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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1938
Page
8
Mercantiles held a first innings lead of 91 and defeated Drung by seven wickets at the Turf on Saturday. Drung, short two men in the second innings, scored 160 with Mitchell 87 and McCoombe 21 top scorers. Kerr took 3 for 29 in the bowling.
At Jung on Saturday the Church of England trailed by 150 but fought back in a dramatic reversal. F. McPherson top scored with 152 not out and T. Harrison contributed 45 as the side ended stumps at 9 for 294. F. McRae claimed five for 24, aided by N. Baker and others. In the Churches Association Presbyterians beat Haven and Millar Street defeated Army as the league moves toward a Christmas break.
Traveling to Nhill on Saturday Horsham defeated the opponent 10 rubbers to 3. The scratch pair McNeilly and Jeffries won two rubbers while the team lost only two rubbers. Notable results include Bolton and Williams defeating Waters and Muller 6-1 6-4, Hobday and Pope over Vickers and Triplett 6-0 6-2, and several mixed doubles scores across the day.
Horsham and Kalimna Park clashed on the former ground as Kalimna Park’s team secured a victory. Results include N. Smith and Mrs. Byed, and a 26 15 scoreline for Mesdames Tucker and Reinheimer who defeated Mesdames Gollan and Bieske 26 16. Kalimna Park scored 4 points to Horsham's tally.
Attendance was large on Saturday as Mrs. Rodda hosted a lawn event with A B and C grade competitions. Winners included Mrs. O Farrell in A and Miss Parker with Miss Annie Arnott in B, while Kalimna Park defeated Dimboola 20 to 7 and Cahill with A Griffiths claimed the other match 26 to 17.
The Horsham Club weekend croquet event drew many members. Winners included A grade Mrs Lawson and B grade Mrs Smith with handicaps, hosted by Mesdames Smith and Reinheimer during association matches.
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