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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
3
A collage of quirky sports anecdotes features tennis mystique with Adrian Quist, a West Australian midget race watch saga, and Derby soccer promotions. It covers Jer- my Marciano’s Brockton prayers, vast fishing licence stats, and a quiz segment on cricket and yacht races, ending with a reflective thought on staying mentally open.
Tully, December 22 reports Railway first innings score 161 for 4 with Chiapells and M. in action. Sean steadies early play as local notes describe initial overs and fielding亮.
Malone built an early lead then fought back to clinch a 31 27 victory at the fifteenth end and will meet final in the competition. Social games involved Neale Cockram Ramasy T Kelly vs Volpe Weller Snel Mooney and others with varied scores and participants listed.
Twelve Ravenshoe Rifle Club members fired across 500 and 600 yard ranges for several trophies in fair conditions with mirage at long range. C. Samundsett Jr. led scoring with 105 points in an event detailed by shooters Ramsay Strang and H Mackay as prize donors.
Silkwood Club carried on with the ladies pairs as of December 7 with several pairings defeated: A McRobbie and J Tonta beat Sanderson and Remedietti 5-8. Tait and Borg over Stewart and Bilelia 18-11. Trainor and Blake defeated Hawthorne and Tonta 18-10. Blennerhassett and Clowes beat Sordelli and Boustead 16-13. Kerome vy Scherini 15-18. Saturday social games saw Scherini and Borg win. A Tonta and O Sordelli beat McRobbie and Blennerhassett 21-17. Blennerhassett beat Blake 38-22. Sunday finals of the men’s B grade singles saw N Blennerhassett beat Hawthorne 3-7. Mixed bowls Sunday afternoon: Biletta Casey Blake v Hawthorne Wilkinson Borg 28-17. Scherini McRobbie Blake v Elliott Stewart Tonta 26-23. J Torta McRobbie v Blennerhassett Wilkinson 25-22.
Scattered rains were recorded in all coastal districts during the 24 hours ending am Wednesday. The Rockhampton area showed the heaviest falls with Warra 42 points and Boolburra 20, Duaringa 179 and Dingo 103 points in the tail end of the period.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and initials including Mra Dew 25 18 D. Thomas Rick F O. Meyer Y. Mra Remington L. Threl with unclear context suggesting a brief sports or roster item from the newspaper page. Names appear without verbs or outcomes.
The Fred Cahill graded ee competition concluded last Sunday with M Frawley skip winning. Individual scores included Caplick Walsh Palmer v Mathews Wedderburn Davis 26 24, Cupitt Russo Frawley v Erikson Ruttiman Amor 28 20, J O’Brien Lloyd Mather v Rowley Offord Ryan 22. Social rinks showed Williamson Cahill Mather v Rowley 24 31, Hastie Edmonds Frawley v Cupitt J Cahill Amor 35 21, H Williams F Cahill Ryan v Joy Mathews Davis 2 19, Stobs Winters Offord v Rowley Caplick Erikson 39 18, Mrs Roseblade J O’Brien Ruttiman v Mrs Gifford Butte 38 18. One social rink Pendhtnga follows: Mrs Kellman Davis Amor v Williamson Butler Frawey 18 7. A high tea and Christmas party, with vice-president G Mather welcoming visitors, followed supper and harmony items. The evening was social and financial success. Next Sunday social bows at Yungaburra, Boxing Day social bowls start 2 pm.
Warm week end conditions at the Tully green saw Threlfall overcome a minus three handicap to beat Thomas by six, Sankey lead 19-16 to finish 31-22, Fell Perrin won 33-8, Taylor beat Adcock 31-27, and other matches featured Threlfall and McCormack as well as junior pairings in a lively club program at Tully.
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