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  2. JIM CORBETT'S UPS AND DOWNS

    THE passing of James J. Corbett—"Pompadour Jim"— has inspired writers in England and America to tune in on reminiscence. A writer in a London newspaper in an appreciation of the famous Californian, just before he ...

    Article : 412 words
  3. KILLING BILLIARDS GOOSE

    IT was ever thug. A star rises and immediately some of the smaller fry try and bring him down from the pedestal he mounts through tho superlative character of his skill. Tom Newman soys that instead of restrictive ...

    Article : 220 words
  4. Dressing ROOM Echoes

    April 5: Don Blackie (cricket). April 6: Herb McCoy (ex-champion lightweight boxer of Australian); H. Ironmonger (cricket), April 7: Fred Roberts (All Black's half-back). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 494 words
  5. MOSKOP'S STRONG HAND

    IN Europe the Very Big People lend their patronage to professional cycling. For instance, the King of Belgium was present at the recent opening ...

    Article : 214 words
  6. THE HUMAN SIDE

    PRIME CARNERA has received a letter from Mrs. Schaaf, mother of Ernie Schaaf, the Boston heavy-weight, who died following his bout with Camera. Mrs. Schaaf said that she did not consider Camera in any way ...

    Article : 105 words
  7. HAS SHONE IN OTHER SPORTS

    PROFESSIONAL, runners in South Australia owe a debt of gratitude to Ern. Wadham for the opportunities he has created for them by the ...

    Article : 149 words
  8. Unlucky Sportswoman

    IT is wonderful how same men can win races with horses which carry their own colors, but when they go to the bother of selecting an animal to carry their wife's livery things go awry. ...

    Article : 239 words
  9. THE AIR BITES SHREWDLY

    SO bitterly cold was the weather on the North-East coast on February 21 that the North-Eastern League Soccer match between Dipton and Newcastle East End had to be abandoned owin gto the collapse of several members of ...

    Article : 109 words
  10. WALTER LINDRUM

    English authorities, in trying to bring Walter Lindrum down to the level of the English cueists, are likely to kill the goose that is laying ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 34 words
  11. DON BLACKIE

    Don Blackie, Victorian cricketer, celebrates a birthday to-day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 11 words
  12. A Full Hand Beaten

    FROM a same of poker to winning an important race is a far cry, but Alf Lord, a prominent Adelaide sportsman, is equal to either at any old time. He has been known to be so engrossed in a game of poker in a tent, with ...

    Article : 302 words
  13. THREE GOLFING BROTHERS

    THERE brothers, including twins, figured in the golf match between Cambridge University and Royal Mid-Surrey at Richmond on February 11. W. C. Carr and H. L. Carr, old Cambridge golfers, played for the club, while W. E. Carr represented the University. Cambridge won the foursomes by three matches ...

    Article : 367 words
  14. When Rugby Men Are Good Enough

    QUEENSLAND Rugby Union will have no more of the kicking into touch on the full beyond the 25, but will play the Australian rule of a few years ago. If, as is stated, this decision is based on a desire to save the game by ...

    Article : 193 words
  15. A DASHING WESTERN SPORTSMAN

    MR. JAMES F. FOSTER (whose well-known Cullengoral stud is announced for dispersal) is a versatile Australian, and in the Gulgong district is noted for his enterprise. There was a time when Gulgong, with its alluvial wealth, was a magnet for all Australia. In the "roaring" days of its hectic gold ...

    Article : 340 words
  16. Vic. Richardson Beaten

    A HEN at Zelley, East Yorkshire, has laid six eggs contained in a shell 8½ inches in length. Victor Trumper once made three "duck eggs" in ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. Will Be Missed

    ONE of the shining lgihts of the football field, Jim "Handby; will be missing from the ranks in Adelaide this season, as the genial Jim has announced his retirement after a long and honorable career with South ...

    Article : 97 words
  18. BATSMAN HAS TWO ATTENDANTS

    IT is not uncommon for a batsman to have someone to run for him. But it certainly is uncommon for a batsman to have two attendants while he is at the wickets. Yet a well-known member of Western Suburbs Rugby Union Club achieved this distinction the other Sunday when the footballers played a ...

    Article : 195 words
  19. Drummoyne's Doubles

    DRUMMOYNE (Sydney) Rugby Union Club must just about hold a record as regards brothers playing in the first team. For some seasons ...

    Article : 321 words
  20. "Not Too Old at 30"

    STADE TOULOUSAIN, a first-class French Rugby Union team, have six players in the scrummage aged 30 or over. The captain who announced ...

    Article : 335 words
  21. COLONEL SOMERVILLE

    Colonel Somerville, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
  22. Appearance Deceptive

    TO look at F. E. Barritt's short, rotund figure, and thin-thatched head, no one would take him for a leading athlete of remarkable versatility, which is just what he is. At present in his forties, "Em" Barritt ...

    Article : 193 words
  23. Now Dinkum Bowler

    FLIGHT-LIEUT. SCHERGER is the star fast bowler of the Royal Australian Air Force. But, like Queenslander Gilbert, his action was under suspicion until recently when no less an authority than ex-Test umpire ...

    Article : 154 words
  24. Pros, of Floor and Field

    EXACTLY the same, though not so in name, Are dancing mid football "pros," For both money make and salaries take ...

    Article : 35 words
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