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Sport, 1939

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Melbourne Cricket Club. Committee Meets This Week. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 15

Members of the Melbourne Cricket Club committee will meet on Wednesday to consider the applications for the £1,000-a-year position of secretary, in succession to the late…

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Tennis Finals. Country Week Players. Bathurst's First Win. Orange Women Successful

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 17

Players in the country tennis carnival will remember the tournament at Rushcutter Bay for years to come. The heat and humidity from…

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This Racing Game Preparing Horses for Autumn Big Teams Back at Randwick

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 15

With the approach of the Autumn racing carnivals there are few empty boxes in stables around Sydney…

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W. J. O'REILLY Returning to Grade Cricket. Fingleton's Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 15

Although the test bowler, W. J. O'Reilly, has not changed his decision to drop out of all big cricket this season, he has decided to return to club cricket, and will be available…

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Cricket Competitions. Grade Colts. Poidevin-Gray Shield. University's First Defeat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 17

University, which was leading in the Poidevin-Gray Shield competition for colt of the grade cricket clubs was beaten for the first time this season on Saturday, when the…

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Early Mankind. New Discovery. Races Mixed 100,000 Years Ago. Peiping, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 11

The German anthropologist, Professor Weidenreich, who has been here since 1934, conducting research into the origins of mankind, has dealt a…

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Bathurst Makes The Pace Too Hot In Country Tennis Defeat Titleholders Five Sets to Three

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 14

BATHURST tennis players were too wrapped up in the game" to worry about the heat on Saturday. "We sensed a win, and forgot all about the heat," said Boysle…

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Athletic Entries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 13

Entries will close with the Amateur Athletic Association at 5 p.m. today for the State championships, to be held on January 28, February 4 and 11, at the…

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Rain Washes Out Big Cricket Hold-up May Affect S.A. PROSPECTS Lessened Chance To Force Outright Victory Loss of Extra Points

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 16

Rain made play impossible to-day in the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales. South Australia, as a result, may suffer seriously…

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Swimming

Daily News · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

N.S.W.A.S.A, team to meet Combined Universities at Manly on Thursday night: 119 yards Freestyle: R. Wilshire (Manly). [?]Foster (Bronte), C. Walsh (Bondi); reserve, D…

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Stadium Boxing Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

Atilio Sabatino floored Ossie Stewart twice in the fourth round, and the bell saved Stewart from a knock-out…

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The World of Boxing

Daily News · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

SYDNEY'S boxing population is still discussing the amazing display of The Alabama Kid on Friday night. Yesterday I talked over the…

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Boxing. Henneberry and Sabatino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The directors of Olympia Sports, Ltd., are arranging a 15 rounds contest for February 7 at The Arena, between Fred Henneberry and Atitlo Sabatino: This will be their fourth meeting,…

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Pennant Bowls Nearing End

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

In next Saturday's semi-finals of the No. 1 bowls pennant, metropolitan division, Warringah will meet Waverley at City and North Sydney will meet…

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Limiting Juvenile Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

American breeders may not take kindly to the movement now afoot in England to reduce the purses for two-year-old stakes, applying the surplus to endow longer races,…

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Rain Prevented Cricket

Daily News · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9

A light rain prevented play in the N.S.W.-S.A. game at the S.O.G. yesterday. The wicket is covered, and the very dry outfield will quickly absorb the…

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Cricket Talk Report

Daily News · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 10

Deliberations, in England, ove[?] the duration of Test matches wil[?] probably be revealed to the N.S.W. Cricket Association by Mr.[?]…

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Speedway Racing. Test Team Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The Australian motor-cycle speedway test team electors are faced with several problems in choos[?] the side to meet England in the second test, [?] the Sports Ground, on Saturday night. They…

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Gosford Races To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

The Gosford Racing Club will hold a race meeting-to-day. The programme consists of seven races, the first being timed to start at 1.15 p.m. and the last…

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Boxing Classics. Heavyweight Contests. English Novelist's Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 15

The name of L. A. G. Strong, who occupies a high place among contemporary English novelists, should be guarantee, as an author of a book on boxing, of an enthralling…

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