Two Swimming Records at Inter-club Match
Two B grade inter-club swimming records were broken in the contest between Bondi and Rose Bay on Saturday…
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Midget Car Racing. Clever Driving
Spectacular driving was witnessed at the anniversary midget car meeting at the Sports Ground last night. In the Birthday scratch race C. Garland was…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cricket's Comedy Of Errors
CRICKET'S comedy of errors, the Country Week gala, is in the limelight again. The N.S.W.C.A. has asked Newcastle batsman Reg. Beattie, to explain a statement that he considered the Country-City match as "not worth playing in."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soccer Football. State Association Council
The unsatisfactory decision regarding the premiership match between the St. George and Wallsend teams at the beginning of last season was reviewed by the council of the State Association during the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Swimming Dates N S W. Acts on Own Initiative
N.S.W. has stepped over the head of the secretary of the Australian Swimming Union (Mr. J. P. Sheedy)…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Women's Swimming. Great Backstroke Race. Miss Norton's Close Win
A wonderful race between Miss Pat Norton of Bondi, the Empire Games champion, and Miss G. Millaid, of Singleton the holder of the title, for the 110 yards backstroke…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Man Dies After Game of Tennis
After he had played a number of sets of tennis on Saturday, Stanley William Fulton, 24, of Ridgewall- street. Lakemba, said that he felt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Titles. Hobart Arrangements. Invitation From South Africa. Perth
The honorary secretary of the Amateur Swimming Union of Australia Mr. J. p. Sheedy. stated to-night that the Union had received official advice from the Tasmanian…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival Lewis Wins Singles
Howard Lewis won his first country title when he defeated J. O'Donnell in the final of the men's singles at Rushcutter Bay on Saturday. It was a poor match…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Junior Cricket. District Associations. Western Suburbs
FIRST GRADE.—Concord West, 168 (Parnell 51, Ricketts 35) v B. A. L. M., 3-33; St. Divid's 109 (Carew 34; Hayes 6-29), v Enfield, 3-97 (B. Matthews 30 not out); St. Peters, 120 (Jackson 41,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Speedway Racing. Second Test Match. Australia's Great Win
Australia beat England in the second official motor cycle specdway test match at the Sports Ground on Saturday night by 32 points to 22 after one of the most spectacular and hard-fought…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Body Sway in Golf. Need for Control. Ferrier's Experiences
(Australian Open and Amatcur Champion). A leading professional expressed the opinion the other day that many golfing troubles begin with the body. I agree with him, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bowls Competition Results. Pennant Semi-finals. Waverley and North Sydney Win
Semi-finals section ties, and quarter-finals of various pennant grades were played on Saturday. North Sydney and Waverley won the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fine Achievement at Tennis. Mrs. C. Walker, of Orange
Mrs. C. Walker, of Orange, who won the country singles championship for the second time on Saturday, played in her first country carnival as Miss F. Blackhall, at Rushcutter…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Women's Sport. Metropolitan Cricket Teams. Country Week Games
Metropolitan teams to play Country teams at University next Saturday were announced by the State selectors at the week-end. The teams are of divided strength and have been chosen to…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Donoghue Is Still Plain "Steve" England's Racing Idol And The Tetrarch
Steve Donoghue--please don't call him Donohoe, but pronounce the "og" and the "hue"--has retired from riding to take up training, but he is still just "Steve" to millions of Englishmen and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Nuffield Gives £10,000; Likes Cricket Match DURBAN
Lord Nuffield, speaking at the Durban Country Club, announced that he was giving £10,000 to the South African Cricket Association…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grade Cricket Matches. Soft Wickets. Waverley's Fine Performance. Centuries for Mosman
Rain-affected wickets caused a lively atmosphere at several of the grounds when the ninth round of grade cricket began on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Thrills in Boat Races at North Steyne Surf Carnival — London Unemployed Demonstrate
Competing crews in the junior surf boat race at the North Steyne carnival on Saturday struck very heavy seas, and this picture shows the Manly boat standing on end just before…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cricket Scapegoat Sought Officials Take Beattie To Task Sequel to City-country Farce
APPARENTLY Reg Beattie, Newcastle and interstate cricketer, is to be made the scapegoat for the farcical…
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