New Fashions in Tennis Colored Playsuits At Carnival
Country tennis week, which introduced to Sydney the no-stocking fashion, shorts and pith helmets, provided another innovation to-day…
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Champions to Appear Table Tennis Stars In England
The International Table Tennis Association recently decided to abandon the world series at Paris this month, but the English Association…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cycling Races Are Open Amateur Titles In February
Amateur cycling track championships will be decided at Fratten Park and Henson Park on February 3 and 10 respectively…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Cricket Appeal. Captain's Sportsmanship. Player, Recalled. Makes Century
The sense of sportsmanship displayed by the captain of the Manly colts team in the Poidevin-Gray Shield competition match against Gordon, at Manly Oval yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lawn Tennis. McGRATH'S Fine Play at Manly. Seaside Championships
V. B. McGrath, who beat F. Bennett in a semi-final of the singles at the Seaside lawn tennis championships at Ivanhoe Park, Manly, yesterday, gave his finest display in singles in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cricket Colts. Heavy Scoring at Manly. Randwick Bowler's Success
A feature of the third round of matches in the Poidevin-Gray Shield colts' competition yesterday was the heavy scoring at Manly Oval, where there was an aggregate of 626…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Sportsman" Snaps Wyong Races Finish—novice Handicap, 5 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION
AT THE TURN—WYO NG HANDICAP, 6 Furs. FINISH—WYONG HANDICAP, 6 Furs. AT THE TURN—ENCOU RAGE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. FINISH—ENCOURAGE HANDICAP, 1 Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Sportsman" Snaps Wyong Races at the Turn—maiden Welter Handicap, 6 Furs
FINISH—MAIDEN WELTER HANDICAP, 6 Furs. AT THE TURN—THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 5 F FINISH—THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 5 Furs. AT THE TURN—NOVICE HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FIRST DIVIS…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lobethal (S.a.) Car Races. Driver's Narrow Escape. L. Burrows's Success. Adelaide
Leaving the road while travelling at between 60 and 70 miles an hour during the South Austiallan Hundred, the first race of the Lobethal motor car speed carnival,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Women's News Headlines In Hats As Worn At The Races Social Dress Beauty Shops, Travel, Gossip
A FOLDED white turban was worn by Mrs. Lois Walker with her navy and white striped jersey cloth suit at Randwick yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Athletics. Highland Gathering Sports
F. Mullaney, of the Canterbury-Bankstown club, won the 100 yards handicap, the principal race at the Highland Society's sports at the Showground yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Entries for Regatta
Entries for all sailing, rowing, and motor boat races at the Vaucluse Regatta, on February 10, will close to-morrow with the secretary, Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Swimming Lessons for Children
A course of swimming instruction for children more than eight years of age, which has been sponsored by the Department of Education, was begun yesterday throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cricket Match
A cricket match between teams representing the original A.I.F. and the 2nd A.I.F. will be played at Trumper Park, Paddington, tomorrow afternoon, beginning at one o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Service Boxing at the Stadium
Eight contests will be decided at the Stadium to-night in the grand finals of the Navy. Army and Air Force boxing championships…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sheffield Shield Cricket
OWING to the Christmas holidays necessitating the closing down of news for "The Worker" of December 27 much earlier than usual,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country Tennis Player's Loss
After playing for Berry in the country tennis carnival, at Rushcutters Bay to-day. Neville Dowling returned to the clubhouse to find that…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Grade Cricket Captain Resigns
A. Wright, Marrickville grade cricket captain, has retired temporarily owing to pressure of business. Wright was in his third season as…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Eighth Round of Cricket
Eighth round of grade cricket commences on Saturday and will be concluded on January 20. Draw is: Glebe v Paddington,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Open Golf Events for Today
Kogarah, Oatlands, and Ryde-Parramatta golf clubs will hold open four-ball events today. Owing to alterations being made to the…
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