip Bushell, Mr. H. Bishop and Miss Pamela Bushell at Warwick Farm. Right: At Warwick Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athlete Blames Swimming For Mishap Stenner Injured In State Relay Run
"I only hope I will be able to meet Jim White in the State 120 yards Hurdles title," said Syd. Stenner, yesterday, after he had pulled a thigh muscle at the Sports Ground. Stenner was injured after he had given South Sydney a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Women's Cricket Players Leave Field; Match Abandoned
After Miss G. Mortimer, of Kuring-gai had collapsed at Banksia when playing against St. George yesterday, two…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Poidevin-Gray Cricket Maundrell Breaks Barnes's Record
With a brilliant 78, compiled in 58 minutes, L. Maundrell, of Petersham, yesterday brought his aggregate in PoidevinGray matches this season to 484, eclipsing the club record held by Australian XI player, Sid Barnes…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Be Warned! These Are Foot-Faults Under Tennis Rules
AUBREY WILLARD Illustrates foot-faults for "The Sunday Sun." A great deal has been written and said about foot-faults since the time Adrian Quist was…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Dance As Finale To Country Week Tennis Gay Scene At Clubhouse
THE visitors to Sydney for the Country Tennis matches were almost prepared for anything in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Teams' Tennis Finals Country Players At Top Of Form Despite Heat
Despite the terrific heat, the Country Week teams match finals were splendidly contested yesterday, and many players showed top form. All put their best into the games. Bathurst beat Newcastle in the A…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Everyman's Sports Page Suggestion For . . . . . . . . . . . To-morrow Night's Fight? Sporting Cricket
ACCORDING to reports there were more incidents (all of a pleasant nature) and more thrills and excitement in a game between…
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