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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 06, 1959

Page

4

Royals Steady Win As Norths Dominate Navy

Royals clinched a decisive rugby win at Manuka while Norths cruised to 32-9 over Navy at Harman. Queanbeyan edged RMC 24-11 at Duntroon as Ainslie topped Royals 17-12 in the reserve grade Spence Cup clash.

Manuka Ainslie Royals McKeogh Tozer Elvin Girvan Robins Brown Bradley R. O'Keefe Rawlings Scott T. O'Keefe D. Easts Simpson Archer Norths Garnier English Whitmore Morgan Graham Rhoodie D. Royals Foster, Brown Hall Bradl D. Norths University Easts D. Queanbeyan

Maiden and divisions race results from 350 and 525 yd events

Greyhound racing results show multiple divisions at 350 and 525 yards with winners including Prince ovah Almo Rock Heart Glittering Joe Ampetrillo Ring Wobbler Too Merry Pure Gem Lucky Dig Serene Valley Big William Rocket Time Broken Rocker Miss Fayette Sleepy Nipper An other Ribbie Monash Lad Black Neath Plenty Hope True Clan Superb Replica Count er Signed Nev's Image with times and margins listed for each heat and division.

Ampetrillo Ring Wobbler Too Merry Pure Gem Serene Valley Miss Fayette Fair Patch Sleepy Nipper Another Ribbie Monash Lad Black Neath Plenty Hope True Clan

A.C.T. Hockey Team Suffers First Defeat

Townsville defeats A.C.T. 5-2 as Leith scores three, Holmes and Cummins excel in defense and attack. Thompson opens for A.C.T. from Baxter pass. Cuthbertson nets from a corner. A.C.T. misses three clear chances.

A.C.T Townsville Queensland Mishits Leith Holmes Cummins Thompson Baxter Cuthbertson

Ainslie Teams Dominate Sydney Series Lead

Ainslie school sports teams won five of six against Northbridge in Sydney on Saturday. Rugby Union 3 st. 10 Ib. Ainslie 16-0 and 6 st. 10 Ib. Ainslie 6-3. Basketball A division Northbridge 15-10 B division Ainslie 19-8. Softball Ainslie 51-13 Tennis Ainslie 49-47.

Ainslie School Northbridge School Sydney Ainslie K. L. Taylor Northbridge

Business Girls Win Medal at Royal Canberra Golf Club

Royal Canberra Golf Club associates' medal competition for business girls on Sunday was won by Miss E. Daer with a net 73. Leading scores: E. Daer 102 29 73, P. Penglase 103 28 75, M. Smith 107 35 77, B. Gallagher 111 34 77, B. Macafee 113 36 77. Putting contest won on a count back by Miss Penglase with 35 putts.

Royal Canberra Golf Club Associates E. Daer P. Penglase M. Smith B. Gallagher B. Macafee

Manuka Narrow Victory Over Queanbeyan Tigers

Manuka edged Queanbeyan by 8 8 56 to 6 13 49 in a tight game marked by cautious play and strong defenses. Grigg, Pini, Wood and Del Williams stood out for Manuka while Lou Pini and Meehan anchored Queanbeyan’s attacks with late pushes from Scow and Bradshaw.

Manuka Queanbeyan Grigg Pini Bullants Gaughwin Wood Bob Wood Schow Meehan Sirer Alan Muir Griffin del Williams Rovers Ian Williams Brophy Bradshaw Tigers Byrne Lou Pini Shotten Robertson Galvin Smith Fritterin Ross Schow Keith Skeeter” Williams Pata

Scoreboard shows Ainslie and Manuka dominance in grades

Ainslie led A grade 23 21 159 with top scorers Platt Williams Loftus West and Armstrong. Manuka won 8 8 56 with G Smith Galvin Williams Brophy Wood Williams, while Eastlake outscored Turner 37 36 258. In B grade RMC beat Ainslie 8 11 59. Manuka beat Queanbeyan 15 13 103. Second teams feature RMC and Ainslie results with listed best players.

Ainslie Platt & Williams Loftus West Armstrong Hawked M.C Burnett Laing Millie Vickers Manuka G. Smith P. Galvin J. Williams Brophy R. Wood D. Willams D. Queanbeyan 6-13-40) (R Schow 2, M. Wheeler, H Williams, P. Byrne, R. Meehen Eastlake Werner Wilson Curtis Clements Mickelson Bradley Dee Duffy C. Robbie Broomby D. Turner Armstrong Durkin

Manuka Narrowly Trails Queanbeyan in Tight Match

Wheeler led Wheeler forward with Skeeter Williams as a trialing back. Harold Williams kicked a close in goal to keep the score tight at four points. Manuka’s Smith hit long from near the defence to set up a late goal as Manuka beat Queanbeyan 15 13 to 2 3.

Royals John L. Dent Finis East Harman Norths Navy Duntroon Queanbeyan R.M.C. I Manuka Lyons King Scott Meore Smith Hansen Simpson Archer Easts Keeley Couch Notaras Rouse Whitmore Rhoodie North Backs Garnier Buckin Graham Wheeler Skeeter” Williams Harold Williams Muir Wood Pini Aspinall Shotten D. Williams Grigg

Ainslie Triumphs Over RMC at Ainslie Oval

Ainslie 23-21-159 defeated RMC 6-11-47 after leading 79-51 at quarter end. Key Ainslie players included Hincksman and Platt with multiple goals. RMC's Sanderson Wilkerson and Guild stood out in a torrid contest.

Ainslie Oval Ainslie R.M.C Sanderson Wilkerson Guild Ray Hincksman Mangrove Vickers Millie Platt Tricolours Millie Roving Stokes Swain Williams Loftus Webb

Eastlake Beats Turner in Low-Interest Scramble

Eastlake defeated Turner 37-36 in a scrappy match with Eastlake posting 11 goals to 6 for Wilson and 5 for Curtis as the top scorers. The contest drew little spectator interest with Turner noted for a strong Durkin showing and Eastlake seeking a local scoring record.

Eastlake Turner Wilson Curtis Cements Mickelson Bradley Dee Daly Robbis Broomby Amstrong Durkin

Runners Prepare for State Cross Country Titles amid Flooded Course

Runners began training for New South Wales cross country championships on July 25 as results from Sunday runs surfaced. Senior 4 mile winner A Fristad led S.C. with 28 43, J Pennington 28 4, junior 4 miles saw J Robbie 22 26, A Shacklock 24 8, sub junior 1 mile went W I Robbie 6 4, B Robbie 6 5, FP Schrodel 7 1. Kingston ford Bridge flood slowed seniors. The South Canberra Throwers Club hosted its second meet with strong turnout, introducing shot put while continuing javelin and discus practice. Lionel Davies praised rising interest. John Smith showed promise as a newcomer, while Bill Robbie emerged as a natural javelin prospect.

Kingston Foo Bridge A. Fristad S.C J. Pennington J. Robbie A. Shacklock W. I Robbie Robbie FP Schrodel New South Wales South Canberra Lionel Davies John Smith Bill Robbie

Associates In Stableford At Yowani

The Yowani Golf Club held an Associates Stableford yesterday with Mrs I Stephen winning on a countback from Mrs Grunow, both scoring 30 points. Mr E O Rourke and Mrs D Someonen followed on 41 points, with Mrs Morrow close behind. details are partially garbled.

Yowani Golf Club Associates I. Stephen Stableford Grunow E. O'Rourke D. Someonen Morrow

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