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Sport, 1939

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Daily Sportlight Super-grade Plan to Raise Football Standard

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 14

Group Seven officials of the Country Rugby League of New South Wales believe that during the coming season its competitive top-grade football will be equal to anything metropolitan clubs can produce…

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The Racing Calendar. Victoria Park. (Entries. To be run on Wednesday.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

MAIDEN TWO-YEAR-OLD. 6f.—Dunkerry, H[?]eron, La Lune, Cardinal Puff. The Pirate, A[?]titude, Havelock, Brazen Career, L' Argent, Goodall, Palawan, Marases, Sir Regal, Haloch,…

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A.i.f. Cricket Team. Victorian Proposal for Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 13

There is a possibility of the famous A.I.F. cricket team playing again. It was from this team that the Australian elevens of 1920, 1921, 1924, and 1925 gained many valuable recruits…

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Curing Golf Slice. "Hoping for Best" of No Use. Beware of Overhiting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 13

Australian Open and Amateur Champion. Every golfer knows that when he cuts across the ball he slices, and that when this is done he is unable to follow through on the line…

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"Diggers'" Cricket. Queensland Team's Visit. the Old A.I.F. SPIRIT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 13

The recent visit of the cricket team representing the Queensland branch of the Returned Soldiers' League—a return for the visit paid by New South Wales to Queensland last…

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Tennis Illawarra Suburbs' Assn. Combined Annual Tournament. Entries Close To'morrow Night, at 6 p.m

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

Entries for the annual tournament being conducted by the Main Body and the Wanganul Cup Section, close tomorrow night (Saturday), 7th inst., at 6…

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CRICKET lllawarra Assn. Wins Both Matches on Country Tour Victories Over Binnaway and Mendooran. Lindwall and Mclntyre Bat Well Bowling Honours to Pitt and Wales

The St George Call · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

The lllawarra Association team, which toured the country centres of Binnaway and Mendooran over the Christmas holidays, was successful…

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Boxing Displays

Daily News · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 9

The Alabama Kid and Lesnevich are to give public training displays to-day. Lesnevich is to box at Limutkin's gym. at 11.30, while Ike Kutner will put The Alabama…

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Tennis Tournament

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 8

Entries for the Illawarra Suburbs Association and Wanganui Cup section's annual tennis tournament will close to-night at 6 o'clock. Play in…

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Pennant Bowls Teams Level

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 18

Considerable interest attaches to the last round of the sectional play in all grades of the pennant competitions to-day…

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Racing Man Marries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 10

A wedding of interest in racing circles was quietly celebrated at Burwood yesterday morning, when Miss Joan Craddock was married to Mr. Harold V…

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Swimming Titles. Nakama to Appear. 440 Yards Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 19

Kyoshi Nakama, the brilliant Japanese swimmer who has come to Australia from Hawaii, will make his first public appearance in Sydney at the…

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Grade Cricket Lead Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 16

Changes are expected in the first grade cricket premiership table when the eighth round concludes today. Waverley are likely to be joined in the…

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Bargain In Golf Clubs KATOOMBA

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 1

Mr. R. J. Patterson, golf links superintendent a Katoomba, in a report to Katoomba Council, said that during the…

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Von Nida's 72 in Manila Golf

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 1

MANILA, Friday.--N. von Nida, with a par 72, tied with Nakamura, a Japanese competitor, in the first round of the Philippine Islands Open golf…

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Shield Cricket in Brisbane Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 18

Queenslanders are taking renewed interest in their Sheffield Shield cricket team, as a result of its good displays this season…

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Lawn Tennis. Seaside Championships. R. Felan Beats Arkinstall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 21

In the seaside championships at Ivanhoe Park, Manly, yesterday, R. Felan had an easy win over J. Arkinstall, the country junior champion, in the final of the boys' junior singles. Arkinstall won…

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Trotting Races. Inter-dominion Meetings. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 21

A meeting of the Australian Trotting Conference to-day decided upon Western Australia as the venue for the next inter-dominion trotting championships…

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Boxing Dispute Settled. Stewart and Sabatino Will Meet. Rival Promoters Agree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 21

Ossie Stewart, the hard-hitting American negro, will meet Atilio Sabatino, of Puerto Rica, at the Sydney Stadium on January 16…

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Greyhound Racing. Harold Park Meeting. Selections for To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 21

The New South Wales Trotting Club will hold its greyhound racing meeting at Harold Park to-night, when a programme of 10 races will be decided. A start will be made at…

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