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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
4
Six games remain as Benalla Associates elect Mra HOW Linder captain and handicap manager after Mrs Benny Tt resigns. A letter of appreciation to Mrs Besley is planned for long service. Players with nine holes left by 2.30 pm will finish 18 holes while others break after nine. Final weekend tournament arrangements set with general afternoon trap sessions.
Benalla welcomes Wodonga in a pivotal clash that could decide a four finish while Yarrawonga and Rutherglen clash on Yarrawonga ground. Albury Wangaratta matches and North Albury eye a strong push as premiership race tightens amid recent upsets and form shifts.
Geoff Bennell Giagenrook defeated John Mare 31 to 10 to win the table tennis championship final at the Victorian Ponta Institute last night. F Ward officiated the match in a decisive victory securing the title for Bennell and the honor for Giagenrook.
Members of the Small Bore Rifle Club held a meet on Tuesday with G Guppy winning both the winraid and handicap events in A grade and C Smith taking the double in B grade. Scores and placements for several shooters including E Abley B Guppy and R Redpath are listed among the Grade G results and other standings.
A fragment notes a CALE play at Shire Hall on Friday with a reference to av est 12 and Bask at Stortens. The brief lacks full details but indicates a local theater event scheduled for the upcoming Friday at the town hall.
Benalla Seconds beat Myrtleford in their eleventh game, a close battle despite first term errors by Myrtleford. Benalla's final score 6.11 to Myrtleford 5.10 with goalkickers B Connolly, Smith, Abley for Benalla and Ablet, Massoni, Peacod for Myrtleford. best players cited include R Brock and Connolly for Benalla, and Fletcher, Massoni for Myrtleford. The win keeps Benalla in contention as the season nears its end with upcoming matches against Wodonga and Rutherglen on the horizon.
A Benalla area intercity football report highlights John Brady as best on ground after a 70 yard drop kick for Victoria versus West Australia. It notes lively crowd reaction, a retriever named Stinker barking at games, and financial figures from the Ovens and Murray League including a Ballarat Carnival loss of about £300 and total spend around £479/19/2.
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