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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 03, 1956

Page

2

Keen Event At Yowani Golf Club Draws Close Contested

At Yowani Golf Club the A grade stableford for silver spout ended with D Davies age 17 on 30 points winning on a count back from T Brysland. 4 Thornton was also on 30. B grade saw F Tighe 4 points beat A Browning 30 and G Bartlett 26. Villa Trophy stroke event set for next Saturday. children's party planned at 2 p.m. or December 18 at the clubhouse.

Stableford Yowani Golf Club D. Davies T Brysland Thornton T. Brysland F. Tighe A. Browning G Bartlett

Royal Canberra Golf Club silent scores shine in par event

Good scores marked a dry course test at Royal Canberra Golf Club on Saturday. Bill Stevenson fired a four under first nine and finished two up to lead A grade, while Max Darling surged five up in B grade. Rex Day shot 37 on the back nine but finished with par, maintaining club standards.

Royal Canberra Golf Club Bill Stevenon Max Darling Rex Day

Moss Wins Grand Prix at Melbourne Race

Moss defeats Beira in the 250 miles event to claim his second major Grand Prix, with a time around 156 minutes. The race saw 12 cars finish and a crowd of thousands, while an accident at a corner hospitalized Neal after a crash into the crowd. The Argus trophy for sports car was won by A Brabhan driving a Cooper Climax.

Melbourne Strling Mowe Caf Jean Beira Tre Okling Moss Auting Kogonda Neal Biter Chy Aguar Comer A. Brabhan Cooper-Climax Budwell G. W. Patterson

Kingston Extends Cricket Lead In Regional Meet

Kingston built a strong advantage by defeating Northbourne and Manuka-Yarralumla in key early season fixtures at Reid Park and Turner Oval. Turners Queanbeyan Navy Kingston secured outright wins in second grade while Grammar Acton Sporta Club Northbourne UM Turner and ANU won in Usind Bowling. Jenkins claimed 5/24 with a hat trick as officials plan a visit to Echuca and discuss a Christmas Newcastle trip.

Neewang Ser AG Rus Ong Hirt Dat Mings Kingston Oyer Northbout Reid Park Amalie Ue Turner Oval Manuku- Yarralumla Rive Turner Turner Queanbeyan Navy Grammar Acton Sporta Club Northbourne UM Turner Australian National University Usind Northbourne UT Manuka-Yarralumia Jenkins Echuca Newcastle Canberra

Week end Bowls Championship Results from Canberra South

Queanbean beat Canberra South 6 1 while Canberra South defeated Yass T-1 and Captains Vint 5 2. Canberra Cuy triumphed over Canberra Bouth 7 0 with Harney Rumble and Mahone notable scores and forfeited games shaping the pennants standings.

Canberra South Bingles WaLace Hod D. Wailla Lamb D. Luton D. Clarke Harney Rumble D. Mahone Bert Rumble Dowthwaite Byrne Ad. Hawke Crocket D. James Belway D. Droop Kearney Starke Davidson Jamieson D. Wright Queanbeyan Canberra South D. Yass Vint Canberra Cuy Canberra Bouth

Kingston Defeats Northbourne In Tight Cricket Showdown

Kingston battled Northbourne in a keen match as Drayton led Kingston with 79 and Conroy and Walker chased a late target. Northbourne posted 138 in the first innings and 116 in the second, with Howe and Buckmaster key wickets. Kingston's late celebration came as Hawkins, Beatty, and Conroy stalled Northbourne's progress, securing a narrow win.

Philips Kingston Latainen Jimu Howe Buckmaster Goldsmith Northbour Iy Drayton Wear Kingston Northbourne Smith and Hawke Conroy Walker Leuren Connelly Backen Smith Byrne Collins Hawke Robin O. Conroy Oration Wilkes Quigg Atkinson Booth Quirk En Coe Y Beatty Sundri Collins Harding HN Connelly Quigg Kingston Drayton Wy McChire Quirg Buckaster Hawa Howe Colling Beatty Balyamith Ibwob Howe Conroy Vu J Harding C¢ Hawke Treatty Booth ¢ Hawke Conoy

Manuka Yarralumla Collapse Leads to 73-Run Loss at Turner

Manuka Yarralumla faltered after a 52 partnership between Fergie and Senior on a firm Turner Oval wicket. Total nine for 138, McCarty 4/50 led Nelson bowling. Seymour 5/43 and Murn 4/43 powered Nelson to a 73-run win as Manuka struggled in both innings.

Fergie Senior Hia A James McNamara Seymour Seliveries Hamilton Alan ‘Nicholas Webb Frechody McNamara Turner Murn Nelson Seymour Loftus Nicholas Cirson Rigney Loeg Conron Collier O McCerty Gott Searte Sundries McMahon Stuart Smith Nash Klam Reid

Outstanding Performances First Grade and Third Grade cricket

First Grade Batting Drayton 79 not out. Bowling Seery and Searle lead with economy figures. Third Grade top scores Bennett 74 not out Willis not out. Purcell 6/63, Nadin 5/13 highlight a strong bowling effort as Joliffe and Reid pace a win.

Drayton Seymour Seery Bennett Willis J. Ha Somes.k. Schenk Purcell Len Nadinote Jenkins

Pace Bowler Standoffs Between Queanbeyan and Ainslie

Queanbeyan bowler Seymour led a strong effort to restrict Ainslie at Reid Park as Cirson and Lees forged an important eighth wicket stand. McCarty struggled for Ainslie, while Seymour finished 5 for 42 and Munn supported with 4.43 runs per over. First innings showed McNamara and Nash among runs for Queanbeyan in a total of 167 with several key dismissals.

Hoste Seymour Munn Reid Park Cirson Lees Ainslie McCarty Queanbeyan McNamara Nelson Mary Nash McTernian Hamilton James AB Blundell Norton MeCarty Lidbetter Hardy Hawke Clarke Yinne Freebody Sundries

Local cricket scores new slate with mixed results across leagues

Match scraps show Northbourne 167 and Turner 117 declared, Queanbeyan 188 down Canberra University College, and Manuka-Yarralumla with tight bowling. other sides like Grammar and Acton Sporty Club posted substantial first innings totals amid varied dismissals.

Northbourne Hammond Read Murray RAAF Stevenson Williams Hilyard Turner Christensen Lake Girvan Bowes Ainslie Hodgkins Roche Geary Queanbeyan Canberra University College Beery Jeffreyn O'Donoghue Navy Richards Manuka- Yarralumia

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