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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1947
Page
4
Bantam team action over the weekend saw limited play as Babinda’s greens were quiet on Saturday with a few bowlers taking time off. On Sunday afternoon, the Sects in redom Suny shut down efforts. Names of players required for the pennant games will be posted at the club house this afternoon.
Golfers in Innisfail contested a weekend program featuring A and B qualifying rounds, a medal event, and a stableford tournament. Wallace led with high scores and Crass, Meed, and others posted strong rounds as the final matches and playoffs were set for August.
Aug 13 at Atherton saw strong turnout in golf weather for a stableford event won by Bob Turner with 4 points. Percy is, Gunestic, and others placed. later rounds included A and B grades with several close matches. The secretary W McGrath praised the effort as August 24 semifinals and other matches slated for publication.
Cairns Jockey Club schedules the 1947 Cup meeting at Cannon Park tomorrow afternoon. Thirteen horses entered the Cairns Cup including three previous winners Komikos Active Coon and Rubber Fox with visiting rivals Jack Corban Hywed and Pilgrim. Other divisions draw large fields from coastal and hinterland centres as bookmakers number twenty four. White Lip praised for Cup form faces strong opposition with Amubar Pilgrim Active Coon and Rubber Fox among contenders.
Draw for the fourth series of the second round of fixtures lists Grenades versus Ramblers at Norman Park I at 2:30 PM. Referee J. Earl oversees Wombats versus Lovetts at Gordonvale M29 Dm. Trochus versus Edmonton scheduled for Norman Park at 1:30 PM with Referee A Pitt. Rockele has a bye. Tigers Eurekas play at Norman Park I at 3:30 PM.
A challenge from Mareeba representative basketball unit has been accepted by St Joseph Keen for Sunday. The game is set for 21 St Josephs Came at 1 ac i. The Josephs line up includes Green Tod, Sass F Browe, M Carey, A Downey, V Leary, Pl McHugh, CC Madwan, Mt Brown and No Bum. Referee Miss M Collins.
Overlanders beat ANA 3 1 after a tight first half in which Meade and Meredith scored for Overlanders while King and Beadle dominated defense. Babinda led 2 1 at halftime and Brothers later sealed the win with Horwood and Ball adding strikes. The suburb match saw Railways fall to Taniafail 2 1 with Me Nek Fox and Briggenshew scoring for Railways.
Fragmentary report records a Latrobe game at Mareeba ending without goals. Mentions referees Reverve Todt Skinner and others, plus barred aluminium tags and future participation rules. Names such as Bo Myers Bughes Paterson Paterson appear in disjointed notes.
A compact, promotional notice touts Pingetins as a solution for constipation. It claims two doses restore bowel regularity and encourage natural digestion, presenting a quick remedy in a sales-like tone.
London August 13 Ren Ters corr. reports that VM Merchant, chosen captain of the Indian cricket team to tour Australia, has withdrawn because of illness. The move casts uncertainty over India’s plans for the forthcoming tour and raises questions about leadership and service.
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