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  2. Weissmuller Says Serious Training Is Really A Menace

    “WE take our sports too seriously,” said Johnny Weissmuller, once the greatest of all amateur swimmers, now being paid large sums of money to prove that Darwin was right, by leaping from limb to limb in the Hollywood jungles as “Tarzan.” “Personally, I don’t believe in what people call ‘serious training,’ meaning by that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. MORE BOWLS SURPRISES

    SENSATIONAL doings marked Saturday’s play for the bowls pennant. A new record was established when ten undefeated teams, including the very cream of Victorian bowling, went down. The premiers (Canterbury) suffered their second defeat, and the runners-up (Carlton) went under. Other prominent teams, including ...

    Article : 1,147 words
  4. Peace Desired

    IT is doubtful if there is a sport more than. swimming in Australia so retarded by dissension between officials. There is a lively. ...

    Article : 132 words
  5. PRESIDENT’S SLIP

    BECAUSE the president of many years (Mr D. s. Carter) did not lodge his nomination seven days before as prescribed by the rules, there was a good ...

    Article : 209 words
  6. FOR CENTENARY

    DURING the Centenary celebrations of 1934, Melbourne will be the venue of the greatest swimming meeting Australia has known, provided the plans of Mr. A. W. B. Faweelt, secretary of the Australian Swimming Union, are fulfilled. At least five of the ...

    Article : 405 words
  7. Best Wanted to Meet N.S.W.

    ENTRIES for the tests against N.S.W to be played in Melbourne on November 8, 9 and 10, will close at the V.B.A. Office next Monday. It is to ...

    Article : 113 words
  8. WOMEN’S ROWING

    A REPORT from Adelaide states that the Railways Women s Rowing Club has been re-registered as the Riverside Women’s Rowing Club, this being the ...

    Article : 110 words
  9. WHAT THE BOXERS ARE DOING

    SUCCEEDING Mr Abigail as business manager of the Melbourne office of the National Boxing Club. Mr W. Ahearn can claim to know the game all ways. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 206 words
  10. KITAMURA — MAKINO

    AUSTRALIA is unfortunate in being unable to entice a team of Japanese swimming champions to tour the Commonwealth during the coming summer, for the watermen of Nippon today are so outstanding that an opportunity to study their methods at close ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 730 words
  11. Has Stribling’s Gloves

    WHEN Young Stripling was in Australia last year, he was so impressed with the gloves made by Syd. Sherrin that he ordered a pair ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. LIFE SAVING

    VICTORIAN life savers in recent seasons are displaying more punch than hitherto. There is yet much room for virile work that will grip the ...

    Article : 103 words
  13. TRULMAN’S DEBUT

    AMERICAN AI Trulman will have his first Australian engagement agained Queenslander Ron Richards at Sydney Stadium next Monday. ...

    Article : 225 words
  14. SYDNEY ACTIVITIES

    LEADING feature of the swimming at the opening of Bankstown pool on Saturday was the excellent performance of R. Willsher, the State junior champion of last year, who will summer compete as a senior. Six feet tall, he weighs 14.0, and was not very ...

    Article : 564 words
  15. Australians In South Africa

    FROM time to time word comes from other parts of the world regarding Australians who have settled aboard. The latest is brought ...

    Article : 94 words
  16. SPARKLING FIGHT

    THERE was plenty of sparkle in the 15- rounder at Fitzroy in which Red Moloney (9.9) oupointed Ray O’Brien (9.8) of Newcastle. There was not much ...

    Article : 190 words
  17. Condon Again

    MIDDLEWEIGHTS will head the bill at Fitzroy on Friday. Johnny Condon meeting Young Oliver, of N.S.W. The later put up a solid performance in ...

    Article : 243 words
  18. Ring Gossip

    FIVE stitches were put in the spilt over Red Moloney’s eye, caused in his [?] with O’Brien. HARHY STONE is not a bit upset over ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 176 words
  19. MIDDLE PARK SURFERS

    DUE to the good work of Messrs J Ludlow. Frank Russell, A. F. Russell, F. Findlay, W. H. Thewlis and others, the Middle Park Surf Club are ...

    Article : 162 words
  20. Osborne to Kelso

    BERT OSBORNE is still chafing for the chance at Kelso’s title. In addition to having won from Kelso in seven. he has done everything asked of him ...

    Article : 46 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 64 words
  22. Jack Perryman Dies at 63

    OLD-TIMERS will regret to learn of the passing of Jack Perryman, at the age of 53. Thirty years ago he was prominent both at wrestling and boxing ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. Will Decide Later

    IN response to the invitation of Leichhardt to meet Keiswetter in a title match for a £250 purse, Jack Carroll says that he will decide after his ...

    Article : 25 words
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