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  2. THE AMATEUR SPORTSMAN’S CORNER

    THE success of the two Australian Davis Cup juniors, V. McGrath and A. Quist, as a doubles combination, and the comparative failure of our No. 1 pair, J. Crawford and D. Turnbull, in the French championships set a problem. Which ...

    Article : 466 words
  3. TEAMS WELL MATCHED

    THE A1 Grade is providing many surprise wins now that all teams have got into full stride, and it seems hard to forecast; the result of any game. All teams are evenly matched, and it is quite on the cards that the lowest team may defeat the ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. An Olympic High Jump Possibility

    IF he retains the form which enabled him to break the Australian high jump record by clearing 6ft. 5¼in. at the inter-Varsity sports, at Sydney last week, J. P. Metcalfe (Sydney) should be a distinct Olympic and Empire Games possibility. Australia has never been represented in the high jump at an Olympiad, but Mr H. R. Weir, secretary of the V.A.A.A., thinks that if an Olympic team were to be chosen tomorrow, Metcalfe ...

    Article : 268 words
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    Emily Brooks, champion sprinter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. Emily Brooks I Leaves Track. For Marriage

    VICTORIA will lose an athlete of high class when Miss Emily Brooks, of the Melbourne Women’s A.A.A. is married to Mr Joe Crockett at St. Stephen’s ...

    Article : 268 words
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    J. P. Metcalfe (Sydney), who established an Australian record of 6ft. 5¼in. for the high jump In Sydney last week, is shown using the orthodox “straight ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 47 words
  8. Surprise Choice for Exhibition

    On Saturday week all hockey fixtures will be postponed because of the big display of amateur sports, at which an exhibition hockey game will be played. ...

    Article : 347 words
  9. SOME CLASS BASEBALL

    TWO stirring batting rallies were staged in Saturday’s baseball. The first was when South Melbourne, after being hopelessly outclassed for three parts of the game, batted out seven hits and scored seven runs in the sixth to snatch the game from Essendon by the smallest margin. ...

    Article : 810 words
  10. THE SCHOOLS

    IT is the second term and football time at the public schools. Will it be a Wesley year? IT well might be, for having won the ...

    Article : 342 words
  11. SYDNEY FANCIED

    WITH the exception of West Australia, the Universities of Australia will be represented in the championship on the Nepean on Saturday. ...

    Article : 152 words
  12. Amateur Status

    AN American paper says that a machine has been perfected which detects differences of a millionth part of an inch. ...

    Article : 56 words
  13. Club Notes and News Items

    GEORGE BROWN, Fairfield’s star back, was in his best form against Ivanhoe Al on Saturday. He played brilliantly against the speedy opposition all day and ...

    Article : 754 words
  14. Jubilee Shoot

    THIS year’s shoot of the South Queensland Rifle Association at Enoggera, from August 12 to 16, will be the jubilee one. It will carry prize-money ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY

    MORE than 50 girls, representing basketball, hockey and athletics, will take part in the big display of amateur sports to be held at the Motor-drome on June 10, proceeds from which will go to The Herald Blanket Fund. The runners will appear in 100 and 220 yard sprints and 440 yards ...

    Article : 557 words
  16. DISAPPOINTING LACROSSE

    SATURDAY’S lacrosse games, particularly in the senior section, were somewhat disappointing. Particularly so was that between Malvern and Camberwell, in which the only feature was the superiority of Malvern. TWO factors probably were the hard ...

    Article : 708 words
  17. First Games

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 50 words
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  19. BILLIARDS

    LAST week the Victorian Amateur Billiards Association held its annual meeting. Captain A. M. Treacey, who is devoted to the game and has done ...

    Article : 304 words
  20. Advertising

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    Advertising : 20 words
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