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.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1959
Page
4
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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