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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 09, 1960
Page
2
The club claims the Com Cup and the District Premiers Shield for water polo as teams and players are listed. Divina dominates senior and junior divisions with Dengate Davies and Davies in key roles.
Canberra Amateur Boxing Club fighters featured in a charity tournament at Goulburn. Brian Brant outpointed Goulburn welter J Scott to bolster his title bid. Noel Southwell beat P Dunn, Robbie Kite narrowly lost to B Kennedy in the bout of the night. Other Canberra results include Purnell, Brassil, O'Brien.
Grenfell’s 18 year old Jan Lehane defeated Mrs. Shirley Brasher of Britain 6-2 6-2 in the Italian championships quarterfinals in Rome. Lehane displayed a wide range of shots to win easily.
British hard court champion Mike Davies won the London title at Hurlingham Bases by defeating former Wimbledon champion Budge Patty 4 6 60 6 4 in the men's singles final. Christine Truman claimed the women's title by beating Angela Mortimer 6 1 6 4.
Sydney report states New South Wales won 3-0 over Victoria in the opening hockey championship round. Western Australia overwhelmed Tasmania 11-0, and Queensland crushed South Australia 8-1, with Queensland seen as Western Australia’s closest challenger.
In Moscow at the Pushkin Theatre the new chess champion De A P. Am forced a draw with former titleholder Mika Botvianik. The result secures the championship after a tense series of matches.
About 4,000 Grimsby and West Coast trawlermen vow to abstain from fishing after May 15 unless Icelandic trawlers are barred from landing in Britain. They also demand British boats be allowed to fish within six miles of Iceland’s coast.
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