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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1941
Page
4
Northbourne and Queanbeyan rose to the head of the ACT cricket competition after narrow wins over Ainslie and Air Force. Northbourne leads with 18 points, with Queanbeyan close behind as the season advances.
In a rain affected round, Ainslie struggled on a sticky Northbourne wicket, bowler Nish exploiting the conditions with 5 for 16 as Northbourne bowled Ainslie out for 44 in the first innings and later 148 in the second. Queanbeyan moved to second in the standings after defeating Air Force by an innings and equity, with O Connors 5 for 30 and Robinson 4 for 10 proving decisive.
Hall set 202 to win in 3.5 hours but Staff were 195 for 6 at stumps. Wark bowled strongly for 43, Newton 58 not out, and A Newton and staff fought to chase 7 runs in the last over, yet failed. Hall bowled well with Wilson taking five wickets as Buckmaster and Reardon contributed.
Wanura 2 defeated Air Force at Duntroon by 1 run in a windy, Queanbeyan wet innings. Kilgour, Ramaay, Reid, Wilson and de Hellyer made runs while James and Cook bowled for wickets. Sundries totaled 1, Robinge, Woods, Lees and O Connor chipped in with fielding and bowling efforts.
Northbourne won outright by an innings and 12 runs as Barton and Air Force faced heavy bowling. Key bowlers included Nish, Kilgour, and Collins for the victors while Barton relied on frame-by-frame dismissals and notable scores from Tilly, James, and Cook.
Queanbeyan recovered from a poor first innings to beat Air Force by 11 runs at Newton. Bowler Robinson starred with 4 for 1 and Cudmurrs took 30, denying Air Force a larger total after Queanbeyan had been bowled out for 137 in their second knock.
In pennant play at the City bowling green Queanbeyan lost to City by 47 points. Readouts list players such as Marchant Hanley Turner Thomas Dunne Hill Woodger Howe Ferris Scott Peterson Brack Bruce Harding McLeod Bruce Kee Falenner Bassett Fox Lamb Nicholas Flaherty Wormald Marx Lancaster Stevens Clarke Moag Nelson Taylor Chapman Corew with scores 195 to 58 and 13 in the margin.
Census figures show last year 582 horse drawn carriages were built in the USA. Output of cars and commercial vehicles dwarfs horse powered units reflecting rapid motor adoption. Weekend boat race results list Merralla and Clarke winning over Carroll and Fox with 28 to 15.
No. 2 beat No. 1 by four shots in a Saturday afternoon rink competition. Individual rinks included No. 2 Pruat Cook Johnston Cleaver 22 20 and No. 2 Galbraith Crease Heyes Bale 37 13. Total scores show No. 1 116 and No. 2 124.
A fragmented cricket scorecard lists batsmen and bowlers with incomplete dismissals and totals. Several players such as Durbidge, O Connor, Noakes, and Robson feature, but the overall result is obscured by stray abbreviations and missing context.
The Bursary Endowment Board awarded bursaries for approved courses to Patrick Stack from St Joseph's Convent Bungendore tenable at St Joseph's College Hunter's Hill Kevin Tiller from Cooma Convent tenable at St Patrick's College Goulburn and Richardson Moriarty from Cooma Public School tenable at a selected school subject to conditions.
A cyclist sustained injuries when a light frame cracked during a ride at the Canberra area. The rider, Moot Bliggtoen of the Aeton Guest Howse, was thrown from the bike and transported to Canberra Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
Vhe vlul games at Forrest result ed as follows with teams led by H Heyes Fleming Knightley Bain Britwin Bryant scoring 24 20 and 27 22 in listed matchups. Names include Crippa Forde Nutt Brown Veterd Colulander Lean Hammersly Dea vies Hellies Child Wetherley Brackenreg Rogers Hamsted Ability Paesons Laverty Lucas Dicksen Greenwood Pieris Percival Hertubade Slevenson and hubbl 2s 1t.
The Federal Golf Club held an 18 hole stableford event with W Ware posting 33 points ahead of F DeVis and R Brodribb. Leaders included L McVeigh and R Brodribb with Torrance close behind. the weekend featured a 72 hole strike and a forthcoming monthly medal and eclectic competition.
Newcastle report covers Jenn Ted Morgan the Australian lightweight champion facing welterweight Am Iate Laughtin in a 12 round bout at Newonasty Stadium. Morgan survived a tough exchange as the bell rang ending the contentious match with the crowd giving a hostile reception.
The reported wrestling event in Sydney featured competitors including Joe Corbet and Fret Atkins at Leichhardt Stadium last night. The outcome details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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