Australian Swimmer John Marshall Sets Yale Record
John Marshall, a young Australian swimmer at Yale, broke the 500 yard freestyle record by 10.9 seconds with a 9 minute 48.9 second swim. He now holds 10 world records in swimming.
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
7
John Marshall, a young Australian swimmer at Yale, broke the 500 yard freestyle record by 10.9 seconds with a 9 minute 48.9 second swim. He now holds 10 world records in swimming.
Wonwondah slips from the four as St Michael's narrow win reshapes the race for top four. Taylor's Lake aims to rebound to stay in contention with Wonwondah while College and Quanthers race for possible qualification. Local leaders rely on improved form and key players to decide the four position as season winds down.
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The WMAT markers for the Oden Golf Club announce a 18 hole stroke event scheduled for July 27 for those on the 27 handicap and a four ball competition on that date. Usher and Weight are listed as Saturday and Sunday officials with Wynne handling Sunday duties. Associates opportunity slips and stall will be available on July 21 with donations of unused clothing and suitable items welcomed.
The REL team to play Jung tomorrow will be chosen from C. Adams T. Fox A. Bulliam The Space.
Laharam wins after suffering 12 defeats in district football meetings. The team faced tough competition with young players stepping up and earning the victory on a tough Saturday. Strong performances from key players helped close the poor run as experienced teammates encouraged the squad.
Tomorrow's Umpires Wimmera League fixtures list several matches including Stawell versus Ararat and Murrow s Trey with Dimboota vy. Horsham and District schedules Wonwondah v Taylor s 10 F and Wollerama n. Quantong v Henine Whites 1 Miatke plus other scattered results.
Horsham makes a compulsory one man change to face War racknabeal tomorrow with Athol Rees unavailable. Ward comes in to the half back flank beside Lillyon while Mills, Nak, and Morris line up in defence and attack sequences. Reserves Kelly and Mitchell join Cree as replacements as the squad reshuffles for the match.
A fragmentary report describes hunters killing five foxes with a match. In a hunting log a man notices a hollow tree where foxes are said to have taken shelter, with smoke and strange sounds noted inside.
Horsham seconds must win at Natimuk to stay in finals contention as Goroke Kalkee loom. Pimpinio also eyes a victory to secure a playoff spot while Natimuk and Noradjuha-Victor lead the chase in a tense regional race.
A fragmented caption describes a thin photograph with names such as Dillard and Bailey and mentions groups like the Commonwealth club. The text appears jumbled, containing scattered references to Panama and U.S. Patten, without clear events or outcomes.
A garbled OCR record notes a cycling event with bikers and a stutter in the line. It mentions LOARy Westerv and Metin We Sosahi with a January date and a score or time in fragmentary form.
Fragmentary local lines refer to Horsham and nearby places with scattered names and phrases. The text is garbled, showing multiple improper proper nouns and unclear context without a coherent event or clear statements.
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