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  2. SAILING.

    The opening skiff races on Saturday afternoon were sailed in squally weather. Scratch Race.—Agnes (A. Fagan), 1; Hopslong (R. Salton), 2; Venus (T. Biggs), 3; Nettle (H. ...

    Article : 270 words
  3. LORD MAYOR.

    The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman S. Walder, M.L.C.)) expressed a belief that New South Wales had begun a return to prosperity, when he acknowledged a civic reception ten ...

    Article : 226 words
  4. CYCLING.

    The Dunlop amateur open road race from Goulburn to Sydney, about 128 miles, which was decided on Saturday by the New South Wales Cyclists' Union, proved in every way a record race, although ...

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  5. RUGBY LEAGUE.

    Western Suburbs defeated South Sydney in the final of the Rugby League premiership competition, played at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday scoring 23 points against ...

    Article : 1,266 words
  6. CRICKET.

    Notwithstanding the rain on Saturday afternoon, several first-grade clubs managed to carry out fixtures arranged for practice prior to the official opening of the season. One of the principal of ...

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  7. GOLF.

    The defeat of the strong Manly pair, E. L. Apperly and J. Ferrier, by C. H. Fawcett and A. E. Andrews (Royal Sydney), was the outstanding item of interest in the third round of the Killara Shield ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The semi-final rounds of the Australian club championship were played at Kensington yesterday. In the first match, R. H. Bettington bent H. Morrison, 3 and 2. R. K. Lee Brown and H. F. Kent ...

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  9. ATHLETICS.

    Fifty-five entries were received for the recentlyformed Rydalmere Club's first three miles road race open to members of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association, and 49 competed ...

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  10. AUSTRALIAN RULES.

    Before a large attendance at Erskineville Oval on Saturday, South Sydney defeated Eastern Suburbs by the narrow margin of eight points in the final of the Australian National Football League's com ...

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  11. ROWING.

    Mr. Archdale Parkhill, M.P., performed the ceremony of unfurling the championship pennant won by the Mosman Rowing club last season, at the clubhouse, Mosman's Bay, on Saturday after ...

    Article : 288 words
  12. AUSTRALIAN FILMS.

    Speaking at a meeting of the Film Society, Mr. K. Hall, the director of "On Our Selection," gave an interesting talk on "Some Practical Problems of Film Production." ...

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  13. WRESTLING.

    At Leichhardt Stadium on Saturday night, Walter Browning (14.3½) defended Luis Pardello (14.4½) after a very even contest. Pardello took the first fall in the fourth round, when he pinned ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. DISTRICT JUNIOR ASSOCIATIONS.

    Associations affiliated with the New South Wales Junior Cricket Union had an unfavourable day on Saturday for the opening of their district competitions, but several good individual performances ...

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  15. FUTURE OF GERMANY.

    In a public lecture on "The New Europe," Professor Roberts, Professor of History at Sydney University, said that on the happenings in Europe within the next few months. ...

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  16. KEATOS BEATS VASSILIS.

    Joe Keatos (11.8) won by two falls to one against George Vassills (list) in a six-round engagement at Newtown Stadium. ...

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  17. LABRIOLA AND PENCHIFF.

    Leon Labriola and George Penchiff are the principals for the wrestling contest at North Sydney Stadium to-night. Four-round boxing preliminaries are; Stan McKeene v Billy Shade, Billy ...

    Article : 42 words
  18. EAST SYDNEY WINS AGAINST BOTANY.

    East Sydney and Botany clubs met in a challenge match at the former's new ground. Woollahra Park No. 2. The home team gained six wins in the A division to Botany's one. ...

    Article : 281 words
  19. WIN FOR MEESKE.

    The holder of the title, Billy Meeske, 13-4, won the first eliminating heat of the heavyweight wrestling championship of Australia, from Joe Dawson, 13-13½, on Saturday night. ...

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  20. BILLIARDS.

    Horace Lindrum, with a score of 10,164, led by 1103 against Fred Lindrum, Jun, in their billiards match at the Elystan Parlours on Saturday night. In the afternoon session Horace commenced ...

