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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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.[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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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