ACT Out of First Rothman's Cup After Defeat
ACT representative cricket team loses to St George by three runs in the Rothman's Cup knockout contest at Hurstville Oval Sydney. ACT bowled out for 90 in 35 overs while St George tallied 93 in 31.2 overs, Tony Irvine top-scored with 43 as John Martin and bowlers from St George dominated. Selection meeting set to name ACT players for Nowra clash. rain affects final day results and standings show ANU leading with 12 points while others trail.
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Act
St George
Hurstville Oval
Sydney
Tony Irvine
Ally
NSW Sheffield
John Martin
Martin
Gary Samuels
Dene Moore
Graeme Smith
ACT Cricket Association
Iawarra Cricket Council
Nowra
ACTCA
Tem
ANU
East Canberra
South Woden
Northern Suburbs
City
Queanbeyan
Western
Woden
Face Saving Run Fight Ends Day With Lead For Victoria
Victoria with Allen Sieler and Robert Rose rescuing the innings to reach 4-209 at Brisbane against Queensland, leaving an overall 208-run edge on day three of the Sheffield Shield match. Chappell led Queensland with a career best 180, while the pair’s unbroken 152 in 154 minutes steadied the visitors amid errors.
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Brisbane
Alan Sieler
Robert Rose
Queensland
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Victoria
Sieler
Rose
Medlbourne
Seiler
Greg Chappell
Chappell
Snead Wins Qantas Open At Royal Queensland In Australia
Former American pro Jesse Snead captured the Qantas Australian Open by two strokes at Royal Queensland. He finished 72 holes at 280 eight under par, edging journeymen Breaux and Hartvigsen who finished one and three strokes back respectively.
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Brisbane
Jesse Snead
Royal Queensland Today
Snead
Errol Mangeshgee Hodg
Lee Eldior
Rey
Breaux
Hartvigsen
Hodgson
Brenna
B. Haagen Cussw
BR Stanton
Godfreinz
Mage E Ball
B. Sri
Nsw
Sukree
Qld
G. Wolstenholme
Vic
Persson Wins ACT Orienteering Night Event With 250 Points
Evert Persson earned 250 points, plus a 42 point bonus for finishing under 50 minutes, to win the ACT Orienteering Association’s first night event. Runner-up Bob Stobie had 288 points, with Dave Hogg 238, Denis Vanzella 227, and Graham Moon 219, as 37 competitors faced rain and a cold night on a course spanning the Steros area near Hotel Canberra.
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Evert Persson
ACT Orienteering Association
Bob Stobie
Dave Hogg
Denis Vanzella
Graham Moon
Steros
E'S Peninsula
Hotel Canberra
Nigeria to compete in three events at Christchurch Games
Nigeria will take part in only three events at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in January. The team includes athletes from Lagos and other regions, aiming for medals in sprint and field disciplines.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Christchurch
Australian cyclists well back in Auckland time trial
Australian cyclists finished well behind in the five mile time trial at Auckland as they prepare for the six day Duluxe cycle race from Auckland to Wellington. John Leslie of Tasmania led the Australians with an equal eighth place, while Allan Goodrope and Wayne Allen placed further back. Phillipson tangled with a motor cycle, finishing on foot with minor injuries. Tests for stimulant use will be conducted during the tour. The next stages run from Auckland to Paeroa and Paeroa to Tauranga. Seven New Zealand Commonwealth Games road trialists are in the field.
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Auckland
Wellington
Paeroa
Tauranga
Court Signs Contract With Golden Geren in 1974 League
San Francisco observers report the Golden Geren, holder of the San Francisco-Oakland franchise, signed a contract yesterday to play in the 1974 world team competition. The move ties the club to the 1973 Vir go GPA yal Bre era and signals a major roster development for the franchise.
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San Francisco
Marinner
Golden Geren
Koreans favored to win return World Cup clash
South Korea held Australia to a 0 0 draw at Seoul Stadium with 40 000 spectators backing the home side in the Asian zone final first leg. Park Ee Chun and Cha Bum Keun spurned chances as Australia keeper Jim Fraser denied several efforts. Lee Dong said a win is possible in West Germany, while Rasic lamented a lack of attack and midfield as Australia failed to control the midfield. South Korea's Kang Tae Hyun impressed after Park's injury. Leeds United remain unbeaten with a 1 0 win noted on page 11.
