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    JOHN VAN RYN, formerly captain of Princeton team, is regarded as one of the greatest doubles planers the game has known. He plays from the right court, and his return of the service is a revelation. His accuracy is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 123 words
  3. Dressing Room Echoes

    MANY HAPPY RETURNS on:—November 23: Harry Sunderland (Queensland Rugby League), Miss Lindrum (Billiards), November 24: Dr. Alexander Ross (Waratahs full back). November 28: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 437 words
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    WILLIAM MALDON WOODFULL, cricket leader of Australia against England, and all the rest, has carved out a niche all his own in the temple of cricket fame. Victorian born and bred, he is a big Australian in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 187 words
  5. AMATEUR BOXER STRIKES

    A STRIKE of British amateur boxers may, writes our London correspondent (20/10/32), be precipitated by the action this week of J. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 644 words
  6. HAD NOT SEEN HIM PLAY

    HORACE LINDRUM told this one to a party of friends he was entertaining at his Bathurst-street room the other night: "Sitting quietly in my ...

    Article : 128 words
  7. McShane's Discoverer

    TWO seasons ago, Sydney University rugby union captain, Den Love, was looking about the seat of learning for some fresh talent. The team ...

    Article : 283 words
  8. GEORGE COOK'S LIKE THE BROOK

    A LONDON writer pays tribute to the cast-iron and other fighting qualities of George Cook, the Australian veteran of the ring, when he says: "Cook, the former backwoodsman of Australia, a veteran ...

    Article : 312 words
  9. "HERE ENDETH THE FIRST LESSON"

    LAST week we mentioned that barracking was not the prerogative of Australians only, and that in some parts of England there is barracking. Many instances of amusing situations could be mentioned. The Rev. E. S. Carter, ...

    Article : 264 words
  10. Made a Monkey of Him

    IF people want to keep out of trouble they must never mention monkeys to "Aub" Hodgson, the ex-Nowingtonian and Manly Rugby Union footballer, who has been selected to tour South Africa with the Australian team. ...

    Article : 145 words
  11. When Trumper Made a Duck

    "OLD-TIMER" writing to Brisbane "Daily Mail," spins a nice little story about Victor Trumper, though it is a pity, to spoil it by pointing out that it is not bucked up, by the scoring book. What "Old-Timer" says is:— ...

    Article : 299 words
  12. Why Bracken Knew

    WHEN a first-class cricket match is advertised to take place on the Sydney Cricket Ground, jockey Ken Bracken can be numbered among those certain to be present. His well-known figure is always to be seen at these ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. Old Football Injury

    MANY men carry for the rest of their days injuries handed to them by opponents in the football field. Just now "Bill" Potter, an old interstate rower and athlete, is about to undergo an operation that means many weeks ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. "This Getting-Old Stuff"

    "HOW to live longer without looking older" is a headline that invariably causes a readjustment of the spectacles, and a sniff, of the nostrils, in anticipation of that desirable clement. Ask Harry Bennett, of Brighton, ...

    Article : 184 words
  15. Imaginative Maitlanders

    AN extraordinary rumor gained currency at Maitland (N.S.W.), following the recent visit of a party of prominent boxing men, including the Striblings, to the tomb of the late Les Darcy in the East Maitland cemetery. It ...

    Article : 146 words
  16. A Prolific Family

    "TIP" RYAN, who won a small hurdle race at Strathalbyn with Don Cooper, owns to a couple of records. One is that he has the largest family at Camden—there were no fewer than 15 in the clutch, and when assembled ...

    Article : 206 words
  17. Mariners All

    THERE is great joy, consistent with respectability and modesty, in the home circle of Mr. H. Nossiter, at Northwood, on the Lane Cove River. It all arose over the possession of a cup of ancient origin. When Mr. Nossiter ...

    Article : 262 words
  18. Leaving Tennis for Business

    TWO of Britain's foremost women tennis players have forsaken the courts for business careers, writes our London correspondent. Miss Betty Nuthall has been appointed manageress of a large West End hotel, and ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. New Oar Button

    ON a visit to Melbourne to witness the Melbourne and Henley regattas is George Towns, ex-world's champion sculler. Of much interest to clubs, will be the new type of button for cars, which he has brought with him. This ...

    Article : 130 words
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