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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
4
Howarth defeats J Warnes in a closely contested Cairns Club Championship final. Scores show a tight contest early with Howarth pulling ahead late. numerous players posted strong rounds, with Grimins and Warner among top scorers. The event awards were presented by club vice president C. Woodward.
The chosen players Cleghorn Tinusst Gibbe Jennags Creedy Mor wa face Mareeba with Hor wood Hollingsworth Parker White Mooney Rymer Wiseman Bolend McKewen Jensen Uren Kerr. Changes reflect opportunities for all members showing enthusiasm and promise, given the season-long competition.
Gloucestershire beat London by eight runs in a Commonwealth era county cricket match. The win keeps Gloucestershire four points clear as Mareeba Olu and teammates contributed runs and bowling pressure. Names like Darnell, Marriman, and Gould Wood appear among player mentions, with various club and domestic figures noted in the fragmentary relay of scores and lineups.
Taibng Associates outlines the Stableford competition for a trophy donated by Mrs W Palmer. Pairings include Mrs G Barclay versus Mulller, Miss Ferguson against Miss M Ireland, Mrs Stevenson against Mrs Anthony, Miss A Davis versus Mrs Tadman, Mr C Woodward versus Mrs Wright, and others. Cars depart at 1:13 PM for matches with results noted for the championship and B Grade, with final 36 holes to be completed by August 27 and August 20 deadline for 1 hole matches.
Chicago August battle notes top welterweight contender Dewson Dawson sails to Australia to face Vic Patek for the title on August 8. Dewson, 22, has drawn with Burton and fought a draw with Williams, while his manager Hiatr Rudotee explains plans for the trip amid media chatter.
On Baturaay at the Links a hogey competition was played and won by W Reve and AB Teel Ar Selates who won Mesdames Kore well and D.Crees. Sundays stable ford competition was won by W Reese and Mrs D Crees.
Aug 7 to Aug 14 reports from Atherton Associates detail results from a weekend golf event. Notable performances include Mrs Gargan winning with 73, Mir Kingston and Dawson Ti among high scorers, and various matches played across the 2nd and 3rd greens with several players posting strong rounds. Some cards were not returned.
Mareeba golf results report a Saturday 15 hole stroke handicap win by T Moore and a stableford win by Mrs B Fenwick with 31 points. Final scores list D Gillman 38 and many players with scores ranging from 34 to 10. Next Sunday features pole weruke handicap trophies and a 4% and BI grade slab ripe qualifying round joint with the event.
London August 12 AAP John Lithgow who lost his right arm in an Nuss boy hit a 100 yard drive one of the longest drives ever made by a one armed golfer during the one armed Golfers Society tournament today. There was a slight following wind and the ground wen very
In a fourth round gun meet the RIFLE HAVENSHOR event shows mixed scores as competitors push for high averages. Piggott claimed second with 33, Batson hit a 300, and Walker and others posted varied totals at 600 yards amid chatter on form and practice.
The North Queensland Amateur Boxing Association held its final championships last Saturday to select a team for the State Championships. Notable bouts included Eddie Ah Wong versus Lex Plowman with Plowman winning on points. many other results feature Cairns, Mareeba and Atherton boxers.
OCR fragment lists Parkview I and II teams with captains J Coult hard and W Coulthard, plus players R Pedernes HL Smallwood D Fang and others. Mentions departments, cups, and matchups with Emerald teams, officials, and a long roster of names, lacking clear results or dates.
In ant week play in the second round, Lent produced notable performances as Railway leaders posted wins. Individual marks include MacFarlane 177, Dugen 183, Cal laghan 8 and Feeney 182 with several others scoring in the 100s. Dig ry led by 670 poche and Cooper 138 aided a narrow 3 point victory.
Wary weather did not stop Mareeba A and A grade sides from strong play at Mulands. Mareeba led 6 3 at half time before Mareeba A and Ma funda battled to a tight finish. Key players included V Fale Gi Ceummins Raisin and Al Seer O Sephy Na 2 Masia with Mary Taylor refereeing. Mareeba B featured Crank A Peters L Tait M Kelly and others. crowd noted vigorous but steady play throughout the match.
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