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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1950
Page
4
A collage of humorous and historical sports anecdotes notes boxing star Joe Louis and the boxing farm tale, golf misadventures, yacht racing in 1662, and famous matches. It recalls athletes, legends, and quirky feats with a vintage newspaper voice and scattered trivia.
In Liberty, New York, Dr. Richard K. Hartman, a dentist and village trustee, woke to an off oil burner. Investigating the cellar, he found a newly acquired kitten had jumped onto the burner switch and turned off the electricity, explaining the mysterious outage.
Pine weather allowed five competition games, seven players eliminated. Cyril Skinner defeated Stewie Richardson 31-10 in club championship. Jack Norris beat Ted Olley 31-19 in B grade. Bill Healy edged Ed Deeb 31-? after long battle. Pairs: Ernie Stack and Sid Carvolth beat Wilber Wilesmith and Bob Thornley 23-20. Geo Cecil and Fred Thompson defeated Bill Suibe and Jack Jagerndorff 25-18. No games next Sunday due to Diggers Day observance with 10 am start and wreath ceremony at the monument. Bowls all day, luncheon available.
Ravenshoe Bowls Club reports weekend greens play with the President's trophy 431 up as J Armfield defeats M Williams 31 13. Open singles F Muir loses to L Mrowe 32 17 and G Cockram loses to J Malone 31 17. Graded pairs include M Williams B Fuhlbohm P Smith W Muirhead versus F For an E Edwards T Kelly. Social bouts on Nov 4 and 5 feature mixed pairs and multiple smaller wins and losses among members.
Weekly competition results show Kinbacher defeating Namet with a 40 handicap and Ted rallying to win. Lyne led 68 in his match against Fitchett but Norm closed strong to win. Drewhorn edged Hill while Sherrin edged Benham in a tight match. Social games featured multiple pairings, with numerous 20 to 21 scores and team representations declared for Seymour Bowes concepts. Sub committees were updated with a November 15 deadline.
Saturday event at the Cairns links features a four ball best ball stableford for the King George trophies. Members will choose partners and a draw for positions and teams will be made at the club house at 1 o clock.
Ravenshoe golf club held a bogey trophy event won by Mrs Rooney with 39 points as C Stewart and F Merrin posted matches and scores for the day. In Herberton the annual golf tournament featured 27 holes gross and 18 holes net events, with Mrs Boden and Mr Griffiths setting a foursomes record and J Warner equalling the course mark amid a large crowd and praising the hosting Millaa Millaa Club for catering.
Barberis lifts 727 pounds to set three weight class records in Australia. His high total surpasses his former Australian mark, with three attempts shaping a standout performance at the meet.
Northern division final spot up for grabs as Tableland and Cairns meet Sunday at Cairns Cricket Ground starting 9.36 am. Outcome decides who faces Innisfail, southern division winner, in December 3 final. Matches affected other Cairns fixtures and ground toss favored Cairns. Umpire C O Brien and scorer G Hagan named.
The Cairns association releases Saturday fixtures across grades A to E. A grade features North versus Rovers at Cairn Cricket Ground and Celts versus Brothers at No 2 wicket. C grade matches High School against Morths at High School and Brothers versus St Augustines at St Augustines. D grade has High School versus Norths at Norman Park and Augustines II against St Augustines at St Augustines. E grade lists St Augustines II and High School versus Diggers at High School.
AP reports more than 62 500 people have arrived in Asiam for the Moslem pilgrimage. Pilgrims come from across the Moslem world from Moereero on the Atlantic to the Far East. A public Health Department statement says the pilgrims are in good health.
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