Gaxieu Fights Fires; Deputy Starts Races Praise by Crowd New Official Despatches Fields Away In Line
Deputising for the official starter, Mr. J. Gaxieu, who raced away from the A.J.C. office to save his Castle Hill…
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Heat-Wave Holidayers Find A Cool Spot In Terrigal's Surf: In Town For Tennis Clothes Comments Between Sets
'Just when the whole town's been trying every possible dodge for keeping cool, country visitors here for Country Week tennis have been tearing around the courts at the N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association grounds at the rate of knots…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women's Athletics Weather Did Not Slow Up Relay Teams
Torrid weather conditions did not affect women athletes yesterday, for in a 300 yards relay race the Sydney team…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Bankstown Swimming
Bankstown Amateur Swimming [?]b's annual carnival will be held at the Bankstown Baths on January 26…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Universities' Swimming Carnival
The annual inter-University carnival will be held at the Manly Baths to-morrow, and on Wednesday and Thursday, commencing at 11 a.m. on the first day. The programme to-morrow will…
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N.S.W. women swimmers for the Australian championships to be held at Hobart and Melbourne will be announced by the Association executive on Friday. Heats of the 110 yards freestyle, 110…
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MISS MARGARET WILSON, the 1937 Australian junior champion, who has just returned from an oversea tour. She is playing m the Australian championships this week…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Boxing. Mexican Featherweight Arrives
Henry Moreno, a Mexican featherweight arrived in sydney on Saturday under engagement to Stadiums Ltd. He is 23 years of age and has been boxing for six years, during which he has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richmond Races
SECRETARY GEORGE EVANS has advertised the next meeting of the Richmond Racing Club, which will take place on February 9. Six attractive events comprise…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Play Better Tennis
with Barnet Glass "All-Court" Tennis Balls--New and longer-wearing "SuperNap" cover--Retained Compression--Consistency of Bound and Uniformity…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Open-air Boxing Bouts on Coalfields
CESSNOCK, Sunday.--Another effort is to be made to revive boxing on the coalfields. Open-air bouts are to be staged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disqualifications Mar Sailing Races
Both of yesterday's 18-footer Sailing League's races were marred by disqualifications that could have been easily averted. In the sail-off for the State…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coach on Swimming Star Biddulph Future World's Champion
ROBIN BIDDULPH'S defeat of Kiyoshi Nakama in the State 220 yards swim title on Saturday night definitely places him in world class. Coach Harry Hay stated…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Two Delays at Cricket
On two occasions in the Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, a delay of several minutes was caused when the ball was temporarily "lost."…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fast Wickets Needed in Cricket
In England, in 1938, wickets provided a subject for almost daily controversy. In 1939, the same thing is happening in Australia. W. J. O'Reilly gave his views…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Stenner to Run in Title Races
S. G. Stenner, Empire Games hurdler, pulled a thigh muscle during the State 440 yards relay championship at the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →New Cricket Science Delegates At Play
CANBERRA, Sunday.--Several new regulations of doubtful legality have been added to the rules of cricket by prominent Australian economists visiting Canberra for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferrier's Notebook. Golf Jottings. at Home and Abroad
Considering the players that contested the Philippines open championship, the scoring was not in keeping with thou reputations The winning score of 292 averaged 73 per…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Football in Great Britain. English League. London, Jan. 14
FIRST DIVISION.—Aston Villa y Blackpool 3-1: Bollon v Leeds 2-2: Chailton v Liverpool 1-3: Chelsea v Middlesbrouth, 4-2: Everton v Arsenal, 2-0: Huddersfield v Portsmouth 3-0 Manchester…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tennis Form. Players Prepare. National Titles. Colts Make Good Advance
The thoughts of lawn tennis players in Australia, and especially those players who regard themselves as being candidates for the Davis…
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