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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1961
Page
4
All-Stars hammered the Colts in a high‑tempo first‑grade game at Northbourne Oval yesterday afternoon as pitchers battled. strong hitting from the visitors set the tone and sparked a decisive early lead.
Ski Club of Canberra awards junior ski scholarships to Ear pponen and Janko Hiltunen for a week of free lodgings at Gutlaga Gathesa and free ski instruction by Waltoy Spanning. Winners selected from 15 members after aptitude tests. open to club juniors 13 or under. A third Racing Scholarship goes to Janke Hillmen.
Beaten Wimbledon doubles finalists Mob Hewitt and Fred Stolfe defeated Rod Laver and Roy Emerson 6-4 6-3 6-3 to win the Volpi Cup men’s doubles in Venice. In Prague, Australian Miss Lehane advanced to the women’s singles final by defeating Purkova 6-1 and was set to meet Lendlaya.
Race meeting notes list Rosehill betting with two year olds and Stakes events. Odds and placings show names like RAMIR Sakaria Woorilla and Minikin with varying prices and results across multiple races.
Results from the Greyhound Club event show King and Miss Deione among top placements in 450 yard mixed heats. Gidet Westboursh Lady and Sleep' Nipper posted times of 26.58 and 25.78 respectively with Master Miles and Too Merry also placing in the stake finals.
Federal players highlighted by Cleary at the Federal championship with notes on top performers N Cleary Gunther Beadean Hurst and Reynolds. The event featured a Pennant match where Federal fell to Goulburn five matches to two and the Interclub for the Goul-Berea Cup saw Federal finish with 332 points to 315.
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