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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Oct 11, 1946

Page

5

Wallace Wins Bridgetown Club Championship in 36 Holes

Open champion Bruce Wallace secured the Bridgetown Club championship after a 36 hole test carding 150. Peter Salvair finished second with 153 and Reg Hester third on 158 as the event also featured a morning handicap round and an afternoon 18 hole bogey fixture next Saturday.

Bruce Wallace Bridgetown Wallace Peter Salvair Reg. Hester A. Peck Reg Hester B. Wallace Salvair GC. B. Cook Tl. C. Moyes C. A. MacKinnon F. E. Hester V. Wheatley P. R. Gaivair V. R Foinaten F. O. Nelson G. H. Randell

Nannup Tennis Club Holds Meeting To Kickoff Season

Nannup Tennis Club met in Road Board Hall last Friday with Mr Tyler presiding. Elections were discussed and nominations called. Attendance was lighter than hoped but officials seek more financial members. Last year secretary M Spitz did not stand for re election. Current officers listed include R Tyler president F Taylor vice president I Sexton captain D Dunnet vice captain B Solesy secretary. Patron is Mr D Smith.

Nannup Tennis Club Road Board Hall Tyler M. Spitz R. Tyler F. Taylor

Rovers Rise In Last Minutes To Edge Balingup In Scrappy Semi

In a rugged semi final, Rovers clinched victory in the final moments after a back and forth clash with Balingup. Key plays came from Garside and Anderson for the Rovers, with timely goals by May, O Neill, and Tresize keeping the scores tight through three quarters.

Bailey Timms Anderson Balingup Baker Ryan O'Neill Garside Rovers B. Morrow Reg Chapple Waller Lynam Mack Andred Tresize Long Allsop Cooper Widdup Short Prosser

Rovers Triumph In Rugged Balingup Clash

In a tense finish Rovers fought back to take the lead as Elphick to May and ONeill to Marshall sparked late scores. Stewart and Petterson added points while Garside’s long run sealed the win with a fierce drive. Final: Rovers 11 16 11 12.

Baling Rovers Balingup Elphick Widdur Garside Pettersoi Tresize Long O'Neill Marshall Stewart

Boyup Warriors Defeat Katanning Rovers in Grand Final

A Boyup Brook team aided by five Warriors players traveled to Katanning to play the Rovers. Boyup led 7-3 after the first quarter and dominated to finish 19-10 to 4-16 ? final scores show Boyup 41 to Katanning 19.10 Thanks local hospitality and a canteen prize were presented during halftime. Standouts included P. Smith K. Colvin Co Lindsay N. Low FR Miller and C Prastidis.

Boyup Brook Warriors Katanning Katanning Rovers Chaily Rovers Boyup Geo. Stephens Boyup Club P. Smith K. Colvin Co. Lindsay N. Low FR. Miller C. Prastidis

Debutante Stakes and Related Races At City Meeting

A jumbled listing shows Debutante Stakes and several City Handicaps with horses like Noble Prince, Great Victory, and Royal Gem. Other entries note Toorak, Corrigin, Claremont, Cottesloe, and Denhotl Trelicon with various jockeys and weights in a dense program card.

Nannup Defeats Jarrahwood in High-Scoring Football Clash

Nannup roared past a sluggish Jarrahwood at Nannup on Sunday to lead by eight points early and finish with a 1 13 to 5 4 victory. Umpire F Spitz supervised the match as Nannup meets Nannup Bronk next week to decide who holds the shield for the year.

Nannup Jarrahwood F. Spitz Nannup Bronk

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