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    BRUCE SMALL, head of the firm thai hears his name, is something More than one of the bin men in the Australian bicycle business. He is also the Complete Apostle of cycle, and Its biggest booster. Only natural, of course, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  3. Dressing ROOM Echoes

    June 4: George Graham (1882 N.S. Wales R.U. team in N.Z.) 4: James G. Donald ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 307 words
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    CHARLES BROWN, oven champion golfer of Queensland, like Tom Howard and Van Souter, of New South Wales, was a distinguished amateur golfer before he became a professional. He was amateur champion of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  5. TARZAN THE APE MAN

    "TARAZAN the Ape-Mun," shoeing at the Capitol in Sydney, features two men distinguished in international sport with a gap of 45 years between ...

    Article : 186 words
  6. FEETHAM HEAVY BUT FAST

    T. FEETHAM, the loose forward of the English Rugby League team, who scored two tries, and was eventually sent of the field by the referee ...

    Article : 125 words
  7. Picking Cup Winner

    A BRISBANE bookmaker's clerk, who was formerly reporter—compositor—machinist and general factotum of a small country newspaper, in a recent ...

    Article : 151 words
  8. RUGBY'S "ADMIRABLE CRICHTON"

    WITH W.J. ( "Billy") Wallace, whom New Zealand has selected to manage its Rugby, Union team to Australia a little while hence, Australian footballers will gladly renew friendship. He is the man who created the greatest ...

    Article : 200 words
  9. Jockey Now Trainer

    THERE is no more painstaking and unassuming horse trainer in Victoria than J. Tie, mentor of "Pompey" Elliott, who rode Phar Lap at Agua ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. WARNER DESCRIBES MACDONALD

    IN discussing the withdrawal from Lancashire County cricket eleven of B. A. Macdonald, the Tatsmanian—Victorian fast bowler, and Dick Tyldesley, the Falstaff of the slow ball, Pelham H. Warner penned ...

    Article : 150 words
  11. EXPRESS BEATER

    In his recent phenomenal 1000 mile ride, Opperman easily beat the times of the Brisbane—Sydney and Sydney ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 46 words
  12. Bowling Bookmakers

    RANDWICK bowlers haw in their mist one "Billy" Thomas, who, when not rolling his woods at the local bowling green mixes with a bit of fielding in the paddock at big meetings. Bookmakers have so much time ...

    Article : 130 words
  13. Ballpunching Expert

    CRACK cyclist of other days, and now sitting president of the Hamilton Bowling Club (Brisbane), Harold Ashby is an absolute artist as a ball-puncher. A junior member of tho staff of Original Massey ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. Rugby Men Must Walk Warily.

    WHEN Mr. Thee Pienaar captained the Springbok Rugby Union team on their tour of Australia and New Zealand, about ten years ago, he was known as a very levelheaded, cautious leader, one who measured his words and ...

    Article : 260 words
  15. He Was Lucky

    A N.S.W. hockey selector received the shock of his life on Wednesday last. Bidding farewell to the State Junior team at the Central Station, he cornered one of the country members of the team, and informed him how ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. Rumor-tisms

    SOME ONE said that an omen came at the beginning and on amen at the end. Last Saturday morning was full of "omens," for rain and the fog promised ...

    Article : 901 words
  17. Gun's New Barrel

    LANCE GUN, the well—known Adelaide solicitor, has added another sporting achievement to his already, formidable list, by winning the contract bridge tournament, which was held in South Australia recently. While at the ...

    Article : 140 words
  18. Now Hotelkeeper

    MR. JIM WILLIAMS, hotelkeeper at Charleston (N.S.W.), was formerly a successful Jockey, and a contemporary of W.H. Smith, "Bobby" Lewis, Albert Wood, and Jim Pike. He won the A.J.C. Doncaster on Lochan in 1912, the Moonee ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. When Fairfax Sat on the Splice

    ON his arrival in England to play cricket for Accrington Alan Fairfax, interviewed by "sporting Chronicle," said that "During last season's games in Australia, I was forcing the pace—my natural game. In the Woodfull team ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. Still An Enthusiast

    NORTH SYDNEY Rugby Union members nominate J. R. ("Jimmy") Henderson as one of the keenest followers of the 15-a-side code in Australasia, and probably the world. In order to satisfy himself that Norths were well ...

    Article : 128 words
  21. Versatile Champion

    QUEENSLAND'S amateur golf champion, N. ("Spanko") Von Nida is a decidedly versatile athlete. In addition to possessing ability as an amateur boxer, he was also prominent as an amateur cyclist with Hamilton Wheelers, as a ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. Asher Hart O.K. Again

    SWIMMING enthusiasts will be delighted to know that Asher Hart, the wonderful 14-year-old Bondi swimming prodigy, who last summer was stricken down with infantile paralysis, is quite well again. Asher was accorded ...

    Article : 108 words
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