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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1937
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various disjointed terms including Germany, Toys, Crawford, 1 KG, board, troops, and names like Jame and Abe. The text appears as a jumble of unrelated phrases without a coherent event or context to summarize into a clear news item.
In a week of sports chatter critics debate John Bromwich’s defeat of Budge and his response to critics. The piece also covers Victorian jockeys in spring racing, a tragic track incident injuring several riders, and notable performances by OReilly Currie Grimmett and Australian stars leading toward the Empire and Olympic Games.
In the fifth round of F.C.T. competition Hall beat Queanbeyan outright in A Grade while Kingston defeated Northbourne on the first innings. Kingston earned a rare Arat win this season and Northbourne beat Kingston in the sub district by an innings and 4 runs. Manuka and Queanbeyan drew in B Grade with Kingston taking a first innings win over Ainali Northbourne and Hall defeating Barton on the first innings.
In Kingston on Saturday the Kingston side benefited from sharp batting by Lx O'Brien and A. Drayton after promotion. They added a 43 run partnership as Northbourne’s bowlers pressed, with Jack Kelligton curling in a six and Kingston declaring after amassing 231. Kingston won on first innings by 42 runs, Cadets succumbed to steady bowling, setting the stage for a keen follow up.
Kingston built a 188 run lead as Haslam scored a century in 105 minutes with sixteen fours and a six, helping them to 248 in their first innings. The match featured strong performances by L Clarke and Guatataon with four and three wickets respectively, and Kingston eventually won by eight runs in a tense finish.
Manuka and Queanbeyan fought to a draw with a high scoring first innings. Notable performances included Moore, Kilby, Buckmaster, and Clarke in a tense finish, while Greville and Parkes contributed key bowling spells. The second innings saw Greville run out, with Monahan and Worthington remaining not out as the final total was logged.
partial score details show players such as Dunstan Robles and Curran among others. includes line by line dismissals and scores with mentions of Bellwood Freeman and Kent. continues on page 4 with further overs and sundries noted.
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