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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1958
Page
5
Peter Whitehead died from injuries after a crash on a sinu ous stretch of the Tour de France route. Alfred Whitehead survived with less severe injuries. The brothers led the tourist cars class on the 3 700 mile rally, with Peter previously winning a 78 mile speed test in one hour 44.6 minutes.
In Auckland on Sunday the New Zealand All Blacks beat Australia 17 to 8 to clinch the three match series. New Zealand led 14 0 midway through the second half while Australia trailed 6 0 at halftime. Don Clarke sealed the win with four penalties and a conversion from Meads, with Carroll scoring Australia’s only try late. Australia finishes the tour with six wins six losses and one draw, losing the chance to reclaim the Bledisloe Cup.
United States Davis Cup player Ham Richardson defeated Mal Anderson in Los Angeles in the 32nd Pacific South-West tennis tournament. Richardson won 2-6 6-0 9-7 4-6 6-2, with both players not at top form.
Ex-Students beat Waratahs 8-2 to win the A grade final as Waratahs II claimed the B grade in overtime 5 4 after a 4 4 full time score. Evergreens III defeated Telopea II to reach the grand final. Blundell Bag Simpkins led Evergreens scorers while Randal netted three for Telopea J.
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