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  2. ALL IS SWAGGER IN LOS ANGELES BOXING GAME

    The noble art of glove throwing is conducted along rather de luxe lines in Los Angeles. Everything is swagger and swank. If it were not for the reek of ...

    Article : 401 words
  3. VICTORIANS ARE PRIMED FOR RANDWICK

    Victorian owners and trainers will get busy to-morrow with designs on the rich races to be run at Randwick at Easter. It is then that general entries ...

    Article : 387 words
  4. MR. JACK DEXTER, THE "PILOT" OF TURFDOM

    No greater racing authority lives than Mr. Jack Dexter, who, through more than 30 years under the pseudonym of "Pilot," has written brilliant articles concernings happenings on the turfs of the world. And no man ever identified in any way with "The Sport of Kings," has loved ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 285 words
  5. AFTER THREE YEARS OF IDLENESS DEMPSEY RETAINS FITNESS

    Jack Dempsey is in condition to-day to take on any living man in in defence of his laurels as king of all the fistic kings—and emerge triumphant from the battle. The only training that he really needs is a fair portion of road work, ...

    Article : 204 words
  6. SIR SAMUEL HORDERN, OWNER OF PILLIEWINKIE

    Sir Samuel Hordern is more conspicuously in the public eye just now than ever before because of the spectacular coup he executed on Tuesday with his great horse, Pilliewinkie, as one of the mediums. Sir Samuel, one of the most popular men in the history of the Australian ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 165 words
  7. BOOKMAKERS REAP HARVEST AT THE EPPING TROTS

    If a man cries enough he will get what he wants. Bookmakers at the trots at Epping are frequently in the habit of ...

    Article : 242 words
  8. BOXERS IN NEW YORK HOWL BECAUSE OF THE "CHARITY BOUT" RULE

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—Propaganda seeking to break down the state athletic commission's ruling that fifty per cent. of the receipts from all charity shows must ...

    Article : 238 words
  9. Passing of Frank Iredale Sends Starry Cricketer into Retirement

    Ill-health has compelled the retirement of Frank Iredale from the position of secretary of the N.S.W. Cricket Association—an action that is regretted by ...

    Article : 516 words
  10. Lion Hearted David, Back to the Races Amid Glad Acclaim

    David, one of the best-loved horses that ever dug a hoof into Australian turf, is back to the races again. The affection in which the gallant and once mighty stallion is held by the public was shown a short time ago when David, running for the first time since his return from the stud, was given a tremendous ovation by the crowd, even though he ran unplaced. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 122 words
  11. Do You Remember Larry Foley And His Funny Wrestling Bear?

    Recent attempts to revive wrestling in Australia, and the cabled news that a strong American bunch of grapplers is about to sail for Sydney, reminds me of an amusing happening of long ago at the old White Horse Hall. Wrestling was very much on the wane, when a trio of foreigners, with a ...

    Article : 361 words
  12. MR. WILLIAM KELSO, "MAKER OF JOCKEYS"

    Few men identified with the turf ever have achieved more genuine friendships than "Old Bill" Kelso, the "Maker of Jockeys," and one of the smartest horsemen that ever lived. In the long gone years, when "Old Bill" was just a fledgling with the love ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 242 words
  13. ALBERT CALLINAN, A.R.C. RIDING STAR

    Albert Callinan's father was a jockey. Albert Callinan's brothers—four out of the six of them—were jockeys. And Albert Callinan, now aged 27, ranks as one of the greatest jockeys that ever rode over the A.R.C. courses. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 269 words
  14. ENGLISH HORSEMAN WINS £55,000 AT BACCARAT

    The most sensational run of baccarat luck since the war occurred at Cannes recently, when Mr. Sydney Beer, the young English racehorse owner, brought ...

    Article : 147 words
  15. CECIL LEITCH GIVES GOLFING ADVICE TO WOMEN

    When the ball is lying in the rough the player is inclined to over-estimate the difficulty of the shot. ...

    Article : 229 words
  16. WALTER HAGEN GIVES GOLFING ADVICE TO THE MEN

    One of the first things to consider in golf is the grip, as few rarely start with the grip that they finally adopt later on. A ...

    Article : 233 words
  17. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FRENCH AND ENGLISH WHEN "TRANSLATED"

    It isn't always advisable to believe the interpreter for a foreigner—as certain New York writers now realize. Recently a group of them called upon ...

    Article : 215 words
  18. U.S.A. SELECTS GOLFERS

    The Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association has named the following golfers to invade England next June in defence of the ...

    Article : 88 words
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