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  21. CITY TATTERSALL'S CLUB TOURNAMENT.

    City Tattersall's Club's billiards tournament will commence to-morrow night. The draw is:- P. O. Anderson (rec. 25) v H. Carroll (rec. 65); A. Levy (35) v W. Bailey (25); S. Peters (35) v A. ...

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  22. INTERSTATE FOOTBALL.

    A crowd of 63,000 on Saturday saw Richmond defeat Carlton by 25 points in the second semifinal match of the Victorian Football League. Carlton lend for three-quarters, but Richmond triumphed ...

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  23. FIFTEEN MILES CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Owing to Manly Club being unable to secure the use of the local oval on Saturdny next, the annual sports postponed from September 10 have been abandoned. The 15 miles championship of New ...

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  24. SCOTS COLLEGE SPORTS MEETING.

    Rain caused the postponement of the hurdling and jumping events at the 31st annual sports meeting of the Scots College at Rose Bay on Saturday afternoon. These events will be held to-day, provided ...

    Article : 199 words
  25. ASSOCIATION RULES.

    The drawn match for the final of the state League premiership was played between Wallsend, Premiers of the northern division, and Concord, southern division, on Saturday at Hobart Park, ...

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  26. McCONACHY V NEWMAN.

    In a billiards match Clark McConnchy (New Zealand) led Tom Newmnn (England) by 16,480 to 15.446. The match was played under the experimental rule, which provides that the cue ball ...

    Article : 51 words
  27. NARRABEEN LAKES.

    A stone monument to commemorate the first crossing of the Narrabeen Lakes by Governor Phillip on August 22, 1788, has been erected in the grounds of the Narrabeen ...

    Article : 161 words
  28. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The final match of the Southern and Western Rifle Clubs Association grade competition will be fired at the Anzac Range. Liverpool, on Saturday next. ...

    Article : 554 words
  29. BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.

    The Boy Scouts Association (New South Wales branch) held it 16th annual athletic meeting at the Cranbrook School's oval on Saturday afternoon in showery weather. Considering the heavy nature ...

    Article : 768 words
  30. FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

    Football matches to day resulted:- The League, first division: Arsenal v Bolton, 3-2; Aston Villa v Leicester, 4-2; Blackburn v West Bromwich, 4-4; Blackpool v Sunderland. 3-1; ...

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  31. BOXING.

    Clyde Chastain, the American heavyweight, hopes to continue his unbroken sequence of victories in Australia to-night, when he will meet the coloured boxer. Tiger Payne, in a 12-round contest ...

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  32. CONCORD OVAL.

    The new Concord Oval was officially opened on Saturday afternoon by the Premier (Mr. Stevens). The Mayor of Concord (Alderman Roth ...

    Article : 145 words
  33. BRIDGE TRAGEDY.

    A meeting of the Bridge Tragedy Relief Fund was held at police headquarters to raise money to buy homes for the widows of Constables McCunn and Bush, who were killed ...

    Article : 113 words
  34. SPORTS AT WATERLOO OVAL.

    The Australian Workers' Sports Federation held a sports day on Waterloo Oval on Saturday afternoon, the opening ceremony being performed by the Mayor of Waterloo. The women's silver ...

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  35. FOOTBALLERS FIGHT.

    Quick action by officials prevented what looked likely to be a general fight, at the conclusion of the Rugby League reserve grade final between Newtown and Eastern Suburbs ...

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  36. WEST AUSTRALIAN RACE.

    The twenty-eighth annual Beverley to Perth race, a distance ol 112 miles, conducted yesterday by the League of West Australian wheelmen, resulted in an easy win for J. Williams, 20-year-old deaf and dumb ...

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  37. FERRIER—MANLY CHAMPION.

    Jim Ferrier was in superb form yesterday, when he met and defeated E. L. Apperly, 9 up and 8, in the final of the Manly club championship. Appealy won the title last year from Ferrier. The match ...

    Article : 136 words
  38. U.A.P. DEBATING COMPETITION

    The executive of the United Austialia party has decided to hold a teams' debating championship. The competition will be divided into four zones, namely, Illawarra, eastern, western, ...

    Article : 35 words
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