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South Korea
Seoul
Australia
Rale Rasic
West Germany
Lee Lee Dong
South
Jim Fraser
Mnute
Chung Kyu Poong
Daug Utjesen
Fraser
Utjeseno
Ce Usal
Cha Bum Keun
Cha
Adnan Alston
Soon G
Tao
John Warren
Warren
Australian Open squash seeds cruise through first round
Top seeds dominated opening round at the National Tennis and Squash Centre Lyneham with only one four-game upset. ACT amateur Greg Pollard barely outlasted NSW pro Bob Crome while South Australia’s Terry Cheetham shocked Hayden Dayley before facing Cam Nancarrow in round two. Local hopes included Terry Donnelly Greg Walsh and Bill McLennan as Hunt and Hiscoe swept easy, 9-0 style, over Tickner Raftery and others.
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Lyneham
Act
Greg Pollard
Nsw
Bob Crome
Pollard
Terry Cheetham
South Australia
Hayden Dayley
Cheetham
Cam Nancarrow
Terry Donnelly
Lionel Robberds
Greg Walsh
Greg Robberds
Bill McLennan
Kevin Shawcross
Geoff Hunt
Victoria
Ken Hiscoe
Hunt
David Tickner
Hiscoe
Bernie Raftery
Top Cyclist Danny Clark withdraws from Games team
Danny Clark, leading Australian amateur cyclist, pulled out of the Christchurch Commonwealth Games squad. He cited the removal of his father Terry Clark as assistant coach and replacement by Max Lesley, saying losing his dad is like losing his legs. Team manager Les Dunn hoped the decision wasn’t final.
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Launceston
Danny Clark
Australia
Christchurch
Clark
Terry Clark
Max Lesley
Les Dunn
Danny
Sydney
Denise Robertson Sets Marks at Sydney Trials for Christchurch
Denise Robertson led Australian sprinting prospects at Hensley Field Sydney as she won the 200m in 22.9 seconds and clocked a 10m time of [] seconds, both wind aided. Andrew Ratcliffe surprised in the 200m with 20.8 seconds, while Peter Watson upset Graeme Rootham in the 800m. Charlene Rendina won the 800m for women, and Erica Nixon set an Australian long jump best with 21 ft 4 in during the pentathlon. Ray Boyd cleared 16 ft in pole vault. Local Mick McGrath nearly set a triple jump record before wind ruined it.
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Miss Robertson
Hensley Field
Sydney
Robyn Boak
Andrew Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Peter Watson
Graeme Rootham
Nsw
Watson
Christchurch
Hill
Vick
Rootham
Erica Nixon
Qld
Ray Boyd
Mick McGrath
Canberra
Terry Beaton
Beaton
Amc
Australia
Victoria
Robert Lethridge
Warwick Selvey
Len Vlahov
Western Australia
Wallabies learn from rugby loss in Bath test
Wallabies coach Bob Templeton warned England and Wales after Australia lost 15 14 to South and South West Counties in Bath. Frontline backs sparked scoring but five missed kicks by Russell Fairfax decided the match. Debuts by Rod Hauser and Ken Weture rach showed promise while Peter Sullivan and others battled injuries. Next test against Wales at Newport loomed.
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Bath
England
Wallaby
Bob Templeton
Wales
Australia
Hauser
Ken Wet Urerach
Peter Sullivan
Sullivan
Owen Stephens
Laurie Monaghan
Monaghan
Stephens
Jeff McLean
Eat Wales
Newport
Templeton
Monahan
Stuart MacDougall
Peter Bow Jes
Dispute over race jackpot settled at Te Awamutu
The race winner at Te Awamutu Waikato was disqualified after an inquiry. A Wellington based Greek syndicate and Auckland officials negotiated an out of court settlement on Friday. The syndicate agreed to a 77th share of the jackpot. Mount Maunganui resident F L M Robinson welcomed the accord after talks between syndicate representatives.
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Te Awamutu
Waikato
Paramount
Ayndicate
Comite Icrot Cat Auckland
Tite
Sane
Auckland
FL M Robinson
Mount Manganui
Berg Wins Molonglo Shield Best and Fairest
Berg named best player for 1973 season at a cabaret night at Manuka Football Club. Former Queanbeyan player stood out with solid tackling as the Molonglo Shield award was presented.
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Manuka
Queanbeyan
Berg
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Rasic
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Kang Tae Hyun
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M. Kalnins
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R Freeney
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Graham Haskell
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Angela Cook
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