AMID the roar of motor cycles, the “broadsiding” at the bends, and the skilful handling of machines by competitors the dirt track season was officially opened at the Melbourne Exhibition speedway on Saturday night before a large crowd. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 10 wordsIT is fitting that E. M. Davidson, the former Victorian Public Schools champion sprinter and Victorian open champion should not only be attached to his old school, Scotch College, as a member of the teaching staff, but as an honorary coach ...
Article : 106 wordsJIM McCAFFREY, the Xaverian, who won the Victorian Public Schools’ half-mile running championship in the record time of 2 min. 11-5 sec., and was runner-up in the mile, was voted the outstanding performer of the meeting. The previous record was 2 min. 4 sec., made by P. M. Glynn (Xavier) in 1923. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 691 wordsPROBABLY the most versatile performer at the Victorian Public Schools championships at the Motordrome on Saturday was J. F. Dynon, of Xavier College. He secured three seconds—100 yds., 220 yds., and broad jump—and was ...
Article : 99 wordsWITH champion racing motorists and dirt track riders engaged, much interest will centre in the official opening of the new motor track, on Saturday, known as the Autodrome, for many years used as the Richmond racecourse. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 97 wordsBecause of certain withdrawals through sickness and other causes, Xavier College were weakened. Melbourne Grammar and Scotch fought out the issue. ...
Article : 616 wordsTRACK CYCLING will begin seri ously next Saturday night at the Sydney Velodrome with the revival of the “Sydney Thousand,” a classic noted in the boom days of the sport 25 years ago. Operations will begin at the Melbourne ‘Drome on November 19 ...
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Advertising : 40 wordsTHOUGH Frank Thomas rode from Sydney to Newcastle and return on Saturday—a distance of approximately 215 miles—in 11 hrs 7 min, 55 sec, it is practically certain that the League of N.S.W. Wheelman will sanction only the gross figures—12 hrs. 18 min. 5 sec. The Victorian actually did the northern trip in 5 hrs. 50 min. After spending seven minutes at ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 2 Nov 1932, Page 11
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