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  2. Don Thomson’s Golf Come-Back Where Other Cracks Fail

    FOR the amateur-professional 36 holes scratch event which marked the final day of the Kingston Heath open meeting. there lined up an impressively talented entry from both camps. Dull and calm conditions, with the wonderful championship course in great order, made practically ideal conditions for scoring. Yet Don Thomson, professional at the London Stores, was the only ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. GREAT GRAMMAR CREW

    THE DECISION of the Heart of the River last week provided only two good races of the four contested. Geelong Grammar were not fancied against Xavier College, but they rowed the Kew crew down to win cnmtortably. Geelong College, whose training had been seriously ...

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  4. DAVIS CUP TEST

    AUSTRALIA’S opponents for the Davis Cup he, to be played at Philsdelphia on May 27, will be America. Supposing that America plays the same team as that which has done service against Canada and Mexico in previous lies this year, the opposition that the Australians will face ...

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  5. VICTORIAN DEBACLE

    AS was generally expected in Sydney, New South Wales overwhelmed Victoria both in the men’s and women’s tennis contests winning the former by 18 rubbers to three, while the southern women won but three sets Outstanding in the two days’ carnival was the brilliant play of J. N. Purcell, ...

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  6. PENNANT GAMES

    ON Saturday there will begin the round of matches for the senior and junior V.G.A. pennants. To be played on the course of the first-named clubs, the Initial ...

    Article : 334 words
  7. BOB FITZSIMMONS WAS FIRST CHAMPION OF THE WORLD WON TITLE BY STOPPING CORBETT

    IN THE 26th article of the series, Fights Throughout the Ages, “Solar Plexus” discounts the claim that James J. Corbett was champion of the world, and points out that the best he could do was to meet Fitzsimmons to decide the rightful champion. Corbett was knocked out. A comparison of Corbett’s career with that of some Australian contemporaries also whittles away the ...

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  8. HONORS EASY

    THOUGH Bobby Delaney and Babby Blay finished with honors easy [?] cording to referee Joe Wallis, at [?] Sydney Stadium on Monday, the [?] ...

    Article : 333 words
  9. GRIME AGAIN

    COMPARED with his featherweight days, Billy Grime, at 10.5, appeared quite a porcine specimen when he appeared over 15 rounds against Kid ...

    Article : 302 words
  10. WOMEN IN SPORT

    THE New South Wales women’s crew had their second successive victory in the Australian women’s four-oared championship at Brisbane on Saturday. They ...

    Article : 534 words
  11. HANDICAP HONORS

    FROM every angle the 1932 open meeting at Kingston Heath was admirably handled, end roost successful. Plans perfectly laid ensured the smooth running. of ...

    Article : 361 words
  12. Cowardly Blow

    WHEN Corbett was stopped by Fitzsimomons in 1897 he was not able to take his defeat in a sportsmanlike manner. When he ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. Brighton Bouts

    INTERESTING programmes are put on each Thursday night at Brighton, where attendances are good. In the main event last week Paddy Shannon (9.2) was too ...

    Article : 125 words
  14. PALMER—CARROLL

    THE Melbourne Stadium is likely to be re-opened on Saturday, June [?] with a match between Ambrose Palmer and Jack Carroll. The latter, who has ...

    Article : 81 words
  15. Stewart About Again

    RUFUS STEWART, after some week in hospital is out and about again. He says that all the fluid has gone from his knee. He is feeling very well, and now ...

    Article : 63 words
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