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Fragmentary OCR shows a tennis or game score with numbers 8 6 and 6 3 and terms defeat and sets 32, but key names, event, and full context are missing.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1935
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows a tennis or game score with numbers 8 6 and 6 3 and terms defeat and sets 32, but key names, event, and full context are missing.
Spectators enjoyed a vigorous Acton-Manuka match with Manuka winning by a wide margin. Eastlake defeated Goulburn 19 goals 6 behinds to 4 goals 6 behinds, with McKinstry eight goals, Edlington four, Robbie three, and Shurety three for Goulburn impressing.
Manuka and Acton played a high spirited football match with Manuka building a early lead before Acton surged in the final quarter. Forbes, Stirling, Ware and Heller starred for Manuka while Seton McCount Gardiner Haslam Perry Ryan and Smith shone for Acton in a 146 to 72 final score.
Ainslie defeated Queanbeyan with a runaway score as indisciplined kicking marked the visitors. Ainslie led 10 17 77 to 0 4 4 at half time, then extended their advantage in the third and final periods. Key targets included Collins, Watts, Atkinson, and Dee for the home side, with several singles from Queanbeyan’s L Lees and Primer noted.
Grey Goll won the Maiden Brush Hurdle at Meogo by a length and a half. Reiwola and Stanley's Gift followed, with Tui Mint and Remote among others. Dividends and time noted.
Ainslie's junior side used sharper dash and positioning to defeat Eastlake at Telopea Park 31-22 14. Queanbeyan juniors, after a rough start, beat St. John's 16-15 1. St. John's show promising material but St. Duntroon was beaten by St. Christopher's in an undercard clash.
At Adelaide Victoria outplayed South Australia before 25 000 spectators. The locals were outclassed with Victoria winning 04 184 to 14 BR. Victoria players included Shea Hickswey Regan Hartnett Taylor. South Australia selections included Murdoch Melkay Cockburn.
A capacity crowd at Triumph Stadium Queanbeyan watched Gavan Doyle stop Kid Moffatt in the sixth round after a brutal beating by the Canberra slugger nicknamed the steam hammer. Doyle dominated to claim a technical knockout as Moffatt staggered from the ropes. Doyle’s victory follows a string of quicker exchanges in earlier rounds with Moffatt showing brief flashes but failing to turn the tide.
Barton I secured a merit win over Manuka four goals to two at Reid Park on Saturday afternoon. Manuka played a man short and faded. Barton attacked with speed, scoring four times in the final period while two goals by Manuka earlier kept the score close.
Citizens of Ennis and Al are invited to a meeting at the Friendly Societies Hall Kingston on Wednesday 3 July at 8 p m to discuss forming a new tennis club in the area.
Kingston outpaced Grammar in a one sided match as M Hill opened the scoring from a corner. Crapp, Arthur and Tindale combined for Kingston’s second, and Howard extended lead before the interval. After the break, Tindale netted twice and Crapp added one more, while Grammar claimed a late consolation goal.
In Acton on Saturday Hall defeated Grammar 6 1 while Boronia beat Kingston 7 3. Weather was good though ground hard from lack of rain. Grammar were weakened by missing players and only ten took the field. Hall led 6 0 at half time and Grammar's defense tightened in the second half.
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