Who Laughs Last in Melbourne Test and More Sports Snippets
A mosaic of sports notes and curiosities. Century-old cricket tales feature Hobbs and Sutcliffe after Australia, plus excerpts on Nurmi training by train and a surfacing of quirky village games. Tennis, boxing, and rugby curiosities mix with Olympic references and a humorously wide range of sporting trivia drawn from era newspapers.
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ASR
Shir
Jack Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliite
Howe
Hobbs
Melbourne
England
Sutelife
Dincard
Fay Dack
Middle East
Ray Bn
Potee
Paaya Nurmi
Turku
Finland
Nurmi
Monk Breton
Eng
Uize Amd
Harry Cooper
Peter
Wali
Seti
A. Wateh
Cooper
Max
Eenete
Wheer
Dan
Srerstn
Nicks Kame
Austealtn
Shirai
Uf Saban
Ane
Othe
Arcon Pic
Mohamed Peth
Wap
Boner
R. Gomme
Ars Feollan
Dad
Soran
Emil Zatopet
Anil ‘Zatopek Wen Abe
Baschat
Bridie
al Fopara
Cairns Associates Open Bowls Event In Easter Week
After weeks of wet weather Alberton district bowls club hosts a flat Easter weekend with bouts of competition for trophies. Presidents presides. beginners day follows next Saturday inviting residents to try bowls with Chub members offering guidance. Members depart the club at 1 25 p m.
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Alberton Breen
Chub
Bers
Therton Diggers Atherton April Bowling Week
Local notes from April 7 record mixed results at Therton Diggers Atherton bowls. Events include singles and pairs play, Easter carnival finals won by Henderson skip and Edwards team, with 79 pairs competing and a 21 to 6 pairs final. Travel plans for Gordonvale visit noted with club transport.
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Mreen
Re i A. Grane
Jago
Jackoon
Vilet Devenish
Devenish
Ft Johnstone
Ridkin Nielsen v. Patterson
Crane
Wesna
Hanley
Gordonvale
Pam
Avis
South Johnstone
Apel IA
Mareeba
Ken Waa
Belzht
Bill Henderson
Isa A. Betton
Mrs Edwards
Erole Edwards
Moore
Akipe Smamnes
Edwars
Dudley
Grittner
Lesina IR
Henderson
McGaw
Pinber
Rumell
Ime Gey
Bender
Bon ¥ Fisher
Vna
Mather
Butler
Best
V. Petern
Vo Edwarda Edwarde
Lesing
Lesina
Maker
Dands
Leinater
Comet
Cummines
Sherr
Patery
Bobimeid
Moule
Edwards Y
Casing
Leinster
Lainster
More
Lesina Moore
Sola
Mentemer Gay
Tit
Hastie
Gretsha
Bu Gay
Pocock
Joe Porter
Mareeba and Railways clash in senior and junior matches
Railways won the senior game by five goals to nil with Beth scoring twice and Bethel a key player, while Bucharan Dela and Fisher contributed, and a late Bethel penalty leveled seven all in a junior clash that ended 9 9 with Bert Bimroee and Eaton among scorers.
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Railways
Maresba
Beth E
Bucharan Delaforce
Fisher
Real
Billy Bethel
Mareeba
Raliwen
Bert Bimroee
Fiers
Aisoa
Eaton
Tor “Atarerhe
Bob Bethel
Tone Bethel
Efrem Ss
Stine Fina
Bethel
Gillesphy
Earon
Demart
Gentile
Camp
Easter golf event yields new graded act and medal winner
On Easter Saturday a club competition saw Harry Welly debut a new graded act before the field, with the best card of the event earning him top honors. Bill Ran won the April monthly medal, while John Dunlea and Jack Belly posted strong scores, improving handicaps and contending for prizes. Wednesday’s results and plans for the bogey event were noted, with SCHEN reported among the prize intentions.
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Eamer
Everal
Sivas Sy
Harry Welly
Fey
Bere
Bandar
Bill Ran
John Dunlea
Aiready
Jack Belly
Yephy
Jack
Jel
Stratford Bowling Cubs Meet Results Report
Stratford Bowling Cubs results listed with players including Adcock Blolmen and Watts. Mentions Mrs Hind, Digna Bind, and McDonald English port Lord, with unclear context and several garbled phrases from the OCR’d page. The text is fragmentary and does not form a clear sequence of events or outcomes.
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Stratford Bowling Cubs
G.crummins
Lo Adcock
Blolmen
Sigek Frans
Eames
Watts
Hind
McDona
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Penneys
Cambries
Iwt
Emall
Cairns Post Pty. Ltd
Arbott Eet
Ndigesti
Guck
Rennies
Diseriaters
Commins & Campbell Limited
William Beecham
Yellow Baer
Fistiaza
Cairns Associates
van Inna Ste
Harris
F. Cook
J. Siman
H. J. Harris
G. Barnes
C.F Wordsworth
Mim E. Gra_tan
Mesdames
FL. Griffin
5. Gelling
J. Gridshaw
Mine Mt. E Jones
Camxs Mabomc Club
Atherton
Therton Diggers
Sarinda Club
G. Clarke
J. Carte
Martin v. Mra Grey
Mre Matthews
Lupeester
Coughlan
Mr. Poed
Gray
C Amdarson
Marin
Ivey Bont
Langtree
Oneill
Andereon
Mire Allisson
Heaslop
Mra Louis
Loita
Apel
Foire Chaingionabin
Ison
L.’ Townson
O'Gorman
A. Clarke
Haupt
Owens
Baivefer
Black
Java
Jobe
Carter
Savenseo
Stratford Cis
SK Your Grocer
Sisalkraft
Charlie King Bummell CO. Ptt. Ltd
Cairns
Pat Ge
Elle A
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